EP1245715B1 - Clothes drying rack - Google Patents

Abstract

The clothes line frame, for drying laundry, has sliding arm carriers on a center pole (12). Two opposing arms (28a, 28b) are fitted with clothes line catches, which slide along the arms, according to the number of clothes line sections (44). The line catches slide along the arms as they are opened out, and folded together, to extend and collapse the clothes line as the assembly is deployed for use and folded away when not required.

Description

The invention relates to a laundry drying rack comprising a mast, a relative to the mast slidable and fixable to the mast arm support, Arms which lie between an approximately parallel to the mast folded position and a protruding from the mast unfolded position are movable, the arms with an inner end hinged on Arm carrier are mounted, a plurality of attachment points of the arms kept and running around the mast clotheslines, and struts, which be supported with a mastseitigen end of the mast and with a arm side End on an arm between its ends attack.

From EP 0 113 788 A1 a laundry drying rack is known in which the clotheslines in the folded position of the arms tight in the arms are retracted. This prevents the clotheslines when folding The arms can hang loose and confuse. Furthermore are in the folded position the clotheslines protected from contamination. In the laundry drying rack described are the clotheslines formed by closed rope corner, whose vertices against each other movable sliders are mounted, which are in guides of the arms are slidably mounted and there is provided an actuating element, which is hinged to the respective outermost slider and the collection of the Clothes lines are used when folding the arms. A disadvantage of this device is that they have a complicated and fault-prone mechanical Structure has.

From EP 0 882 833 A1 is a ventilation and drying rack with a upright mast known on the support struts a multi-arm spreader is stored for receiving a clothesline, and a device for the orderly collection of the clothesline in the arms or behind a cover when whipping the Spreizgestells, wherein the clothesline by closed Rope corner formed that moves in the distance in the arms of the Spreader are held, with an actuating element for insertion on the Seilecken is hinged and wherein the actuating element via a deflection in the area of the arm foot with a fixed point on the mast elastically connected is.

From FR 2 444 744 is a laundry drying rack with movable arm support known.

From EP 0 228 494 A1 is a laundry rack with an upright mast and a plurality of outwardly spreadable and in a voltage applied to the mast Rest position retractable arm known, being between the arms individual sections of a laundry line run and retracted at rest the arms between the arms and the mast at least partially closed Cavities for receiving the suspended Wäscheseilabschnitte are formed. At least on individual arms along the arms are slidably mounted guide elements provided during the retraction the arms the loosely hanging Wäscheseilabschnitte in the cavities lead into it.

From US 4,830,202 is another laundry drying rack with sliding Arm carrier known.

From EP 0 655 524 A1 a laundry screen with support arms of a one-sided open box profile for holding a split into individual linen wreaths Clothesline known to have staples at the corners in sliders are held and segment covers with linen passage to the shutter the support arms, wherein the box profile for slidably receiving the slider with retaining strips and the segment covers with retaining grooves to each other releasable latching are provided.

From EP 0 219 571 A1 a laundry rack is known in which when retracted Rest position of the arms between the arms and a mast at least partially closed cavities for receiving drooping Wäscheseilabschnitten are formed.

From GB 2 055 572 A an adjustable support frame is known.

The invention is therefore based on the object, a laundry drying rack to improve with the features mentioned in the introduction such that a confusion the clotheslines in a simple and easy way preventable is.

This object is in the laundry drying rack with the aforementioned Features inventively achieved in that two opposite Arms each with one of the number of anchored to this clotheslines appropriate number of individual Leinenfänger are provided that the Linen catcher sliding along the arms are guided and that the Leinenfänger each arm relative to each other from one of the unfolded position of the arms corresponding exploded position in which they the clotheslines release, corresponding to one of the folded position of the arms pushed together position in which they the clotheslines in one hold captured position, are movable.

The concept of the invention has the advantage that through the line catcher the clotheslines are captured in the folded position without Slider, where the clotheslines are anchored provided have to. This is a simple and straightforward mechanical design achieved because when folding the arms, the clotheslines through the linen catcher are guided, which are not firmly coupled with the clothesline.

In the clothes drying rack according to the invention, the suspension the clothesline on the arms are designed in a simple manner, since no sliding guide, as in the laundry drying rack of EP 0 113 788 A1, the clothesline attachment points must be provided. This is For example, advantageous if clotheslines due to damage need to be replaced.

The clothes lines can, when the arms are in the unfolded state, pollute. As the inventive concept, the clotheslines not be guided directly, but when folding the arms by the line catcher can be captured and kept taut, soiling the Clothesline in the inventive concept a Strammführung the Do not interfere with clothes lines when folding arms, as the clothes lines do not come into contact with a sliding guide of the liners along the Poor. In the laundry drying rack disclosed in EP 0 113 788 A1, where the clotheslines attached directly to each other moving sliders is a contact of the possibly soiled clotheslines with a shift guide the slide possible, resulting in deposits of Dirt on the displacement guide and possibly to a Can lead to disturbance of the mobility.

It is particularly advantageous if the Leinenfänger by a control cable between the exploded and the collapsed position are movable. As a result, can be trapped in a structurally simple way Do the clotheslines when folding the arms and when Fold out the arms, the clotheslines by means of the movement of the Release the line catcher with the control cable.

It is particularly advantageous if the control cable from a lower mastseitigen fixed point to an inner end region of the respective arm and from this to an outer end region of the arm and from this to one upper mastside fixed point leads. The control cable thus has a constant Length up. The movement of the respective arm from the folded Position in the unfolded position and from the unfolded position in the folded position then leads to a shortening of a certain Seilabschnittes, creating a pulling force on one or more Leinenfänger exercisable, which the movement of the line catcher when unfolding in the exploded position and when folded into the pushed together Position causes.

