JP2010057719A - Foldable drying platform - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a foldable drying platform which can be folded effectively and also can hang the laundry from a position higher than a leg body. <P>SOLUTION: A quadrangle top panel section 20 is placed on the top end of first and second leg bodies 1, 2 which stand face to face in a standing position in a way that they can move away or come close freely. Second and fourth connecting members 32, 34 connect second and fourth corner sections 21b, 21d of the top panel section 20 and the top ends of both leg bodies 1, 2 in a detachable manner so that the top panel section 20 takes a tilting position with first and third connecting members 31, 33 as supporting points, and also third and fourth connecting members 33, 34 connect third and fourth corner sections 21c, 21d of the top panel section 20 and the top end of the second leg body 2 in a detachable manner so that the top panel section 20 takes a hanging position along the first leg body 1 with the first and the second connecting members 31, 32 as supporting points. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention includes a pair of legs facing each other in an upright posture, a top plate portion that is placed on the upper end of the legs, and the pair of legs are separated when used, and the pair of legs when stored. The present invention relates to a foldable clothes rack that can be folded by approaching.

  There are many clothes racks for hanging and drying laundry that can be folded when not in use. For example, Patent Literature 1 describes a clothes drying tool that can be easily folded during storage and that can easily use a clothes drying frame provided in a central portion during use.

  As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, this clothesline is installed on a pair of leg frames 110, 110 facing each other in an upright posture, and on a central portion and a lower portion of the pair of leg frames 110, 110. The connecting rods 120 and 130 and the clothes drying frame 140 slidably provided on the central connecting rod 120 are provided. The central connecting rod 120 and the lower connecting rod 130 are obtained by connecting the left connecting rods 121 and 131 and the right connecting rods 122 and 132 with pivoting portions 150 and 150, and are bent from a horizontal state into a mountain shape. It can be transformed into. A link bar 151 is pivotally attached to the central pivot 150 and the lower pivot 150.

  Further, a fixing tool 141 for holding the clothes drying frame 140 slidably to the left and right is attached to the left connecting rod 121 in the center. In addition, a locking tool 142 that locks the right connection rod 122 in the center is provided on the right edge of the clothes drying frame 140. And the upper part of the leg frames 110 and 110 is provided with the hook receiving frame 112 that supports the clothes rack 111. Furthermore, one leg frame 110 is provided with a laundry basket storage section 113 for holding a clothes basket 111 at the center and the lower part.

  This clothes drying tool is configured so that the connecting hooks 120 and 130 are maintained in a horizontal state by a locking tool 142 provided on the clothes drying frame 140 coming into contact with the upper surface of the right connecting hook 122. Then, when the clothes rack is laid over the basket receiving frames 112 of the left and right leg frames 110, 110, the laundry can be dried on the clothes rack 111.

  In order to fold the clothes drying tool, the clothes rack 111 is removed from the upper ends of the leg frames 110 and 110 and held in the clothes rack storage portion 113. Then, the clothes frame 140 is slid leftward and the connecting rods 120 and 130 are bent in a mountain shape to bring the left and right leg frames 110 and 110 closer to each other. Then, as shown in FIG. 7, the clothes drying tool is stored in a compact manner without the clothes drying frame 140 protruding upward.

JP 2007-282899 A

  In the clothes drying tool described in Patent Document 1, a clothes rack 111 is detachably attached to the upper ends of the leg frames 110, 110 so that the pair of leg frames 110, 110 standing in parallel can be moved toward and away from each other. Therefore, in order to fold the clothes drying tool, the clothes basket 111 must be removed from the upper ends of the leg frames 110 and 110 and held in the clothes basket storage unit 113 along the leg frames 110 and 110.

  However, such attachment and detachment of the laundry basket 111 is troublesome. In addition, since the clothes-drying frame 140 is provided at the center of the leg frames 110, 110, only the laundry having a length up to the clothes-drying frame 140 can be hung on the clothes rack 111. Further, since the leg frames 110 and 110 cannot be higher than the height so that the clothes rack 111 can be attached and detached, the height of the clothes rack 111 protruding from the leg frame 110 is also increased. Cannot hang longer laundry.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a foldable clothes rack that can be efficiently folded and that can hang laundry or the like from a position higher than the legs.

