Clothes drying apparatus

Abstract

To facilitate an operation of an operation member by stabilizing a posture of a reel case with respect to a rope body and a clothes drying pole.SOLUTION: A clothes drying apparatus includes: a rope body 3 for handing; a reel mechanism 5 for winding a lower end side of the rope body 3 around a reel 4; an operation member 6 for locking / releasing rotation of the reel 4 of the reel mechanism 5; a reel case 7 for storing the reel mechanism 5 and the operation member 6; and a pole fitting section 8 that is fitted to an end of a clothes drying pole S to be hung. In the reel case 7, the pole fitting section 8 is formed on an upper side of a portion for storing the reel 4 and the operation member 6. The pole fitting section 8 is formed in a bottomed hole 9 that is opened on one side surface of the reel case 7 and has a hole center in a direction intersecting a rotation axis center of the reel 4. An insertion passage 10 through which the rope body 3 wound around the reel 4 is inserted in a vertical direction is formed on a bottom side of the bottomed hole 9.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a clothes drying device. [Background technology]

[0002] A height adjuster for hanging objects (clothes drying device) for hanging various hanging objects from a ceiling or the like on a clothes drying pole is disclosed in Patent Document 1. This clothes drying device has a hanging string (cord), a reel mechanism that winds the lower end of the string onto a reel, an operating member located at the axis of the reel mechanism and that locks and unlocks the rotation of the reel, a reel case that houses the reel mechanism and operating member, and a pole fitting part that fits onto the end of the clothes drying pole to hold it in place.

[0003] In the conventional clothes drying device, the axis of the reel is located directly below the string, and the hook that forms the pole fitting portion is located directly below them, so the device is designed to easily rotate around the hanging string, and even when the hook is fitted to the clothes drying pole, the reel case swings relative to the clothes drying pole. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] Jikko No. 63-12249 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] In the above-mentioned conventional technology, the height of the clothesline pole can be adjusted by fitting a hook onto the clothesline pole and using an operating member to lock and unlock the reel mechanism and change the amount of string wound into the reel mechanism.However, the reel case, which is located above the clothesline pole, is difficult to maintain a stable position, and it is also difficult to operate the operating member.

[0006] An object of the present invention is to provide a clothes drying device that can solve the problems of the prior art.

[0007] The present invention aims to provide a clothes drying device in which a bottomed hole pole fitting portion is formed on the upper side of the part of the reel case that stores the reel and operating member, and is fitted onto the end of the clothes drying pole, thereby stabilizing the position of the reel case relative to the rope body and clothes drying pole and making it easier to operate the operating member. [Means for solving the problem]

[0008] The specific means for solving the problems in the present invention is a clothes drying device having a hanging rope 3, a reel mechanism 5 for winding the lower end of the rope 3 onto a reel 4, an operating member 6 for locking and unlocking the rotation of the reel 4 of the reel mechanism 5, a reel case 7 for storing the reel mechanism 5 and the operating member 6, and a pole fitting part 8 that fits onto the end of a clothes drying pole S to hang it, The reel case 7 has a rod fitting portion 8 formed above the portion that houses the reel 4 and the operating member 6, and this rod fitting portion 8 is formed as a bottomed hole 9 that opens on one side of the reel case 7 and whose hole center intersects with the rotation axis of the reel 4, and an insertion passage 10 is formed on the bottom side of the bottomed hole 9 through which the cord body 3 to be wound around the reel 4 is inserted in the vertical direction. [Effects of the Invention]

[0009] According to the present invention, the posture of the reel case 7 is stable relative to the cable 3 and the clothesline pole S, and the operation member 6 can be easily operated. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0010] [Figure 1] 1 is a cross-sectional front view of a main part of a clothes drying device showing an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 2] FIG. [Figure 3] FIG. [Figure 4] FIG. 1 is a front view of the entire laundry pole in a hanging state. [Figure 5] FIG. [Figure 6] FIG. [Figure 7] FIG. [Figure 8] FIG. [Figure 9] FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional front view of a main part showing a modified example of the clothes drying device. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0011] Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[0012] 1 to 8 show an example of a clothes drying device 1 used for indoor drying of washed clothes, etc. As shown in Figures 3 and 4, the clothes drying device 1 has a hanging cable 3, a reel mechanism 5 that winds the lower end of the cable 3 onto a reel 4, an operating member 6 that locks and unlocks the rotation of the reel 4 of the reel mechanism 5, a reel case 7 that stores the reel mechanism 5 and the operating member 6, and a fixture 21 that is fixed to the ceiling T to connect the upper end of the hanging cable 3 to the ceiling T, and a pole fitting portion 8 that fits onto the end of a clothes drying pole S to hang it, is formed at the top of the reel case 7.

