CN106174977A - There are the luggage and articles of collapsible base assembly - Google Patents
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Abstract
Provide one and there are the luggage and articles (100) of collapsible base assembly (34).These luggage and articles may include that rear wheel support (136A), and this rear wheel support includes standing part (137) and is attached to described standing part pivotally and limits the foldable portion (135) of the first pivot axis (P)；Wheel assembly (138A), this wheel assembly is connected to described standing part；Pedestal (146), this pedestal includes proximally and distally；Front-wheel support (136B), this front-wheel support is connected to the described far-end of described pedestal.Described rear wheel support can position adjacent to the rear portion of the base end wall (112) of described luggage and articles.This wheel assembly can include two quadrature-axis, and the two quadrature-axis includes wheel axis and vertical-rotation-axis.The near-end of this pedestal can be connected to described foldable portion.This first pivot axis can extend adjacent to the rear wall (104) of luggage and articles.Foldable portion can pivot between open position and folding position relative to standing part.
Description
Technical field
The disclosure relates generally to a kind of wheeled baggage article, a kind of row with collapsible base assembly
Lee's article.
Background technology
Luggage and articles particularly luggage case conventionally comprises base assembly, and this base assembly has wheel support and the wheel of installation
To allow pull together with user or promote luggage case.It addition, luggage case can be folding, in order to subtract when not in use
The storage volume of few luggage case.For this purpose, luggage can be can be for the orientation (or orientation) of storage be used for making
Orientation between fold.The most known use fast pulley assembly (non-castor or rotation type wheels in collapsible luggage
Part).But, castor or rotation type wheel assembly are due to they are allowed when guiding luggage across stayed surface additional directions control
System and very popular.
The design of this luggage case proposes particularly unique challenge.Specifically, luggage case must be sufficiently solid to hold
By using and transport on a rough surface under the heavy load of luggage case.Luggage case must also provide sufficiently rigid to reduce
Or alleviate luggage case flexure in various dimensions.On the other hand, the internal structure of luggage case must also be compact, thus by emphasis
It is placed in the weight and volume that luggage case can carry for given overall dimension and weight, allows the row when folding simultaneously
The storage volume of Lee's case is less.It addition, compared to simple vertically " fixing " wheel assembly, castor or rotation type wheel assembly are the most multiple
Miscellaneous, and structurally challenge to being integrated in luggage case is bigger.Luggage case must also simply and readily operate.
It is therefore desirable to provide the luggage and articles of a kind of improvement, more specifically, it is provided that the collapsible base of a kind of improvement
Holder assembly, this collapsible base assembly solves problem described above and/or this foldable module more generally to existing
Arrange to provide and improve or alternative arrangement.
Owing to including that various collapsible wheel support may include by the document relevant to the disclosure: CN201718657,
EP0584135、EP1718183、EP2536613、EP2779860、US2008135365、US2010282556、
US2011083933, US2011162931, US6478315, US6604617, US7246805, US7849984 and US8413775.
Summary of the invention
Therefore, according to the disclosure, it is provided that a kind of luggage and articles as described in the following claims.The disclosure is favourable
But provide a kind of collapsible stable base assembly for luggage and articles.Described base assembly can have sufficiently strong
Degree is to maintain described luggage and articles upright in use.Described base assembly can include foldable portion and standing part, institute
State foldable portion and be pivotally connected to described standing part, thus described luggage and articles can be by the bullet of described luggage and articles
Property fold and fold up fully.Such as, described base assembly can include base construction (such as, arm or panel), this pedestal
The rear wheel support that structure is installed from the rear portion of the base end wall adjacent to described luggage and articles pivots.Front-wheel support can regularly or
It is pivotally mounted to described base construction and relatively positions with described rear wheel support.In one embodiment, described front-wheel
Each support in support and described rear wheel support includes rotation type wheel assembly.
