US20190168851A1

US20190168851A1 - Modularized surfing apparatus

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Publication number: US20190168851A1
Application number: US16/033,070
Authority: US
Inventors: Yu Tian
Original assignee: Yujet International Corp Ltd
Current assignee: Yujet International Corp Ltd
Priority date: 2017-12-06
Filing date: 2018-07-11
Publication date: 2019-06-06
Also published as: CN109878654A

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a modularized surfing apparatus. The modularized surfing apparatus includes: a surfboard, a battery module configured to store and output electric energy, and a propelling module configured to supply a propelling force; wherein the battery module and the propelling module are respectively detachably connected to the surfboard, and the battery module is electrically connected to the propelling module. In the present disclosure, when a fault occurs, only the battery module or the propelling module needs to be disassembled and repaired, and there is no need to repair the large-sized surfboard, which greatly facilitates transportation and repair. Meanwhile, during manufacture and installation, the manufacture and installation efficiency is also improved.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application claims foreign priority to China Pat. Application No. 201711278975.0 filed on Dec. 6, 2017, now pending, which is hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present disclosure relates to a modularized surfing apparatus.

BACKGROUND

In a conventional self-driven surfing apparatus, generally a motor drives a propeller to generate a pushing force. Therefore, a battery, a motor or the like part is mounted inside a surfboard of such products. When the surfing apparatus encounters a fault, the internal devices of the surfboard need to be repaired. However, since the surfboard is large in size, the transportation thereof is difficult and repair thereof is hard.

SUMMARY

To overcome the defects that the surfing apparatus in the prior art has a large size, is difficult to transport, and is hard to repair, the present disclosure provides a modularized surfing apparatus.
According to the present disclosure, the above technical problem is solved by using the following technical solutions:
A modularized surfing apparatus is provided. The modularized surfing apparatus includes: a surfboard, a battery module configured to store and output electric energy, and a propelling module configured to supply a propelling force; wherein the battery module and the propelling module are respectively detachably connected to the surfboard, and the battery module is electrically connected to the propelling module.
In the present disclosure, the battery module may include any conventional device capable of supplying power, for example, an electrical cell or the like structure. The propelling module may include any device capable of supplying power, for example, a motor, a propeller or the like structure.
In the present disclosure, when a fault occurs, only the battery module or the propelling module needs to be disassembled and repaired, and there is no need to repair the large-sized surfboard, which greatly facilitates transportation and repair.
Optionally, the battery module and the propelling module are electrically connected in a plug-in manner. The plug-in manner may accelerate connection or detachment between the battery module and the propelling module, thereby further increases convenience of disassembling and installation thereof.
Optionally, the battery module includes a battery housing, and the propelling module includes a power housing.
Optionally, the battery housing is provided with an inwardly recessed power jack, and the power housing is provided with an outwardly extended power plug, wherein the power plug is inserted into the power jack.
Optionally, the battery housing is provided with an outwardly extended power plug, and the power housing is provided with an inwardly recessed power jack, wherein the power plug is inserted into the power jack.
Optionally, an upper end surface of the surfboard is provided with a battery chamber, and a lower end surface of the surfboard is provided with a power chamber; wherein the battery chamber is configured to receive the battery module, and the power chamber is configured to receive the propelling module. By virtue of the battery chamber and the power chamber, the battery module and the propelling module may be more smoothly received, such that streamlined surface of the surfboard may be ensured and the resistance may be reduced.
Optionally, the battery chamber and the power chamber are staggered along a longitudinal fore and aft direction of the surfboard. By virtue of the staggered battery chamber and power chamber, a design space in a thickness direction is increased for the battery module and the propelling module.
Optionally, the surfboard is provided with a connection chamber; wherein the connection chamber is respectively in communication with the battery chamber and the power chamber. By virtue of the connection chamber, a space for connection is reserved, and other operations for the battery module and the propelling module are reduced.
Optionally, a clamping member is arranged adjacent to the battery chamber; wherein the clamping member is connected to the surfboard in a rotary manner, and the clamping member protrudes into or leaves from an upper part of the battery module via rotation. When the clamping member protrudes into the upper part of the battery module, an upward movement path of the battery module is blocked, such that the battery module is confined in the battery chamber. When the clamping member rotates to leave from the battery module, the battery module may be removed without any hinder. By virtue of the clamping member, the battery module may be conveniently disassembled.
Optionally, the propelling module is connected to the surfboard via a threaded fixing member.
Optionally, the battery module is provided with a handle. By virtue of the handle, the battery module may be conveniently removed.
In the present disclosure, the above preferred conditions may be randomly combined based on the common knowledge in the art, and thus various preferred embodiments of the present disclosure may be derived.
The benefits of the present disclosure lie in that:
In the present disclosure, when a fault occurs, only the battery module or the propelling module needs to be disassembled and repaired, and there is no need to repair the large-sized surfboard, which greatly facilitates transportation and repair. Meanwhile, during manufacture and installation, the manufacture and installation efficiency is also improved.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a top portion of a modularized surfing apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a bottom portion of the modularized surfing apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 3 is a schematic exploded structural diagram of the modularized surfing apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 4 is a schematic structural sectional view of a surfboard according to a preferred embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a bottom portion of a battery module according to a preferred embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 6 is a schematic structural sectional view of a closing state of a clamping member according to a preferred embodiment of the present disclosure; and