[0013] The suspension cord 3 is preferably a wire, but a string, a thin belt, or the like may also be used.

[0014] The reel mechanism 5 has circular walls 4b on both ends of the cylindrical portion 4a to form the reel 4, the reel 4 being rotatably fitted onto a support shaft 30 fixed to the reel case 7, a coil spring 29 being provided inside the cylindrical portion 4a of the reel 4, the inner end of this coil spring 29 being connected to the support shaft 30, and the outer end of the coil spring 29 being connected to a locking portion 4c protruding from the reel 4, the lower end 3a of the rope body 3 being connected to the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion 4a of the reel 4, and by contraction of the coil spring 29, the entire length of the rope body 3 can be wound onto the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion 4a.

[0015] At least one of the circular walls 4b at both ends of the reel 4 has a plurality of (six in Figure 1) engagement recesses 32 formed at equal intervals in the circumferential direction, and the engagement claws 6b of the operating member 6 engage with these engagement recesses 32 in a freely disengageable manner.

[0016] The operating member 6 is a swinging member whose upper and lower intermediate portions are supported by a support pin 34 fixed to the reel case 7, and has an engaging claw 6b formed at its lower portion that protrudes toward the reel 4, and a biasing member (coil spring) 35 at its upper portion that biases the engaging claw 6b in a direction to engage with the engaging recess 32, and an operating portion 6a for pushing the operating member 6 is formed.

[0017] A window 13 is formed on one side of the reel case 7 to allow the operating portion 6a of the operating member 6 to protrude outward. Because the operating portion 6a protrudes from this window 13, it can be pushed, and by pushing the operating portion 6a against the biasing member 35, the engaging claw 6b disengages from the engaging recess 32, releasing the rotation of the reel 4 from the locked state and allowing the cord 3 of the reel 4 to be wound up or pulled out.

[0018] When viewed from the front, the reel case 7 is rectangular at the top and circular at the bottom, and is split into two parts, front and back, and houses the reel mechanism 5 and operating member 6 from the middle to the bottom.The top is formed with a rod fitting section 8 and at its bottom side is formed with an insertion passage 10 through which the rope body 3 wound onto the reel 4 is inserted in the vertical direction.

[0019] The pole fitting portion 8 is a bottomed hole 9 that opens on one side of the reel case 7 and is formed so that the hole center intersects with the reel rotation axis (support shaft 30). By inserting the clothesline pole S into the bottomed hole 9 from its end, the reel case 7 is always held in a predetermined position.

[0020] The rod fitting portion 8 has a through hole 14 formed in the upper wall of the bottomed hole 9 toward the hole center.

[0021] In Figures 1, 5 and 6, a retaining member 15 is inserted into the end of the clothes drying pole S, and this retaining member 15 is formed with a swinging piece 15a that can elastically deform in the direction of the hole center, and a locking protrusion 15b is formed on the free end side of this swinging piece 15a that enters the insertion hole 16 formed in the clothes drying pole S and protrudes into the through hole 14 of the pole fitting portion 8.

[0022] Before inserting the clothes drying pole S into the pole fitting portion 8, the anti-slip member 15 is inserted from the end so that the locking protrusion 15b of the swinging piece 15a protrudes from the insertion hole 16, and in this state, the clothes drying pole S is inserted into the bottomed hole 9 so that the locking protrusion 15b protrudes into the through-hole 14 of the pole fitting portion 8. With this fitting, the locking protrusion 15b prevents the clothes drying pole S from separating from the pole fitting portion 8, and the anti-slip member 15 acts to prevent the clothes drying pole S from coming off.

[0023] The pole fitting portion 8 can be removed from the clothesline pole S by inserting the locking projection 15b into the insertion hole 16 with a finger or a tool.

[0024] The insertion passage 10 is formed at the top of the reel case 7 and on the bottom side of the rod fitting portion 8, and leads the rope body 3 upward from the outer periphery of the cylindrical portion 4a of the reel 4, thereby preventing the hanging rope from The reel case 7 fitted to the body 3 and the clothesline pole S is in a stable position as shown in Figures 1 and 3 to 5, and the operating member 6 is positioned on the opposing side of the reel case 7 at both ends of the clothesline pole S. When changing the height of the clothesline pole S, the person is positioned on the center side of the clothesline pole S, so whether using both hands simultaneously or one at a time, the pushing operation is easier when the operating parts 6a on both sides are facing the center side of the clothesline pole S than when they are facing the other side.

