A drying rod structure and a clothes hanger

Abstract

The application relates to a drying rod structure and a clothes hanger, which comprises a rotating shaft structure and a plurality of drying rods. The drying rods are arranged in sequence, and the end portions of adjacent drying rods are rotationally connected through the rotating shaft structure. Adjacent drying rods are relatively rotated through the rotating shaft structure to make the drying rods be in a vertical state or a hanging state. When being in the vertical state, at least two drying rods extend in different directions. When being in the hanging state, the drying rods extend in the same direction. In the provided embodiment, the relative position relationship between adjacent drying rods is realized through the rotating shaft structure, so that the vertical rods on both sides are switched between the supporting and extending functional states, the use demand under different working conditions is met, and the application range of the clothes hanger is effectively improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This application relates to the field of drying technology, and in particular to a drying rod structure and a clothes rack. Background Technology

[0002] To meet the need for drying washed clothes, quilts, and other garments, clothes are usually hung on clothes racks. This allows for natural evaporation, combined with sunlight and wind, to accelerate the evaporation of moisture and dry the clothes.

[0003] In existing technology, a typical clothes rack includes a vertical pole and a drying rod. The drying rod is connected to the vertical pole through a pipe joint to allow the clothes to stand upright on both sides, and then hang clothes to dry using the horizontally set drying rod.

[0004] However, existing clothes racks have a relatively fixed structure and a fixed length of drying rods, thus limiting the space available for hanging clothes. When users need to hang a large number of clothes, the clothes tend to stick together, hindering the air from carrying away moisture, resulting in low evaporation efficiency and difficulty in drying the clothes. Utility Model Content

[0005] This application provides a clothes drying rod structure and a clothes drying rack to solve the problem of the relatively fixed structure of existing clothes drying racks.

[0006] In a first aspect, this application provides a drying rack structure including: a pivot structure and a plurality of drying racks, wherein the plurality of drying racks are arranged sequentially, and the ends of adjacent drying racks are rotatably connected by the pivot structure, and the adjacent drying racks rotate relative to each other through the pivot structure to make the drying racks be in a vertical state or a hanging state; when in a vertical state, at least two of the drying racks extend in different directions; when in a hanging state, the plurality of drying racks extend in the same direction.

[0007] Furthermore, the rotating shaft structure includes: a rotating shaft connecting seat and a rotating shaft connecting piece disposed on the rotating shaft connecting seat. The ends of adjacent drying rods are respectively provided with rotating shaft connecting seats, and the rotating shaft connecting pieces of the two sets of rotating shaft connecting seats are rotatably connected by a rotating shaft to form a rotating shaft structure.

[0008] Furthermore, the pivot connecting pieces on adjacent pivot connecting seats are staggered, and the sides of adjacent pivot connecting pieces are in contact with each other.

[0009] Furthermore, the ends of the rotating shaft connecting pieces on one set of rotating shaft connecting seats of the rotating shaft structure are provided with equidistant grooves around the rotating shaft as the center, and the other set of rotating shaft connecting seats is provided with a limiting structure corresponding to the limiting groove, and the limiting structure is movably embedded in the limiting groove.

[0010] Furthermore, the limiting structure includes: a limiting seat, a limiting block, and a button. The limiting seat is disposed inside the rotating shaft connecting seat at one end of the drying rod. The limiting block is disposed inside the limiting seat and extends out of the limiting seat in the direction of the limiting groove. The button is disposed on the side of the rotating shaft connecting seat away from the limiting seat. The button passes through the rotating shaft connecting seat and contacts the limiting block. Pressing the button pushes the limiting block to move toward the inside of the limiting seat.

[0011] Furthermore, a spring is provided inside the limiting seat, with one end of the spring contacting the inner wall of the limiting seat and the other end contacting the limiting block. The spring pushes the limiting block out of the limiting seat.

[0012] Furthermore, the side of the rotating shaft connector is provided with an inclined surface, and when adjacent drying rods are in a vertical state, the inclined surfaces of the rotating shaft connector fit together.