It is particularly favorable when at or in the vicinity of the inner end region the arm a deflecting element for deflecting the control cable in his Guidance from the lower mastside fixed point to the outer end of the Arms is arranged. This ensures that the control cable between the lower mast side fixed point and the deflection substantially is guided parallel to the mast and thus when using the invention Clothes drying rack does not bother.

Furthermore, it is advantageous if at the outer end region of the arm, a deflection element arranged to divert the control cable in his leadership, around the control cable from the inner end region of the respective arm to the outer end portion of the arm and from this to the upper mastseitigen Guide point. By this deflecting element in particular in combination with the deflector, which at or near the end portion is arranged of the arm, the control cable is guided along the arm and the Rope guide from the inner end portion to the outer end portion and the Rope guide from the outer end portion to the inner end portion of which the control cable runs to the upper mastside fixed point, disturb not each other.

It is particularly favorable then, if at or near the inner End of the arm a deflection for deflecting the control cable in its guidance from the outer end region to the upper mast side Fixed point is arranged. This allows the control cable above this Deflection element substantially parallel to the mast to the upper fixed point to lead. The deflecting elements at or in the vicinity of the inner end region of the Arms and at the outer end of the arm ensure a firm leadership the control cable to a smooth movement of the line catcher by means of Control cable between the extended and the pushed together To enable position.

It is particularly advantageous in terms of construction, if the movement of the line catcher and in particular a single line catcher is coupled to the control cable. This allows a simple and uncomplicated guidance of the control cable.

It is particularly advantageous if the linen catcher of a respective Arms to which the control cable is coupled is an outer line catcher, which slidably guided at the greatest distance from the inner end of the arm is. As a result, can be easily a tensile force, which in the direction from the inner end to the outer end of the arm exerted on the control cable from the outer line catcher to the other line catcher transferred to reach the telescoped position of the line catcher. Next can be the Leinenfänger from the pushed apart Position easily in the collapsed position, by a pulling force, which is in the direction from the outer end of each Arms is transmitted to its inner end by the control cable by the outer liners catch a compressive force on an adjacent liners exerts and this pressure force each on adjacent Leinenfänger is transmitted.

It when the control cable is guided so that a cable section is particularly advantageous the control cable, which between the lower mastside fixed point and a coupling point of the control cable to the outer liners lies, when unfolding the respective arm from the folded position in the unfolded position exerts a pulling force on the outer liners in Direction of the outer end of the arm. This will automatically turn on Train on the outer line catcher, through which a leadership of the Linen catcher can be done in the pushed apart position. These Traction is automatically by the unfolding of the respective arm causes. The unfolding takes place again, since the kinematics of the pivoting movement the arms are restricted by the struts, automatically by the height displacement of the arm support. Thus, the height displacement causes the arm support automatically unfold the respective arms and a Guiding the line catcher in the exploded position and thus one Release of the clotheslines.

To catch the clotheslines when folding the arms through the linen catcher, it is particularly advantageous if the control cable is guided so that a cable section of the control cable, which between the coupling point to the outer line catcher and the upper mastside fixed point is when folding of the respective arm from the unfolded position in the folded Position a tensile force towards the inner end of the arm the outer linen catcher exercises. This will make the outer canvas catcher in Direction of the inner end of each arm moved and the linen catcher are thereby brought into the collapsed position, in the they keep the clotheslines in the trapped position. This will be one Confusing the clotheslines when folding prevents and in the folded Position these are in a substantially defined position kept tight and protectable from contamination in a simple manner. When folding the trapped position of the clotheslines in the pushed together Position of the line catcher automatically by the height shift reached the arm carrier, so that the laundry drying rack according to the invention has a high ease of use.

So far, no statements were made about the coupling of the line catcher among themselves. It is particularly favorable if the linen catcher of an arm, which are not connected to the control cable, with the line catcher, which connected to the control cable, are coupled to the movement of the Linen catcher from the pushed together position into the pulled-out position To enable position. In a variant of an embodiment the laundry drying rack according to the invention, it is intended that adjacent sliding guided Leinenfänger each by means of tension elements connected to the movement of the line catcher from the allow pushed together position in the exploded position. By these tension elements is a tensile force, which by the control cable on the outer line catcher is exercised on the next adjacent transferred to inner liners and from there each to the inner adjacent Continue transferring the linen catcher.

It can be provided that the tension elements, for example, by plastic parts are formed.

In a manufacturing technology particularly favorable variant of an embodiment the tension elements are formed by cable connections.

In a particularly advantageous variant of an embodiment of the Laundry drying rack according to the invention have the Leinenfänger as Tension element in each case a driver element, by means of which in the unfolded Position of the arm of an adjacent line catcher in one position can be brought, from which the exploded position of all Leinenfänger results. Conveniently, the driver element of a line catcher in led to the adjacent Leinenfänger, which in the direction of the inner End of the arm is arranged movably. This allows the line catcher push apart, as the pulling force on the outer line catcher is transmitted by the corresponding driver elements and the Linen catchers can be pushed together on a small space area, because of the leadership of the driver elements in adjacent Leinenfängern these do not interfere with the pushing together.

It is particularly advantageous if the driver element is a guide lock by means of which a maximum distance of the line catcher in the exploded Position of the line catcher is fixable. The leadership lock can continue as power transmission element of a line catcher, which experiences a tensile force, serve on an adjacent Leinenfänger.

Conveniently, the Leinenfänger a trained as a thrust element End on, by means of which to reach the collapsed position through a line catcher on one towards the inner end of the arm adjacent to the line catcher a thrust is exercisable to that way the to reach the pushed-together position of the line catcher.

In a manufacturing technology favorable embodiment is an arm, along the linen catcher are guided, associated with a cover. Especially can then be trained a support arm so that he the essential support and Wearing the arm has and the cover can be in such a way design that in the folded position of the arms optimum protection the mast and the clotheslines against dirt and water at appropriate aesthetic design is achieved without the cover Redesign of the supporting parts required.

