CN104043224B

CN104043224B - Torque spring trampoline

Info

Publication number: CN104043224B
Application number: CN201310345874.6A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 陈申
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2013-03-13
Filing date: 2013-08-09
Publication date: 2017-11-17
Anticipated expiration: 2033-08-09
Also published as: US20140274570A1; US20180064979A1; CN104043224A

Abstract

A kind of torque spring trampoline, including a framework, the framework have horizontal frame member and can turn into the support member that vertical member supports the horizontal frame member.The trampoline also has the trampoline bed body that a user can jump.Multiple torque springs connect the framework and the trampoline bed body.The torque spring has coil, and the coil allows the torque spring to bend the intermediate layer inward towards trampoline bed body.Trampoline bed body is in load condition.The torque spring preferably has at least one first coil circle.The multiple torque spring also has one second coil turn in addition to first coil circle.In addition to second coil turn and the first coil circle, the multiple torque spring also has a tertiary coil circle.Except the tertiary coil circle, outside second coil turn and the first coil circle, the multiple torque spring also has one the 4th coil turn.

Description

Torque spring trampoline

Technical field

The present invention relates to trampoline field.

Background technology

The trampoline of amusement has a variety of different configuration of shell mechanisms and trampoline bed body.The less flexible weaving of trampoline Thing, the elastic fabrics are used to provide resilient energy or helical spring.A kind of leaf spring trampoline has also been designed, and such as exists The United States Patent (USP) 6 for the mandate that on January 4th, 2005 announces, 837, the 828 entitled elastic controllable trampolines using planar spring.Tradition On, entertain the trampoline of garden and have and with helical spring be also referred to as spiral winding to exist by connecting helical spring and trampoline bed body Between framework and trampoline bed body, elastic energy is stored.Other spring structure designs are for example by Keith Vivian Alexander The United States Patent (USP) 6 of the mandate announced on December 20th, 2001 of invention, 319,174 entitled soft edge amusement trampolines, it is public Open content to be incorporated herein by reference, disclose that " a kind of trampoline, the trampoline are supported on by multiple including a flexible pad Flexible support frame spaced apart；Each bar is on one end fixed to the pad and is fixed on the another of the support frame End." various different trampoline configurations have various merits and demerits.

The content of the invention

A kind of torque spring trampoline, including a framework, the framework have horizontal frame member and can turn into vertical component effect Part supports the support member of the horizontal frame member.The trampoline also has the trampoline bed body that a user can jump.It is more Individual torque spring connects the framework and the trampoline bed body.The torque spring, which has, allows the torque spring to bend inwardly Towards the coil in the intermediate layer of trampoline bed body.Trampoline bed body is in load condition.The torque spring preferably has at least one First coil circle.Torque spring also has one second coil turn in addition to first coil circle.Except second coil turn and institute State outside first coil circle, torque spring also has a tertiary coil circle.Except the tertiary coil circle, second coil turn and Outside the first coil circle, torque spring also has one the 4th coil turn.The spring bottom is inserted into horizontal frame member The frame openings of formation.The multiple torque spring is connected to trampoline bed body periphery by connector.The connector can be bullet Property body or injection molding connector, there is the connector spring connector to keep edge or surface, the edge or Surface is maintained at the trampoline bed body periphery.

The torque spring trampoline has at least a portion that trampoline pad is attached at torque spring.The torque spring trampoline Also there is a shell, the shell has shell net to fixed to shell limit.The shell has a band connection to institute Shell net is stated, net is taken and is connected to a shell limit by the band fixed to one.The shell net is fixed in a top sides Shell limit between edge and a bottom margin.The shell has shell net to fixed to shell limit, such as passes through drawing Chain.One or more of bands will be connected to the shell net, and the shell net, which is fixed to one and taken, is connected to a shell pole Point.The net is fixed to the shell limit between a top edge and a bottom margin.One sign panel is connected to described Shell net, net is fixed to the sleeve connection in a shell limit, wherein, the net is fixed to a top edge and a bottom Shell limit between edge.Described torque spring trampoline also includes a shell, and the shell has shell net to solid Surely shell limit is arrived, wherein, net is taken and is connected to a shell pole by a band connection to the shell net, the band fixed to one Point, wherein, the net is fixed to the shell limit between a top edge and a bottom margin.

Described torque spring trampoline also includes a shell, and it has the shell fixed to shell limit, wherein a mark Will panel is connected to the shell net, and net is fixed into the sleeve connection in a shell limit, wherein, the net is fixed to one Shell limit between top edge and a bottom margin.

