JPH066095Y2 - Rails for clothes rotation equipment - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the device] [Industrial applications]

The present invention relates to a rail used in a clothes-hanging / rotating device for suspending a large number of clothes and rotating and transporting them in sequence.

[Prior art]

Conventionally, as a clothes hanging and rotating device of this type, one disclosed in, for example, Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 62-116956 is known. In this conventional device, a support column is vertically erected on a support leg,
A support rail is horizontally installed on the upper end of the column, and an elliptical endless box-shaped upper rail as a whole is horizontally installed on the upper end of the support rail by a horizontal rail, and a cross section is provided on the support leg. A hemispherical lower rail is laid, and the rollers mounted on the lower frame of each hanger frame are placed on this lower rail, while the runners mounted on the upper frame of each hanger frame are inserted into the upper rail. By connecting the hanger frames to each other, the entire hanger frames can be simultaneously rotated and conveyed along the upper and lower rails.

[Problems to be solved by the device]

However, the lower rail in this conventional device is simply a bar member having a hemispherical cross-section, and the concave surface of the roller is fitted thereon to mount and support the hanger frame. Therefore, if the roller is disengaged from the lower rail, or the concave surface of the roller and the lower rail are fitted, it may not be possible to smoothly slide the hanger frame when turning the curved part of the lower rail. There was a problem that the lower rail could hardly prevent the hanger frame from swinging. An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems.

[Means for Solving the Problems]

The rail according to the present invention comprises a rail main body made of a mold material in which a guide groove having a U-shaped cross section for fitting and guiding a wheel is formed, and a bar-shaped guide groove having a circular arc cross section at least at the top is formed on the bottom of the guide groove. It is fixed along. It is also possible to fit a resin insole into the guide groove, and embed the lower part of the rod in the insole to fix it.

[Action]

According to such a rail, the wheel is guided by the rail while being fitted in the guide groove of the rail body, so that the rocking is prevented. Moreover, since the wheel always comes into point contact with the bar member having an arcuate cross section and rolls on the bar member, the wheel can be rolled very lightly. The rail body can be made highly durable by selecting a bar material with high hardness only for the rod body, without making the rail body very robust. Since the rod member is supported in a state of being partially embedded in the resin insole member, it does not come off, and there is also an effect that the impact can be buffered by the insole member.

