CN103129478A - Strap winding device and luggage rack - Google Patents

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CN103129478A
CN103129478A CN2013100679446A CN201310067944A CN103129478A CN 103129478 A CN103129478 A CN 103129478A CN 2013100679446 A CN2013100679446 A CN 2013100679446A CN 201310067944 A CN201310067944 A CN 201310067944A CN 103129478 A CN103129478 A CN 103129478A
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张建敏
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王淑玲
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The invention provides a strap winding device and a luggage rack. The strap winding device comprises a shell, a reel, at least one ratchet, a pawl, support plates and coil springs; the reel is rotatably and penetratingly arranged on two side plates of the shell, the ratchets are fixedly sleeved on the reel, and a strap is wound on the reel; the pawl is connected with the shell and is used for being clamped into teeth of the ratchets or being separated from the teeth of the ratchets; the support plates are sleeved on the reel, are in contact connection with the ratchets and are used for supporting the pawl so that the pawl can be separated from the teeth; and one end of each coil spring is fixedly connected with the shell, and the other end of each coil spring is fixedly connected with the reel, so that reverse rotation torque can be applied when the reel rotates forwardly, and the support plates are driven to rotate reversely when the ratchets rotate along with the reel. The strap winding device and the luggage rack have the advantages that the strap winding device is provided with the support plates for supporting the pawl and the coil springs for applying the rotation torque to the reel, the strap for binding luggage can be conveniently and quickly stretched and retracted when the strap winding device is used, and the luggage is conveniently and effectively fastened on the luggage rack of a vehicle.

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Strapping roll receiving apparatus and baggage rack
Technical field
The present invention relates to the luggage rack technology of transport vehicle, relate in particular to a kind of strapping roll receiving apparatus and baggage rack.
Background technology
The baggage rack radical function that arranges on vehicle is supporting goods, and injury-free in order to guarantee passenger safety and goods, baggage rack all has antiskid function, falls with the goods that prevents the baggage rack upper support.
the anti-skidding main moulding by baggage rack of baggage rack at present guarantees, the moulding of common baggage rack is all certain angle of K/UP, when vehicle jolts or rock, goods relies on this crooked angle to prevent from falling, backstop perhaps is set on baggage rack, prevent that with backstop goods from dropping from baggage rack, as shown in Figure 1, baggage rack 1 ' K/UP certain angle, also being provided with rear backstop 2 ' and front backstop 3 ' on baggage rack 1 ' is used for backstop luggage 4 ' and falls from baggage rack 1 ', even but with baggage rack 1 K/UP certain angle and backstop is set, if environment is abominable, vehicle jolts or when rocking, luggage 4 ' rocks on baggage rack 1 ' back and forth, also be easy to drop from baggage rack 1 '.If with rope binding luggage 4 ', more loaded down with trivial details owing to using rope to bundle, be not suitable with conveniently characteristics of transportation request.
To sum up, lack the device that luggage falls from baggage rack that prevents easily and effectively on the baggage rack that arranges on present vehicle.
Summary of the invention
The invention provides a kind of strapping roll receiving apparatus and baggage rack, be used for to solve the problem that prevents the device that luggage falls from baggage rack that lacks on existing baggage rack easily and effectively.
The invention provides a kind of strapping roll receiving apparatus, comprising:
Housing;
Spool, described spool are located on the biside plate of described housing rotationally, are wound with tie on described spool;
At least one ratchet, fixed cover are located on described spool;
Ratchet is connected with described housing, is used for snapping in or breaking away from the ratchet of described ratchet, and the spool that is connected with locking or the described ratchet of release is towards the forward rotation of described tie prolonging direction;
Stay bearing plate is set on described spool and is connected with described ratchet contact, is used for rotating set angle under the friction force of described ratchet forward rotation drives, and makes the described ratchet of described ratchet disengaging to support described ratchet;
Wind spring, one end of described wind spring is captiveed joint with described housing, the other end is captiveed joint with described spool, to apply reverse rotational torque in described spool forward rotation process, and drive described stay bearing plate backward rotation when described ratchet turns round with described spool, snap in described ratchet so that break away from the ratchet that supports.