The invention also discloses a kind of rod springs trampoline, including：A. framework；B. trampoline bed body；C. the trampoline is connected Multiple flexible rods in bed body to the framework.

Wherein, the spring bottom is inserted into the frame openings of horizontal frame member formation.

Described torque spring trampoline also includes the connector that the multiple torque spring is connected to trampoline bed body periphery.

Wherein, there is the connector spring connector to keep edge, and the edge is maintained at the trampoline bed body periphery.

Described torque spring trampoline also includes at least a portion that trampoline pad is attached at torque spring.

Described torque spring trampoline also includes a shell, and it has the shell fixed to shell limit, wherein a mark Will panel is connected to the shell net, and the shell net is fixed into the sleeve connection in a shell limit, wherein, the shell Net is fixed to the shell limit between a top edge and a bottom margin.

Brief description of the drawings

Fig. 1 is the cross-sectional view of a torque spring configuration with pad connection.

Fig. 2 is the cross-sectional view of a torque spring configuration with bottom connection.

Fig. 3 is the cross-sectional view of a torque spring configuration with plug connection.

Fig. 4 is the cross-sectional view of a torque spring configuration with double plug connection.

Fig. 5 is the cross-sectional view of flexible rod-type configuration in an unloaded condition.

Fig. 6 is the cross-sectional view of flexible rod-type configuration in the loaded state.

Fig. 7 is the top view of the torque spring annex, while is also shown for the sectional view according to Fig. 1, with Fig. 2, Fig. 6 and figure The selection of 8 other sectional views is the same.

Fig. 8 is the sectional view of torque spring configuration in an unloaded condition.

Fig. 9 is the side schematic view of torque spring trampoline.

Figure 10 is the decomposition view of the trampoline frame with an optional additional swing.

Figure 11 is the perspective view of the torque spring with four legs and a pair of coils.

Figure 12 is the perspective view of the torque spring with four legs and a pair of coils.

Figure 13 is the perspective view of the torque spring with four legs and a pair of coils.

Figure 14 is the perspective view of the torque spring with four legs and a pair of coils.

The sequence number list of element is listed below, for reference to the element guided in accompanying drawing.

10 trampoline frames

16 horizontal frame members

18 holes

20 torque springs

21 top curveds

22 main spring connectors

23 spring connectors keep edge

24 spring upper parts

25 spring coils

26 threaded connections

27 spring lower parts

28 nuts

29 hook shaped ends

30 connectors

31 pads

32 openings

33 bedside edge

35 stitch

36 wires

40 trampoline bed bodies

41 trampoline bed body peripheries

43 bed net keepers

44 bottoms connect

50 shell limits

Band connection among 51 bottoms

Band connection among 52 middle parts

Band connection among 53 tops

54 top net keepers

55 sleeve retainers

56 bed net connectors

57 shell limit pedestals

60 shell nets

61 bottom Intermediate Grays

62 middle part Intermediate Grays

63 top Intermediate Grays

64 net top edges

65 sign panels

66 sieve bottom borders

67 sign panel openings

68 entrances

70 pads

71 second spring connectors

72 spring pads

73 mattresses

74 pad connections

80 rod springs

81 bails

82 frame openings

130 additional swings.

Embodiment

The present invention has trampoline frame 10, and the framework has upright frame member, and also has horizontal frame member 16, They are made and welded together by tubular metal member.The tubular metal member has hollow parts 18 because they be by Made of steel pipe.The overall frame structure is similar to other trampolines, as shown in sectional view 10.The overall frame structure also may be used To be connected to for example additional swing 130 of supplementary structure.A variety of welding techniques can be used to horizontal frame member The upright frame member is added, such as is configured by being published in August in 2005 2, it is special that inventor Samuel Chen are described in the U.S. The patent of sharp 6,923,744 entitled trampoline systems, the disclosure of which are incorporated herein by reference.Horizontal frame member 16 has The hole on the top surface of horizontal frame member of horizontal frame member.The hole can accommodate the end of spring.