【Example】

Hereinafter, an embodiment in which the rail according to the present invention is applied to a clothes hanging and rotating device will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of an entire clothes-hanging / rotating device which is installed and used in a closet, for example. This device is like a base where the lower rail 1 according to the present invention, which is almost oval in its entirety, supports the whole,
Two metal pipe stanchions 3 are vertically erected and fixed on a stay 2 (FIG. 2 and FIG. 2) that is fixed by crossing the inside of the ellipse, and the upper end of the stanchion 3 is the same as the lower rail 1. An endless upper rail 4 having a substantially oval shape as a whole is horizontally installed by intersecting horizontal rails 5 (FIG. 3). The lower rail 1, the pillar 3, and the upper rail 4 can be disassembled. Adjusters 6 for horizontally setting the lower rail 1 on the floor and adjusting the height thereof are attached to a plurality of lower surfaces of the stay 2 by receiving plates 7 as shown in FIG. The receiving plate 7 is attached to the lower surface of the lower rail 1 and the stay 2 so as to support the joint between the lower rail 1 and the stay 2 from below and is detachably attached by a screw 8. The rail body of the lower rail 1 has a cross-sectional shape as shown in FIG. 4, that is, a lower portion 9a having a square cross section and an upper portion 9b having a U-shaped cross section are integrally molded, and the ridges 9 are formed on both inner surfaces of the upper portion 9b.
It is composed of a mold 9 made of aluminum in which c is formed. That is, for the curved portions on both sides of the lower rail 1, a mold material 9 which is curved and formed in a U-shape is used, and for the straight front and rear portions, straight mold materials 9 are used. The lower rail 1 is a continuous guide groove 10 formed by the upper portion 9b of the mold member 9 and having a U-shaped cross section and a continuous elliptical shape as a whole. Then, a long hard synthetic resin insole material 11 also serving as a cushioning material was fitted over the entire length of the bottom of the ridge 9c in the guide groove 10, and further provided on the entire length of the upper surface of the insole material 11. Narrow groove
A rod material 13 made of a hard material such as brass, stainless steel or ceramic is fitted in the entire length 12. The bar member 13 has a circular cross section, and its upper portion is projected from the upper surface of the insole member 11. As shown in FIG. 5, the upper rail 4 is formed by connecting a mold material 14 having an inverted U-shaped cross section in the same manner as the lower rail 1, and a guide groove 15 having an inverted U-shaped cross section and continuously formed into an elliptical shape as a whole. Is formed. A plurality of hanger frames 16 each having a vertically long rectangular frame are slidably mounted between the lower rail 1 and the upper rail 4 having such a structure. That is, each hanger frame 16 is slidably mounted on the lower rail 1 by the two casters (wheels) 17 attached to the lower side portion 16a, and the upper side portion 16a.
By locating the two upper steady rest rollers 18 attached to the 16b in the guide groove 15 of the upper rail 3, the upper rail 4 slides along the rails 1 and 4 while being prevented from swinging. It has become. Adjacent hanger frames 16 are connected to each other by the upper and lower links 19 and 20 which are long plates, as will be described later. As shown in FIG. 6, the caster 17 includes support rollers 22 made of a hard synthetic resin that rotate in a vertical plane on the left and right side plates of the vehicle frame 21.
While supporting the axle (horizontal axis) 23, the front and rear lower steady rest rollers 25, which are made of hard synthetic resin and rotate in a horizontal plane, are provided on the lower surface of the horizontal plate 24 extending in the front and rear of the vehicle frame 21 by the vertical axis 26. It is rotatably supported and has a mounting shaft 27 fixed to the center of the upper surface of the vehicle frame 21. This mounting shaft 27
The upper end portion of the is a screw portion 27a. FIG. 4 shows a state in which the lower side portion 16a of the hanger frame 16 is supported by the casters 17. In the figure, a collared sleeve 28 is fitted around the outer periphery of the mounting shaft 27, the sleeve 28 and the circular hole 20a of the lower link 20 are fitted together, and then the sleeve 28
The casters 17 of the adjacent hanger frames 16 are connected to each other by the lower link 20 by fitting the link 29 to the upper end of the and fixing it to the mounting shaft 27 with the E ring 30. With the caster 17 connected in this way inserted in the guide groove 10 of the lower rail 1, the spacer ring 31 is fitted to the mounting shaft 27, and the mounting shaft 27 and the lower side portion 16a of the hanger frame 16 are drilled. After fitting the bearing hole 32 with the flanged bush 33 through the flanged bush 33, the caster 17 is swung to the lower side portion 16a by screwing the cap nut 34 from the upper side of the lower side portion 16a to the screw portion 27a of the mounting shaft 27. Each hanger frame 16 is mounted on the lower rail 1 by two casters 17, and adjacent hanger frames 16 are connected to each other via a lower link 20. In the caster 17, the support roller 22 rolls on the bar 13 in the guide groove 10,
The front and rear lower steady rest rollers 25 roll along both inner side surfaces of the guide groove 10. The sleeve 28, the ring 29, the spacer ring 31, and the bush 33 are made of hard synthetic resin. On the other hand, in the upper side part 16b of the hanger frame 16, bearing holes 35 are bored at two positions as shown in FIG. 5, and the upper connecting shaft 36 is vertically fixed therethrough. To secure it, attach the washer 3 to the lower end thread 36a of the upper connecting shaft 36.
The cap nut 39 is screwed and tightened via the 7 and the snap ring 38. A sleeve 40 with a flange made of hard synthetic resin is fitted to the upper side of the upper connecting shaft 36 protruding above the upper side 16b, and the upper steady rest roller 18 described above is attached to the upper end of the upper connecting shaft 36. It is pivotally supported to rotate in the horizontal plane. The shaft is supported by screwing the screw portion 41 of the shaft of the upper steadying roller 18 into the screw hole at the upper end of the upper connecting shaft 36. This top steady roller 18
Is located in the guide groove 15 of the upper rail 4 and rolls along both inner side surfaces thereof. Connection between the hanger frames 16 by the upper link 19 is performed as follows. As shown in FIG. 7, the tip of the link 19 has a bearing hole sized to fit with the sleeve 40.
42 and the bearing hole 42 with a width that fits in the upper connecting shaft 36.
And a flat truncated cone-shaped notch 43 which is continuous with and opens at the side edge of the link 19, and at the base end (not shown),
There is no such notch 43, and only a circular bearing hole having a size that fits with the sleeve 40 is provided. Then, the bearing hole on the base end side is fitted in advance to the sleeve 40 of the upper connecting shaft 36 (on the side opposite to the side shown in FIG. 7) of the one adjacent hanger frame 16 and connected. With respect to the other hanger frame 16 to be tried, the bearing hole 42 on the tip side of the link 19
Is loosely fitted to the upper connecting shaft 36 through the notch 43 at a position above the sleeve 40, and then the tip end of the link 19 is lowered as it is to fit the bearing hole 42 into the sleeve 40. After this,
A ring 44 made of a hard synthetic resin, which has been loosely fitted to the upper connecting shaft 36 in advance, is fitted to the upper end of the sleeve 40, and a split sleeve 45 made of a soft synthetic resin having a slit 45a.
Is forcibly fitted to the upper connecting shaft 36 below the upper steadying roller 18 to maintain the fitted state of the bearing hole 42 and the sleeve 40. The notch 43 may be provided on the base end side of the link 19 and the base end side may be detachably attached to the upper connecting shaft 36 in the same manner as described above. Therefore, in the hanger frame 16, first, the two upper steady rest rollers 18 are inserted into the guide groove 15 of the upper rail 4 from the lower side, and the lower side portions 16a are preliminarily formed by two lower links 20 each as described above. After being supported by the casters 17 connected to each other one by one, the bearing holes 42 of the upper link 19 can be sequentially connected by simply fitting the sleeve 40 of the upper connecting shaft 36 of the adjacent hanger frame 16 as described above. When one of all the hanger frames 16 connected in this way is moved, the whole hanger frame 16 circulates along the end rails 1 and 4 which are endless as a whole. In this case, each hanger frame 16 is supported from below by two casters 17, and the support rollers 22 of the casters 17 point on the bar 13 that slightly projects in the guide groove 10 of the lower rail 1. Since all the hanger frames 16 roll while contacting, all the hanger frames 16 can be slid very easily. Also,
Two upper steady rest rollers 18 on each hanger frame 16
Rolls in the guide groove 15 of the upper rail 4 along both inner side surfaces thereof, and two sets of the lower steady rest rollers 25 roll in the guide groove 10 of the lower rail 1 along both inner side surfaces thereof. Therefore, it can slide smoothly without rocking in a stable vertical state. Between the right and left side portions 16c of each hanger frame 16, one or a plurality of hanger bars 47 are laterally suspended so that the height thereof can be adjusted and detached, and a large number of ordinary clothes hangers can be suspended on this. . Further, the basket shelves 48 can be detachably attached to the left and right sides 16c of the hanger frame 16. The upper rail 4 may be directly attached to the ceiling or the like in the closet, or may be installed on another support member located outside the ellipse.

