CN105674023A - Elastic fastening device for enhancing stability - Google Patents

Elastic fastening device for enhancing stability Download PDF

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CN105674023A
CN105674023A CN201610226440.8A CN201610226440A CN105674023A CN 105674023 A CN105674023 A CN 105674023A CN 201610226440 A CN201610226440 A CN 201610226440A CN 105674023 A CN105674023 A CN 105674023A
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16MFRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS
    • F16M13/00Other supports for positioning apparatus or articles; Means for steadying hand-held apparatus or articles
    • F16M13/02Other supports for positioning apparatus or articles; Means for steadying hand-held apparatus or articles for supporting on, or attaching to, an object, e.g. tree, gate, window-frame, cycle
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16BDEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING
    • F16B1/00Devices for securing together, or preventing relative movement between, constructional elements or machine parts
    • F16B1/02Means for securing elements of mechanisms after operation
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16MFRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS
    • F16M13/00Other supports for positioning apparatus or articles; Means for steadying hand-held apparatus or articles
    • F16M13/02Other supports for positioning apparatus or articles; Means for steadying hand-held apparatus or articles for supporting on, or attaching to, an object, e.g. tree, gate, window-frame, cycle
    • F16M13/022Other supports for positioning apparatus or articles; Means for steadying hand-held apparatus or articles for supporting on, or attaching to, an object, e.g. tree, gate, window-frame, cycle repositionable

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Abstract

Provided is an elastic fastening device for enhancing stability. The elastic fastening device comprises a fastening cross beam (8) and a fastened object part (9) which is fixedly suspended on the fastening cross beam (8) through two suspension rods (91), and an elastic jacking device (7) is arranged between the fastening cross beam (8) and the fastened object part (9); the elastic jacking device (7) comprises an upper plate part (71), a lower plate part (72) and multiple jacking springs (73) which are elastically jacked between the upper plate part (71) and the lower plate part (72), an upper sleeve part (711) is fixedly arranged on the lower side face of the upper plate part (71), a lower sleeve part (721) which can extend into the upper sleeve part (711) is fixedly arranged on the upper side face of the lower plate part (72), and two symmetrically arranged telescopic sliding blocks (76) are installed in the lower sleeve part (721) in a sliding mode.