[0013] Secondly, this application provides a clothes drying rack, including the drying rod structure as described above, and also including a mounting base, which is sleeved on the end of the outermost drying rod.

[0014] Furthermore, the mounting base adopts a three-way structure, and a connecting rod is provided between the two mounting bases via the three-way structure.

[0015] Furthermore, it also includes a fixing sleeve, which is fitted onto the connection point of adjacent drying rods.

[0016] The technical solutions provided in this application have the following advantages compared with the prior art:

[0017] The method provided in this application embodiment realizes the relative positional relationship between adjacent drying rods through a rotating shaft structure, thereby switching the uprights on both sides between two functional states of support and extension, meeting the usage needs under different working conditions, and effectively improving the applicability of the clothes drying rack. Attached Figure Description

[0018] The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and form part of this specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with this application and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of this application.

[0019] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of this application or the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, for those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative effort.

[0020] One or more embodiments are illustrated by way of example with reference numerals in the accompanying drawings. These illustrations do not constitute a limitation on the embodiments. Elements with the same reference numerals in the drawings are denoted as similar elements. Unless otherwise stated, the figures in the drawings are not to be limited by scale.

[0021] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a clothes rack provided in an embodiment of this application.

[0022] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram showing the structure with the drying rack and the upright pole at a 180° angle.

[0023] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the first embodiment of the rotating shaft structure.

[0024] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the second embodiment of the rotating shaft structure.

[0025] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the second embodiment of the rotating shaft structure, showing the drying rod and the upright at a 180-degree angle.

[0026] Figure 6 A schematic diagram of a clothes rack with a mounting sleeve.

[0027] Figure 7 This is a structural diagram of the mounting base.

[0028] Explanation of reference numerals in the attached figures:

[0029] 1. Drying rod; 2. Rotary shaft structure; 21. Rotary shaft connecting seat; 211. Inclined surface; 22. Rotary shaft connecting piece; 220. Simple connecting piece; 221. Limiting groove; 23. Limiting structure; 231. Limiting seat; 232. Limiting block; 233. Button; 3. Mounting base; 31. Stand structure; 32. Connecting rod; 4. Fixing sleeve. Detailed Implementation

[0030] To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of the embodiments of this application clearer, the technical solutions of the embodiments of this application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. All other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of this application without creative effort are within the scope of protection of this application.

[0031] The following disclosure provides many different embodiments or examples for implementing different structures of this application. To simplify the disclosure of this application, the components and arrangements of specific examples are described below.

[0032] For ease of description, spatial relative terms may be used in this text to describe the relative positional relationship or movement of one element or feature relative to another element or feature as shown in the figure. These spatial relative terms are intended to include different orientations of the device during use or operation, in addition to those depicted in the figure.

[0033] To address the problem that existing clothes drying racks have relatively fixed structures, making it difficult to dry clothes when there are many clothes hanging on them due to the small gaps between them, this application provides a drying rod structure and a clothes drying rack that can realize the relative positional relationship between adjacent drying rods through a pivot structure. This allows the uprights on both sides to switch between two functional states: support and extension, meeting the usage needs under different working conditions and effectively improving the applicability of the clothes drying rack.

[0034] Please see Figure 1 , Figure 2 , Figure 3 as well as Figure 4 In a first aspect, this application provides a drying rack structure including: a pivot structure 2 and a plurality of drying racks 1, wherein the plurality of drying racks 1 are arranged sequentially, and the ends of adjacent drying racks 1 are rotatably connected by the pivot structure 2, and adjacent drying racks 1 are rotated relative to each other by the pivot structure 2 so that the drying racks 1 are in a vertical state or a hanging state; when in a vertical state, at least two of the drying racks 1 extend in different directions; when in a hanging state, the plurality of drying racks 1 extend in the same direction.

[0035] In the embodiments provided in this application, there are three drying rods 1. When in a vertical position, the angle between adjacent drying rods 1 is 90°, thus providing support for the middle drying rod 1 through the drying rods 1 on both sides. When clothes need to be hung and dried using the drying rod structure, under normal conditions, the drying rods 1 on both sides are rotated around the pivot structure 2 to form a 90° angle with the middle drying rod 1, and one end of the drying rods 1 on both sides faces downwards, thus providing support for the middle drying rod 1 through the drying rods on both sides, forming a vertical hanging position, which facilitates hanging the clothes to be dried on the middle drying rod 1 for natural drying.