The present invention also provides a kind of baggage rack, comprise bracing frame, also comprise the strapping roll receiving apparatus that any embodiment of the present invention provides, this strapping roll receiving apparatus is arranged on a side of support frame as described above, the opposite side of support frame as described above is provided with snap close, snap fit grafting with described tie end is used for fixing luggage.
Strapping roll receiving apparatus provided by the invention and baggage rack, by the stay bearing plate that supports ratchet and the wind spring that applies rotational torque for spool are set in the strapping roll receiving apparatus, when using this strapping roll receiving apparatus, make the tie of binding luggage convenient and swift when stretching and reclaim, thereby make easily and effectively fastening on baggage carrier of vehicle of luggage.
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Fig. 1 is the structural representation of baggage rack in prior art;
The general assembly drawing of the strapping roll receiving apparatus that Fig. 2 provides for the embodiment of the present invention;
The released state figure of the strapping roll receiving apparatus that Fig. 3 provides for the embodiment of the present invention;
The structural representation of stay bearing plate in the strapping roll receiving apparatus that Fig. 4 provides for the embodiment of the present invention.
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The general assembly drawing of the strapping roll receiving apparatus that Fig. 2 provides for the embodiment of the present invention, the released state figure of the strapping roll receiving apparatus that Fig. 3 provides for the embodiment of the present invention, as shown in Figures 2 and 3, the strapping roll receiving apparatus that provides of the present embodiment comprises: housing 1, spool 2, ratchet 3 and ratchet 4.Housing 1 is general is used for fixing whole device, and accommodating and protection miscellaneous part.As shown in Figure 2, the housing 1 that provides of the present embodiment forms and preferably includes two side plates 101.Spool 2 is located on two side plates 101 of housing 1 rotationally, and on spool 2, fixed cover is provided with two ratchets 3, and is wound with tie 5 on spool 2; Ratchet 4 is connected with housing 1, is used for snapping in or breaking away from the ratchet of ratchet 3, and the spool 2 that is connected with locking or two ratchets 3 of release is towards the forward rotation of tie 5 prolonging directions; This strapping roll receiving apparatus also comprises stay bearing plate 6 and wind spring 8, and stay bearing plate 6 is set on spool 2 and with ratchet 3 contacts and is connected, and is used for rotating set angle under the friction force of ratchet 3 forward rotation drives, and makes ratchet 4 break away from the ratchet of ratchet 3 to support ratchet 4; One end of wind spring 8 is captiveed joint with housing 1, the other end is captiveed joint with spool 2, applying reverse rotational torque in spool 2 forward rotation processes, and drive stay bearing plate 6 backward rotation at ratchet 3 during with spool 2 revolution, so that break away from the ratchet that the ratchet 4 that supports snaps in ratchet 3.
In concrete application process, when tie 5 stretched, stay bearing plate 6 supported ratchet 4, made the ratchet of ratchet 4 disengaging ratchets 3, spool 2 forward rotation, thus tie 5 can stretch smoothly; When tie 5 stops stretching, the rotational torque backward rotation of spool 2 by applying in wind spring 8 forward rotation processes, and drive stay bearing plate 6 backward rotation, and to break away from ratchet 4, make ratchet 4 snap in again the ratchet of ratchet 3, locking spool 2 makes and stops operating.
In concrete the application, the magnitude setting of ratchet is not limited to two, can be at least one, and at least one ratchet that arranges on spool snaps in or breaks away from by ratchet, with the rotation of locking or release spool.
In the present embodiment, this strapping roll receiving apparatus can also comprise volute spiral spring 7, and this volute spiral spring 7 is arranged on the side that stay bearing plate 6 deviates from ratchet 3, is used for stay bearing plate 6 is compressed being fitted in ratchet 3.
Concrete, the side that stay bearing plate 6 deviates from ratchet 3 is the side plate 101 of housing 1, volute spiral spring 7 is arranged between the side plate 101 and stay bearing plate 6 of housing 1, volute spiral spring 7 one ends are against on side plate 101, the other end is against on stay bearing plate 6, provided support for volute spiral spring 7 by side plate 101, elastic force by volute spiral spring 7 is fitted on ratchet 3 stay bearing plate 6 compressions, thereby produce certain friction force between the two, stay bearing plate 6 rotates set angle with ratchet 3 under the drive of this friction force, to support ratchet 4, make it to break away from the ratchet of ratchet 3.
