JP2000116958A - Folding type swing - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve safety and use feeling of a folding type swing by elevatablly supporting a falling protector positioned in front of each chair type seat by right and left suspended rods. SOLUTION: Upper ends of two sets of frames 2 are mutually and rotatablly connected and a pair of chair type seats 4 are suspended via each suspending member 3 from each upper frame 2 equipped on the upper ends of both frames 1. Lower parts of mutually facing seats 4 are formed so that both seats 4 are connected by a foot plate 5 to simultaneously swing both seats 4. A protector 30 for falling prevention is equipped in front of each chair type seat 4. The protector 30 are elevatablly supported by right and left suspending rods 3 so that the protector 30 can be moved upward by hand to enable a user to get on/off the seat 4.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a foldable swing used mainly for indoor use.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a swing of this type, as disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 63-272378, for example, the upper ends of two sets of frame frames are rotatably connected to each other. A chair-type seat is suspended from a supported upper frame via a hanging member rotatably connected by a latch, and the chair-type seat rotatably connects a back plate and a seat plate while hanging. There is known a structure in which a support frame rotatably connected to a member is rotatably connected to a back plate, and both end surfaces of a seat plate are rotatably connected to a suspension member to be foldable. Have been.

[0003]

However, according to the above-described structure, when an infant sits on a chair-type seat, it cannot be said that there is no danger of falling down. Is secured.

Further, in the conventional structure, the chair-type seat is held in the folded state by tightly tightening each rotating portion of the chair-type seat, so that it is difficult to fold and assemble the chair-type seat. Alternatively, if the rotating portion is loosened after long use, it may be difficult to maintain the folded state.

The chair-type seat is foldable, including a structure in which a support frame rotatably connected to a suspension member is rotatably connected to a back plate. Since the rotating end is located at a position where a child sitting on the seat can easily grip, it cannot be said that there is no possibility of pinching a finger or the like. Further, in the related art, an anti-shake member such as a screw is protrudingly provided on the upper frame, and this is engaged with a latch to prevent the sheet from swaying at the time of swinging the swing. It cannot be said that there is no danger of hooking.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned various problems of the conventional structure and to provide a foldable swing having excellent safety and usability. Is to provide.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above objects, the present invention provides a method of connecting the upper ends of two sets of frame frames so as to be freely rotatable, and turning the upper frames supported by these frame frames. In a folding swing that hangs a chair-type seat via a pair of left and right hanging rods movably connected,
The gist is that a fall protector located in front of the chair-shaped seat is supported by left and right suspension rods so as to be able to move up and down.

[0008] In this case, the protective protector is normally in the lowered position due to its own weight, and is located in front of the chair-shaped seat to prevent the fall of the infant or the like. When getting on and off the seat, lift the protective protector by hand and move it to the raised position.

In the chair type seat, the back plate and the seat plate are rotatably connected, the support frame rotatably connected to the suspension rod is rotatably connected to the back plate, and the seat plate is The both sides of the distal end are rotatably connected to the hanging rod so as to be freely foldable, and the protective protector is engaged with the upper part of the back plate at the fold position so as to be freely disengageable, thereby folding the chair type seat. It is preferable to provide locking means for maintaining the state.

In this case, the folded state of the chair-shaped seat can be maintained by engaging the locking means of the protective protector with the upper part of the back plate, so that it is not necessary to tighten each rotating portion of the chair-shaped seat more than necessary.

Preferably, the locking means is a concave / convex engaging means which elastically engages with an engaged portion provided on an upper portion of the back plate. In this case, the operation of engaging and disengaging the protection protector with respect to the upper portion of the back plate can be performed with one touch.

The protective protector is preferably formed so as to cover a pivotal end of a support frame rotatably connected to the suspension rod. In this case, it is possible to reduce the possibility that a finger or the like may be pinched by covering the rotation end portion of the support frame, which is easy for the child sitting on the chair-shaped seat to grasp, with the protective protector.

Each hanging rod is rotatably connected to the upper frame via a holder member rotatably mounted on the upper frame, and the holder member has an anti-shake member protruding from the upper frame. It is preferable to be housed and formed so as to restrict lateral blurring. In this case, it is possible to prevent the finger or the like from being caught by covering the anti-shake member with the holder member, and to prevent the sheet from swaying when the swing swings.