[0036] In the embodiments provided in this application, when in a hanging state, the three sets of drying rods 1 extend horizontally. When the length of a single drying rod 1 is insufficient to meet the drying needs of clothes, the three sets of drying rods 1 can be flipped to the same extending direction, i.e., the three sets of drying rods 1 are at a 180° angle to each other. In this state, the drying rod structure can be suspended as a whole, thereby extending the overall length of the clothes rack, making it easier to hang more clothes on the drying rods 1, or to meet the drying needs of longer fabrics such as bed sheets and duvet covers.

[0037] The embodiments provided in this application realize the relative positional relationship between adjacent drying rods 1 through the pivot structure 2, thereby switching the uprights on both sides between the two functional states of support and extension, meeting the usage needs under different working conditions, and effectively improving the applicability of the clothes rack.

[0038] Please see Figure 3 In some optional embodiments, the rotating shaft structure 2 includes: two sets of rotating shaft connecting seats 21 respectively disposed on adjacent drying rods 1, and rotating shaft connecting pieces 22 disposed on the rotating shaft connecting seats 21. The rotating shaft connecting pieces 22 of adjacent rotating shaft connecting seats 21 are rotatably connected by a rotating shaft. In some optional embodiments, the rotating shaft is a pin or a rivet. By passing the pin or rivet through the adjacent rotating shaft connecting pieces 22, the adjacent rotating shaft connecting seats 21 are connected, while allowing relative rotation between the rotating shaft connecting seats 21 to meet the rotation requirements between the drying rods 1.

[0039] In the embodiments provided in this application, the pivot connecting piece 22 adopts a simple connecting piece 220, that is, it is directly rotatably connected through the simple connecting pieces 220 of two adjacent sets of pivot connecting seats 21 to meet the rotation requirements between adjacent drying rods. In this embodiment, the pivot connecting seat 21 is disposed at the end of the drying rod 1, and the simple connecting pieces 220 on the pivot connecting seats 21 between adjacent drying rods 1 are rotatably connected to meet the relative rotation requirements between the drying rods 1. In the embodiments provided in this application, the rotatable connection between the drying rods 1 is achieved through a simple structure, thereby meeting the needs of adjusting the relative position between the drying rods 1 under different usage requirements and adapting to the usage requirements of hanging and drying different clothes, fabrics, etc.

[0040] In some optional embodiments, the pivot connecting pieces 22 on adjacent pivot connecting seats 21 are staggered, and the sides of adjacent simple connecting pieces 220 are in contact with each other. In some embodiments, each adjacent pivot connecting seat 21 is provided with a set of simple connecting pieces 220. Therefore, when assembling the pivot structure 2, the sidewalls of the simple connecting pieces 220 on the two sets of pivot connecting seats 21 are in contact with each other, and the adjacent pivot connecting seats 21 are assembled by passing the pivot shaft through the shaft hole of the simple connecting piece 220. In some embodiments, among the two sets of pivot connecting seats 21 constituting the pivot structure 2, one set of pivot connecting seats 21 is provided with a set of simple connecting pieces 220, and the other set of pivot connecting seats 21 is provided with two sets of simple connecting pieces 220 arranged in parallel. Therefore, during the assembly process, a single set of simple connecting pieces 220 is inserted into the gap between the two sets of simple connecting pieces 220 arranged in parallel, and the adjacent pivot connecting seats 21 are assembled by passing the pivot shaft through the shaft hole of the simple connecting piece 220. By staggering the simple connecting pieces 220 on the two sets of rotating shaft connecting seats 21, it is ensured that when the two sets of rotating shaft connecting seats 21 are assembled, the central axes of the two sets of drying rods 1 connected to both ends of the rotating shaft structure 2 are in the same straight extension direction when they are in the hanging state. This effectively ensures that the overall structure is relatively stable when hanging or supported in a vertical state, meeting the needs of hanging clothes and preventing tipping.