In one embodiment, it is provided that a kind of luggage and articles with base assembly.In some embodiments, this row
Lee's article may include that rear wheel support, this rear wheel support include standing part and be attached to pivotally described standing part and
Limit the foldable portion of the first pivot axis；Wheel assembly, this wheel assembly is connected to described standing part；Pedestal, should
Pedestal includes near-end or proximal edge and far-end or distal edge；And front-wheel support, this front-wheel support is connected to the institute of described pedestal
State far-end or distal edge.Described rear wheel support can position adjacent to the rear portion of the base end wall of described luggage and articles.Described trailing wheel
Assembly can include two quadrature-axis, and said two quadrature-axis includes wheel axis and vertical-rotation-axis.Described pedestal
Described near-end or proximal edge can be connected to described foldable portion.Described first pivot axis can be adjacent to described luggage
The rear wall of article extends.Described foldable portion can be relative to described standing part pivot between open position and folding position
Turn.
In some embodiments, described first pivot axis can offset from the described wheel axis of described wheel assembly.
In some embodiments, described wheel axis can be positioned at the front of described first pivot axis.
In some embodiments, described first pivot axis can in the rear above wheel assembly laterally across described
The rear wall of luggage and articles extends.
In some embodiments, described first pivot axis may be located at be positioned at described wheel assembly described vertically
In the perpendicular in the front of rotation axis.In some embodiments, described perpendicular can be parallel to described rear wall.
In some embodiments, described first pivot axis may be located at and is positioned at erecting before described standing part
In straight plane.
In some embodiments, described first pivot axis may be located at described foldable portion spaced above
In horizontal plane.
In some embodiments, described first pivot axis can be apart from described standing part and described foldable portion
Location, approximately equal ground.
In some embodiments, described first pivot axis can in the rear wheel assembly be oriented be moved rearwards by described
During luggage and articles spaced behind in described wheel axis.
In some embodiments, described foldable portion and described standing part can include being positioned at described luggage and articles
Outside part.
In some embodiments, when described foldable portion is positioned at described open position, described foldable portion
Rear end can be against the front end of described standing part.
In some embodiments, at open position, described foldable portion may be substantially perpendicular to described standing part
Extend.In some embodiments, in folding position, described foldable portion can prolong with acute angle relative to described standing part
Stretch, and be preferably substantially parallel to the extension of described standing part.
In some embodiments, at open position, described foldable portion can be relative under described standing part
Arm substantially linearly extends.In folding position, described foldable portion can position adjacent to the upper arm of described standing part.
In some embodiments, described rear wheel support can be L-shaped.
In some embodiments, these luggage and articles can include locking system, and this locking system is integrated in described trailing wheel
In support.Described locking system can operate into the described open position optionally maintaining described luggage and articles.
In some embodiments, before the described far-end of described pedestal or distal edge can be adjacent to described luggage and articles
Lower limb positions.
In some embodiments, described front-wheel support can include front component, this front component include two orthogonal
Axis, said two quadrature-axis includes wheel axis and vertical-rotation-axis.In some embodiments, described front-wheel support can
To be attached to the described far-end of described pedestal or distal edge at the second pivot axis pivotally with in open position and folding position
Pivot between putting.Described second pivot axis can position adjacent to the forward lower edge of described luggage and articles.Described second pivots
Axis can be parallel to described first pivot axis.In some embodiments, connecting elements can be from described foldable portion
Extending along described pedestal, described connecting elements preferably includes pultrusion rod or flat panel.Described connecting elements can be described
The forward lower edge of luggage and articles is neighbouring to be terminated.Described front-wheel support can be attached near the terminal of described connecting elements.One
In a little embodiments, described front-wheel support can be locked in described open position.
In some embodiments, described luggage and articles can include the pultrusion part vertically extended from described standing part.
Described pultrusion part can extend adjacent to described rear wall.
In some embodiments, described luggage and articles can include relative to stretching that described rear wall angularly positions
Go out handle or handle.
In some embodiments, described luggage and articles can include four wheel assemblies, every in described four wheel assemblies
Individual wheel assembly all includes two quadrature-axis, and said two quadrature-axis includes wheel axis and vertical-rotation-axis.
Other embodiment and feature carry out part elaboration in the description that follows, and by checking that description is by right
Those skilled in the art become apparent, or can be known by the practice of disclosed subject content.By with reference to shape
The remainder becoming the drawing and description of the part of the disclosure can realize the further of nature and advantages of this disclosure
Understand.It will be understood by those skilled in the art that in the various aspects of the disclosure and feature each can be advantageously in some feelings
It is used alone under condition or other aspects and feature with the disclosure uses in combination in other cases.