Advantageously, then the line catcher on at least one support arm Slidably guided so that they in particular by the cover from moisture and Dirt are protected. They can also be guided on two support arms.

In a particularly advantageous embodiment are in the folded Position of the arms the clotheslines in the trapped position in trapping spaces and in particular in two trapping spaces under the cover held by the line catcher, with a trapping space to side openings has the adjacent arm out. As a result, the clotheslines in the Catching spaces from the outside and especially from the wet and Dirt protected. The clotheslines are folded into the trapping spaces each between arm and panel (cover) fed and in the folded position held in this tight.

Conveniently, a lateral opening extends substantially over a Length of the arm, so that the collapse of the arms and the tightening of the Clotheslines done essentially without disabilities. It can also be provided that a lateral opening substantially over the Length of the arm extends over which the line catcher are guided.

Advantageously, the trapping space is outside of a support arm between the support arm and a cover which sits on the support arm formed. As a result, when folding the arms, the clotheslines in these capture areas confiscated in a safe manner and in these outside the actual Support arms are kept tight.

In a structurally particularly favorable embodiment, the line catcher guided within the catchment area. This makes it possible to secure Way to feed the clotheslines in the catchment areas and these in the folded To keep position there.

In a variant of an embodiment, it is provided that at least an arm is provided with a handle pocket. This can be in the folded Position the arm grab and fold out or the invention Laundry drying rack can be easily transported on the basis of this handle bag.

Conveniently, it is provided that in the unfolded position of the arms the liners are not in contact with the clotheslines. To this Way the clotheslines are released by the linen catcher and the Clotheslines are in a predetermined position, so that laundry can be hung.

So far, no statements have been made about the attachment points for the Clotheslines. It is particularly advantageous in terms of construction if the fastening points for the clotheslines on a linen catcher having arm through holes embrace in the arm. As a result, the clothesline is not rigid the respective arm and the transition into the pushed together Position the clotheslines on simple and uncomplicated Lead the way tight.

From a manufacturing point of view, it is favorable if the passage openings in one arranged rigidly connected to the arm clothesline holding member. This can be easily in the assembly of the invention Drying rack mount with the arm and the through holes can be easily manufactured in it.

It is particularly favorable if the clothes line holding element is segmented is composed, and the through holes can be in particular form by milling, for example, in the end of such segments.

When assembling the laundry drying rack according to the invention can then assembled the segments to the clothesline holding member become. The clothes lines are in the preferred by recesses At the end of each segment formed through holes deferred and the clotheslines do not have to be threaded through.

In a high ease of use having variant of an embodiment the laundry drying rack according to the invention is the Arm can be fixed in different height positions on the mast.

For this it is structurally favorable if the mast a locking rail or a Has hole pattern through which the arm support height adjustable on the mast fixed is. Conveniently, then the arm carrier has a locking lever for locking of the arm support with the mast.

In a manufacturing technology favorable variant of an embodiment The laundry drying rack according to the invention has four arms. Especially are in the unfolded state adjacent arms at an angle arranged by approximately 45 ° to each other, so that the laundry drying rack has a large clothesline provided with surface for hanging.

Conveniently, then the clotheslines are at two opposite Arms firmly anchored and the remaining arms are provided with the linen catch.

Conveniently, the clotheslines circulate in Wäscheleinenwindungen to the Mast. This allows a good guidance of the clotheslines in the captured Position.

In an advantageous variant of an embodiment of the invention Laundry drying rack, the mast has a cross-shaped cross-section on. In particular, then can the control cable in his leadership parallel to Mast in the area between the cross arms of the mast lead, so that it protected is guided.

The arms are then each in the area between the cross arms of the cross-shaped Cross section of the mast articulated on the arm support. In the folded Position allows the mast and the control cables well from contamination and invading water. It is particularly cheap when the arms have such an outer profile that in the folded Positioning the arms the laundry drying rack a substantially having continuous outer circumferential surface. There are no edges or The like available and the handling simplified. In particular, lies no risk of injury from such edges.

Conveniently, the laundry drying rack in the folded state a substantially circular or elliptical outer cross-section at least in the area of the folded arms. Besides the advantage of Protection against water and dirt is thereby also an aesthetic good overall impression of the folded laundry drying rack achieved and a separate protective cover can be omitted.

It is particularly advantageous if the laundry drying rack is an unfolding locking element for securing the folded position of the arms against Ausklappung has. Advantageously, the repeal of Ausklappsperrung by the Ausklappsperrelement by displacement of the arm support actuated. This can be achieved by shifting the arm support from a position which corresponds to the folded position of the arms, the Ausklappsperrung be lifted and the arms can unfold. That's enough a train, for example, on a rope to pick up the lock and the arms fold out, so that a high ease of use is achieved.

It is particularly advantageous in terms of construction if a cover element which adjoins an upper end of the mast is arranged, designed as Ausklappsperrelement is. Conveniently, the lid member is in the direction of a longitudinal direction of the mast movable relative to the mast, to the blocking of the Ausklappung to pick up the arms.

In a manufacturing technology particularly favorable variant of an embodiment is provided for displacing the cover element an adjusting lever. Conveniently, the adjusting lever can be actuated by means of a tension element. By pulling the tension element then the lever is actuated and the Ausklappsperrung the arms are lifted.

From a manufacturing point of view, it is particularly favorable if the tension element is a pull rope is, which is guided substantially parallel to the mast.