  In the folding clothes rack according to the present invention, the first and second legs facing each other in a standing posture so as to be separated and approachable are connected by a link mechanism, and the square top plate is separated. The first and second connecting members are placed on the upper ends of the first and second legs, and the first corner on one side and the second corner on the other side at one end of the top plate portion, respectively. Is connected to the upper end of the first leg body, and the third corner portion on one side and the fourth corner portion on the other side are respectively connected to the upper end of the top plate portion by the third and fourth connecting members. A foldable clothes rack connected to the upper end of the second leg, wherein the top and bottom plates are inclined with the first and third connecting members as fulcrums. A connecting member removably connects the second and fourth corners of the top plate portion and the upper end of each leg, and the top plate portion uses the first and second connecting members as fulcrums for the first leg. So that the drooping posture Third and fourth coupling member is characterized by being removably connected to the third and the upper end of the fourth corner portion and the second leg of the top plate.

  According to this foldable clothes rack, the top plate portion is placed on the upper end of the leg in a state where the first and second legs are separated from each other, but the second and fourth connecting members are connected to the top plate portion. Since the legs are detachably connected to each other, the top plate portion is inclined with the first and third connecting members as fulcrums, and the third and fourth connecting members have the top plate portions as legs. Since the top plate portion is detachably coupled to the first and second coupling members, the top plate portion can be in a suspended posture along the first leg. And when a top-plate part becomes a hanging attitude | position, a 1st and 2nd leg body can be adjoined and it can fold compactly. Note that the first and second legs can stand up in a stable posture in a state of being separated by the link mechanism and can be brought closer to each other.

  In the foldable clothes rack according to the present invention, the first and second connecting members have elongated holes in a direction along one side and the other side of the top plate portion, and are fixed to the top plate portion. It is preferable that the bearing includes a shaft and a shaft projecting from the first leg so as to engage with the elongated hole.

  According to this foldable clothes rack, the first and second connecting members include a bearing having a long hole and a shaft, and the shaft is engaged in the long hole. And the second corner portion and the first leg are connected, the top plate portion is displaced in the direction along one side and the other side by the long hole of the bearing, and the third and fourth corner portions are the second. It can remove | deviate from the upper end of this leg body, and can be made into a hanging attitude | position using the 1st and 2nd connection member as a fulcrum.

  Further, in the foldable clothes rack according to the present invention, the third and fourth connecting members each have a downward hook-shaped hook part, a hook fixed to the top plate part, and the hook part It is preferable to include a pin projecting from the second leg so as to be engaged in the part.

  According to this foldable clothes rack, the third and fourth connecting members are provided with hooks and pins, so that the third and fourth corners of the top plate portion are connected to the second corner. It can be easily attached to and detached from the leg.

  Further, in the folding clothes rack according to the present invention, the top plate part is developed with an intermediate part connected to each of the connecting members and one side connecting the first and third corners as an axis. -It is preferable that the expansion part connected so that folding is possible and / or the expansion part connected so that expansion | deployment and folding are possible centering on the other side which connects the 2nd and 3rd corner | angular part are provided. .

  According to this foldable clothes rack, the top plate portion includes an intermediate portion and an extension portion, and by expanding the extension portion, the area of the top plate portion is expanded more than the intermediate portion, and the extension portion is folded. The top plate can be adjusted to the width of the leg.

  In the foldable clothes rack according to the present invention, it is preferable that one or two or more side plate portions are attached to each leg so that the direction can be changed between a horizontal posture and a hanging posture.

  According to this foldable clothes rack, when the side plate portion is in the horizontal posture, the area for drying the laundry can be expanded, and when the side plate portion is in the hanging posture, both legs are brought close to each other The side plate can be made compact along the legs. Here, the horizontal posture includes not only a horizontal posture in a strict sense but also a slightly upward posture.

  According to the present invention, the top plate portion is connected to the upper end of the first leg by the first and second connecting bodies, and is connected to the upper end of the second leg by the third and fourth connecting bodies. Thereby, the folding-type clothes rack provided with the top-plate part which can change a direction into an inclination attitude | position and a hanging attitude | position can be provided. By making the top plate tilted, one side of the top plate is positioned higher than the legs and can be used to hang laundry that is longer than the legs. As a result, the first and second legs can be brought close to each other and folded compactly, and the convenience of storage can be ensured.

  An embodiment of a folding clothes rack according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5. This foldable clothes rack has a rectangular shape that can be placed on the upper ends of the first and second legs 1 and 2 facing each other in an upright posture so as to be separated and accessible. The top plate 20, the first to fourth connecting members 31 to 34 that connect the legs 1 and 2 and the top plate 20, the link mechanism 40 connected to both the legs 1 and 2, and both legs 1 , 2 are provided with side plate portions 50, 50,. The legs 1, 2, the top plate part 20, the link mechanism 40, the side plate parts 50, 50... Are preferably basically made of aluminum in order to reduce the weight.