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This description be will be more fully understood with reference to drawings described below, parts are not necessarily to scale in the accompanying drawings, this
A little accompanying drawings are that the various embodiments as the disclosure present, and are not construed as drawing the scope of the disclosure completely
With, it is characterised in that:
Fig. 1 is according to isometric view upper before the luggage and articles of some embodiments of the disclosure.
Fig. 2 A be some embodiments according to the disclosure the luggage and articles including folding support assembly before on equidistantly regard
Figure.
Fig. 2 B is the rear lower isometric view of the luggage and articles of Fig. 2 A of some embodiments according to the disclosure.
Fig. 3 A be some embodiments according to the disclosure the folding support assembly being positioned at open position before on equidistantly regard
Figure.
Fig. 3 B is the detailed view of the Additional embodiments of the front-wheel support of some embodiments according to the disclosure.
Fig. 4 be some embodiments according to the disclosure the luggage and articles being positioned at folding position before upper isometric view.
Fig. 5 is the side elevation of the folding support assembly being positioned at open position of some embodiments according to the disclosure.
Fig. 6 is the side elevation of the folding support assembly being positioned at folding position of some embodiments according to the disclosure.
Fig. 7 is being positioned at expansion along what the line 7-7 in Fig. 3 A intercepted or open position of some embodiments according to the disclosure
The sectional view of the folding support assembly put.
Fig. 8 is being positioned at expansion along what the line 8-8 in Fig. 3 A intercepted or open position of some embodiments according to the disclosure
The sectional view of the folding support assembly put.
Fig. 9 is turning up or closed position along being positioned at of line 9-9 intercepting in Fig. 4 of some embodiments according to the disclosure
The sectional view of folding support assembly.
Figure 10 is the second embodiment party of the folding support assembly being positioned at open position of some embodiments according to the disclosure
The isometric view of formula.
Figure 11 is the second embodiment party of the folding support assembly being positioned at closed position of some embodiments according to the disclosure
The isometric view of formula.
Detailed description of the invention
With reference to Fig. 1, include the substantially cube formed by multiple walls according to the wheeled baggage article 100 of an embodiment
Structure, the plurality of wall defines the enclosed volume of luggage and articles 100, carries the property of user in this closing container.
These luggage and articles can become between open position and the folded position as shown in Figure 4 of complete operation as shown in Figure 1
Change.As described herein below, base assembly is folding, to allow luggage and articles 100 to move between these two positions.Luggage
Article 100 include the relative antetheca 102 of receiving portion or the external structure jointly limiting luggage case 100 and rear wall 104, relative
Left side wall 106 and right side wall 108 and relative top end wall 110 and base end wall 112.The external structure limit of these luggage and articles 100
Fixed height, width and the degree of depth.Each wall in wall 102,104,106,108,110,112 can be said to panel, face or side
Portion.Such as, antetheca 102 and rear wall 104 can limit the interarea of luggage and articles 100, wherein left side wall 106 and right side wall 108 with
And relative top end wall 110 and base end wall 112 form time face.The antetheca 102 of luggage and articles 100 and rear wall 104, left side wall 106
With the respective edges that the cross-shaped portion of right side wall 108 and top end wall 110 and base end wall 112 defines these luggage and articles 100.Example
As, top edge 114 after the cross-shaped portion restriction between rear wall 104 and top end wall 110, intersecting between rear wall 104 and base end wall 112
Lower limb 116 after portion's restriction, and the cross-shaped portion between antetheca 102 and base end wall 112 limits forward lower edge 118.Luggage and articles 100
Can be bag, chest, knapsack or other luggage and articles any, and luggage and articles 100 can be soft shell or duricrust and
The Combination combination of soft shell.As described below, luggage and articles 100 can be formed by various materials and device, to allow luggage
Article 100 can be resiliently deformed between open position and folding position.