Multiple torque springs 20 are used to trampoline bed body 40 being connected to the horizontal frame member 16.The torque spring leads to Often with there is a spring coil 25, its is inward-facing.When a leaper is jumping in trampoline bed body 40, torque spring 20 is bent towards Spring coil 25.The hop region is side direction in trampoline in the center section of the trampoline bed body, and the periphery of trampoline is outside To.The spring coil 25 can be a single turn, double circles, three circles, four circles or more than four circles.In use, the spring wire Circle expansion and contraction.Spring coil shrinks, when being retracted to small radii and being in compression position and be expanded into bigger radius It is in an intermediate position.Preferably, spring coil 25 preferably faces the inner side of the trampoline as shown in Fig. 1, Fig. 3 and Fig. 4, but Can also be towards outside, as shown in Figure 2.The spring coil 25 is cylinder form substantially, and its axis is roughly parallel to level Frame parts.Spring coil 25, which is directed, to be upwardly biased in the trampoline bed body.

As seen in the overhead view, the horizontal frame member 16 can form a circle or square.The horizontal frame member is by hanging down Straight support frame member supporting.The torque spring 20 is upwardly extended with a certain degree of hovering trampoline from horizontal frame member 16 The lower surface of bed body 40 is in horizontal frame member.The trampoline bed body 40 has flat plane surface, and the surface is suspended from By in the plane of the horizontal frame member and in parallel.The torque spring generally includes curved with the top of obtuse angle Pipe 21.

As shown in figure 4, the connector 30 includes a main spring connector 22 and may also also have one second elastic connection Device 71.The main spring connector 22 can be made up of plastic plug, and shown plug is molded in around a spring upper part 24.Or Person, spring upper part 24 can be inserted into the main spring connector 22 of molding, now using securely cooperation insertion hook manually End 29 fastens to the main spring connector 22.The main spring connector 22 is inserted into bed opening 32, and the opening is one Hole, it is formed in described trampoline bed body 40.Preferably, the trampoline bed body is heavily fabric, and it provides a user screen resilience. The main spring connector 22 can also include elastomeric connector and keep edge 23, and it is formed recess or breach with fixed to set Pipe 31 or wire 36, it is installed to trampoline bed body.

Fig. 1 shows that main spring connector 22 coordinates on a clasp, and is installed to the periphery 41 of trampoline bed body.Fig. 4 Show that the main spring connector 22 is strengthened by second spring connector, the second spring connector is connected to the main spring Connector.The main spring connector and second spring connector can be fastened togather or be screwed together.

Fig. 2 shows that the main spring connector 22 can also be fixed under the bed net keeper 43 on lower connecting portion 44 Side.The main spring connector can have a top planar surface, and it can suture or be hot-pressed onto bed net keeper 43.Bed net keeper 43 It can be the region 41 on the less trampoline bed body periphery of a flexibility.Fig. 1 shows that the line is line feeder, and it can be formed at bed net Keeper 43, such as by the way that wire 36 is centered around into a perimeter, stitch 35 is then sutured at the flanging of edge.It is preferred that Ground, spring upper part 24 terminate at chimoto 29.The chimoto 29 is inserted into described main spring in lock structure method and connected Connect in device 22, or chimoto 29 can be integrally molded into the main spring connector 22.Trampoline bed body periphery 41 terminates in bedside Edge 33.Preferably, a wire 36 carries out Auxiliary support when necessary around the periphery of trampoline by bed bed adjacent edges.Such as figure 4th, shown in 5 and 6, the chimoto 29 can be formed by bail 81, wherein, sealing gasket should be hooked in the bail, rather than it is packed In the main spring connector 22.The bail passes through the sealing gasket.

The torque spring 20 also extends downwardly toward horizontal frame member including a spring lower part 27 from spring coil 25 16.The spring lower part 27 passes through frame openings 82, so as to drill out or otherwise formed through top horizontal framework The surface of part 16.Preferably, the frame openings 82 are identical with the size of spring bottom 27 and have identical cross section. Spring lower part 27 passes through horizontal frame member 16, can be fixed by the threaded connector 26 formed on spring bottom 27.One The fixing device of nut 28 or other types of hardware can be used for screw thread of the stationary phase for the horizontal frame member on extraneous surface Connecting portion 26.Other hardware fixing devices can be used to be used to the spring lower part 27 being fixed to the horizontal frame member 16.For example, the recess on the inner surface of the horizontal frame member 16 can be set in the spring lower part 27.As shown in Fig. 2 nut Spring bottom 27 can be welded on so that the nut support spring lower part 27, and the lower end fixed spring bottom of another nut Divide 27 tip portion.

As shown in figure 4, the torque spring 20 can have a pad 70, it provides buffering.One spring shim 72 can cover The spring section at Spring bed edge and a mattress piece 73 can cover the peripheral part of the bed including connector 30.The spring Pad 72 can be connected to a pad with mattress piece 73 and connect 74.