  Both the first and second legs 1 and 2 are bars 12 and 13 spanned between two struts 11 and 11 and upper ends of the two struts 11 and 11 and two intermediate portions. , 13 and a caster 14 attached to the lower ends of the columns 11, 11. Thus, weight reduction is achieved by comprising the leg bodies 1 and 2 by the two support | pillars 11 and 11 grade | etc.,. In addition, by providing the casters 14, the foldable clothes rack can be moved smoothly in the room. The caster 14 may not be provided in a foldable clothes rack for outdoor use. The legs 1 and 2 may be constituted by flat plates instead of the two support columns 11 and 11.

  And the top plate part 20 has the same length as the space | interval of the both legs 1 and 2 which are spaced apart, and the width | variety same as the depth of both the legs 1 and 2, and one side 20a of this intermediate part 21 The expansion parts 22 and 23 connected to the side and the other side 20b side are provided. The expansion parts 22 and 23 are attached to the unfolded state overhanging the intermediate part 21 and the folded state superimposed on the intermediate part 21 so as to be unfolded and foldable.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the extended portions 22 and 23 have such a length that the outer sides 22 a and 23 a face each other as shown in FIG. 3. Such a top plate portion 20 is formed in a horizontal stripe shape by side frames 24, 24 arranged in parallel at both ends and a plurality of penetrating members 25, 25,... Bridged between the side frames 24, 24. Has been.

  Here, the one side 20a side of one end 20c of the intermediate portion 21 is referred to as a first corner portion 21a, the other side 20b side is referred to as a second corner portion 21b, and the one side 20a of the other end portion 20d of the intermediate portion 21. The side is referred to as a third corner 21c, and the other side 20b is referred to as a fourth corner 21d.

  And the 1st and 2nd connection members 31 and 32 connect the 1st and 2nd corners 21a and 21b of the middle part 21, and the upper end of the 1st leg 1, and the 3rd and 4th connection The members 33 and 34 connect the third and fourth corner portions 21d of the intermediate portion 21 and the upper end of the second leg 2. However, the 1st thru | or 4th connection members 31-34 are the inclination attitude | positions in which the intermediate part 21 made the 1st and 3rd corner | angular part 21a, 21c side a fulcrum, and the 1st and 2nd corner | angular part 21a, 21b. It is set as the structure which becomes the hanging attitude | position along the 1st leg 1 by using as a fulcrum.

  That is, as shown in FIG. 2, the first and second connecting members 31 and 32 include a bearing 35 fixed to the intermediate portion 21 of the top plate portion 20 and a shaft 36 protruding from the first leg 1. And. The bearing 35 is provided with a long hole 35a in the direction along the one side 20a and the other side 20b of the top plate portion 20, the shaft 36 is engaged in the long hole 35a, and the top plate portion 20 is along the one side and the other side. The position can be shifted in the direction. The shaft 36 may be cylindrical and may be fixed by a screw 36a protruding from the first and second legs 1 and 2.

  And the 3rd and 4th connection members 33 and 34 are as shown in the enlarged part of Drawing 4, and hook 38 fixed to top plate part 20 and pin 38 projected from the 2nd leg 2 It has. The hook 37 is provided with a downward key-shaped hooking portion 37 a so that the hook 37 can be easily attached to and detached from the pin 38.

  Furthermore, the 2nd connection member 32 and the 4th connection member 34 are made so that the top plate part 20 can change an attitude | position with a horizontal attitude | position and an inclination attitude | position, Therefore, a 2nd connection member is shown in FIG. Thus, an inward pin 39a projects from the connecting member 39 that rotatably connects the second corner portion 21b of the intermediate portion 21 and the inner side of the extension portion 23, and a groove for engaging the pin 39a. 39b is provided on the base 39c provided with the bearing 35. The fourth connecting member 34 is formed with pins and grooves similar to those of the second connecting member 32 although not shown.

  In order to maintain the inclined position of the top panel 20, a stay is provided between an arbitrary penetrating member 25 of the intermediate part 21 and the bar 12 spanned over the upper ends of the legs 1 and 2. 15 is detachably mounted. When the stay 15 is bridged over the penetrating member 25 on the side 20a side of the intermediate part 21, the inclination of the top plate part 20 increases, and when the stay 15 is bridged over the penetrating member 25 on the other piece 20b side of the intermediate part 21, The inclination of the part 20 becomes small.

