CN102762809A

CN102762809A - Adjustable carriage

Info

Publication number: CN102762809A
Application number: CN2011800096564A
Authority: CN
Inventors: H·贾贝尔; 王力
Original assignee: CAMLOCK ENGINEERING Pty Ltd
Current assignee: CAMLOCK ENGINEERING Pty Ltd
Priority date: 2010-02-17
Filing date: 2011-02-17
Publication date: 2012-10-31
Anticipated expiration: 2031-02-17
Also published as: NZ602206A; WO2011100788A1; HK1177484A1; CA2824683A1; GB2490289B; AU2011217730A1; CA2824683C; AU2011217730B2; CN102762809B; GB201214325D0; GB2490289A

Abstract

An adjustable carriage for a panel comprising, an elongate housing having a cavity and a bottom edge, a first slidable member, a second slidable member, and displacement means, wherein the elongate housing is adapted to receive, the first slidable member and second slidable member in the cavity in abutment with each other, and the displacement means are adapted to exert pressure against at least one of the slidable members to cause them to change their height within the cavity with respect to the bottom edge.

Description

Adjustable bracket

Technical field

The present invention relates to adjustable bracket.Particularly but not exclusively, the present invention relates to be suitable for the adjustable bracket that supplies sliding door and gliding window to use.

Background technology

Sliding door is provided with the assembly that has scroll wheel in the bottom of door usually.Be usually located at the scroll wheel in the aluminium extrusion that is arranged on a bottom, can be arranged to along the track that is arranged on the floor and roll, but a feasible door lateral sliding.

Yet because the wall of building and floor are not perfect collimation usually, and dimension mensuration is also inaccurate sometimes, so needs a certain capacity in the scroll wheel assembly, the difficulty of being brought with these defectives that overcome in the building.

Had and utilized the to a certain degree rolling assembly of controllability.Yet, found the interior over a long time high relatively fault rate that exists of being configured in of these common employings.In addition, these are configured in when tackling oblique track also undesirable.

An object of the present invention is to provide a kind of adjustable bracket that is suitable for supplying sheet material (panel) use, particularly, can be equipped with scroll wheel sheet material is changed into sliding door and gliding window.

Summary of the invention

The present invention provides a kind of adjustable bracket that is used for sheet material in one aspect, comprising:

An elongated shell has a chamber and a bottom margin,

First member slidably,

Second member slidably, and

Shift unit,

Wherein said elongated shell be suitable for said first slidably member and said second slidably member be received in the said chamber with being adjacent to each other, and

Said shift unit be suitable in said slidably member at least one exert pressure so that said slidably member changes their height with respect to said bottom margin in said chamber.

Said first slidably member and said second slidably member can be each other adjacency slidably.

Said elongated shell can be molded or cast.This elongated shell can be molded as by plastic material.Chamber in the said elongated shell can be in said elongated shell longitudinal extension.The bottom margin of said elongated shell can be opened to obtain to get into said chamber.

Said slidably member and said shift unit self also can comprise molded parts or cast components.Said slidably member and said shift unit can be molded as by plastic material.

Said first slidably member can be so shaped that the end of opening that it slidably passes said elongated shell gets into said chamber, thereby fit closely in the said chamber inboard adjacency in the side of wherein said slidably member and said chamber.The inboard in said chamber can be substantially parallel, moves to allow the longitudinal sliding motion to a certain degree of said slidably member in said chamber.

Said first slidably an end of member can be included in the track of an inclination in the said chamber.The track of said inclination can with a corresponding track cooperation on said slidably one of member so that in said chamber the height of the said slidably member of vertical adjustment.

Said second slidably member can be similarly in said chamber slidably, said chamber is enough greatly to hold said first member and said second member slidably slidably.Said first slidably member and said second slidably member can comprise coupling device, make with in being assembled in said chamber the time said first slidably member and said second slidably member be bonded with each other.Said coupling device can allow said first slidably member and said second slidably between the member slidably relative to vertically moving.Relative to the degree that vertically moves can by with said first slidably member and said second slidably the stop device that is associated of member limit.

Said shift unit can comprise an adjoining members (abutment member).Said adjoining members closely can be received in the said chamber.Said adjoining members can be formed with a slope, this slope be suitable for be arranged on said slidably one of member on a corresponding slope cooperation.The slope of the slope of said adjoining members and said slidably member can form rail set, and this rail set is fixed together said two members with arrangement slidably.

Said shift unit can comprise the propulsion plant that is adapted such that the longitudinal sliding motion in said chamber of said adjoining members.Said propulsion plant can comprise the bolt that remains in the said elongated shell.Said bolt can have the nut of screwing above that.Said nut can engage with a chamber in being arranged on said adjoining members, thereby is screwed into said nut and when said nut driving goes out, allows said adjoining members shifted laterally at said bolt.