Fig. 1

Ein Ausführungsbeispiel eines erfindungsgemäßen Wäschetrocknungsgestells, bei welchem eine ausgeklappte Stellung (links der strichpunktierten Linie) und eine eingeklappte Stellung (rechts der strichpunktierten Linie) in einer Figur gezeigt sind;

Fig. 2

eine Draufsicht auf ein Ausführungsbeispiel eines erfindungsgemäßen Wäschetrocknungsgestelles in der ausgeklappten Stellung;

Fig. 3

eine vergrößerte Darstellung eines Mastes eines Ausführungsbeispieles des erfindungsgemäßen Wäschetrocknungsgestelles;

Fig. 4

eine vergrößerte Darstellung eines erfindungsgemäßen Armträgers;

Fig. 5

eine schematische Darstellung eines Ausführungsbeispieles einer Rastschiene zur Festlegung des Armträgers am Mast;

Fig. 6

eine Teilschnittdarstellung eines Ausführungsbeispieles eines erfindungsgemäßen Wäschetrocknungsgestelles in der eingeklappten Stellung;

Fig. 7

eine vergrößerte Darstellung eines Ausführungsbeispieles von erfindungsgemäßen Leinenfängern;

Fig. 8

einen Querschnitt durch ein Ausführungsbeispiel eines erfindungsgemäßen Wäschetrocknungsgestelles entlang der Schnittlinie AA der Fig. 3 und

Fig. 9

ein Ausführungsbeispiel eines erfindungsgemäßen Ausklappsperrelements.

In the drawing show:

Fig. 1

An embodiment of a laundry drying rack according to the invention, in which a deployed position (left of the dotted line) and a folded position (right of the dotted line) are shown in a figure;

Fig. 2

a plan view of an embodiment of a laundry drying rack according to the invention in the unfolded position;

Fig. 3

an enlarged view of a mast of an embodiment of the laundry drying rack according to the invention;

Fig. 4

an enlarged view of an arm support according to the invention;

Fig. 5

a schematic representation of an embodiment of a locking rail for fixing the arm support on the mast;

Fig. 6

a partial sectional view of an embodiment of a laundry drying rack according to the invention in the retracted position;

Fig. 7

an enlarged view of an embodiment of linen traps invention;

Fig. 8

a cross section through an embodiment of a laundry drying rack according to the invention along the section line AA of Fig. 3 and

Fig. 9

An embodiment of Ausklappsperrelements invention.

An embodiment of a laundry drying rack according to the invention, which is designated in Fig. 1 as a whole by 10, comprises a mast 12, the by means of a stand element 14 in a vertical position is durable. The Stand element 14 ensures a secure state of the mast 12 with respect to a Floor area. It includes, for example, a rigidly connected to the mast 12 Tab, by means of which the mast 12 is screwed to the bottom surface or the mast 12 is by means of the stand element 14 in a vertically oriented Bottom opening, which has a corresponding vertical length, can be used.

On the mast 12 is a longitudinally displaceable 16 of the mast 12 Arm carrier 18 mounted, which on the mast 12 fixable and preferably can be fixed in different height positions on the mast 12.

To the arm support 18 via respective hinges 22 a plurality of arms 20th each articulated with an inner end. The respective joint axes 24 of Swivel joints 22 are substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal direction 16th

In a variant of an embodiment (Fig. 2, Fig. 5, Fig. 8), the Mast 12 a cross-shaped cross-sectional profile, with corresponding Cross arms 26 are perpendicular to each other.

In the variant of an embodiment shown, the inventive Laundry drying rack four arms on, each with a whole 20 are designated and wherein these each on the arm support 18 in a Area which is located between the cross arms 26 of the mast 12, arranged are. In each case two arms 28a, 28b and 30a, 30b lie opposite each other, that a connecting line intersects a crossing point of the cross arms 26 (Figure 2).

It can also be provided according to the invention that the mast 12 another Has cross-sectional profile and the laundry drying rack with another and in particular a larger number of arms 20 is provided.

At or near an upper end of the mast 12 are with a mastseitigen End struts 32 hinged, which with an arm-side end attack the associated arm 20, the attack by a hinge joint is formed, which between an inner end and a outer end of the corresponding arm 20 is arranged.

At a height displacement of the arm support 18 in the direction of the upper end of the mast 12, the arms are folded by means of the struts 32 from a Position 34, wherein the arms 20 parallel or approximately parallel to the mast 12, in a deployed position 36 out, in which the struts 32 the supporting arms 20 relative to the upper end of the mast 12.

In the variant of an embodiment shown in Fig. 1 is in one Figure the folded position 34 of an arm (right of the dash-dotted Line) and the deployed position 36 of an arm (left of the dash-dotted lines Line). This corresponds to two different positions of the arm support 18, namely once in a Einklappstellung 38, in which the arms 20 approximately parallel to the mast 12, i. in the folded position 34, and a relation to the Einklappstellung 38 shifted height position 40 at the arms 20 are in the deployed position 36. It is according to the invention provided that by a vertical displacement of the arm support 18 opposite the Einklappstellung 38 all arms 20 equally in the unfolded Pass position 36 or that when transferring the arm support 18 from a Height position 40 in the Einklappstellung 38 all arms 20 equally in the go over folded position 34.

The arms 20 have a plurality of attachment locations 42 for the mast 12 running clotheslines 44 (Fig. 2). These are in particular around clothesline turns 46. Under a clothesline turn 46 is a to understand the mast 12 circulating clothesline, which in one piece or may be formed in several pieces.

In the variant of an embodiment which is shown in Fig. 2, comprises a Wäscheleinenwindung 46 a clothesline loop 47, which of an attachment point 42 to which the clothesline 44, for example by means of a pushed onto one end of the clothesline sleeve 48 is held (Fig. 8) leads to a through hole 50 in the arm 28a, through which the Clothesline loop is looped, and from there to the arm 30a opposite arm 30b, where the clothesline turn, for example anchored over sleeves 48 leads. The passage opening 50 serves as Attachment point for the clothesline loop on the arm 28a, so that in the unfolded position 36, the clothesline loop 47 forms a Seileck.