As shown in Figure 5,6, rod springs 80 can be used, it curves inwardly, as shown in fig. 6, rather than torque spring, should Spring also curves inwardly.Torque spring compared to rod springs be preferably as the spring coil 25 of torque spring provide it is more flat Sliding motion and the spring coil 25 would not exist in the rod springs.The rod springs 80, which can also be installed into, wears Cross the frame openings 82 of horizontal frame member 16.The rod springs 80 can also have bail 81 to be used to be connected to a trampoline bed Body.

As shown in fig. 7, the top view that the trampoline frame is connected to trampoline bed body shows that spring coil 25 can be a list Circle coil, a double circle coil, three circle coils, or four circle coils.Single-turn circular coil is first coil circle and double circle astragals It is to also have the second coil turn in addition to first coil circle.Three circle coils also provide a tertiary coil except the first and second coil turns Circle.Four circle coils also provide the 4th coil turn except first, second, and third coil turn.At least 360 ° of each coil surrounds one Individual spring coil 25.

The coil direction of the torque spring is to the center towards trampoline.When user jumps on trampoline, the torque spring Coil keep and release potential energy.It is different match somebody with somebody that torque spring shown in Fig. 1,2,3,4 and 8, which is connected to the connector 30, Put.These different configurations can use on the identical trampoline with different spring constants in a mixed manner, but this is not Preferably.In addition, the torque spring and rod springs may be combined on identical trampoline, but this is nor preferable.

As shown in figure 8, the neutral position of the torque spring can be generally vertically, caused by bending be due to inside Caused by tension force.The connector 30 can be the connection of flexible relaxation, to allow some shock attenuations can free movable model In enclosing.Placed outside as shown in figure 9, shell limit 50 can place, be used for shell net 60 so as to provide a kind of structure.The shell net 60 It is fixed in shell limit 50.The shell limit 50 is preferably rigid, to prevent user from knocking ground, but can also Flexibility is made.Preferably, the shell limit is substantially inflexible on its top, but in some cases, shell limit Flexibility can be made with.When shell limit is made into inflexibility, if the limit should be made and be fabricated to by pipe steel Flexibility, limit should be made up of Fiber glass rod.The shell limit is coupled in top net keeper 54 each other, and it can be formed It is flexible ring made of the metal of steel so as to flexible.The steel of apical ring net keeper is flexible to allow shell net 60 to be protected from top net Gripping member 54 is hovered, and the keeper is shaped as steel and flexible ring.The shell limit 50 connects trampoline frame in shell limit pedestal At 57.

The shell net 60 can be fixed on the shell limit 50 at diverse location, except top net keeper 54.The shell Net 60 can be fixed to shell limit at a sieve bottom edge 66, and it is connected to bed net connection 56.Bed net connection 56 can Sutured by machine or sewn by hand net to the rope of connector 30 can be used for shell net 60 being tied to the trampoline bed body periphery On.The bottom margin 66 can have slide fastener, and the slide fastener is on the periphery of trampoline bed body.

In addition, the bottom Intermediate Gray 61 of the side connection, the shell net 60 for the shell net 60 may be coupled in shell Band connection 51 among bottom in limit 50.Preferably, a middle part Intermediate Gray 62 for being connected to the shell net 60 can be fixed to Band connection among in the middle part of this in shell limit 50.Preferably, on band connection 53 is kept among the top in shell limit Portion's Intermediate Gray 63.Thus, the shell net 60 can be fixed on an apical ring, on three Intermediate Grays, and bottom margin 66, Zong Gongwu Individual fixing point.The shell net 60 can be fixed to the shell limit on a plane landmark panel 65.The sign panel 65 can be by Fabric is formed, preferably piece of fabric.The sign panel provides the continuous linear vertical connection on the part of shell net 60, should The part of shell net 60 is between the shell net 60 and shell limit.The sign panel 65 is connected to sleeve retainer 55, its picture One sleeve equally coordinates the shell limit.The sleeve can pull open the position that heavy slide fastener moves the limit to.Alternatively, the mark Panel 65 also includes a sign panel opening 67, and it can be used to place ornamental mark or installation other structures, such as alert Accuse label.Preferably, the sign panel remains soft shell net 60 towards outer rigid housing limit.