[0041] Please see Figure 4 , Figure 5 In some optional embodiments, the ends of the rotating shaft connecting pieces 22 on one set of rotating shaft connecting seats 21 of the rotating shaft structure 2 are provided with limiting grooves 221 distributed circumferentially around the rotating shaft. The other set of rotating shaft connecting seats 21 is provided with limiting structures 23 corresponding to the limiting grooves 221. When the adjacent drying rods 1 rotate, the limiting structure 23 and the limiting grooves 221 are in a locked state or an active state. When in the locked state, the limiting structure 23 is embedded in the limiting grooves 221 and restricts the movement of the limiting grooves 221. When in the active state, the limiting structure 23 is disengaged from the limiting grooves 221. When locked, the limiting structure 23 is embedded in the limiting groove 221, which can limit the relative rotation between the rotating shaft connecting seats 21, thereby fixing the relative angle between adjacent drying rods 1. This meets the stability requirements of the overall structure in the hanging or standing state, and prevents the relative position between adjacent drying rods 1 from shifting during the drying of clothes, which would affect the overall structural stability of the drying rods 1 and the normal drying function.

[0042] Specifically, in the embodiments provided in this application, when adjacent drying rods 1 are in a suspended state, i.e., when adjacent drying rods 1 form a 180° angle, the limiting groove 221 into which the limiting structure 23 is embedded serves as the initial position on the rotating shaft connecting piece 22. With the axis of rotation of the rotating shaft connecting piece 22 as the rotation center, multiple limiting grooves 221 are set at equal angular differences within a range of -90° to 90° from the initial position to meet the adjustment requirements of different angles between the drying rods 1. When the drying rods 1 rotate relative to each other, causing them to rotate to a set angular position, the limiting structure 23 is movably embedded into the limiting groove 221 corresponding to that angular position, thereby fixing the relative position between the rotating shaft connecting pieces 22 and restricting the relative rotation state of the drying rods 1.

[0043] In the embodiments provided in this application, limiting grooves 221 are respectively provided at the initial point and at three positions: -90° and 90° on the rotating shaft connecting piece 22. This satisfies the mutual support between the drying rods 1 in the upright state and the angular requirements of different states where the central axis extends collinearly in the hanging state. Simultaneously, the symmetrically arranged limiting grooves 221 can prevent mistaken assembly, effectively improving the accuracy and efficiency of the assembly process. In other embodiments, limiting grooves 221 can also be provided at different positions such as ±30°, ±45°, or ±60° to meet the user's needs for adjusting and using different angular positions between the drying rods 1.

[0044] In some optional embodiments, the limiting structure 23 includes: a limiting seat 231, a limiting block 232, and a button 233. The limiting seat 231 is disposed on a rotating shaft connecting seat 21 at one end of the drying rod 1. The limiting block 232 extends movably from the limiting seat 231 and contacts the rotating shaft connecting piece 22 provided with a limiting groove 221. The button 233 is disposed on the side of the rotating shaft connecting seat 21 away from the limiting seat 231. The button 233 passes through the rotating shaft connecting seat 21 and contacts the limiting block 232. Pressing the button 233 pushes the limiting block 232 toward the inside of the limiting seat 231. When in the locked state, the limiting block 232 is embedded in the limiting groove 221 and restricts the rotation of the rotating shaft connecting piece 22. When in the active state, the limiting block 232 disengages from the limiting groove 221. An elastic element is provided inside the limiting seat 231. One end of the elastic element contacts the inner wall of the limiting seat 231, and the other end contacts the limiting block 232. The elastic element pushes the limiting block 232 out of the limiting seat 231. In some specific embodiments, the elastic element is a spring. Under natural conditions, the elastic force of the spring will push the limiting block 232 out, causing the limiting block 232 to tend to move towards the limiting groove 221. When the rotating shaft connecting pieces 22 rotate relative to each other, causing the limiting groove 221 to move to the corresponding position of the limiting block 232, the limiting block 232 is pushed into the limiting groove 221 by the spring, thereby limiting the relative rotation state between the rotating shaft connecting pieces 22 and thus fixing the relative angular position between the drying rods 1. When it is necessary to adjust the angle between adjacent drying rods 1, the button 233 can be pressed, causing the bottom of the button 233 to push the limiting block 232, pushing the limiting block 232 into the limiting seat 231, thereby causing the limiting block 232 to exit from the limiting groove 221, so that the relative angle relationship between adjacent drying rods 1 can be adjusted, thereby meeting the switching needs of different usage states of the drying rods 1.

