Folding hanger
The foldable hanger design with overlapping shoulder portions and a stopper mechanism addresses tangling and component issues, enabling easy hanging and cost-effective production.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- JP · JP
- Patent Type
- Patents
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2022-06-14
- Publication Date
- 2026-03-04
AI Technical Summary
Existing folding hangers are thick, prone to tangling with other hangers during storage, and have a large number of components, making them unsuitable for inexpensive mass production.
A foldable hanger design featuring a left shoulder portion shaped like the hiragana character 'へ' with one hole and a right shoulder portion shaped like the Arabic numeral '2' with two holes, connected by a screw, allowing the edges to overlap and form a hook loop when folded, with a stopper mechanism to prevent opening.
Enables easy hanging and compact storage without tangling with other hangers, while reducing the number of components for cost-effective mass production.
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Abstract
Description
[Technical Field]
[0001] The present invention relates to a foldable hanger. [Background technology]
[0002] For example, a folding hanger such as that disclosed in Patent Document 1 has a structure in which the shoulders can be expanded more easily than conventional hangers, and it is easier to obtain an intermediate state in which the pair of left and right shoulders are further apart than when the shoulders are closed. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]
[0003] [Patent Document 1] Mito 3232834 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]
[0004] However, the folding hanger described in Patent Document 1 is thick, so the hook part gets caught and tangled with other hangers when stored, and it also has a large number of components, making it unsuitable for inexpensive mass production. [Means for solving the problem]
[0005] In order to solve the above problem, the invention of claim 1 is a foldable hanger, comprising a left shoulder portion shaped like the character "へ" in hiragana and having one eye hole, a right shoulder portion shaped like the character "2" in Arabic numerals and having two holes and a hook portion, and a screw portion that passes through the first hole and the second hole and connects the left shoulder portion and the right shoulder portion, When opened, the short edge of the left shoulder and the long edge of the right shoulder overlap. , when folded, The long side edge of the left shoulder portion and the long side edge of the right shoulder portion overlap with each other, and The short side edge of the left shoulder portion overlaps or comes into contact with the hook portion of the right shoulder portion to form a hook loop. [Effects of the Invention]
[0006] According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a foldable hanger that can be easily hung on a hook or the like after folding for compact storage, and that has a small number of components while preventing entanglement with other hangers. [Brief explanation of the drawings]
[0007] [Figure 1] 1 is a front view of an open folding hanger 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 2] 1 is a front view of a folding hanger 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention when folded. [Figure 3] 1 is an exploded view of a folding hanger 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 4] 2 is an enlarged view of a stopper portion 13 of the folding hanger 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. [Figure 5] 10A to 10C are diagrams illustrating step S1 of the method for implementing the removable hook according to the embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 6] 10A and 10B are diagrams illustrating step S2 of the method for implementing the removable hook according to the embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 7] 10 is an enlarged view showing step S2 of the method for implementing the removable hook according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. [Figure 8] 10A and 10B are diagrams illustrating step S3 of the method for implementing the removable hook according to the embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 9] 1 is a front view of an open folding hanger 2 according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 10] 1 is a front view of a folding hanger 2 according to an embodiment of the present invention when folded. [Figure 11] 1 is an exploded view of a folding hanger 2 according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 12] 2 is an enlarged view of a working portion 23 of the folding hanger 2 according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
[0008] Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. The following embodiments are examples for explaining the present invention, and are not intended to limit the present invention to only these embodiments. Furthermore, the present invention can be modified in various ways without departing from the gist of the present invention. Furthermore, the same components in each drawing will be designated by the same reference numerals whenever possible, and redundant explanations will be omitted.
[0009] <Embodiment 1> A folding hanger 1 according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to Figures 1 to 4. Figure 1 is a front view of an open folding hanger 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a front view of a folded folding hanger 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 3 is an exploded view of the folding hanger 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention, and Figure 4 is an enlarged view of a stopper portion 13 of the folding hanger 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
[0010] 1 to 3, the folding hanger 1 is made up of a left shoulder portion 11 shaped like the hiragana character "へ" and having a hole portion 141, and a right shoulder portion 12 shaped like the Arabic numeral "2" and having a hole portion 142 and a hook portion 121. The left shoulder portion 11 and the right shoulder portion 12 are integrated by a screw portion 14 that is formed by a screw that passes through the hole portion 141 and the hole portion 142.
[0011] As shown in Figure 2, when the folding hanger 1 is folded, the long side edge 111 of the left shoulder portion 11 overlaps with the long side edge 122 of the right shoulder portion 12, and the short side edge 112 of the left shoulder portion 11 overlaps with or comes into contact with the hook portion 121 of the right shoulder portion 12, creating a hook loop C. The hook loop C allows the folding hanger 1 to be easily hooked onto a protrusion or the like when folded. Furthermore, by forming the hook loop C, it is possible to prevent the folding hanger 1 from getting tangled with other hangers when folded.
[0012] As shown in FIG. 2, in order to prevent the folding hanger 1 from opening when it is folded, a concave or convex portion that serves as a simple locking mechanism may be provided at the overlapping portion between the short end 112 of the left shoulder portion 11 and the hook portion 121 of the right shoulder portion 12, or at the overlapping portion between the left shoulder portion 11 and the right shoulder portion 12.
[0013] The neck portion 123 of the right shoulder portion 12 is provided with a stopper portion 13 that is elastically deformable in the direction m.
[0014] As shown in FIG. 4, the stopper portion 13 has a structure that prevents the left shoulder portion from rotating upward in a normal state, but allows the left shoulder portion to rotate upward when elastically deformed.
[0015] The stopper portion 13 has a triangular prism-shaped tip portion 131, and a base portion 131a of the tip portion stops the upward rotation of the left shoulder portion.