Preferably, entrance 68 is formed in the side of the shell net 60 to allow user to enter.The entrance can be parabola The door of shape, the door of rectangular shape or vertical zips.Preferably, the bottom of the entrance is also coupled to the week of the trampoline bed body Side.One needs a coil and at least one upper leg part and lower leg part by the torque spring of definition.The lower leg part is fixed Trampoline bed body is installed in horizontal frame member and upper leg part.As shown in figure 11, a torque spring can have two Leg and single coil, the end of the coil are not bent to be connected to connector.First leg is a upper part and institute It is a lower part to state the second leg.The lower part can be inserted into the hole of a horizontal frame member.Coil shown in Figure 11 has about Four circles.However, the coil can have more than a circle, Liang Quan, three circles or four circles.The height of coil should be at least several inches with The hovering of the trampoline bed body is set to be higher than several inches of the horizontal frame member.

As shown in figure 12, with the present invention trampoline on the torque spring on can have multiple coils and and leg Can be connected together turns into a loop, the quantity for part needed for additional stability or reduction.Figure 12 torsion bullet Spring shows a left coil, and the coil has left upper leg and left side lower leg part.The right coil has a upper right quarter leg Portion and a right bottom leg.The upper right quarter leg is connected to lower left quarter leg and the right lower quadrant leg and is connected to lower left quarter leg Portion.Upper left quarter leg extends from the extension of the left side of left coil and upper right quarter leg from the left side of right coil, however, it is also possible to With upper left quarter leg extension the right side of left coil or with upper right quarter leg extension on the right side of right coil.Similarly, should Right lower quadrant leg extends from the right side of right coil, however, the right lower quadrant leg can also extend from the left side of left coil, and it is left Bottom portion leg can also stretch out from the left side of left coil.In the fabrication process, spring coil is bent with fixed on connector.

As shown in figure 13, torque spring can have multiple coils, and there is the coil lower leg part to link together into For the lower leg part in a loop, for additional stability, but it is used to insert horizontal frame with free upper leg part The annular or slit pore of the top surface of part.As shown in figure 14, a torque spring can have multiple coils, and the coil has upper Portion of portion leg links together as loop, for additional stability, but has free lower leg part, for inserting horizontal pane The annular or slit pore of the top surface of frame part.If the bottom line of torque spring is connected, it may be necessary in horizontal frame portion Channel opening on part.Rod springs are without coil and only have single axle, and the axle is fixed to the horizontal frame member In a lower end and trampoline bed body is connected in a upper end.Although the present invention can use rod springs, it is not preferred, Because coil can improve dynamic property.

Although the present invention only disclose in detail preferred embodiment, one with ordinary skill in the art would appreciate that without departing substantially from In the scope of the present invention, various other embodiments can be provided.For example, as shown in Figure 10, shell limit, it can overarch. Therefore, the present invention is to be defined only by the claims set forth below.

Claims

1. a kind of torque spring trampoline, including：

A. a framework, the framework have horizontal frame member；

B. trampoline bed body；

C. how individual torque spring connects the framework and the trampoline bed body, it is characterised in that when trampoline bed body is in load shape State, the torque spring have a coil, and the coil allows the torque spring to bend the intermediate layer inward towards trampoline bed body.

2. torque spring trampoline as claimed in claim 1, it is characterised in that the multiple torque spring has a first coil Circle.

3. torque spring trampoline as claimed in claim 2, it is characterised in that the multiple torque spring is except first coil circle Also there is one second coil turn outside.

4. torque spring trampoline as claimed in claim 3, it is characterised in that except second coil turn and the First Line Enclose outside circle, the multiple torque spring also has a tertiary coil circle.

5. torque spring trampoline as claimed in claim 4, it is characterised in that except the tertiary coil circle, second line Enclose outside circle and the first coil circle, the multiple torque spring also has one the 4th coil turn.

6. torque spring trampoline as claimed in claim 1, it is characterised in that the spring bottom is inserted into horizontal frame portion The frame openings that part is formed.

7. torque spring trampoline according to claim 6, it is characterised in that also include connecting the multiple torque spring To the connector on trampoline bed body periphery.

8. torque spring trampoline as claimed in claim 7, it is characterised in that there is the connector spring connector to keep side Edge, the edge are maintained at the trampoline bed body periphery.

9. torque spring trampoline according to claim 6, it is characterised in that be also attached at torque spring including trampoline pad At least partially.

10. torque spring trampoline according to claim 6, it is characterised in that also have including a shell, the shell Shell net to fixed to shell limit, wherein, the shell net is fixed to one by a band connection to the shell net, the band Take and be connected to a shell limit, wherein, the shell net is fixed to outer between a top edge and a bottom margin Shell limit.