[0025] 2 to 4, 7 and 8, the fixing device 21 that connects the upper end of the rope 3 to the ceiling T has an attachment base 22 fixed to the gypsum board Ta that forms the ceiling T, a base cover 23 that fits into the attachment base 22 from below, a lifting body 24 that is arranged within the base cover 23 so as to be able to move up and down and to which the upper end of the rope 3 is connected, and an elastic body 25 that provides elastic resistance to the descent of the lifting body 24.

[0026] The mounting base 22 has a male threaded cylindrical portion 32 protruding downward from the center of the disk portion 31, and the disk portion 31 has a finger-hook recess 31a formed on its outer periphery, and nail-driving protrusions 31b (trapezoidal in cross section) that protrude downward at equal intervals around the periphery on its underside.

[0027] The upper surface of the mounting base 22 abuts against the plasterboard Ta, and nails 34 are driven obliquely from the nailing projections 31b to fix the mounting base to the plasterboard Ta. If the nailing projections 31b have a trapezoidal cross section, the nails 34 are driven obliquely from two parallel ridges toward the center of the trapezoid. The two nails 34 driven from the two ridges intersect in an X-shape and are offset in the ridge direction, allowing the mounting base 22 to be firmly fixed to the plasterboard Ta.

[0028] If there is wood such as a joist on the ceiling to cover the gypsum board Ta, the nails 34 may be driven into the joist through the gypsum board Ta.

[0029] The base cover 23 is formed with a circular cover portion 36 that covers the disk portion 31 of the mounting base 22 from below, an outer jacket portion 37 that extends downward from this circular cover portion 36 and has a female thread that screws into the male threaded cylindrical portion 32 of the mounting base 22, and a central cylindrical portion 38 that rises from the center of the lower part of this outer jacket portion 37 and is inserted into the male threaded cylindrical portion 32.

[0030] The central cylindrical portion 38 has a bottom wall on which an elastic body 25 made of a coil spring is supported, and a through hole 38a is formed in the center of the bottom wall, and an elevating body 24 is arranged so as to rise and fall within this through hole 38a and the elastic body 25.

[0031] The lifting body 24 is cylindrical in shape, and has a flange portion 24a formed on the outer periphery of its upper end that abuts against the upper end of the elastic body 25, and a receiving portion 24b formed on the inner periphery of its lower end that holds a fixed stopper 39 at the upper end of the rope body 3, and has anti-slip protrusions 24c formed at two locations 180 degrees apart on the outer periphery of the lower end that abut against the underside of the bottom wall of the central cylindrical portion 38.

[0032] The lifting body 24 is inserted into the central tube portion 38 from above together with the elastic body 25, but a notch is formed in the through hole 38a in the bottom wall of the central tube portion 38 to allow the anti-slip protrusion 24c to pass downward, and after the anti-slip protrusion 24c is passed through the notch, the lifting body 24 is rotated approximately 90 degrees to bring the anti-slip protrusion 24c into contact with the underside of the bottom wall of the central tube portion 38.

[0033] The clothes drying device 1 hangs washed clothes, bedding, etc. on a clothes drying pole S, and the weight of the clothes to be dried pulls the cable body 3 downward.

[0034] Figure 2(a) shows the no-load state, with the lifting body 24 at the top position. When a load is applied, the lifting body 24 descends as shown in Figure 2(b), compressing the elastic body 25, and the impact is interfered with by the compression of the elastic body 25.

[0035] The compression of this elastic body 25 changes depending on the weight of the dried goods and can be determined by the amount of descent of the anti-slip protrusion 24c of the lifting body 24, but can also be determined by the amount of descent of the anti-slip protrusion 24c of the lifting body 24, the dimension from the underside of the bottom wall of the central tube portion 38 to the anti-slip protrusion 24c, and the amount of protrusion of the lower part of the lifting body 24 from the base cover 23.

[0036] 2(b), a maximum descent indicator 26 is formed in red, yellow, or other colors on the outer periphery of the lower part of the lifting body 24 that protrudes from the base cover 23, and indicates the vicinity of the limit of downward tension of the rope 3. This also indicates the limit of whether or not the fixing device 21 can maintain its fixation to the ceiling T.

[0037] The maximum lowering indicator 26 is provided with multiple colors in upper and lower stages on the outer periphery of the lower part of the lifting body 24, so that it is possible to visually check whether the protrusion from the base cover 23 indicates normal, warning, danger, etc. That's fine.

[0038] FIG. 9 shows a modified example of the arrangement of the operating member 6 of the clothes drying device 1.