Description

The elastic fastening device of a kind of enhanced stability
Technical field
The present invention relates to fastener areas, it is specially the elastic fastening device of a kind of enhanced stability.
Background technology
It is fastenedly connected device for what some had certain activity allowance, often needs to be firmly fastened in place, avoid activity allowance for the whole impact that is fastenedly connected and damage. This can be padded now by the sandwiched of elastic expansion. But, installation and dismounting tool for this kind of sandwiched pad of elastic expansion formula are difficult. And some can operatively the complex structure of the sandwiched pad of elastic expansion formula of pucker & bloat and operate inconvenience. And it is uncontrollable for the surging force produced in expansion process.
Summary of the invention
It is an object of the invention to provide the elastic fastening device of a kind of enhanced stability, it can overcome defect of the prior art.
The elastic fastening device of a kind of enhanced stability, comprise fastening crossbeam and the fixing fastened object part hanging on described fastening crossbeam by two suspension rods, it is provided with elastic top pressure device between described fastening crossbeam and described fastened object part, described elastic top pressure device comprise upper plate with, multiple top pressure springs that lower plate and elastic top are pressed between described upper plate and described lower plate, the downside of described upper plate is fixedly installed upper bush part, the upper side of described lower plate is fixedly installed the lower sleeve member can extending in described upper bush part, described lower sleeve member is provided with symmetrically arranged two flexible slide blocks slidably, in order in the corresponding latch recess that can extend into described upper bush part inside place when crossing out in described lower sleeve member, described two flexible slide blocks tighten up each other by contraction spring thus pressure-bearing operates on block in the wedge shape being located at resilient material therebetween, wherein, it is connected by flexible cable between described wedge shape operation block and upper plate, when described elastic top pressure device is in depressed state, described upper plate is near described lower plate, and described flexible slide block stretches in described latch recess so that described flexible slide block engages with the bottom water plane locking of described latch recess, thus described elastic top pressure device is locked in depressed state, when needs make described elastic top pressure device be converted to the state of backing down thus between described fastening crossbeam and described fastened object part, described fastened object part is anchored on described fastening crossbeam, utilize there is thicker main body portion and the operative pin of the thinner head of thicker main body portion lower end described in being arranged in and through being located at the upper through hole of described fastening crossbeam and be located at the lower through-hole of described upper plate so that the shoulders of described thicker main body portion lower end is resisted against the upper side of described upper plate, by lower for described upper plate pressure so that described flexible slide block is in floating state in described latch recess, and thinner head described in then and described wedge shape operate block contact thus described wedge shape is operated block top extremely at upper/lower positions to make described two flexible slide blocks be retracted in described lower sleeve member, thus, under the effect of described top pressure spring, described upper plate makes described elastic top pressure device be in the state of backing down away from described lower plate, described upper plate is thus made to lean on described fastening crossbeam to be anchored on described fastening crossbeam by described fastened object part, now, described upper plate move up through described flexible cable lead draw described wedge shape operation block and make described wedge shape operation block return in upper position, described two flexible slide blocks are thus made to return to the state of stretching out, when again described upper plate being pushed downwards and make described upper plate near described lower plate, described flexible slide block can compress under described upper bush part pushing effect described wedge shape operation block and again spring in described latch recess thus realize lock, both sides, described upper plate top are equipped with fixed groove, it is provided with fixed block bottom the described fastening crossbeam that described fixed groove is relative, described fixed block and the insertion of described fixed groove are connected, and described fixed block and described fixed groove are connected the stability improving this device.
By the present invention, owing to being provided with the operation wedge having elastic resilient material and making, it can operate the flexible slide block of both sides is ejected or resetted by contraction spring;The compression that thus can realize the sandwiched pad of elastic expansion formula near and back down swelling state. And, by means of operational tool, it can when unlocking compressed state, by upper plate is continued compression certain distance, operation wedge is urged at upper/lower positions, thus can utilize the pressure of operational tool when compressed state being unlocked and expansion is slowly carried out so that expansion process is controlled; And, reach after to a certain degree in expansion, the pull effect of flexible cable or rope is utilized upwards to be pulled by described operation wedge, flexible slide block is thus made again to be in the position stretched out, it is thus possible to when sandwiched pad (elastic top pressure device) is reset to contraction schedule by needs again, utilize the elasticity distortion of described operation wedge and allow directly to compress upper plate with by scalable slide block again as in lock slots. Whole apparatus structure simple operations is easy, and Stability Analysis of Structures, it is possible to meet operation controlled and be convenient to the requirement that resets.
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Fig. 1 is the one-piece construction schematic diagram of the device of the present invention, illustrated therein is compressed state and shows the operation original state of operational tool.
Fig. 2 is the device in Fig. 1 from the view of contraction schedule in the process backing down state transfer.
Fig. 3 is that the device in Fig. 2 is backing down the view of state.
Fig. 4 is the structural representation of the flexible slide block in Fig. 1.
Fig. 5 is the structural representation of the operation block of the wedge shape in Fig. 1.
