JPH0433209Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] (Field of Industrial Application) This invention relates to an automatic umbrella bag opening holding machine that automatically holds the opening of the umbrella bag open so that an umbrella can be inserted therein.

(Prior art) On rainy days, department stores, hotels, etc. are equipped with plastic umbrella bags at the entrances.

Customers enter the store by inserting their umbrellas into the umbrella bag, but it takes time to open the tight-fitting bag, and when inserting the umbrella into the bag, the customer enters the store. Water droplets on the umbrella soaked my hands and clothes.

A conventional technique for solving this problem is described in Japanese Patent Application No. 1983-239254 filed by the present applicant.

This device uses a pull-out arm to pull out the umbrella bag stored in the storage section, and uses the negative pressure of the suction device to create an umbrella between the pull-out arm and the opening arm that is pressed against the pulled-out umbrella bag. The bag is held open by suction.

By the way, these drawer arms and opening arms transmit the power of the drive motor through two power transmission systems each consisting of multiple shafts and bevel gears, which complicates the internal structure and increases the gravity of the device. , costs were rising.

In view of the above-mentioned prior art, an object of the present invention is to provide an automatic opening/holding machine for an umbrella bag, which simplifies the internal structure of the device, makes it lightweight, and also reduces costs.

(Means for Solving the Problems) That is, the present invention includes a storage section that is installed inside a case-like main body having an umbrella insertion opening and an umbrella extraction opening, and that stores umbrella bags bound together by a retaining ring. , a rotating shaft installed vertically in the upper part of the main body, a drawer arm connected to the rotating shaft, and a drawer arm provided on the drawer arm, which rotates horizontally. an umbrella bag drawer structure having a first suction pad that rotates and suctions the opening of the umbrella bag stored in the storage section; an opening arm provided therein; and a second suction pad provided on the opening arm that sucks the back side of the opening of the umbrella bag pulled out from the pullout arm when the opening arm swings. an opening structure of an umbrella bag having an opening structure, a suction device connected to a first suction pad and a second suction pad, and rotating the pull-out arm in a horizontal direction;
The opening of the umbrella bag stored in the storage section is sucked by the first suction pad, and then the pull-out arm is rotated in the opposite direction to pull the suctioned umbrella bag along the retaining ring. The umbrella bag is pulled out to the opening position near the umbrella insertion opening, and the opening arm is swung laterally, and the back side of the opening of the umbrella bag pulled out to the opening position is moved to the second position.
The umbrella bag has a cam structure that attracts the umbrella bag by a suction pad and then swings the opening arm in the opposite direction by a predetermined width to open the umbrella bag, and a drive means that drives the cam structure.

(Function) In this device, when the cam structure is actuated by driving the drive means, the drawer arm is rotated in the horizontal direction, and the first suction pad suctions the opening of the umbrella bag stored in the storage section. Then, the pull-out arm is rotated in the opposite direction, and the umbrella bag attracted to the first suction pad is pulled out along the retaining ring to an opening position of the umbrella bag near the umbrella insertion opening; On the other hand, the opening arm is swung laterally,
The second suction pad suctions the back side of the opening of the umbrella bag pulled out to the opening position of the umbrella bag, and then the opening arm is swung in the opposite direction by a predetermined width to open the umbrella bag. .

(Example) Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of an automatic umbrella bag opening holding machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In the figure, 1 is a main body, and the front wall 1a of this main body 1 is
An umbrella outlet 1a' is formed in the opening 1a'. An umbrella insertion opening 1d' is formed in the upper wall 1b of the main body 1 and is continuous with this outlet 1a'. Left side wall 1 of this main body 1
e is provided with a storage section 3 for the umbrella bag 2, and two cylinders 3a are arranged on the back side of this storage 3. A pressing plate 3b for pushing out the umbrella bag 2 from behind is provided on the rod of the cylinder 3a.

A frame 50 is installed horizontally at the upper end of the main body 1, and a block 51 to which the retaining ring 2a of the umbrella bag 2 is fixed is provided on the lower surface of the frame 50. An insertion hole 3c for the retaining ring 2a is formed in the upper part of the retaining plate 3b.

In FIG. 2, reference numeral 52 denotes a rotating shaft, which is rotatably installed vertically in an insertion hole 53 bored in the lower surface of the block 51 and in a bearing 54 provided in the bottom wall 1f of the main body 1.

A hollow pull-out arm 5 for pulling out the umbrella bag 2 from the storage section 3 is provided at the upper end of the rotating shaft 52. At the tip of the pull-out arm 5, there is a groove made of elastic synthetic resin. 1 suction pad 6 is attached. When the rotation shaft 52 rotates, the pull-out arm 5 and the first suction pad 6 rotate in the horizontal direction. This pull-out arm 5 is provided with a suction section 55. The rotating shaft 52, the pull-out arm 5, and the first suction pad 6 constitute a pull-out structure for the umbrella bag 2.

A pair of bearings 56 are provided at one end of the bottom wall 1f of the main body 1 and are separated from each other by a predetermined distance.
A shaft 57 is rotatably provided between the bearings 56.

At one end of the shaft 57, an elongated hollow open arm 8 whose tip end is inclined backward is erected. A second suction pad 9 having the same shape as the first suction pad 6 is provided at the tip of the open arm 8 . When the shaft 57 rotates, the opening arm 8 and the second suction pad 9 swing laterally. A suction section 58 is provided at the lower end of the open arm 8 . These opening arms 8 and the second
The opening structure of the umbrella bag 2 is constituted by the suction pad 9.

In FIG. 1, a lever 59 is fixed to the other end of the shaft 57, and a swing arm 60 is pivotally attached to the tip of the lever 59 by a pin 61. One end of a spring 62 is hooked to the tip of the pin 61, and the other end of the spring 62 is hooked to a bolt 64 of a plate 63 provided at the lower end of the main body 1.