Luggage and articles 100 can be divided into cap 122 and base portion 124 along opening line 120, and cap 122 includes antetheca
102, base portion 124 includes rear wall 104.Cap 122 can be along a part for luggage and articles 100 by hinge 126 such as fabric strip
Band, piano hinge, spaced apart discrete hinge or articulated joint are pivotally connected to base portion 124.Such as slide fastener 128 can for closing organ
To extend cap 122 is releasably connected to base portion 124 along opening line 120.In this embodiment, slide fastener 128
Can be pulled apart to allow cap 122 and base portion 124 to pivot around hinge 126, to allow close to internal.Although hereinafter by
It is respectively depicted as slide fastener 128 and hinge 126, but various types of closing organ and hinge arrangement are also acceptable.
Luggage and articles 100 include at least one handle (or handle).Such as, as shown in fig. 1, luggage and articles 100 are permissible
Including being attached to top end wall 110 and being attached to the fixing carrying handle 130 of left side wall 106 and/or right side wall 108.Real at some
Executing in mode, luggage and articles 100 can include extended handle 132, and this extended handle 132 can be along luggage and articles 100
The outboard alignment of rear wall 104.This extended handle 132 can align along rear wall 104, but it is internal to be in luggage and articles 00
And extend through top end wall 110.In some embodiments, extended handle 132 may be substantially parallel to luggage and articles
The rear wall 104 of 100, or it angularly can extend relative to the rear wall 104 of luggage and articles 100.Such as, extended handle
132 can tilt backwards about five degrees relative to rear wall 104, to help to absorb rear wall 104 and the base end wall of luggage and articles 100
Any flexibility between 112.Although carrying out relatively with rear wall 104, top end wall 110 and left side wall 106 and/or right side wall 108
Describe, but extended handle 132 can be relevant to any wall of luggage and articles 100 or sidepiece with fixing carrying handle 130
Connection.
With continued reference to Fig. 1, luggage and articles 100 can include the bottom being generally adjacent to rear wall 104 along rear lower limb 116
Base assembly 134 with base end wall 112 location.As noted above, this base assembly 134 is folding, and include can
Folded portion 135 and standing part 137.Standing part 137 is adjacent to install to luggage thing along base end wall 112 and rear wall 104
Product 100.Foldable portion 135 is attached to standing part 137 pivotally and extends along base end wall 112.An exemplary reality
Executing in mode, foldable portion 135 is attached to base end wall 112.When in the open position, to set up one firm for this base assembly 134
Property or firm base structure, this base structure is positioned at fixed position relative to rear wall 104 and is formed at luggage and articles 100 and makes
Used time is used for content and the luggage structure of luggage and articles 100 itself helping to support luggage and articles 100.Folding or turning up
Position, base assembly 134 can also allow for luggage and articles 100 and fold the most at least in part.Although base assembly 134
It is described as being attached to the base end wall 112 of luggage and articles 100 and rear wall 104, but base assembly 134 can with wheel ground or not
Be attached in the other parts of luggage and articles 100 with wheel, and convenient when expectation folding position and open position it
Between change.
Base assembly 134 includes at least one wheel support 136, this at least one wheel support 136 have be attached to thereon
Wheel assembly 138, to allow user angularly to pull or drag luggage and articles 100 relative to ground, or allows user
Luggage and articles 100 are guided with vertical position.In some embodiments, base assembly 134 includes installing to luggage and articles 100
Four wheel supports 136 of base end wall 112, such as two rear wheel support 136A and two front-wheel support 136B.As shown in Figure 2 B,
Each rear wheel support 136A is close to by a sidewall, rear wall 104 and the base end wall 112 in left side wall 106 and right side wall 108
The lower side corner sections of the luggage and articles 100 that cross-shaped portion limits installs the corresponding standing part 137 to base assembly 134.Front-wheel props up
Frame 136B can be adjacent to the anterior location of the base end wall 112 of luggage and articles 100.Each trailing wheel in two rear wheel support 136A
Support can be with the width of the spaced apart luggage and articles of another rear wheel support 100 in two rear wheel support 136A, and can
With the degree of depth with the adjacent spaced apart luggage and articles of front-wheel support 136B 100.In order to safeguard and/or change, wheel support 136 is permissible
It is removable.In other embodiments, wheel support 136 can be permanently installed, thus is not easy to be removed.