[0045] In some optional embodiments, the side of the rotating shaft connecting seat 21 is provided with an inclined surface 211. When adjacent drying rods 1 are in an upright state, the inclined surfaces 211 of the rotating shaft connecting seat 21 fit together. When adjacent drying rods 1 rotate to their limit position, they contact and support each other through the inclined surfaces 211 on the rotating shaft connecting seat 21, thereby limiting the maximum rotation angle between the drying rods 1 and avoiding excessive rotation that could cause damage to the rotating shaft structure 2 or the end of the drying rod 1 due to compression. In the embodiments provided in this application, the inclination angle between the inclined surface 211 and the pivot connecting seat 21 is 45°. Therefore, when the adjacent drying rods 1 are rotated to 90°, the inclined surfaces 211 of the two sets of pivot connecting seats 21 fit together, which facilitates the support force provided by the drying rods 1 on both sides to the drying rod 1 in the middle. This avoids the problem that the pivot or pivot connecting sheet 22 is easily damaged due to long-term stress because the pivot is only supported by the hinge between the pivot connecting pieces 22. This ensures the overall structural stability of the drying rod 1 when clothes are being hung.

[0046] Please see Figure 1 , Figure 6 as well as Figure 7 Secondly, this application provides a clothes drying rack, including the drying rod structure described above, and a mounting base 3, which is sleeved on the end of the drying rod 1 that serves as a support. In the embodiment provided in this application, the drying rod structure consists of three sets of drying rods 1. Therefore, when in a vertical position, the drying rods 1 on both sides are bent downwards to provide support for the middle drying rod 1. At this time, the mounting base 3 is sleeved on the end of the drying rods 1 on both sides that contacts the ground.

[0047] When adjacent drying rods 1 are in a vertical position, and the middle drying rod 1 is supported by the two side drying rods 1, the mounting base 3 is fitted onto the ends of the two side drying rods 1 to provide support for the two side drying rods 1, so that the drying rods 1 can be placed stably on the ground. In the embodiment provided in this application, the bottom of the mounting base 3 is a platform structure 31, and the bottom surface of the platform structure 31 is provided with an anti-slip structure. In this way, when the middle drying rod 1 is supported by the two side drying rods 1, the stability of the overall clothes rack structure can be guaranteed, and the situation where the clothes hanging on the drying rods 1 are heavy and the two side drying rods 1 cannot effectively provide stable support, thereby causing the entire clothes rack to tip over.

[0048] Please see Figure 6In some optional embodiments, a connecting rod 32 is provided between the two sets of mounting bases 3 to limit the relative distance between the mounting bases 3. By connecting the two sets of mounting bases 3 with the connecting rod 32, the ends of the two side drying rods 1 away from the middle drying rod 1 are connected and supported by the connecting rod 32, preventing the two side drying rods 1 from accidentally rotating around the pivot structure 2 due to external force during the hanging of clothes via the middle drying rod 1, thus avoiding the situation where the hung clothes fall to the ground with the drying rods 1. In the embodiments provided in this application, by connecting the two sets of mounting bases 3 with the connecting rod 32, the stability of the middle drying rod 1 supported and fixed by the two side drying rods 1 can be effectively improved.

[0049] In some optional embodiments, a fixing sleeve 4 is also included, which is fitted onto the connection point of adjacent drying rods 1. In the embodiments provided in this application, the fixing sleeve 4 is a hollow right-angled triangle structure with an opening on the long side of the right-angled triangle structure, thereby providing a way to fit the fixing sleeve 4 onto the connection point of adjacent drying rods 1 through the opening. By having the two sides of the right-angled triangle structure of the fixing sleeve 4 contact the adjacent drying rods 1 respectively, the relative rotation state between the drying rods 1 is restricted, effectively preventing the uprights that provide support on both sides from spreading outward around the pivot structure 2 during the drying of clothes, thus affecting the overall fixation of the clothes rack and effectively improving the stability of the overall structure.