In the same way, clothesline loops 49 run from the arm 30b to the opposite arm 30a via through holes in the arm 28b. The clothesline loops 47 and 49 are not interconnected.

In a manufacturing technology advantageous variant of an embodiment According to the invention a clothesline holding member 51 is provided, which rigid is connected to the arm 28a and 28b (Figure 3). These are In particular, a profile bar, which provided with through holes 50 is and can be pushed onto the arm. preferably, For example, the clothesline holding member 51 is segmentally composed of clothesline holding member segments 53 composed. Near one end point the segments 53 recesses 55 which hold the clotheslines 44th serve. This facilitates the manufacture of the laundry drying rack according to the invention. A segment 53 is inserted into the corresponding arm and the associated clothesline led into the recess, then the next Segment used, etc. This spares a threading through the clotheslines 44, the then while guiding in the recesses 55, which the through holes 50, already anchored to the adjacent arms 30a, 30b could be.

According to the invention it can be provided that a washing line turn 46th comprises two independent clothesline loops 47, 49 or by a circulating clothesline loop is formed.

According to the invention, two opposite arms 28a, 28b each with Leinenfängern 52 provided. The number of line catchers 52 on an arm 28a or 28b corresponds to the number of this arm 28a or 28b means the through holes 50 anchored clotheslines 44, each anchored Clothesline 44 each a linen catcher 52 is assigned.

The line catches 52 are slidable along the respective arms 28a, 28b a slide rail 54 out (Fig. 1, Fig. 8).

The slide rail 54 is in a of the arm 28 a and 28 b included support arm 200 formed. It is inventively provided that the support arm 200 the Support and support structure of the arm 28a, 28b is formed, which holds the clotheslines. In particular, the arms 28a, 28b are above their respective support arms 200 hinged to the arm support 18.

At the respective support arms 200 sits a cover 56 with an arcuate External profile. A support arm 200 faces the cover 56 for example, arcuate profile 58. Through the cover 56 is between this and an outer side of the support arm 200, a trapping space 60th educated. The cover 56 is in particular releasably connected to the arm member 200 connected.

The trapping space 60 is to the adjacent arms (30a, 30b) with lateral Openings 204 provided to a collection of clotheslines 44 in the folded Position 34 of the arms in the arm 28a and 28b associated To allow capture space 60. For this purpose, a lateral opening 204 extends at least over the length of the arm 28a, 28b, over which the line catcher 52nd are slidably guided and in particular over the substantially entire length of the arm 28a, 28b.

The arms 30a and 30b have an arcuate outer profile 62, which adapted to the outer profile of the cover 56 for the arms 28a and 28b so is that in the folded position 34 of the arms 20 has an outer circumferential surface the laundry drying rack 10 according to the invention essentially no Has edges and a substantially circular or elliptical Outside cross-section results. Preferably, on the outer profiles 62nd and / or on the cover 56 from in the folded position 34 opposite Poor sealant 64 arranged in the folded Position 34 penetration of, for example, water and dirt from one Exterior space to the mast 12 and prevent the cavities 60. The sealants 64 include, for example, lip seals.

At least one arm, for example arm 30b, is provided with a handle pocket 63 provided, which in the folded position 34 on the outside of the Arms is lying. This allows the arm to be grasped and unfolded and thereby a height displacement of the arm support 18 can be achieved. Furthermore the transport of the laundry drying rack according to the invention is facilitated.

So that water and dirt can not reach the mast 12 from above, this has at its upper end a cover element 66 (FIG. 1).

At a lower mastside fixed point 68, a control cable 70 is anchored. This leads from this lower mastside fixed point 68 to the inner End portion of the arm 28a. For this purpose, for example, on the arm support 18 a Deflection element 72 is arranged, which is substantially parallel to the mast Guiding the control cable 70 from the lower mastside fixed point 68 on a substantially parallel to the slide rail 54 of the arm 28a parallel guide in the Arm 28a deflects. The control cable 70 is then of the deflecting element 72 to an outer end portion of the arm 28 a and is there over another Deflection element 74 deflected and turn substantially parallel with the arm 28a returned to the inner end portion and over a another deflection element 76, which, for example, on the arm 28a associated pivot joint 22 is arranged, substantially parallel to the Mast 12 led to an upper mast side fixed point 78 at which the Control cable 70 is anchored. The length of the control cable 70 between the lower mastseitigen fixed point 68 and the upper mast side fixed point 78 is essentially constant.

In Fig. 3 is in a comparison with FIG. 1 enlarged detail again shown the guidance of the control arm 70 for an unfolded arm.

Fig. 6 shows in an enlarged view the leadership of the Control cable 70 in a retracted position of the arm 28a and in the Einklappstellung 38 of the arm support 18th

The deflecting elements 72, 74, 76 may be deflection rollers, in which the control cable 70 is slidably guided or even to sliding discs.

An outer line catcher 80, which is the line catcher used in the greatest distance to the inner end of the arm 28a is slidably guided coupled at a coupling point 81 to the control cable 70, so that by means of the Control cable 70 a train on this outer liners 80 are exercised can. The control cable 70 is guided and the coupling point 81 so arranged that a tensile force in the direction of the inner end of the arm 28 a is exercisable (when folding the arm 28a from the unfolded position 36 in the folded position 34) and that a tensile force on the outer Linen catcher 80 in the direction of the outer end of the arm 28a is exercisable (When unfolding the arm from the folded position 34 in the unfolded Position 36).

In particular, the coupling point 81 is in the control cable guide from the deflecting element 74 to the upper fixed point 78 in the outer end region of the arm 28a arranged.

The remaining arm traps of the 28a arm are at the outer liners 80, which is coupled to the control cable 70 coupled. In a variant of a Embodiment are each between adjacent Leinenfängem traction elements 82 provided, which serve one on the outer canvas catcher 80 acting in the direction of the outer end of the arm 28a tensile force on the other linen catcher 52 to transfer them to an exploded Position 84 at which they release the clothesline turns 46 (Figure 7).