As shown in Figure 2 B, each wheel support 136 can include the wheel assembly 138 being attached to this wheel support 136, such as foot
Wheel or rotation type wheel assembly.Such as, wheel assembly 138A can be connected to each rear wheel support 136A, and front component 138B
Each front-wheel support 136B can be connected to.Each wheel assembly 138 can include that at least one with wheel axis is taken turns, described extremely
A few wheel rotates around this wheel axis.In order to allow at various landform upper-pilot luggage and articles 100, wheel assembly 138A and front
In wheel assembly 138B can be each castor or the rotation with two quadrature-axis such as wheel axis and vertical-rotation-axis
Formula wheel assembly, wheel assembly 138 rotates around said two quadrature-axis.Although showing that castor or rotation type wheel assembly are by attaching
To front-wheel support 136B, it is contemplated that front-wheel support 136B can include the combination of any kind of wheel assembly or wheel assembly.Example
As, front component 138B can be vertical wheel assembly (not shown).In some embodiments, front-wheel support 136B can not wrap
Include front component 136B, but leg 139 (seeing Fig. 3 B).
It is positioned near the portion of posterior angle with reference to Fig. 3 A and 5, each rear wheel support 136A, and upper arm 140 He can be included
Underarm 142.In some embodiments, the upper arm 140 that can be referred to as reinforcing section can be along the rear wall of luggage and articles 100
The part of 104 vertically extends, and underarm 142 can towards the antetheca 102 of luggage and articles 100 along base end wall 112 at least
Partly extend.In an illustrative embodiments, upper arm 140 and underarm 142 limit l-shaped cross section.As will hereinafter
Describe, the upper arm 140 of each rear wheel support 136A and underarm 142 luggage and articles 100 in open position and folding position it
Between can remain stationary when moving.As shown in figure 3 a, after rear wall 104 extension of luggage and articles 100
Panel member 156 can be attached to the upper arm 140 of two rear wheel support 136A.Rear board component 156 can help to maintain two
The position relationship of individual rear wheel support 136A, and the torsional rigidity of increase base assembly 134 can be operated into.Rear board component
156 can have horizontal honeycomb shape to reduce the gross weight of luggage and articles 100, and increase the strong of rear board component 156
Degree.As shown in Figure 3A, the bottom 158 of extended handle 132 is connected to rear board component 156.
As shown in Fig. 3 A and 5, foldable portion 135 is attached to rear wheel support at the first pivot axis P pivotally
136A.In some embodiments, can have the first pivot axis P of equidistance with upper arm 140 and underarm 142 can phase
Rear wall 104 adjacent to luggage and articles 100 positions, and can offset from the wheel axis of wheel assembly 138A.Such as, first pivot
Axis P can laterally across the rear wall 104 of luggage and articles 100 and the back edge 116 of rear wall 104 be adjacent to (such as, generally within
Above wheel assembly 138A) extend.In some embodiments, the wheel axis of each wheel assembly 138A can be positioned
Before one pivot axis P.In wheel assembly 138A includes the embodiment of vertical wheel assembly, the first pivot axis P is permissible
It is parallel to wheel axis.As the most most preferably seen, standing part 137 includes protruding 159, and this projection 159 has and first
The arch bearing surface 161 that pivot axis P is radially spaced.Foldable portion 135 includes bearing components 163, this bearing components
163 have the inner surface 165 on the arch bearing surface 161 being rotatably resisted against protruding 159.In some embodiments,
The inner surface 165 of foldable portion 135 extends around the major part of protruding 159.