FIG. 7 is a schematic structural sectional view of an opening state of the clamping member according to a preferred embodiment of the present disclosure.

Reference numerals and denotations thereof:

- Battery module 1
- Power jack 11
- Handle 12
- Propelling module 2
- Power plug 21
- Surfboard 3
- Battery chamber 31
- Power chamber 32
- Connection chamber 33
- Clamping member 4

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The present disclosure is completely and clearly described hereinafter with reference to the preferred embodiments and the accompanying drawings.
As illustrated in FIG. 1 to FIG. 7, the present disclosure provides a modularized surfing apparatus. The modularized surfing apparatus includes: a surfboard 3, a battery module 1 configured to store and output electric energy, and a propelling module 2 configured to supply a propelling force; wherein the battery module 1 and the propelling module 2 are respectively detachably connected to the surfboard, and the battery module 1 is electrically connected to the propelling module 2.
In this embodiment, the propelling module 2 may be connected to the surfboard 3 via threads. In other embodiments, the propelling module 2 may be connected to the surfboard 3 in any other suitable manner.
In the present disclosure, the battery module 1 may include any conventional device capable of supplying power, for example, an electrical cell, a printed circuit board or the like structure. The propelling module may include any device capable of supplying power, for example, a motor, a propeller, a coupling connecting the motor and the propeller, a governor or the like structure. These structures are all conventional structures, which are thus not described herein any further.
In the present disclosure, when a fault occurs, only the battery module 1 or the propelling module 2 needs to be disassembled and repaired, and there is no need to repair the large-sized surfboard 3, which greatly facilitates transportation and repair.
To better protect the internal devices and integrity of the devices, in this embodiment, the battery module 1 includes a battery housing, and the propelling module 2 includes a power housing.
In this embodiment, the battery module 1 and the propelling module 2 are electrically connected in a plug-in manner. As compared with other connection manners, the plug-in manner may accelerate connection or detachment between the battery module 1 and the propelling module 2, thereby further increases convenience of disassembling and installation thereof.
As illustrated in FIG. 3 and FIG. 5, in this embodiment, the battery housing is provided with an inwardly recessed power jack 11, and the power housing is provided with an outwardly extended power plug 21, wherein the power plug 21 is inserted into the power jack 11. Therefore, the power plug 21 may be inserted into the power jack 11 as long as they are aligned with each other.
Nevertheless, in other embodiments (not illustrated in the drawings), an outwardly extended power plug may also be arranged on the battery housing, and an inwardly recessed power jack may also be arranged on the battery housing. Then the power plug is inserted into the power jack. In this way, the same effect is achieved.
As illustrated in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, an upper end surface of the surfboard 3 is provided with a battery chamber 31, and a lower end surface of the surfboard 3 is provided with a power chamber 32; wherein the battery chamber 31 is configured to receive the battery module 1, and the power chamber 32 is configured to receive the propelling module 2. By virtue of the battery chamber 31 and the power chamber 32, the battery module 1 and the propelling module 2 may be more smoothly received, such that streamlined surface of the surfboard 3 may be ensured and the resistance may be reduced.
The surfboard 3 is provided with a connection chamber 33, wherein the connection chamber 33 is respectively in communication with the battery chamber 31 and the power chamber 32. By virtue of the connection chamber 33, a space for connection is reserved, and other operations for the battery module 1 and the propelling module 2 are reduced.
In this embodiment, the battery chamber 31 and the power chamber 32 are staggered along a longitudinal fore and aft direction of the surfboard 3. By virtue of the staggered battery chamber 31 and power chamber 32, a design space in a thickness direction is increased for the battery module 1 and the propelling module 2.