The tension elements 82 may be, for example, tension cables, each with one end to a Leinenfänger and with another End are anchored to an adjacent sliding guided Leinenfänger.

In a variant of an embodiment shown in FIG. 7, each one is Linen catcher 52 provided with a driver element 86. A respective one Carrier element 86 has a greater length than the associated linen catcher 52 on. An overhanging section of the associated line catcher 92 of the driver element 86 of a line catcher 90 is in a driver guide 94 of the adjacent line catcher 93, the inner end arranged facing the arm 28a, slidably guided. On or in near the end of the section 92, a guide lock 96 is arranged, the the displacement distance of the section 92 in the driver guide 94 determined. For example, a blockage of the guide 96 in Direction of the outer end of the arm 28a through the at one end of the cam guide 94 outstanding guide lock 96 causes.

Through the portion 92 of the driver element 86 and the guide lock 96th is then a maximum distance between adjacent line catchers in the exploded position 84 of the line catcher 52 given.

One end 98 of the line catcher 52, which is the inner end of the arm 28a is facing, is in each case designed as a thrust element with which a linen catcher 90 in the direction of the mast side end of the slide rail 54th slidably mounted adjacent line catcher 93 in the direction of this inner Can push the end. The required compressive force is due to the outer Linen catcher 80 exerted, which is a pulling force by the control cable 70th in the direction of the inner mastseitigen end of the arm 28a learns.

In this way, a trapped position 100 (Figure 7) of the clothes lines can be achieved 44 and in particular the clothes line windings 46 reach, in the the clothes line turns 46 are captured by the line catcher 52 and be kept tight.

In particular, in the folded position 34 of the arms 20 is a collapsed Position 102 reaches the line catcher 52, at the Linen catcher 52 the otherwise drooping clothesline coils 46 tightly in the cavity 60 between support arm 200 and cover 56 hold.

To trap the washing line turns 46, trapping areas 104 are the Linen catcher 52, which in this through the clotheslines 44 facing Recesses are formed, preferably designed so that her Opening area in the direction of the end 98 increases. This allows the Clothesline turns 46 in a simple manner in the capture area 104th reach and be kept safe in the captured position 100.

A corresponding control cable 106 is provided to the linen catcher 52 of the to move the arm 28a opposite arm 28b and this Control cable 106 is guided accordingly. In particular, it has the same Length as the control cable 70 and the deflecting elements, which to the Control cable 106 include are the same design as the corresponding deflection 72, 74, 76 and arranged at the same height. In this way it is achieved that the line catcher 52 in the opposite arms 28a and 28b are guided in the same direction.

As already stated above, it can also be provided according to the invention that the laundry drying device a different number and in particular has a greater number of arms than four. In particular, it must according to the invention not be provided that the opposite arms, with Leinenfängern are provided, exactly diametrically opposed. The corresponding opposite arms can also be offset against each other be or have an angular position relative to each other.

To set the arm support 18 on the mast 12, this is for example with a latching rail 108 at least in the area in which the arm support 18 is height adjustable, provided (Fig. 5). The locking rail 108 has Raststufen 110 with a certain step height.

The arm support 18 has a pivotally hinged locking lever 112 with a locking lug 114, which in corresponding latching steps 110 of the locking rail 108 of the mast 112 can engage to a latching position 116 of the Locking lever 112, the arm support 18 on the mast 12 set (Fig. 4). By Release the locking lever 112 from the detent position to a release position 118th the arm support 18 can be moved vertically to get out of the folded Position 34 to bring the unfolded position 36 of the arms or vice versa from the unfolded position 36, the arms 20 in the folded Position 34 to bring.

A compression spring 120, by the spring force of the locking lever 112 so pivoted is that a latching element 121 engage in a latching step 110 can, ensures the detent position 116 of the locking lever 112 so that the locking lever 112 can be solved only under pressure. By the compression spring 120th the locking element 121 is pressed against the mast 12 and can stand up engage in a latching step 110 in this.

There is a Ausklappsperrelement 122 is provided, which is the folded Position 34 of the arms 20 secures against folding. This is according to the invention Ausklappsperrelement 122 formed by the cover member 66, whose Side surfaces 124 in the folded position 34 over the outer ends 126 of the arms 20 is located, so that these side surfaces 124 an unfolding movement the arms 20 lock.

The lid member is in a slide guide 125 in the direction 16 relative to the mast 12 slidably mounted. In the lid member 66 is a pivotally mounted lever 128 disposed by a tension spring 130, which at one end to the mast 12 and with another end one end of the adjusting lever 128 is coupled, in a locking position 132 durable is.

At the other end of the control lever 128 is a tension element and in particular a traction cable 134 coupled. This pull rope is attached to a deflecting element 136 deflected and guided substantially parallel to the mast 12 (Figures 9, 4). By exerting a pull on the tension member 134 of the Lever 128 pivoted and applies force to the cover member 66. This is thereby shifted in height. Upon reaching a release position 138 of the Adjusting levers 128, the side surfaces 124, the outer ends 126 of the arms 20 free and these can unfold.

The clothes drying rack according to the invention then works as follows:

After releasing the Ausklappsperrung by the Ausklappsperrelement 122 is the arm support 18 from the Einklappstellung 38 shifted in height. By means of Struts 32 fold the arms 20 in the unfolded position 36 from. Of the Arm support 18 is locked in a desired height position with the mast 12.