Perhaps, said nut can engage with the chamber in being arranged on said elongated shell.

Said first slidably member and said second slidably member can have mutually the same structure.Said first slidably member and said second slidably member can comprise the device that is used to keep wheel.The axle that said device can be suitable for allowing wheel by snap-fitted in the opening of the side that is arranged on said slidably member.

Referring now to accompanying drawing preferred aspect of the present invention is described.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 shows the axonometric exploded view of adjustable bracket that has wheel or do not have the form of wheel according to of the present invention;

Fig. 2 shows the axonometric drawing of the longitudinal cross-section that carriage obtained of the belt wheel of having assembled that passes Fig. 1;

The sectional view of Fig. 2 of facade when Fig. 3 shows the wheel withdrawal;

The sectional view of Fig. 2 of facade when Fig. 4 shows wheel and stretches out;

Fig. 5 shows the axonometric drawing of the elongated shell of Fig. 1;

Fig. 6 shows the bottom axonometric drawing of Fig. 5;

Fig. 7 shows vertical facade sectional view of Fig. 5;

Fig. 8 shows the section B-B of Fig. 7;

Fig. 9 shows the axonometric drawing of adjoining members;

Axonometric drawing after the adjoining members that Figure 10 shows Fig. 9 rotates 90 °;

Figure 11 shows the elevation of the adjoining members of Fig. 9;

Figure 12 shows and passes the cross section D-D that Figure 11 obtains;

Figure 13 shows the slidably axonometric drawing of member;

Figure 14 shows the axonometric drawing that turns upside down of Figure 13;

Figure 15 shows and passes the longitdinal cross-section diagram that Figure 13 obtains;

Figure 16 shows and passes the cross section C-C that Figure 16 obtains;

Figure 17 shows the exploded view according to alternative adjustable bracket of the present invention;

Figure 18 shows the axle of the carriage of having assembled that passes Figure 17 and surveys longitdinal cross-section diagram;

Figure 19 shows the elevation of the Figure 18 under the retracted configuration;

Figure 20 shows the elevation that stretches out the Figure 18 under the configuration;

Figure 21 shows the axonometric drawing according to alternative slidably member of the present invention;

Figure 22 shows the axonometric drawing that turns upside down of Figure 21;

Figure 23 shows the plan view of Figure 21;

Figure 24 shows the elevation of Figure 21; And

Figure 25 shows an end on the elevation of Figure 21.

The specific embodiment

Below integer tabulation in listed in the accompanying drawing various different elements by figure denote.

The integer tabulation

1 adjustable bracket

2 elongated shell

5 members slidably

9 adjoining members

11 bolts

13 nuts

15 restraining plates

17 wheels

The 19 slidably members that substitute

21 flat base

23 chambeies

25 bottom margins

27 grooves

The jut of 29 inclinations

31 bolts hole

32 openings

33 nut cavities

35 molding cavities

36 molding cavities

37 restraining plate chambeies

39 narrow no threaded area

The convex track of 41 inclinations

43 angled female tracks

45 grooves

47

51 grooves

52 raised edges

53 retainers

55 grooves

The convex track of 57 inclinations

60 adjustable bracket

62 elongated shell

64 adjoining members

66 chambeies

68 nuts

70 openings

72 bolts

74 steel inserts

76 tank

The jut of 78 inclinations

80 grooves

The convex track of 82 inclinations

The convex track of 84 inclinations

Referring to figs. 1 to 16 and 22 to 25, show adjustable bracket assembly 1 and its parts.The adjustable bracket assembly comprises elongated shell 3.Elongated shell can be processed by any suitable manufacturing process, and said manufacturing process is for example injection-molded, casting etc., but injection-molded is preferred.Said shell can be shaped as, and makes it can easily insert aluminium extrusion and perhaps inserts in the similar item of the bottom margin below that generally can be assemblied in door-plate material or window.

Elongated shell is sized to, and makes it form an open-ended chamber 23, and this chamber is shaped to closely receive two slidably member 5 and adjoining members 9.The inboard in chamber 23 is smooth, and slidably the outside of member is parallel with two with said adjoining members.Said size is to make when adjoining members and when slidably member fits closely in the chamber 23, but adjoining members and slidably member longitudinal sliding motion in the chamber.

Bolt 11 is arranged the opening 32 that passes an end that is arranged on the chamber with assembling, and passes the bolt hole 31 that is formed in the adjoining members 9.

In order to become clear, nut 13 slidably gets into the nut cavity 33 in the end formation of adjoining members 9.

Similarly, a restraining plate 15 that is similar to back-up ring 15 gets into restraining plate chamber 37 slidably, so that when the parts of adjustable bracket are assembled, restraining plate 15 is assemblied on the narrow no threaded area 39 of bolt so that this bolt is in place.