A pair of tongue pieces 65 are provided at the center of the swinging arm 60.
A cam floor 67 is rotatably attached to these tongues 65 via pins 66. 68 is the cam 6 that comes into contact with the cam floor 67
8, and the control device placed on the plate 63 is fixed to the shaft of a motor 69 as a built-in drive means. The shape of this cam 68 is similar to a heart shape, and one end portion of a drive bar 70 is swingably attached to the lower surface of this heart shape. The cam floor 67 and cam 78 constitute a cam structure.

1 and 2, a drive bracket 71 is provided near the lower end of the shaft 52, and a drive bar 70 is attached to this drive bracket 71.
The other end is swingably attached.

A suction device 72 is provided on the bottom wall 1f, and this suction device 72 and the suction parts 55, 5
8 are connected to each other by two connecting tubes 73. Casters 25 for movement are provided at the bottom of the main body 1, a switch 74 for operating the device is provided at the lower end of the main body 1, and a switch 74 for stopping the operation of the device is provided on the front wall 1a. A stop bar 23 is provided.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be explained.

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, when the switch 74 is stepped on with the foot to operate the motor 69 and the suction device 72, the cam 69 attached to the motor 69 rotates, and the pull-out arm 5 connected to the shaft 52 via the drive bar 70 rotates horizontally toward the storage section 3, so that the first suction pad 6 is pulled into the first umbrella bag 2.
The opening of the umbrella bag is then sucked by suction, and the pull-out arm 5 rotates in the reverse direction to pull out the umbrella bag 2 along the stop ring 2a to the umbrella bag opening position near the umbrella insertion opening 1d'.

At this time, the opening arm 8 tilts significantly to the left along the rotation of the cam 68 via the swing arm 60, and when the cam floor 67 reaches the recessed position of the cam 68, the opening arm 8 is moved by the spring force of the spring 62. 8 returns to its original position vigorously, and as a result, the second suction pad 9 is pressed against the back surface of the opening of the umbrella bag 2 that has been pulled out, and suctions it. After that, the cam 68 further rotates, and the cam floor 67 is gradually pushed accordingly, and the opening arm 8 is pulled back to the opening position of the umbrella bag 2 shown by the chain line. It is held open between suction pads 6 and 9 of 1 and 2.

After that, an umbrella (not shown) is inserted into the umbrella bag 2 through the opening, and then the umbrella is pulled toward the user to tear the umbrella bag 2 from the retaining ring 2a and take out the umbrella from the opening 1a'. At this time, the umbrella inevitably comes into contact with the stop bar 23 and the switch is turned off.

Since the present invention has such a structure,
The internal structure of the device is simplified, which makes it possible to reduce the weight and cost of the device.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments, and any design changes within the scope of the invention are included in the present invention. For example, the shape of the cam 68 need not be limited to a heart-like shape, but it must have a shape that allows the aforementioned drawer arm 5 and opening arm 8 to be operated.

Further, the shape and operation process of the pull-out arm 5 and the opening arm 8 operated by the cam 68 are not limited to those described above.

(Effects of the invention) In this invention, the cam structure allows the drawer arm to rotate in the horizontal direction, and the first suction pad suctions the opening of the umbrella bag stored in the storage section. The drawer arm is reversely rotated to pull out the suctioned umbrella bag along the stop ring to the umbrella bag opening position, while the opening arm is swung laterally to pull it out to the umbrella bag opening position. The back side of the opening of the opened umbrella bag is suctioned by the second suction pad, and the opening arm is then swung in the opposite direction by a predetermined width to open the umbrella bag, which simplifies the internal structure of the device. This makes it possible to reduce the weight and cost of this device.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of an automatic umbrella bag opening and holding machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the automatic umbrella bag opening and holding machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. 1... Body, 1a'... Umbrella outlet, 1d'... Umbrella insertion port, 2... Umbrella bag, 2a... Stop ring, 3... Storage section, 5... Drawer arm (umbrella holder) bag drawer structure), 6...first suction pad, 8
... Opening arm (opening structure), 9 ... Second suction pad, 52 ... Rotating shaft, 68 ... Cam (cam structure), 69 ... Motor (driving means), 72
...Suction device.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration] (1) A storage section for storing umbrella bags bound together by a retaining ring, which is installed inside a case-like main body having an umbrella insertion opening and an umbrella exit opening, and an upper part of this main body. A rotating shaft vertically installed inside the interior, a drawer arm connected to the rotating shaft, and a drawer arm provided on the drawer arm, which rotates in the horizontal direction when the rotating shaft rotates. An umbrella bag drawer structure having a first suction pad that suctions an opening of an umbrella bag stored in a storage section, and an opening arm that is erected in the lower part of the main body so as to be swingable laterally. is provided on this opening arm, and when this opening arm swings,
an opening structure for an umbrella bag including a second suction pad that suctions the back side of the opening of the umbrella bag pulled out from the pull-out arm; a suction device that rotates the pull-out arm in a horizontal direction, causes the first suction pad to suck an opening of an umbrella bag stored in the storage section, and then rotates the pull-out arm in the reverse direction. The suctioned umbrella bag is pulled out along the retaining ring to the umbrella bag opening position near the umbrella insertion opening, and the opening arm is laterally swung to bring the umbrella bag to the opening position. a cam structure that sucks the back side of the opening of the umbrella bag pulled out by a second suction pad, and then swings the opening arm in the opposite direction by a predetermined width to open the umbrella bag; An automatic opening and holding machine for an umbrella bag, comprising: a driving means for driving the structure; (2) The automatic umbrella bag opening holding machine according to claim 1, wherein the main body has an umbrella insertion opening and an umbrella extraction opening formed at different positions.