In the transition from the folded position 34 in the unfolded position 36, as between the outer line catcher 80 and the upper Fixed point 78 of the control cable 70 and 106 lying rope section of the Shortened control cable, a train towards the outer end of the corresponding Linen catcher having arms 28a, 28b exercised. This moves the outer line catcher 80 towards the outer end of the corresponding Arms 28a, 28b and the other liners are moving due to the coupling to the outer Leinenfänger 80 from the pushed together Position 102 in the exploded position 84. They give the clotheslines windings 46 free and in the extended position 36 of the The arms then run around the mast 12 so that laundry is hung on them can be. The line catchers 52 are in the deployed position 36 not in contact with the clotheslines 44 (FIG. 1).

For folding the arms 20 of the arm support 18 in its latching with solved the mast 12 and the arm support 18 is in the direction of Einklappstellung 38 led. This shortens a rope section, which between the lower fixed point 68 of the control cable 70 or 106 and a coupling point of the outer line catcher 80 is guided to the control cable 70 and 160, respectively. This causes a pulling force on the outer line catcher 80 in the direction of inner end of the corresponding arm 28a, 28b. The outer linen catcher 80 moves towards the inner end and pushes the others Linen catcher 52 together until the collapsed position 102 is reached. As a result, the line catchers 52 catch the clothes line turns 46 and hold these when folding arms tight and these are in the trapping spaces 60 between the respective support arms 200th and covers 56 associated with arms 28a and 28b.

In the folded position 34 of the arms 20 are through the line catcher 52nd all clothesline turns 46 tight in the respective containment spaces 60 the provided with liners 52 arms 28a, 28b held so that these Protected from the outside space and when folding the arms too can not confuse. The clotheslines 44 are then in the folded Position 34 of the arms 20 outside of the support arms 200 in the catchment space 60th between the outside 58 and the cover 56 of the arms 28a, 28b.