[0016] The size of the folding hanger 1 is not fixed as it depends on the size of the clothing, but if fixed, the total length of the left shoulder 11 and right shoulder 12 is 150 mm to 450 mm, preferably 200 mm to 400 mm, and more preferably 250 mm to 350 mm.
[0017] The total length W of the folding hanger 1, which is the combination of the left shoulder portion 11 and the right shoulder portion 12, is 300 mm to 500 mm, preferably 300 mm to 450 mm, and more preferably 360 mm to 420 mm, and the total height H is 150 mm to 300 mm, preferably 180 mm to 270 mm, and more preferably 200 mm to 250 mm.
[0018] <Folding hanger 1 operation step> The folding operation steps of the folding hanger 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to Figures 1, 2, and 5 to 8. Figures 5 to 8 are diagrams showing the steps of the method for implementing the removable hook according to the embodiment of the present invention.
[0019] (Step S1) First, as shown in Fig. 2, the folded folding hanger 1 is rotated so that the long side end 111 of the left shoulder portion 11 is downward as shown in Fig. 5. Since this is the opposite direction to the stopper portion 13, smooth rotation is possible.
[0020] (Step S2) As shown in Fig. 6, the long side edge 111 of the left shoulder portion 11 is rotated downward and then upward. At this time, as shown in Fig. 7, the short side edge 112 of the left shoulder portion 11 presses the triangular prism-shaped tip portion 131 of the stopper portion 13 downward in the m direction due to the rotation.
[0021] (Step S3) As shown in Figure 8, when the short side end 112 of the left shoulder portion 11 passes over the triangular prism-shaped tip portion 131 of the stopper portion 13, the stopper portion 13 returns to its original state from elastic deformation and then assumes the normal hanger shape as shown in Figure 1.
[0022] <Embodiment 2> A folding hanger 2 according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to Figures 9 to 12. Figure 9 is a front view of the folding hanger 2 according to the embodiment of the present invention when opened, Figure 10 is a front view of the folding hanger 2 according to the embodiment of the present invention when folded, Figure 11 is an exploded view of the folding hanger 2 according to the embodiment of the present invention, and Figure 12 is an enlarged view of the operating part 23 of the folding hanger 2 according to the embodiment of the present invention.
[0023] As shown in Figures 9 to 11, the folding hanger 2 consists of a rod-shaped bar portion 21 having a hole portion 231, a hole portion 241, and a protrusion portion 211, and a main portion 22 having a slit portion 232, a hole portion 142, and a hook portion 222.
[0024] The bar portion 21 and the main portion 22 are integrated by a moving portion 23 formed by a screw passing through a hole portion 231 and a slit portion 232 , and a screw portion 24 formed by a screw passing through a hole portion 241 and a hole portion 242 .
[0025] As shown in Figure 10, when the folding hanger 2 is folded, the bar portion 21 and the main portion 22 overlap, and the bar portion 21 and the hook portion 222 of the main portion 22 overlap or come into contact with each other, creating a hook C. The hook C allows the folding hanger 1 to be easily hooked onto a protrusion or the like when folded. Furthermore, by forming the hook C, it is possible to prevent the folding hanger 1 from getting tangled with other hangers when folded.
[0026] As shown in FIG. 2, in order to prevent the folding hanger 1 from opening when the folding hanger 2 is folded, the overlapping portion between the bar portion 21 and the hook portion 222 of the main portion 22, or the overlapping portion between the bar portion 21 and the main portion 22, may have an uneven portion that serves as a simple locking mechanism.
[0027] As shown in FIG. 12, the screw portion 24 serves as a fulcrum, and the width SW of the slit portion 232 defines the range of motion of the movable portion 23, allowing the folding hanger 2 to be folded.
[0028] The size of the folding hanger 2 is not fixed as it depends on the size of the clothing, but if fixed, the total length W of the folding hanger 2 is 300mm to 500mm, preferably 300mm to 450mm, and more preferably 360mm to 420mm, and the total height H is 150mm to 300mm, preferably 180mm to 270mm, and more preferably 200mm to 250mm.
[0029] <Folding hanger 2-step operation> 9 and 10, the folding operation steps of the folding hanger 2 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described.
[0030] (Step S11) First, as shown in FIG. 10, the hook portion 222 of the folded folding hanger 2 is pulled upward.
[0031] (Step S12) This completes the hanger shown in Figure 9. The folded shape is determined by the position of the slit 232 and the relationship between the width SW, but this is not determined here. [Explanation of symbols]
[0032] 1 folding hanger 2 folding hangers 11 Left shoulder 12 Right shoulder 13 Stopper part 14 Threaded part 21 Bar Section 22 Main Section 23 Working section 24 Threaded part 111 Long edge 112 Short edge 121 Hook part 122 Long edge 123 Neck 131 Tip 131a bottom 141 Hole 142 Hole 211 Convex 222 Hook part 231 Hole 232 Slit section 241 Hole 242 Hole C Grab Ring H hanger total height SW slit width 232 W hanger length
Claims
[Claim 1] A left shoulder portion shaped like the character "へ" in Hiragana, having one hole; a right shoulder portion in the shape of an Arabic numeral "2" having two holes and a hook portion; a screw portion that penetrates the hole 1 portion and the hole 2 portion and connects the left shoulder portion and the right shoulder portion; Equipped with When opened, the short edge of the left shoulder and the long edge of the right shoulder overlap, When folded, the long side edge of the left shoulder portion and the long side edge of the right shoulder portion overlap, and the short side edge of the left shoulder portion overlaps or comes into contact with the hook portion of the right shoulder portion to form a hook loop. A foldable hanger characterized by
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