As illustrated in FIG. 6 and FIG. 7, a clamping member 4 is arranged adjacent to the battery chamber 31; wherein the clamping member 4 is connected to the surfboard 3 in a rotary manner, and the clamping member 4 protrudes into to or leaves from an upper part of the battery module 1 via rotation.
As illustrated in FIG. 6, when the clamping member protrudes into the upper part of the battery module 1, an upward movement path of the battery module 1 is blocked, such that the battery module 1 is confined in the battery chamber. As illustrated in FIG. 7, when the clamping member 4 rotates to leave from the battery module 1, the battery module 1 may be removed without any hinder. By virtue of the clamping member 4, the battery module may be conveniently disassembled.
As illustrated in FIG. 3, the battery module 1 may be provided with a handle 12. By virtue of the handle 12, the battery module may be conveniently removed.
The benefits of the present disclosure lie in that:
In the present disclosure, when a fault occurs, only the battery module or the propelling module needs to be disassembled and repaired, and there is no need to repair the large-sized surfboard, which greatly facilitates transportation and repair.
Although the specific embodiments of the present disclosure are described hereinabove, these embodiments are merely illustrated as examples, and the protection scope of the present disclosure is defined by the appended claims. A person skilled in the art may make various variations or modifications to these embodiments without departing from the principle and essence of the present disclosure. However, such variations or modifications shall all fall within the protection scope of the present disclosure.

Claims

What is claimed is:

1. A modularized surfing apparatus, comprising: a surfboard, a battery module configured to store and output electric energy, and a propelling module configured to supply a propelling force; wherein the battery module and the propelling module are respectively detachably connected to the surfboard, and the battery module is electrically connected to the propelling module.

2. The modularized surfing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the battery module and the propelling module are electrically connected in a plug-in manner.

3. The modularized surfing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the battery module comprises a battery housing, and the propelling module comprises a power housing.

4. The modularized surfing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the battery housing is provided with an inwardly recessed power jack, and the power housing is provided with an outwardly extended power plug, the power plug being inserted into the power jack.

5. The modularized surfing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the battery housing is provided with an outwardly extended power plug, and the power housing is provided with an inwardly recessed power jack, the power plug being inserted into the power jack.

6. The modularized surfing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein an upper end surface of the surfboard is provided with a battery chamber, and a lower end surface of the surfboard is provided with a power chamber; wherein the battery chamber is configured to receive the battery module, and the power chamber is configured to receive the propelling module.

7. The modularized surfing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the battery chamber and the power chamber are staggered along a longitudinal fore and aft direction of the surfboard.

8. The modularized surfing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the surfboard is provided with a connection chamber; wherein the connection chamber is respectively in communication with the battery chamber and the power chamber.

9. The modularized surfing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein a clamping member is arranged adjacent to the battery chamber; wherein the clamping member is connected to the surfboard in a rotary manner, and the clamping member protrudes into or leaves from an upper part of the battery module via rotation.

10. The modularized surfing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the propelling module is connected to the surfboard via a threaded fixing member.

11. The modularized surfing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the battery module is provided with a handle.