Embodiment
Below in conjunction with Fig. 1-5, the present invention is described in detail.
The elastic fastening device of the enhanced stability according to embodiment, comprise fastening crossbeam 8 and the fixing fastened object part 9 hanging on described fastening crossbeam 8 by two suspension rods 91, it is provided with elastic top pressure device 7 between described fastening crossbeam 8 and described fastened object part 9, described elastic top pressure device 7 comprise upper plate 71 with, multiple top pressure springs 73 that lower plate 72 and elastic top are pressed between described upper plate 71 and described lower plate 72, the downside of described upper plate 71 is fixedly installed upper bush part 711, the upper side of described lower plate 72 is fixedly installed the lower sleeve member 721 can extending in described upper bush part 711, described lower sleeve member 721 is provided with symmetrically arranged two flexible slide blocks 76 slidably, in order in the corresponding latch recess 710 that can extend into described upper bush part 711 inside place when crossing out in described lower sleeve member 721, described two flexible slide blocks 76 tighten up each other by contraction spring thus pressure-bearing operates on block 74 in the wedge shape being located at resilient material therebetween, wherein, it is connected by flexible cable 75 between described wedge shape operation block 74 and upper plate 71, when described elastic top pressure device 7 is in depressed state, described upper plate 71 is near described lower plate 72, and described flexible slide block 76 stretches in described latch recess 710 so that described flexible slide block 76 engages with the bottom water plane locking of described latch recess 710, thus described elastic top pressure device 7 is locked in depressed state, when needs make described elastic top pressure device 7 be converted to the state of backing down thus between described fastening crossbeam 8 and described fastened object part 9, described fastened object part 9 is anchored on described fastening crossbeam 8, utilize there is thicker main body portion 812 and the operative pin 81 of the thinner head 811 of thicker main body portion 812 lower end described in being arranged in and through being located at the upper through hole 80 of described fastening crossbeam 8 and be located at the lower through-hole 70 of described upper plate 71 so that the shoulders of described thicker main body portion 812 lower end is resisted against the upper side of described upper plate 71, described upper plate 71 is pressed down so that described flexible slide block 76 is in floating state in described latch recess 710, and thinner head 811 described in then and described wedge shape operate block 74 contact thus described wedge shape is operated block 74 push up at upper/lower positions to make described two flexible slide blocks 76 be retracted in described lower sleeve member 721, thus, under the effect of described top pressure spring 73, described upper plate 71 makes described elastic top pressure device 7 be in the state of backing down away from described lower plate 72, described upper plate 71 is thus made to lean on described fastening crossbeam 8 to be anchored on described fastening crossbeam 8 by described fastened object part 9, now, described upper plate 71 move up through described flexible cable 75 lead draw described wedge shape operation block 74 and make described wedge shape operation block 74 return in upper position, described two flexible slide blocks 76 are thus made to return to the state of stretching out,When again described upper plate 71 being pushed downwards and make described upper plate 71 near described lower plate 72, described flexible slide block 76 can compress under described upper bush part 711 pushing effect described wedge shape operation block 74 and again spring in described latch recess 710 thus realize lock, both sides, described upper plate 71 top are equipped with fixed groove 712, it is provided with fixed block 810 bottom the described fastening crossbeam 8 that described fixed groove 712 is relative, described fixed block 810 is connected with the insertion of described fixed groove 712, described fixed block 810 is connected, with described fixed groove 712, the stability improving this device.
Have beneficially, wherein, described in each, flexible slide block 76 includes the level face 764 of bottom, the sliding block inclined face 761 for engaging with inclined plane part 716 in the groove of described latch recess 710 in outside, and the operation profile portion for engaging with described wedge shape operation block 74 of inner side, described operation profile portion be included under wedge shape face 762 and upper vertical facial 763, described wedge shape operation block 74 comprises the narrow portion perpendicular 741 of upside, middle transition inclined-plane 742 and the wide portion of downside vertically face 743, when described flexible slide block 76 be in stretch out state time, described upper vertical facial 763 with described wide portion vertically face 743 engage, when described flexible slide block 76 is in retraction state, described engage with narrow portion perpendicular 741 upper vertical facial 763, when described stretch out change between state and described retraction state time, described under wedge shape face 762 and transition inclined-plane 742 slip joint of described centre, the described 711 described flexible slide blocks 76 of pushing realize by pushing described sliding block inclined face 761.
The operation wedge that there is elastic resilient material make owing to being provided with, it can operate the flexible slide block of both sides is ejected or resetted by contraction spring; The compression that thus can realize the sandwiched pad of elastic expansion formula near and back down swelling state. And, by means of operational tool, it can when unlocking compressed state, by upper plate is continued compression certain distance, operation wedge is urged at upper/lower positions, thus can utilize the pressure of operational tool when compressed state being unlocked and expansion is slowly carried out so that expansion process is controlled; And, reach after to a certain degree in expansion, the pull effect of flexible cable or rope is utilized upwards to be pulled by described operation wedge, flexible slide block is thus made again to be in the position stretched out, it is thus possible to when sandwiched pad (elastic top pressure device) is reset to contraction schedule by needs again, utilize the elasticity distortion of described operation wedge and allow directly to compress upper plate with by scalable slide block again as in lock slots.
By with upper type, the technician of this area can make various change according to operating mode within the scope of the invention.