[0039] When viewed from the front, the reel case 7 is rectangular in shape with both the top and bottom being square, and is split into two halves, front and back, housing the reel mechanism 5 and operating member 6 from the middle to the bottom, with a rod fitting section 8 at the top and an insertion passage 10 at the bottom through which the rope 3 wound onto the reel 4 is inserted in the vertical direction.

[0040] The operating member 6 is a swinging member whose upper and lower intermediate portions are supported by a support pin 34 fixed to the reel case 7, and has an engaging claw 6b formed at its upper portion that protrudes toward the reel 4, and a biasing member (coil spring) 35 at its lower portion that biases the engaging claw 6b in a direction to engage with the engaging recess 32, and an operating portion 6a for pushing the operating member 6 is formed.

[0041] A window 13 for allowing the operating portion 6a of the operating member 6 to protrude outward is formed in the lower part of one side surface of the reel case 7 facing the center of the clothesline pole S. Because the operating portion 6a protrudes from this window 13, it can be pushed, and by pushing the operating portion 6a against the biasing member 35, the engaging claw 6b disengages from the engaging recess 32, releasing the rotation of the reel 4 from the locked state and allowing the cord 3 of the reel 4 to be wound up or pulled out.

[0042] By positioning the operating part 6a in the reel case 7 below the midpoint of the reel case 7, the height of the clothesline pole S that is being hung can be increased even a little.

[0043] In the above-described embodiment, the clothes drying device comprises a rope 3 for hanging, a reel mechanism 5 for winding the lower end of the rope 3 onto a reel 4, an operating member 6 for locking and unlocking the rotation of the reel 4 of the reel mechanism 5, a reel case 7 for storing the reel mechanism 5 and the operating member 6, and a pole fitting portion 8 that fits onto the end of a clothes drying pole S to hold it in place, and the pole fitting portion 8 is formed in the reel case 7 above the part that stores the reel 4 and the operating member 6, and this pole fitting portion 8 is formed as a bottomed hole 9 that opens on one side of the reel case 7 and whose hole center intersects with the rotation axis of the reel 4, and an insertion passage 10 is formed on the bottom side of the bottomed hole 9 through which the rope 3 to be wound onto the reel 4 is inserted in the vertical direction.

[0044] This configuration stabilizes the posture of the reel case 7 relative to the cable 3 and the clothesline pole S, making it easier to operate the operating member 6.

[0045] In the embodiment, a window 13 is formed on one side surface of the reel case 7 below the bottomed hole 9, through which the operating portion 6a of the operating member 6 can be pushed and operated.

[0046] With this configuration, the operating part 6a of the operating member 6 is located directly below the clothes drying pole S and slightly inside the outer end of the clothes drying pole S, making it easy to operate the operating members 6 of the clothes drying devices 1 at both ends from the center of the clothes drying pole S.

[0047] Furthermore, in the above embodiment, the reel mechanism 5 has a cylindrical portion 4a that winds up the rope 3, and circular walls 4b are provided at both ends of the cylindrical portion 4a to form the reel 4, and this reel 4 is rotatably fitted to a support shaft 30 fixed to the reel case 7, a winding spring 29 for winding up the rope is stored inside the cylindrical portion 4a, and at least one of the circular walls 4b has a plurality of engaging recesses 32 formed at equal intervals around the circumference, into which the engaging claws 6b of the operating member 6 can be freely engaged and disengaged.

[0048] This configuration stabilizes the winding of the cable body of the reel 4 by the winding spring 29, and also enables the operation of locking and unlocking the rotation of the reel 4 by the operating member 6 to be performed reliably.

[0049] Furthermore, in the above embodiment, a through hole 14 directed toward the hole center is formed in the upper wall of the pole fitting portion 8, and a locking member 15 is inserted into the end of the clothes drying pole S, and this locking member 15 is formed with a swinging piece 15a that can elastically deform in the hole center direction, and a locking protrusion 15b is formed on the free end side of this swinging piece 15a that enters the insertion hole 16 formed in the clothes drying pole S and protrudes into the through hole 14 of the pole fitting portion 8.

[0050] This configuration can prevent the clothesline pole S from accidentally coming off from the pole fitting portion 8.

[0051] Furthermore, in the above embodiment, the upper end of the hanging rope 3 is connected to a fixing device 21 fixed to the ceiling T, and the fixing device 21 has an attachment base 22 fixed to the gypsum board Ta that forms the ceiling T, a base cover 23 that fits into the attachment base 22 from below, a lifting body 24 that is arranged within the base cover 23 so as to be able to move up and down and to which the upper end of the rope 3 is connected, and an elastic body 25 that provides elastic resistance to the descent of the lifting body 24.