Be provided with axle 47 wheel 17 and advance to be maintained in the axle groove 45 each slidably in the parts through friction fit.The natural elastic of plastic material that can the said slidably member of molded formation allows said axle to be entered the top of these grooves by snap-fitted, so that axle is held in place, and allows axle freely to rotate.

Notice that Fig. 1 illustrates the slidably member 19 that substitutes that does not have wheel, its purpose will more go through hereinafter.These slidably each in the member 19 all have a flat base 21.

The opposite side of elongated shell 3 is provided with the groove 27 that is arranged the jut 29 that is used to receive inclination, and the jut 29 of said inclination is arranged on the opposite side of adjoining members 9.This is used for having passed the opening at bottom margin 25 places that are formed at elongated shell and after being urged into the chamber, adjoining members being remained in the chamber 23 at adjoining members.

Notice that elongated shell 3 has been formed

molding cavity

35 and 36, this

molding cavity

35 and 36 is used for reducing the moulding material that molding process is used, for example plastics just.Similarly the chamber also is formed on slidably in the member and adjoining members.This elongated shell also can be at one end or two ends comprise extension or a certain concrete profile so that install.

The fact of utilizing adjoining members and vertical direction to move towards at angle, adjoining members are provided with a convex track 41 that forms as the slope.

The convex track 41 that tilts can slide in the angled female track 43 on being formed at member 5 slidably, and the convex track of said inclination has overall T shape structure, and it slides in the overall T shape recess as 43 formation of angled female track.

Similarly, in chamber 23, the end in the chamber is provided with the convex track 57 of the inclination of an inside, and the convex track 57 of inclination can slidably slide in the angled female track 43 of another in the member at two.

Slidably member has raised edges 52 at an end face, has the overall triangular groove 51 that is limited this raised edges.This layout be make two slidably the raised edges of member can cooperate ground with these two slidably member remain and be adjacent to each other, allow simultaneously between the two relative to vertically moving.

The retainer 53 that can in groove 55, move up and down, be used to limit two slidably between the member 5 relative to the degree that vertically moves.

In order to assemble said adjustable carriage, have two of wheel in place slidably member be adjacent to each other, wherein their raised edges is overlapping, and the convex track of the inclination of adjoining members slides in the angled female track of one of member slidably.This assembly of three parts is boosted in the chamber 23 with following a kind of mode subsequently, the angled female track 43 that one of can sliding component and convex track 57 cooperations of the inclination of the inside that is arranged on elongated shell.Notice, two slidably the assembly of member and adjoining members boosted before the chamber 23, nut 13 has been placed in the nut cavity 33.

Along with assembly is urged in the chamber, groove 27 cooperations on the either side of inclined projection on the either side of adjoining members 29 and elongated shell are to be clamped in adjoining members in the chamber together with member 5 slidably.

Can regulate the slidably height of member 5 in this chamber through rotating said bolt 11 in the chamber, to vertically move said adjoining members.

Usually, adjustable bracket will be installed in the extrusion or groove that is arranged on slip sheet material or sliding door bottom.In adjustable bracket after placed in position and wheel have been disposed on the track on the floor, bolt 11 is conditioned guaranteeing slidably member in suitable level, and the wheel of therefore guaranteeing to be associated 17 is a suitable level, thereby correct assembling is provided.The track of wheel becomes a small angle with respect to the bottom of sheet material by chance even advance on it, two limited to the minor variations that vertically moves the angle that allows the adaptation track between the member 5 slidably.

Though the description of relevant Fig. 1 to 16 relates generally to the adjustable bracket with wheel, it should be understood that if slidably member 5 is substituted by said alternative slidably member 19, then carriage can not be provided with wheel.Because these slidably members 19 that substitute have smooth bottom margin 21, therefore need regulate but do not need under the situation that this sheet material moves at the height of the sheet material of placed in position, the slidably member 19 that substitutes can be used for replacing having the slidably member 5 of wheel.The center of base can comprise a passage or similar item, thereby assembling in orbit.

Should also be understood that according to circumstances adjustable bracket can be used on top, bottom or the side of sheet material, to provide slidably mobile, perhaps with the sheet material fix in position.

Referring to figs. 1 to 16 specific embodiments of the present invention described, relate to a kind of like this layout, wherein because back-up ring 15 prevents that bolt from moving, the head of bolt that therefore is used for the height of bracket keeps fix in position with respect to the end of elongated shell.

In some situations, can preferably have different slightly layouts, the head of wherein regulating bolt is movably.To so a kind of alternative arrangement be described with reference to figure 17-25.The alternative adjustable bracket about Figure 17-25 description that is totally indicated by reference number 60 comprises elongated shell 62, and this elongated shell 62 has most of characteristic of having described with reference to the preamble embodiment, but has the darker opening 70 of a receiving bolt 72.Slidably member with described with reference to the preamble embodiment those slidably member is identical, slidably the collaboration mode between member and the adjoining members 64 also is like preamble.