In the present embodiment, as shown in Figure 4, be provided with unidirectional protrudingly 601 in the edge of stay bearing plate 6, this unidirectional protruding 601 is used for being stuck on ratchet 4 supporting ratchet 4 when stay bearing plate 6 forward rotation, and breaks away from when stay bearing plate 6 backward rotation and support ratchet 4.
In the present embodiment, stay bearing plate 6 is arranged between the side plate 101 and ratchet 3 of housing 1, and stay bearing plate 6 is provided with protrusion 602 towards the side of side plate 101, as shown in Figures 3 and 4, on this side plate 101, the position of corresponding protrusion 602 (during confined state) is provided with chute 102, in the interior slip of chute 102, the slidably scope of chute 102 is used for supporting protrusion 602 to stop the forward rotation of stay bearing plate 6 to protrusion 602 when stay bearing plate 6 supports ratchet 4 with the rotation of the stay bearing plate 6 at its place.
The present embodiment preferably is provided with stay bearing plate 6 between two ratchets 3 and corresponding side plate 101, be provided with protrusion 602 on each stay bearing plate 6, and be provided with the chute 102 of corresponding protrusion 602 on each side plate 101, the advantage that two stay bearing plates are set is, can by the common ratchet 4 that supports of two stay bearing plates 6, make the stress equalization of ratchet 4.
In the present embodiment; be arranged on two wind springs 8 in biside plate 101 outsides of housing 1 for protection, this strapping roll receiving apparatus also comprises wind spring cover 9, and this wind spring cover 9 is captiveed joint with housing 1; be located at the outside of wind spring 8, an end of wind spring 8 is fixing with housing 1 by wind spring cover 9.
In the present embodiment, as shown in Figures 2 and 3, this strapping roll receiving apparatus also comprises spring stop 10 and Compress Spring 11, spring stop 10 is fixedly connected on housing 1, Compress Spring 11 is arranged between ratchet 4 and spring stop 10, for the elastic force by Compress Spring 11, the ratchet 4 that breaks away from support is resetted and snaps in the ratchet of ratchet 3.
Concrete, be fixedly installed a column 12 on ratchet 4, column 12 is located in the through hole that arranges on spring stop 10, Compress Spring 11 is located on column 12, and between ratchet 4 and spring stop 10, by the support that spring stop 10 provides, Compress Spring 11 imposes elastic force for ratchet 4, when stay bearing plate 6 broke away from ratchet 4, the elastic force of ratchet 4 by Compress Spring 11 automatically reset and is stuck on the ratchet of ratchet 3.
The below is according to the structure of above-mentioned strapping roll receiving apparatus, and in conjunction with Fig. 2-Fig. 4, the working process of this strapping roll receiving apparatus is described in detail.
the initial condition of tie 5 furls on spool 2, when tie 5 begins to stretch, drive ratchet 3 forward rotation of being fixed on spool 2 and spool 2, rotation direction as shown in Figure 2, simultaneously stay bearing plate 6 presses down to be close in the effect of volute spiral spring 7 and is combined on ratchet 3, rotate with ratchet 3, when unidirectional protruding 601 on stay bearing plate 6 turns to the position of ratchet 4, stay bearing plate 6 passes through unidirectional protruding 601 with ratchet 4 jack-up, at this moment, protrusion 602 on stay bearing plate 6 is against on the edge of chute 102 of housing 1, stay bearing plate 6 stops operating, and spool 2 can rotate under the pulling of tie 5 smoothly in continuation, until tie 5 reaches appropriate length.
Tie 5 stops stretching after reaching suitable length, and spool 2 turns round by the reverse rotational torque that wind spring 8 applies in the forward rotation process, and also has the revolution stroke of fraction under the deformation effect of tie 5.At this moment, the ratchet 3 on spool 2 drives stay bearing plate 6 revolutions, and ratchet 4 loses the bearing force of stay bearing plate 6, and under the elastic force effect of Compress Spring 11, ratchet 4 automatically resets and is stuck on the ratchet of ratchet 3, stops spool 2 to rotate, thereby stops the continuation of tie 5 to stretch.
