JPH0615096A - Clothesline - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [Purpose] To provide a clothesline that can be used at low cost and with simple installation. [Composition] In a clothesline including a rod 30 for hanging an object and wires 20, 20 for hanging the rod 30, the wires 20, 20 provided on the rod 30 are wound by the urging force of an urging means. At the same time, it has an elevating means for stopping the rod 30 at an arbitrary height.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a clothesline used in a room of a house.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art There is a clothesline of this type in which a support portion for supporting a clothesline is rotatably provided on a wall or the like. This support is bent towards the wall when not in use,
In addition, when used, it is pulled toward you to hang the rod.
An example of such a clothesline is shown in Japanese Examined Patent Publication No. 64-4800.

However, in this clothesline, the support portion protrudes toward the front during use and a rod is hung on the support portion, which disturbs the user.

Therefore, there is an electric clothes dryer that does not disturb the user. In the electric clothes-drying machine, a rod portion for hanging clothes such as laundry is electrically driven and moves up and down. When a user installs an electric clothesline, a device including a lifting / lowering motor for a rod portion is fixed to, for example, a ceiling in a room, and a switch for turning on / off the lifting / lowering motor is installed on a wall in the room.

When using an electric clothesline, the user hangs laundry or the like on the rod portion and then operates a switch on the wall to
Raise the rod so that it does not interfere with people.

In this way, even in rainy weather, it is possible to hang laundry and the like without stretching the rope inside the room.

[0007]

By the way, such an electric clothesline requires a lifting motor, a device for driving the motor, and the like, which makes the device expensive. Moreover, the work for fixing the device equipped with the lifting motor to the ceiling and the wiring work for the lifting motor are required.
The switch for this motor must be installed on the wall.

Therefore, the electric clothes-drying requires a troublesome construction. Further, since the lifting motor requires electricity, the installation place is limited to a room where electricity can be easily taken out.

An object of the present invention is to eliminate the above drawbacks and to provide a clothesline which can be manufactured at low cost and can be used with simple installation.

[0010]

In order to achieve the object, the present invention provides a rod for hanging an article and a wire for hanging the rod, the wire being provided on the rod and attached with the wire. It has an elevating means that winds it by the urging force of the urging means and stops the rod at an arbitrary height.

[0011]

With this structure, since the rod is provided with the lifting means for moving the rod up and down by the urging force, the user of a clothesline can lower the rod to wash it when hanging laundry. When hanging things and drying them, raise the pole.

[0012]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention. This clothesline is a fixture 10 and a wire 2
0, 20, a rod 30, and a drawstring 40 are provided.

The fixtures 10, 10 are fixed to the ceiling 1 of the room, and the fixtures 10, 10 have wires 20,
One end of each 20 is fixed.

The wires 20, 20 are made of stainless steel that is not easily rusted, and are for hanging the rod 30. And
These wires 20 and 20 can be wound up,
It is flexible.

The rod 30 is for hanging dried items such as laundry, and the other ends of the wires 20, 20 are fixed to the rod 30 so as to be wound up. As shown in FIG. 2, the rod 30 includes a rod portion 31 and a winding portion 32.

The rod portion 31 of the rod 30 has a drawstring 40 at the center.
And a cylindrical portion 31A having a hollow inside,
And a disc 31B that closes the end of the tubular portion 31A. A protrusion 31C extending in the longitudinal direction of the tubular portion 31A is provided at the center of the inner side of the disc 31B, and a hole 31D for passing the wire 20 is provided at the end of the tubular portion 31A.

The winding portion 32 of the rod 30 has a hollow inside and the wire 20 passing through the hole 31D of the tubular portion 31A.
32A of the rotating cylinder part to which the tip of the
And a disc 32B provided with a hole 32C into which the protrusion 31C of the disc 31B is inserted. The hole 32C has a size such that the protrusion 31C is rotatable.

Inside the winding section 32, a coil spring 33 for generating a biasing force is arranged.

The coil spring 33 is for rotating the rotary cylinder portion 32A to wind the wire 20. One end of the coil spring 33 is fixed to the protrusion 31C of the rod portion 31, and the other end of the coil spring 33 is fixed. It is fixed to the rotary cylinder portion 32A of the winding portion 32.