[0052] With this configuration, the upper end of the suspension rope 3 can be firmly connected to the ceiling T.

[0053] Furthermore, in the embodiment, the lower part of the lift body 24 can protrude from the base cover 23, and is provided with a maximum descent indicator 26 that indicates the vicinity of the descent limit.

[0054] This configuration can warn against applying an overload exceeding the set value to the clothesline pole S.

[0055] The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and the shapes, configurations, and combinations of the components can be changed.

[0056] For example, the reel mechanism 5 may have the engaging recess 32 formed by forming the outer periphery of the circular wall 4b of the reel 4 in a sawtooth or gear tooth shape.

[0057] The clothes drying pole S may be configured so that the retaining member 15 is omitted and a headed pin is inserted into the through-hole 14 and the insertion hole 16 from above the pole fitting portion 8. [Explanation of symbols]

[0058] 1 Clothes drying device 3 Chord body 3a bottom edge 4 reels 4a Cylindrical part 4b Circular wall 4c Locking part 5 Reel mechanism 6 Operating member 6a Control section 6b Engagement claw 7 Reel Case 8 Rod fitting part 9 Bottomed hole 10 Passage 13. Windows 14 through holes 15 Stopper member 15a Swing piece 15b Locking protrusion 16 Insertion hole 21 Fixtures 22 Mounting base 23 Base cover 24 Elevating body 24a Flange 24b Receiving part 24c Anti-slip protrusion 25 Elastic Body 26 Maximum descent display section 29 Coil spring 30 Spindle 31 Disc Section 31a Recess 31b Nail-driving protrusion 32 Engagement recess 32 Male thread cylindrical part 34 Support pin 34 Nail 35 biasing member 36 Circular cover 37 Mantle 38 Central cylinder part 38a through hole 39 Fasteners S rod T ceiling Ta gypsum board

Claims

1. A clothes drying device comprising a hanging rope (3), a reel mechanism (5) for winding the lower end of the rope (3) onto a reel (4), an operating member (6) for locking and unlocking the rotation of the reel (4) of the reel mechanism (5), a reel case (7) for storing the reel mechanism (5) and the operating member (6), and a pole fitting part (8) for fitting onto the end of a clothes drying pole (S) to hang it, The reel case (7) has a rod fitting portion (8) formed above the portion that houses the reel (4) and the operating member (6), and this rod fitting portion (8) is formed as a bottomed hole (9) that opens on one side of the reel case (7) and whose hole center intersects with the rotation axis of the reel (4), and an insertion passage (10) is formed on the bottom side of the bottomed hole (9) through which the cord body (3) to be wound around the reel (4) is inserted in the vertical direction.

2. A clothes drying device as described in claim 1, characterized in that a window (13) is formed on one side of the reel case (7) and below the bottomed hole (9) so that the operating portion (6a) of the operating member (6) can be pushed and operated.

3. The clothes drying device of claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the reel mechanism (5) has a cylindrical portion (4a) that winds up the rope (3) and has circular walls (4b) at both ends to form a reel (4), the reel (4) is rotatably fitted to a support shaft (30) fixed to the reel case (7), a winding spring (29) for winding up the rope is stored inside the cylindrical portion (4a), and at least one of the circular walls (4b) has a plurality of engaging recesses (32) formed at equal intervals around the circumference to engage and detachably engage with the engaging claws (6b) of the operating member (6).

4. The rod fitting portion (8) has a through hole (14) formed in the upper wall toward the hole center, A clothes drying device as described in claim 1 or 2, characterized in that a locking member (15) is inserted into the end of the clothes drying pole (S), and this locking member (15) is formed with a swinging piece (15a) that can elastically deform in the direction of the hole center, and a locking protrusion (15b) is formed on the free end side of this swinging piece (15a) that enters an insertion hole (16) formed in the clothes drying pole (S) and protrudes into the through hole (14) of the pole fitting portion (8).

5. The upper end of the suspension rope (3) is connected to a fixture (21) fixed to the ceiling (T), The clothes drying device described in claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the fixing device (21) has an attachment base (22) fixed to the plasterboard (Ta) forming the ceiling (T), a base cover (23) that is fitted and attached to the attachment base (22) from below, a lifting body (24) that is arranged to be freely raised and lowered within the base cover (23) and to which the upper end of the rope body (3) is connected, and an elastic body (25) that provides elastic resistance to the descent of the lifting body (24).

6. The clothes drying device according to claim 5, characterized in that the lower part of the lifting body (24) can protrude from the base cover (23) and is provided with a maximum lowering indicator (26) that indicates the vicinity of the lowering limit.

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