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1. the elastic fastening device of an enhanced stability, comprise fastening crossbeam (8) and the fixing fastened object part (9) hanging on described fastening crossbeam (8) by two suspension rods (91), it is provided with elastic top pressure device (7) between described fastening crossbeam (8) and described fastened object part (9), described elastic top pressure device (7) comprise upper plate (71) with, multiple top pressure springs (73) that lower plate (72) and elastic top are pressed between described upper plate (71) and described lower plate (72), the downside of described upper plate (71) is fixedly installed upper bush part (711), the upper side of described lower plate (72) is fixedly installed the lower sleeve member (721) can extending in described upper bush part (711), described lower sleeve member (721) is provided with symmetrically arranged two flexible slide blocks (76) slidably, in order to cross out in the corresponding latch recess (710) that can extend into described upper bush part (711) inside place when described lower sleeve member (721), described two flexible slide blocks (76) are tightened up each other by contraction spring thus pressure-bearing operates on block (74) in the wedge shape being located at resilient material therebetween, wherein, it is connected by flexible cable (75) between described wedge shape operation block (74) and upper plate (71), when described elastic top pressure device (7) is in depressed state, described upper plate (71) is near described lower plate (72), and described flexible slide block (76) is stretched in described latch recess (710) so that described flexible slide block (76) engages with the bottom water plane locking of described latch recess (710), thus described elastic top pressure device (7) is locked in depressed state,When needs make described elastic top pressure device (7) be converted to the state of backing down thus between described fastening crossbeam (8) and described fastened object part (9), described fastened object part (9) is anchored on described fastening crossbeam (8), utilization there is thicker main body portion (812) and the operative pin (81) of the thinner head (811) of thicker main body portion (812) lower end described in being arranged in and through being located at the upper through hole (80) of described fastening crossbeam (8) and be located at the lower through-hole (70) of described upper plate (71) so that the shoulders of described thicker main body portion (812) lower end is resisted against the upper side of described upper plate (71), by lower for described upper plate (71) pressure so that described flexible slide block (76) is in floating state in described latch recess (710), and thinner head (811) described in then and described wedge shape operate block (74) contact thus described wedge shape is operated block (74) top extremely at upper/lower positions to make described two flexible slide blocks (76) be retracted in described lower sleeve member (721), thus, under the effect of described top pressure spring (73), described upper plate (71) makes described elastic top pressure device (7) be in the state of backing down away from described lower plate (72), described upper plate (71) is thus made to lean described fastening crossbeam (8) upper to be anchored on described fastening crossbeam (8) by described fastened object part (9), now, described upper plate (71) move up through described flexible cable (75) lead draw described wedge shape operation block (74) and make described wedge shape operation block (74) return in upper position, described two flexible slide blocks (76) are thus made to return to the state of stretching out, when again described upper plate (71) pushing downwards being made described upper plate (71) close described lower plate (72), described flexible slide block (76) can compress under the pushing effect of described upper bush part (711) described wedge shape operation block (74) and again spring in described latch recess (710) thus realize locking, described upper plate (71) both sides, top are equipped with fixed groove (712), described fastening crossbeam (8) bottom that described fixed groove (712) is relative is provided with fixed block (810), described fixed block (810) is connected with described fixed groove (712) insertion, described fixed block (810) and described fixed groove (712) are connected the stability improving this device.
2. the elastic fastening device of a kind of enhanced stability as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described in each, flexible slide block (76) includes the level face (764) of bottom, the sliding block inclined face (761) for engaging with inclined plane part (716) in the groove of described latch recess (710) in outside, and the operation profile portion for engaging with described wedge shape operation block (74) of inner side, described operation profile portion be included under wedge shape face (762) and at upper vertical face (763), described wedge shape operation block (74) comprises the narrow portion perpendicular (741) of upside, middle transition inclined-plane (742) and the wide portion of downside vertically face (743), when described flexible slide block (76) be in stretch out state time, described in upper vertical face (763) and described width portion vertically face (743) engage, when described flexible slide block (76) is in retraction state, described engage with narrow portion perpendicular (741) at upper vertical face (763), when described stretch out change between state and described retraction state time, described under transition inclined-plane (742) slip joint of wedge shape face (762) and described centre,Described (711) push described flexible slide block (76) is realize by pushing described sliding block inclined face (761).
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