[Effect of device]

The rail of the present invention has the following effects. Since the wheel can be rolled while being fitted in the guide groove of the rail body, it is possible to roll in a stable state even in a curved portion while preventing rocking. Since the wheel always comes into point contact with the bar having an arcuate cross section and rolls on the bar, the wheel can be rolled very lightly. The rail body can be made highly durable by selecting a bar material with high hardness only for the rod body, without making the rail body very robust. According to the second aspect, since the rod member is supported in a state of being partially embedded in the resin insole member, it does not come off, and there is also an effect that the impact can be buffered by the insole member.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a simplified perspective view of an entire clothes hanging and rotating device to which the present invention is applied, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a curved portion of a lower rail and its peripheral portion according to the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a curved portion of an upper rail. FIG. 4 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line II of FIG. 1, FIG. 5 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line II-II of FIG. 1, FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a caster, and FIG. FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view showing a connection structure of hanger frames with each other by an upper link. 1 ...... lower rail, 9 ...... mold material, 10 ...... lower rail guide groove, 11 ...... insole material, 13 ...... bar material, 17 ...... caster (wheel), 22 ...... support roller, 25 ...... lower part Steady rest roller.

Claims (2)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A rail main body is made of a mold material in which a guide groove having a U-shaped cross section for fitting and guiding a wheel is formed, and a rod-shaped guide groove having a circular arc-shaped cross section at least on the bottom of the guide groove. Rails for clothes hanging and rotating devices, etc. characterized by being fixed along the rails. 2. A garment-hanging / rotating device according to claim 1, wherein a resin insole is fitted into the guide groove, and the lower portion of the rod is embedded and fixed in the insole. rail.