Yet elongated shell 62 is provided with chamber 66 and receives the nut of being arranged 68, so that nut remains on the permanent position with respect to elongated shell.

The adjoining members of describing before adjoining members 64 is different from, difference is that this adjoining members comprises the tank 76 that is used to receive steel insert 74.

With a kind of mode of describing with reference to the preamble embodiment that is similar to, the adjoining members 64 that on opposite side, has the jut 78 of inclination can be maintained in the elongated shell 62 through groove 80.The convex track 82 of the inclination of adjoining members is used for to be connected with member 5 slidably with the convex track 84 similar modes of the inclination of elongated shell 62.

In order to regulate the slidably height of member, bolt is screwed into nut and from nut, screws out, the end of bolt and steel insert 74 adjacency.

Like the embodiment of before, a following alternate configuration also is possible, and wherein slidably member 5 is replaced by the slidably member 19 that substitutes of assembling.

Though the description of preamble comprises the preferred embodiments of the invention; It should be understood that; Under the situation that does not depart from inner characteristic of the present invention or spirit or scope, many modification, variation, remodeling and/in adding the structure that all can be introduced into the parts that preamble describes and arranging.

Will also be understood that; Word " comprises (comprise) " and modification (for example " comprising (comprises) " and " comprising (comrising) ") is used in this manual; Only if context requirement; Otherwise this usage is intended to show a characteristic or a plurality of characteristic that comprises statement, but should not be considered as the existence of having got rid of other one or more characteristics.

In this manual to the reference of any prior art not (and should not be considered to) admit or hint that in any form these prior aries are formed in the part of Australian common practise.

Claims

1. adjustable bracket that is used for sheet material comprises:

An elongated shell has a chamber and a bottom margin,

First member slidably,

Second member slidably, and

Shift unit,

2. adjustable bracket according to claim 1, wherein said first member and the said second member adjacency slidably each other slidably slidably.

3. adjustable bracket according to claim 2; Wherein said elongated shell is molded or casts formation; And be molded as by plastic material, the chamber in the said elongated shell is longitudinal extension in said elongated shell, and the bottom margin of said elongated shell is opened to obtain to get into said chamber.

4. adjustable bracket according to claim 3, wherein said slidably member and said shift unit self also comprise molded parts or cast components, and said slidably member and said shift unit are molded as by plastic material.

5. adjustable bracket according to claim 4; Wherein said first slidably member be so shaped that the end of opening that it slidably passes said elongated shell gets into said chamber; Thereby fit closely in the said chamber; The inboard adjacency in the side of wherein said slidably member and said chamber, the said inboard in said chamber is substantially parallel, moves to allow the longitudinal sliding motion to a certain degree of said slidably member in said chamber.

6. adjustable bracket according to claim 5; Wherein said first slidably an end of member be included in the track of an inclination in the said chamber; And a corresponding track cooperation on the track of said inclination and said slidably one of member so that in said chamber the height of the said slidably member of vertical adjustment.

7. adjustable bracket according to claim 6; Wherein said second slidably member similarly in said chamber slidably; Said chamber is enough greatly to hold said first member and said second member slidably slidably; And said first slidably member and said second slidably member comprise coupling device; Make with in being assembled in said chamber the time said first slidably member and said second slidably member be bonded with each other; Thereby said coupling device allow said first slidably member and said second slidably between the member slidably relative to vertically moving, wherein relative to the vertical degree that moves by with said first slidably member and said second slidably the stop device that is associated of member limit.

8. adjustable bracket according to claim 7; Wherein said shift unit comprises an adjoining members; And said adjoining members closely can be received in the said chamber; Said adjoining members can be formed a slope; This slope be suitable for be arranged on said slidably one of member on a corresponding slope cooperation so that the slope of the slope of said adjoining members and said slidably member forms rail set, this rail set is fixed together said two members with arrangement slidably.

9. adjustable bracket according to claim 8; Wherein said shift unit comprises the propulsion plant that is adapted such that the longitudinal sliding motion in said chamber of said adjoining members; And said propulsion plant comprises the bolt that remains in the said elongated shell; Wherein said bolt has the nut of screwing above that, so that said nut engages with a chamber in being arranged on said adjoining members, thereby is screwed into said nut and when said nut driving goes out at said bolt; Allow said adjoining members shifted laterally, perhaps said nut engages with a chamber in being arranged on said elongated shell.

10. adjustable bracket according to claim 9; Wherein said first slidably member and said second slidably member have mutually the same structure; And said first slidably member and said second slidably member comprise the device that is used to keep wheel, and said device be suitable for allowing wheel axle by snap-fitted in the opening of the side that is arranged on said slidably member.