[0014]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows an assembled state (used state), and FIG. 2 shows a folded state (stored state). The swing of the present example is provided with two sets of square frame frames 1, and the upper ends of both frame frames 1, 1 are rotatably connected to each other and the upper frame 2 provided on the upper portions of both frame frames 1, 1. A pair of chair-shaped seats 4 are hung via the hanging members 3, respectively, and the lower sides of the opposing two seats 4, 4 are connected by a footrest 5 so that the two seats 4, 4 simultaneously swing, Further, a protection protector 30 for preventing falling is provided in front of the chair type seat 4.

Each frame 1 is provided at a lower end of the large-diameter pipe 6a with a pair of left and right columns 6, 6 which are slidably inserted into a small-diameter pipe 6b at the lower end of the large-diameter pipe 6a. A lock mechanism 7 for fixing the pipe 6b to a predetermined length with the small diameter pipe 6b protruding; an upper horizontal rod 8 connecting the upper ends of the pair of right and left columns 6, 6; and a lower horizontal rod 9 connecting the lower ends. . The upper horizontal rod 8 and the left and right large-diameter pipes 6a, 6a are formed in a connected shape by bending both ends of one large-diameter pipe inward to form a substantially U-shape, and the lower horizontal rod 9 and the left and right small-diameter pipes are formed. 6b, 6b are connected to each other by bending both ends of one small-diameter pipe inward to form a substantially U-shape.

As the lock mechanism 7, various structures known in this technical field can be employed. In this embodiment, the upper end of the small diameter pipe 6b is urged outward by an urging member such as a spring. A stopper 7a which can be retracted is provided, and an engagement hole 7b is provided at the lower end of the large-diameter pipe 6a so that the stopper 7a can be engaged and disengaged. The stopper 7a engages with the support column 6 extended to a predetermined length. The extended state is fixed by inserting and engaging with the hole 7b, and the fixed state is released by submerging the stopper 7a.

The left and right sides of the lower end of each frame 1, in this example, the curved portions 9 a, 9 a serving as connecting portions of the left and right small diameter pipes 6 b, 6 b and the lower horizontal rod 9 are covered with a corner cover 10 made of synthetic resin. Will be Reference numeral 11 denotes a cover member for covering the exposed small-diameter pipe 6b and the lock mechanism 7.

The upper frame 2 is made of a pipe material 2 bent in a U-shape.
The two side frames 0, 21 are rotatably connected to each other via a hinge member 23 so as to be foldable, and a predetermined portion of each side is fixed to the vicinity of the upper end of each column 6, and both frame frames 1, 1
And the upper frame 2 is formed to be folded at the same time.

The suspension member 3 is made of a pipe material bent in a U-shape, and the upper ends of a pair of suspension rods 3a, 3a on the left and right are attached to the upper frame 2 so as to be rotatable. And can swing freely.

The holder member 12 is composed of front and rear half members 12a and 12b formed of a synthetic resin or the like. These half members 12a and 12b are joined to each other and are rotatably mounted on the upper frame 2, and In the inside thereof, a receiving recess 14a of the anti-shake member 13 made of a screw screwed and protruded from the upper frame 2 and an insertion portion 14b at the upper end of the suspension rod 3a are formed, and the anti-shake member 13 is received in the receiving recess 14a. By doing so, lateral blur is regulated.

The upper end of the suspension rod 3a is inserted into the insertion portion 14b, and the U-shaped member 15 for holding the joined state of the half-split members 12a and 12b is mounted. The upper halves 12a and 12b and the upper end of the suspension rod 3a are integrally fastened with bolts and nuts, and the suspension rod 3a is rotatably connected to the upper frame 2.

The chair type seat 4 rotatably connects the back plate 4a and the seat plate 4b, and rotatably connects the support frame 4c rotatably connected to the suspension member 3 to the back plate 4a. Further, both side surfaces of the front end of the seat plate 4b are rotatably connected by a locking hinge 4d and can be locked at a vertical position and a horizontal position.

The protective protector 30 includes the chair-shaped seat 4.
It has a length extending between the left and right suspension rods 3a, 3a, and has a curved shape in plan view such that the central portion bulges outward, and is provided at the central portion. Guide holes 32 into which the suspension rods 3a, 3a are loosely inserted are provided at both end portions and are supported by the left and right suspension rods 3a, 3a so as to be able to move up and down. Is done. Outside the guide hole 32, a covering portion 33 is formed to cover a rotating end 4c 'of the support frame 4c rotatably connected to the suspension rod 3a.