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1. Clothes drying rack, comprising a post (12), an arm carrier (18) displaceable relative to the post (18) and which can be fastened to the post, arms (20) movable between a folded-in position approximately parallel to the post (12) and a folded-out position projecting from the post (12), wherein the arms (20) are mounted by an inner end in an articulated manner on the arm carrier (18), a plurality of clotheslines (44) held at fastening points (42) of the arms (18) and extending around the post (12), and struts (32) supported by a post-side end against the post (12) and acting with an arm-side end upon an arm (20) between the ends thereof, wherein two opposite arms (28a, 28b) are provided in each case with as many individual line catchers (52), which are not firmly coupled to the clothesline, as there are clotheslines (44) anchored to the arms and wherein the line catchers (52) are guided in a sliding manner along the arms (28a, 28b),
   characterized in that the line catchers (52) of each arm (28a, 28b) are movable relative to one another from a pulled-apart position (84), which corresponds to the folded-out position (36) of the arms (20) and in which they release the clotheslines (44), into a pushed-together position (102), which corresponds to the folded-in position (34) of the arms (20) and in which they hold the clotheslines (44) in a captured position (100).
2. Clothes drying rack according to claim 1, characterized in that the line catchers (52) are movable by means of a control cable (70; 106) between the pulled-apart position (84) and the pushed-together position (102).
3. Clothes drying rack according to claim 2, characterized in that the control cable (70; 106) runs from a bottom post-side fixed point (68) to an inner end region of the respective arm (28a; 28b) and from there to an outer end region of the arm (28a; 28b) and from there to a top post-side fixed point (78).
4. Clothes drying rack according to claim 3, characterized in that disposed on or in the vicinity of the inner end region of the arm is a deflection element (72) for deflecting the control cable (70) in its run from the bottom post-side fixed point (68) to the outer end region of the arm (28a; 28b).
5. Clothes drying rack according to claim 3 or 4,
   characterized in that disposed on the outer end region of the arm (28a; 28b) is a deflection element (74) for deflecting the control cable (70) in its run.
6. Clothes drying rack according to one of claims 3 to 5,
   characterized in that disposed on or in the vicinity of the inner end region of the arm (28a; 28b) is a deflection element (76) for deflecting the control cable (70) in its run from the outer end region of the arm (28a; 28b) to the top post-side fixed point (78).
7. Clothes drying rack according to one of claims 2 to 6,
   characterized in that for moving the line catchers (52) one line catcher (80) is coupled to the control cable (70).
8. Clothes drying rack according to claim 7, characterized in that the line catcher of a respective arm (28a; 28b), to which the control cable (70; 106) is coupled, is an outer line catcher (80) that is guided in a sliding manner at the greatest distance from the inner end of the arm (28a; 28b).
9. Clothes drying rack according to claim 8, characterized in that the control cable (70; 106) extends in such a way that a cable portion of the control cable (70; 106) that lies between a bottom post-side fixed point (68) and a point of coupling of the control cable (70) to the outer line catcher (80), upon folding of the respective arm (28a; 28b) from the folded-in position (34) into the folded-out position (36), exerts a tensile force upon the outer line catcher (80) in the direction of the outer end of the arm (28a; 28b).
10. Clothes drying rack according to claim 8 or 9,
    characterized in that the control cable (70; 106) extends in such a way that a cable portion of the control cable (70; 106) that lies between the point of coupling to the outer line catcher (80) and a top post-side fixed point (78), upon folding of the respective arm (28a; 28b) from the folded-out position (36) into the folded-in position (34), exerts a tensile force upon the outer line catcher (80) in the direction of the inner end of the arm (28a; 28b).
11. Clothes drying rack according to one of claims 7 to 10,
    characterized in that the line catchers (52) of an arm (28a; 28b) that are not connected to the control cable (70; 106) are coupled to the line catcher (80) that is connected to the control cable in order to enable the movement of the line catchers (52) from the pushed-together position (102) into the pulled-apart position (84).
12. Clothes drying rack according to claim 11,
    characterized in that adjacent, slidingly guided line catchers (52) are connected in each case by means of tension elements (86), which enable the movement of the line catchers (52) from the pushed-together position (102) into the pulled-apart position (84).
13. Clothes drying rack according to claim 12,
    characterized in that the tension elements are formed by cable connections.
14. Clothes drying rack according to claim 12,
    characterized in that the line catchers (52) comprise as a tension element in each case a driving element (86), by means of which in the folded-out position (36) of the arm an adjacent line catcher can be brought into a position, from which results the pulled-apart position (84) of all of the line catchers (52).
15. Clothes drying rack according to claim 14,
    characterized in that the driving element (86) of a line catcher (90) is guided in the adjacent line catcher (92), which is disposed movably in the direction of the inner end of the arm (28a; 28b).
16. Clothes drying rack according to claim 15,
    characterized in that the driving element (86) comprises a guide stop member (96), by means of which a maximum spacing of the line catchers (52) in the pulled-apart position (84) of the line catchers (52) can be defined.
17. Clothes drying rack according to one of claims 12 to 16, characterized in that the line catchers (52) comprise an end (98) designed as a thrust element, by means of which, for reaching the pushed-together position (102), a thrust is exertable by a line catcher (90) upon a line catcher (92) lying adjacent in the direction of the inner end of the arm (28a; 28b).
18. Clothes drying rack according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that a cover (56) is associated with an arm (28a; 28b), along which the line catchers (52) are guided.
19. Clothes drying rack according to claim 18,
    characterized in that the line catchers (52) are guided in a sliding manner on at least one support arm (200), which forms a supporting and carrying structure.
20. Clothes drying rack according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that in the folded-in position (34) of the arms the clotheslines (44) are held by the line catchers (52) in the captured position (100) in capture spaces (60) behind a cover (56), wherein a capture space (60) has lateral openings (204) towards the adjacent arms (30a, 30b).
21. Clothes drying rack according to claim 20,
    characterized in that a lateral opening (204) extends substantially over a length of the arm (28a, 28b).
22. Clothes drying rack according to claim 20,
    characterized in that a lateral opening (204) extends substantially over the length of the arm (28a, 28b), over which the line catchers (52) are guided.
23. Clothes drying rack according to one of claims 20 to 22, characterized in that a capture space (60) is formed outside of a support arm (200), which forms a supporting and carrying structure, between the support arm (200) and a cover (56) seated on the bracket (200).
24. Clothes drying rack according to claim 23,
    characterized in that the line catchers (52) are guided inside the capture space (60).
25. Clothes drying rack according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that at least one arm is provided with a recessed handle (63).
26. Clothes drying rack according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that in the folded-out position of the arms (20) the line catchers (52) are not in contact with the clotheslines (44).
27. Clothes drying rack according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the fastening points for the clotheslines (44) on an arm (28a; 28b) having line catchers (52) comprise through-openings (50) in the arm (28a; 28b).
28. Clothes drying rack according to claim 27,
    characterized in that the through-openings (50) are disposed in a clothesline holding element (51), which is rigidly connected to the arm (28a; 28b).
29. Clothes drying rack according to claim 28,
    characterized in that the clothesline holding element (51, 53) is of a segmental composition.
30. Clothes drying rack according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the arm carrier (18) is fixable at different height settings on the post (12).
31. Clothes drying rack according to claim 30,
    characterized in that the post comprises a detent rail (108), by means of which the arm carrier (18) is fixable in a height-adjustable manner on the post (12).
32. Clothes drying rack according to claim 31,
    characterized in that the arm carrier comprises a detent lever (112) for latching the arm carrier (18) to the post (12).
33. Clothes drying rack according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the clothes drying rack (10) has four arms (28a, 28b, 30a, 30b).
34. Clothes drying rack according to claim 33,
    characterized in that the clotheslines (44) are firmly anchored to two opposite arms (30a, 30b) and the remaining arms (28a; 28b) are provided with the line catchers (52).
35. Clothes drying rack according to claim 34,
    characterized in that the clotheslines (44) extend in clothesline turns (46) around the post (12).
36. Clothes drying rack according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the post (12) has a cross-shaped cross section.
37. Clothes drying rack according to claim 36,
    characterized in that the arms (28a, 28b, 30a, 30b) are pivoted on the arm carrier (18) in each case in the region between cross arms (26) of the cross-shaped cross section of the post (12).
38. Clothes drying rack according to claim 36 or 37,
    characterized in that the arms (28a, 28b, 30a, 30b) have such an external profile (56, 62) that in the folded-in position (34) of the arms (28a, 28b, 30a, 30b) the clothes drying rack (10) has a substantially continuous outer lateral surface.
39. Clothes drying rack according to claim 38,
    characterized in that the clothes drying rack (10) in the folded-in state (34) has a substantially circular or elliptical external cross section at least in the region of the folded-in arms (28a, 28b, 30a, 30b).
40. Clothes drying rack according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the clothes drying rack comprises a fold-out blocking element (122) for securing the folded-in position (34) of the arms (28a, 28b, 30a, 30b) against outward folding.
41. Clothes drying rack according to claim 40,
    characterized in that discontinuation of the fold-out blocking by the fold-out blocking element (122) is actuable by displacement of the arm carrier (118).
42. Clothes drying rack according to claim 40 or 41,
    characterized in that a cover element (66), which is disposed on an upper end of the post (12), is designed as a fold-out blocking element (122).
43. Clothes drying rack according to claim 42,
    characterized in that the cover element (66) is movable in the direction of a longitudinal direction of the post relative to the post (12) in order to discontinue the fold-out blocking of the arms (28a, 28b, 30a, 30b).
44. Clothes drying rack according to claim 43,
    characterized in that for displacing the cover element (66) an adjusting lever (128) is provided.
45. Clothes drying rack according to claim 44,
    characterized in that the adjusting lever is actuable by means of a traction element.
46. Clothes drying rack according to claim 45,
    characterized in that the traction element (134) is a traction rope.

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