[0050] In the above embodiments, the descriptions of each embodiment have different focuses. For parts that are not described in detail in a certain embodiment, please refer to the relevant descriptions in other embodiments.

[0051] The above description describes specific embodiments of this application, but the scope of protection of this application is not limited thereto. Any person skilled in the art can easily conceive of various equivalent modifications or substitutions within the technical scope disclosed in this application, and these modifications or substitutions should all be covered within the scope of protection of this application. Therefore, the scope of protection of this application should be determined by the scope of the claims.

Claims

1. A drying rack structure, characterized in that, It includes: a pivot structure and multiple drying rods, the multiple drying rods are arranged in sequence, and the ends of adjacent drying rods are rotatably connected by the pivot structure. Adjacent drying rods can rotate relative to each other through the pivot structure to make the drying rods stand upright or hang up; when standing upright, at least two of the drying rods extend in different directions; when hanging up, multiple drying rods extend in the same direction.

2. The drying rack structure according to claim 1, characterized in that, The rotating shaft structure includes: two sets of rotating shaft connecting seats respectively disposed on adjacent drying rods, and rotating shaft connecting pieces disposed on the rotating shaft connecting seats, wherein the rotating shaft connecting pieces of adjacent rotating shaft connecting seats are rotatably connected by rotating shafts.

3. The drying rack structure according to claim 2, characterized in that, The pivot connecting pieces on adjacent pivot connecting seats are staggered, and the sides of adjacent pivot connecting pieces are in contact with each other.

4. The drying rack structure according to claim 2, characterized in that, The ends of the connecting plates on one set of the rotating shaft connecting seats of the rotating shaft structure are provided with limiting grooves distributed circumferentially around the rotating shaft. The other set of rotating shaft connecting seats is provided with a limiting structure corresponding to the limiting grooves. When the adjacent drying rods rotate, the limiting structure and the limiting groove are in a locked state or an active state. When in the locked state, the limiting structure is embedded in the limiting groove and restricts the movement of the limiting groove. When in the active state, the limiting structure is disengaged from the limiting groove.

5. The drying rack structure according to claim 4, characterized in that, The limiting structure includes a limiting seat, a limiting block, and a button. The limiting seat is disposed on a rotating shaft connecting seat at one end of the drying rod. The limiting block extends movably from the limiting seat and contacts a rotating shaft connecting piece with a limiting groove. The button is disposed on the side of the rotating shaft connecting seat away from the limiting seat. The button passes through the rotating shaft connecting seat and contacts the limiting block. Pressing the button pushes the limiting block toward the interior of the limiting seat. In the locked state, the limiting block is embedded in the limiting groove and restricts the rotation of the rotating shaft connecting piece. In the active state, the limiting block disengages from the limiting groove.

6. The drying rack structure according to claim 5, characterized in that, The limiting seat is provided with an elastic element. One end of the elastic element contacts the inner wall of the limiting seat, and the other end contacts the limiting block. The elastic element has the function of pushing the limiting block out of the limiting seat and causing the limiting block to contact the rotating shaft connecting piece provided with the limiting groove.

7. The drying rack structure according to any one of claims 2 to 6, characterized in that, The side of the rotating shaft connector is provided with an inclined surface. When adjacent drying rods are in a vertical position, the inclined surfaces of the rotating shaft connector fit together.

8. A clothes drying rack, characterized in that, The drying rack structure includes the structure described in any one of claims 1 to 7, and further includes a mounting base sleeved on the end of the drying rack that serves as a support.

9. The clothes rack according to claim 8, characterized in that, A connecting rod is provided between the two sets of mounting bases to limit the relative distance between the mounting bases.

10. The clothes rack according to claim 8, characterized in that, It also includes a fixing sleeve, which is fitted onto the connection between adjacent drying rods.

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