  The link mechanism 40 is a combination of the middle folding link 41, the vertical link 42, and the inclined link 43, and the front side where the first and third connecting members 31, 33 of the legs 1, 2 are connected. The second and fourth connecting members 32 and 34 are provided on the back side where they are connected.

  The half-fold links 41 and 41 are spanned between the middle and lower stages of the first and second legs 1 and 2 in pairs. Each middle folding link 41, 41 is connected by a connector 44, and each middle folding link 41 and the legs 1, 2 are connected by a pivot. The middle connector 44 is provided with a grip 44a so that it can be grasped by hand. The connector 44 of the middle folded link 41 and the connector 44 of the lower folded link 41 are connected by a vertical link 42.

  The inclined link 43 has one end connected to a connecting portion between the lower middle folding link 41 and the legs 1 and 2 by a pivot, and the other end connected to a connector 44 that moves along the vertical link 42. . Further, a connector 44 that connects the middle folded links 41, 41 on the lower front side and a connector 44 that couples the lower middle folded links 41, 41 are connected by a bar 45. .

  And the side-plate parts 50 and 50 are attached to the upper end and middle stage of both the leg bodies 1 and 2 so that it can change direction into a horizontal attitude | position and a drooping attitude | position. As shown in FIG. 4, the side plate portion 50 attached to the upper end is formed in such a length that the distal end portion faces the base end portion of the side plate portion 50 attached to the middle stage when in the hanging posture. Further, the side plate portion 50 includes side frames 51, 51 arranged in parallel at intervals of the widths of the legs 1, 2, and a plurality of penetrating members 52, 52,. Are formed in vertical stripes.

  And the base 15 of each frame 51 and 51 is pivotally supported by the legs 1 and 2 by the pivot, and the stay 15 is attached and detached between the legs 1 and 2 and the frame so that the horizontal posture can be maintained. It is bridged freely. Here, the horizontal posture means not only a horizontal posture in a strict sense but also a slightly upward posture.

  Here, the usage method of this foldable clothes rack will be described. First, as shown in FIG. 1, this foldable clothes drying table uses the top plate portion 20 in an inclined posture and the side plate portion 50 in a horizontal posture. At this time, the top 20 has the first column 21 and the third corner 21c of the intermediate portion 21 by the first connecting member 31 and the third connecting member 33. The pin 39a of the second connecting member 32 and the fourth connecting member 34 (the reference number of the fourth connecting member 34 is not indicated) is a groove 39b (the fourth connecting member 34) of the base portion 39c. With respect to, the inclined posture is obtained by extracting from (no sign), and the inclined posture is maintained by the stays 15 and 15.

  And the top-plate part 20 is expanded rather than when the expansion parts 22 and 23 are expand | deployed and the range which hooks a laundry is folded. In addition, since the extended portion 23 projecting upward from the inclined intermediate portion 21 is further extended from the other side 20b of the inclined intermediate portion 21, the outer side 23a of the extended portion 23 has legs 1, 2 It is much higher than the legs 1 and 2 and can hang laundry that is much longer.

  In addition, when not hanging a long laundry, the top-plate part 20 is good also as a horizontal attitude | position. At this time, the second connecting member 32 and the fourth connecting member 34 connect the second and fourth corner portions 21b and 21d of the intermediate portion 21 of the top plate portion 20 and the both legs 1 and 2, respectively. The plate portion 20 is configured to maintain a horizontal posture.

  Then, when storing the foldable clothes rack, as shown in FIG. 3, the extended portions 22 and 23 of the top plate portion 20 are folded, overlapped with the intermediate portion 21, the stays 15 and 15 are removed, and the top The plate portion 20 is in a horizontal posture. In addition, after making the top-plate part 20 into a horizontal attitude | position, you may fold the expansion parts 22 and 23. FIG. When the top plate portion 20 is in a horizontal posture, the pin 39a of the second connecting member 32 and the fourth connecting member 34 (the reference number of the fourth connecting member 34 is not indicated) is a groove 39b (fourth connecting member) of the base 39c. 34 is not included).

  And the stay 15 of the side plate part 50 is removed, and as shown in FIG. In addition, when there is little laundry, you may use it by making it the hanging position, without making the side-plate part 50 into a horizontal position.