These are provided at both ends of the rod 30.

At the center of the rod 30, a stopper 34 is provided as shown in FIG.

The stopper 34 is a spherical body 34A, 34
A and a concave portion are provided. Further, this recess is provided on the side of the cylindrical portion 31A of the rod portion 31, and the spherical body 34A,
34B, 34B for accommodating all of 34A
And the accommodating portions 34C, 34 provided next to the accommodating portions 34B, 34B and accommodating a part of the spheres 34A, 34A.
C, and the accommodating portion 34 that is provided on the rotary cylinder portion 32A side of the winding portion 32 and that accommodates a part of the spheres 34A, 34A.
D and 34D. And the spheres 34A, 34
When A is in the accommodating portions 34B and 34B, the rotating tubular portion 32
A is rotatable with respect to the cylindrical portion 31A, and the sphere 34A,
When 34A is between the containing bodies 34C, 34C and 34D, 34D, the rotating tubular portion 32A is in a fixed state with respect to the tubular portion 31A.

The rod 30 is provided with a lock device 35 as shown in FIG.

The locking device 35 is provided in the tubular portion 31A, is attached to the hole 35A having a step portion and the hole 35A, and is movable in the direction 100 perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the tubular portion 31A and in the opposite direction. Lock button 3
5B, a coil spring 35C that pushes up the lock button 35B in the direction 100, and a hole 3 that is provided in the rotary cylinder portion 32A and into which the lower end of the lock button 35B is inserted.
And 5D.

In addition to the above, the rod 30 is provided with a brake device or the like, which is not shown in the figure, for preventing sudden winding.

The clothesline having such a structure is attached to the ceiling 1 of the room as follows. The user fixes the fixtures 10, 10 to which the wires 20, 20 are fixed to the ceiling 1. This completes the installation of the clothesline, and is thus easier to install than a conventional electric clothesline.

This clothesline is used as follows.

When the clothesline is not used, the wires 20, 20 are wound up by the coil spring 33 of the rod 30 and the rod 30 is moved toward the ceiling 1. As a result, the pole 30
Does not get in the way of people.

When a clothesline is used, the user pulls the drawstring 4
After pulling 0 to move the rod 30 downwards, drawstring 4
Release 0. As a result, the sphere 34A of the stopper 34,
34A moves between the accommodating portions 34C, 34C and 34D, 34D, and the upward movement of the rod 30 is prevented. Further, when the user presses the lock button 35B of the lock device 35, the lower end of the lock button 35B is inserted into the hole 35D, and the lock device 35 fixes the rod 30 at the position stopped by the stopper 34.

After that, when the user hangs laundry on the rod 30 and pulls the pull cord 40, the coil spring 35
C moves the lock button 35B in the direction 100,
When the lock is released, the sphere 34 of the stopper 34
A and 34A move to the accommodating portions 34A and 34A by centrifugal force, and the coil spring 33 of the winding portion 32 causes the wire 2
0, 20 is wound up. As a result, the rod 30 moves upward together with the dried items. At this time, if the pulling string 40 is pulled again, the upward movement of the rod 30 is stopped, and the laundry or the like can be stopped at a place where it is easy to dry.

As described above, according to this embodiment, it is possible to dry the laundry indoors without disturbing people, such as in case of rain.

In this embodiment, the fixtures 10, 1
Although 0 is fixed to the ceiling 1 in the room, since the clothesline of the present invention does not require construction such as wiring or electricity, the installation place of the clothesline is not limited to the room, and may be at the eaves of the balcony. Good.

[0034]

As described above, according to the present invention, since the rod is moved up and down by the urging force, the motor for moving the rod up and down is unnecessary, and the cost can be reduced. Also,
It is easy to install and does not require electricity, so it can be installed outdoors.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a structure of an end portion of a rod.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing an example of a stopper.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing an example of a lock device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 30 rod 20 wire

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A clothesline comprising a rod for hanging an object and a wire for hanging the rod, wherein the wire is provided on the rod, and the wire is wound by the urging force of an urging means and the rod is hung up. A clothesline having an elevating means for stopping at an arbitrary height.