When tie 5 is finished using when reclaiming, tie 5 is loosened, spool 2 is under the effect of wind spring 8, the rotary torque backward rotation of utilizing wind spring 8 to apply, towards forward shown in Figure 2, ratchet 3 turns round at this moment due to the ratchet in ratchet 3, namely towards the reversed turning of forward shown in Figure 2, ratchet 3 can not be subject to the resistance of ratchet 31, and spool 2 is revolution rapidly under the effect of wind spring 8, and tie 4 is furled on spool 2.
The strapping roll receiving apparatus that the present embodiment provides, by the stay bearing plate that supports ratchet and the wind spring that applies rotational torque for spool are set, when using this strapping roll receiving apparatus, the tie of binding luggage is convenient and swift when stretching and reclaim, thereby makes easily and effectively fastening on baggage carrier of vehicle of luggage.
Another embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of baggage rack, this baggage rack comprises the strapping roll receiving apparatus that bracing frame and any embodiment of the present invention provide, this strapping roll receiving apparatus is arranged on a side of bracing frame, the opposite side of bracing frame is provided with snap close, peg graft with the snap fit that tie end in the strapping roll receiving apparatus arranges, be used for fixing luggage.
It should be noted that at last: above each embodiment is not intended to limit only in order to technical scheme of the present invention to be described; Although with reference to aforementioned each embodiment, the present invention is had been described in detail, those of ordinary skill in the art is to be understood that: it still can be modified to the technical scheme that aforementioned each embodiment puts down in writing, and perhaps some or all of technical characterictic wherein is equal to replacement; And these modifications or replacement do not make the essence of appropriate technical solution break away from the scope of various embodiments of the present invention technical scheme.

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1. a strapping roll receiving apparatus, is characterized in that, comprising:
Housing;
Spool, described spool are located on the biside plate of described housing rotationally, are wound with tie on described spool;
At least one ratchet, fixed cover are located on described spool;
Ratchet is connected with described housing, is used for snapping in or breaking away from the ratchet of described ratchet, and the spool that is connected with locking or the described ratchet of release is towards the forward rotation of described tie prolonging direction;
Stay bearing plate is set on described spool and is connected with described ratchet contact, is used for rotating set angle under the friction force of described ratchet forward rotation drives, and makes the described ratchet of described ratchet disengaging to support described ratchet;
Wind spring, one end of described wind spring is captiveed joint with described housing, the other end is captiveed joint with described spool, to apply reverse rotational torque in described spool forward rotation process, and drive described stay bearing plate backward rotation when described ratchet turns round with described spool, snap in described ratchet so that break away from the ratchet that supports.
2. strapping roll receiving apparatus according to claim 1, is characterized in that, also comprises:
Volute spiral spring is arranged on the side that described stay bearing plate deviates from described ratchet, is used for described stay bearing plate is compressed being fitted in described ratchet.
3. strapping roll receiving apparatus according to claim 2 is characterized in that:
The edge of described stay bearing plate is provided with unidirectional projection, is used for supporting described ratchet when the stay bearing plate forward rotation, and breaks away from during backward rotation and support described ratchet.
4. strapping roll receiving apparatus according to claim 2 is characterized in that:
Described stay bearing plate is arranged between side plate and ratchet, and described stay bearing plate is provided with protrusion towards the side of side plate, on described side plate, the position of corresponding described protrusion is provided with chute, described protrusion slides in described chute with the rotation of described stay bearing plate, and the slidably scope of described chute is used for supporting described protrusion to stop the forward rotation of described stay bearing plate when described stay bearing plate supports described ratchet.
5. according to claim 1-4 arbitrary described strapping roll receiving apparatus, is characterized in that, also comprises:
The wind spring cover is connected with described housing, is located at the outside of described wind spring, and an end of described wind spring is fixed by described wind spring cover and described housing.
6. according to claim 1-4 arbitrary described strapping roll receiving apparatus, is characterized in that, also comprises:
Spring stop is fixedly connected on described housing;
Compress Spring is arranged between described ratchet and described spring stop, is used for making the ratchet pawl reset that breaks away from the stay bearing plate support to the ratchet that snaps in described ratchet by elastic force.
7. a baggage rack, comprise bracing frame, it is characterized in that, also comprises:
The arbitrary described strapping roll receiving apparatus of claim 1-6 is arranged on a side of support frame as described above, and the opposite side of support frame as described above is provided with snap close, pegs graft with the snap fit of described tie end, is used for fixing luggage.
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