  And the hook 37 of the 3rd connection member 33 and the 4th connection member 34 is removed from the pin 38, and the top plate part 20 is moved by moving the bearing 35 of the 1st connection member 31 and the 2nd connection member 32. Is shifted to a drooping posture along the first leg 1. Since the shafts 36 of the first and second connecting members 31 and 32 are engaged in the elongated hole 35a, the first connecting member 31 and the second connecting member 32 serve as support shafts, and the top plate The part 20 becomes a hanging posture.

  When the grip 44a of the connector 44 connecting the middle folded links 41, 41 of the link mechanism 40 is grasped and lifted upward, the middle folded links 41, 41,. The inclined link 43 is further inclined, and the first leg 1 and the second leg 2 approach each other. Then, as shown in FIG. 5, the foldable clothes rack is folded in a compact manner with the first leg 1 and the second leg approaching, leaving the connector 44 wide. Since the first leg body 1 and the second leg body 2 are standing upright in parallel, they can stand up and move smoothly.

  The present invention can be variously modified without being limited to the above embodiment. For example, the leg bodies 1 and 2 may not be provided with only one or both of the side plate portions 50, and the top plate portion 20 may be provided with only one or both of the extended portions 22 and 23. it can. Furthermore, the 1st thru | or 4th connection members 31-34 are not restricted to the said form, The thing of the various prevalent form can also be used. In the above description, the laundry is described as being suspended. However, any user may suspend the laundry.

It is one Embodiment of the folding-type clothes-drying base which concerns on this invention, Comprising: It is a perspective view which shows in use. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows one Embodiment of the 1st or 2nd connection member which comprises the foldable clothes rack which concerns on this invention. It is one Embodiment of the foldable clothes rack which concerns on this invention, Comprising: It is a side view which shows the middle of folding. It is one Embodiment of the foldable clothes rack which concerns on this invention, Comprising: It is a front view which shows the middle of folding. 1 is a perspective view showing a folded state of an embodiment of a folding clothes rack according to the present invention. It is a conventional clothes drying tool, Comprising: It is a perspective view which shows in use. It is a conventional clothes drying tool, Comprising: It is a perspective view which shows the folded state.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ......... 1st leg 2 ......... 2nd leg 20 ... Top plate part 20a ... One side 20b ... Other side 20c ... One end 20d ... The other end 21 ... Intermediate | middle part 21a ... First corner 21b ... second corner 21c ... third corner 21d ... fourth corner 22 ... expansion 23 ... expansion 31 ... first connecting member 32 ... second Connecting member 33... Third connecting member 34... Fourth connecting member 35... Bearing 35 a... Slot 36.

Claims (5)

The first and second legs facing each other in a standing posture so as to be separated and accessible are connected by a link mechanism, and a rectangular top plate is placed on the upper ends of the separated first and second legs. The first corner portion on one side and the second corner portion on the other side are connected to the upper end of the first leg by the first and second connecting members at one end portion of the top plate portion, respectively. The third corner on one side and the fourth corner on the other side at the other end of the top plate are connected to the upper end of the second leg by third and fourth connecting members, respectively. A folding clothes rack,
The second and fourth connecting members are connected to the second and fourth corners of the top plate and the upper ends of the legs so that the top plate is inclined with the first and third connecting members as fulcrums. And the third and fourth connecting members are connected to the top plate portion so that the top plate portion is in a hanging position along the first leg with the first and second connecting members as fulcrums. A foldable clothes-drying platform, wherein 3 and the fourth corner and the upper end of the second leg are detachably connected.   The first and second connecting members have long holes in a direction along one side and the other side of the top plate portion, and a bearing fixed to the top plate portion and the first hole so as to be engaged in the long hole. The foldable clothes-drying platform according to claim 1, further comprising: a shaft protruding from a leg of the stool.   The third and fourth connecting members have downward hook-shaped hook portions, hooks fixed to the top plate portion, and projecting from the second leg so as to engage with the hook portions. The foldable clothes-drying platform according to claim 1, further comprising: a pin that is formed.   The top plate includes an intermediate portion connected to each of the connecting members, and an extended portion connected in an expandable and foldable manner around one side connecting the first corner and the third corner, and / or Or an extended portion connected in an expandable / foldable manner with the other side connecting the second corner and the fourth corner as an axis. The foldable clothes rack of any one of Claims.   5. The folding type according to claim 1, wherein one or two or more side plate portions are attached to each leg so as to be changeable between a horizontal posture and a hanging posture. Clothes rack.

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