An engaging recess (engaged portion) 36 is formed on the upper edge surface of the back plate 4a on the back side of the protruding edge 35, and the rear surface of the protective protector 30 is engaged with the protruding edge 35 over the protruding edge 35. An engaging convex portion 37 elastically engaged with the mating concave portion 36 is formed, and the engaging convex portion 37 is formed on the engaging concave portion 36 of the back plate 4a at the folded position.
Are formed so that they can be detachably engaged to maintain the folded state of the chair type seat 4.

The swing of the present embodiment configured as described above is
In the assembled state (used state) shown in FIG. 1, the protective protector 30 is normally in the lowered position due to its own weight, and is positioned in front of the chair type seat 4 to prevent a fall of an infant, a child or the like sitting on the seat 4. When getting on and off the seat 4, the protective protector 30 may be lifted by hand and moved to the raised position.

At the time of storage, the foot rest 5 is removed, and the columns 6 are shortened by operating the lock mechanism 7 to fold the frame frames 1 and 1, and the seat 4 is folded and protected by the engaging recess 36 of the back plate 4a. The folded state of the chair-shaped seat 4 is maintained by engaging the engaging projections 37 of the protector 30 (see FIG. 2).

[0027]

As described above, according to the present invention, a folding swing swing in which a chair-shaped seat is suspended via a suspension rod supported by two sets of frame frames whose upper ends are rotatably connected to each other. In, the fall-protective protection protector located in front of the chair-type seat was supported so as to be able to move up and down,
The protection protector is located at the front of the chair-type seat at the descent position, preventing falling of children and infants sitting on the seat,
Contributes to improved safety.

When the chair type seat is formed so as to be freely foldable and the protective protector is provided with locking means for engaging with the upper part of the back plate at the folding position to maintain the chair type seat in the folded state, Since it is not necessary to tighten each rotating portion of the chair-type seat more than necessary, folding and assembly of the chair-type seat can be performed smoothly.

When the locking means is a concave-convex engaging means which elastically engages with an engaged portion on the upper part of the back plate, the operation of engaging and disengaging the protective protector with respect to the back plate can be performed with one touch. Folding and assembling work becomes easy.

When the protective protector is formed so as to cover the pivotal end of a support frame rotatably connected to a hanging rod, a portion which is easy for a child sitting on a chair-shaped seat to grasp is covered with the protective protector. The risk of pinching a finger or the like can be reduced, and safety can be improved.

The suspension rod is rotatably connected to the upper frame via a holder member, and the holder member accommodates therein a vibration preventing member protruding from the upper frame so as to restrict lateral vibration. When formed, the anti-shake member can be covered to eliminate the risk of catching a finger or the like, and also the sheet can be prevented from swaying when the swing swings, thereby improving safety.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an assembled state.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a folded state.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing an engagement portion between a back plate and a protective protector when folded.

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of a holder member.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1: Frame frame 2: Upper frame 3: Hanging material 4: Chair-shaped seat 4c: Support frame 4c ': Rotating end 5: Footrest 12: Holder member 13: Anti-shake member 30: Protection protector 33: Coating Portion 36: engagement concave portion (engaged portion) 37: engagement convex portion

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A chair type having a pair of left and right hanging rods rotatably connected to upper ends of two sets of frame frames and rotatably connected to upper frames supported by the frame frames. In a folding swing that suspends the sheet,
A foldable swing comprising a protection protector for preventing a fall located in front of a chair-type seat, which is vertically movable by left and right suspension rods. 2. The chair type seat according to claim 1, wherein the back plate and the seat plate are rotatably connected to each other, and a support frame rotatably connected to the suspension rod is rotatably connected to the back plate. The both sides of the tip of the plate are pivotally connected to the hanging rod to be freely foldable,
2. The swing according to claim 1, wherein the protective protector further comprises a locking means for detachably engaging the upper portion of the back plate in the folded position to maintain the chair-shaped seat in a folded state. 3. The swing according to claim 2, wherein the locking means is a concave / convex engaging means which elastically engages with an engaged portion provided on an upper portion of the back plate. 4. The swing according to claim 2, wherein the protection protector is formed so as to cover a rotation end of a support frame rotatably connected to the suspension rod. 5. Each of the suspension rods is rotatably connected to the upper frame via a holder member rotatably mounted on the upper frame.
2. The swing according to claim 1, wherein the holder member is configured to accommodate a shake preventing member protruding from an upper frame and to restrict lateral shake thereof. 3.