As being best seen in Fig. 2 B, 4 and 7, base assembly 134 can include the trailing wheel being integrated in base assembly 134
Locking system 152 in support 136A.One embodiment of locking system 152 can take spring loaded pawl (detent)
The form of 174, in open position and/or closed position, this ratchet 174 optionally lock conciliate lock base holder assembly 134 can
Folded portion 135.Ratchet 174 can include sliding component 176, and this sliding component 176 limits recess 177 and has actuator portion
Points 178, user can by such as pass the opening of the lower surface 181 of rear wheel support 136A and close to this activator portion 178.Recessed
Portion 177 is limited by lower protuberance 175A and upper protuberance 175B.Ratchet 174 also includes barrier structure 180, this barrier structure 180
Highlight in a part for the underarm 142 being limited to rear wheel support 136A and from this part.Spring 185 can be in spring-biased side
In upwards the sliding component 176 of ratchet 174 is biased into barrier structure (or tongue piece) 180 or be biased in barrier structure (or tongue piece)
On 180.Barrier structure 180 is received in recess 177, and is maintained at this position by the biasing force of spring 185.Stop
Component 180 can be arranged on standing part 137 and can receive the spine in corresponding recess 177 or any other is suitable
Structure.By in barrier structure 180 is positioned at recess 177 and holding it in this position by the biasing force of spring 185, resistance
The joint of the lower protuberance 175A and upper protuberance 175B of gear component 180 and recess 177 and collapsible portion 135 are relative to fixed part
Folded against the interfering of 137 is divided to stop this folded against.Recess 177 and barrier structure 180 can be reversed or exchange,
Engage with recess 177 so that barrier structure 180 is moved into and is disengaged with recess 177.
When user's biased actuator part 178, the power of spring can be overcome, so that barrier structure 180 is from recess 177
In return, and ratchet 174 is separated.This allows foldable portion 135 to revolve relative to the standing part 137 of base assembly 134
Turn.When foldable portion 135 is rotated back towards its latched position subsequently, (such as, the underarm 142 towards rear wheel support 136A revolves
Turn foldable portion 135) time, barrier structure 180 engages the sliding component 176 of ratchet 174 to be locked in by foldable portion 135
Open position.As shown in Figure 7, barrier structure 180 includes first angled (or inclination) surface 187, and this first is at an angle of table
Surface 189 is corresponding and abuts slidably against at this second one-tenth in face 187 angled with the second of lower protuberance 175A (or inclination)
In angled surface 189, with when foldable portion 135 rotates towards underarm 142 on the direction in opposite direction with spring-biased
Mobile sliding component 176.Such as, angled surface 187,189 produces cam force on sliding component 176, with by barrier structure
180 and recess 177 be automatically directed at, engage with " click one sound ".In certain embodiments, it is also possible at base assembly 134
Above or use other locking mechanisms relatively with base assembly 134.
With reference to Fig. 7, at open position, foldable portion 135 may be substantially perpendicular to standing part 137 (such as, upper arm
140) extend.As it can be seen, the lower surface 183 of the lower surface 181 of foldable portion 135 and standing part 137 is substantially flush
Dispose.In some embodiments, when foldable portion 135 is positioned at open position, the rear end 184 of foldable portion 135 can
With the front end 186 against standing part 137.Additionally, foldable portion 135 may be positioned such that relative under rear wheel support 136A
Arm 142 substantially linearly extends.In order to limit open position further, foldable portion 135 and standing part 137 can include
It is relative that corresponding limiting surface or structure 188, described limiting surface or structure 188 are engaged with each other to limit foldable portion 135
In standing part 137 rotation at least one direction.
Turning up or folding position, foldable portion 135 can engage a part (such as, the Mei Gehou of luggage and articles 100
The upper arm 140 of wheel support 136A).Such as, foldable portion 135 can be around the first pivot axis P (such as, in the figure 7 inverse
On clockwise) pivot, until one of the upper arm 140 of at least some of engaging rear wheels support 136A of foldable portion 135
Point.Turning up or folding position, foldable portion 135 may be substantially parallel to standing part 137 (such as, upper arm 140) and extends.
In certain embodiments, it is also possible to other mechanisms used along with foldable portion 135, to limit the folding of base assembly 134
Position.For example, it is contemplated that, a part (such as, the terminal of bearing components 163) for foldable portion 135 can engage fixing
The corresponding part of part 137, with the restriction foldable portion 135 rotation towards upper arm 140.
With reference to Fig. 3 A and Fig. 5, the foldable portion 135 of base assembly 134 can include pedestal 146, this pedestal 146 towards
The antetheca 102 of luggage and articles 100 extends at least partially across base end wall 112.In some embodiments, can be panel or
The pedestal 146 of arm can be parts in many parts of base end wall 112.Such as, it is made up of multiple layers in base end wall 112
In the case of, the outer surface (such as, outer surface or interior surface) of pedestal 146 can be attached to the hard of luggage and articles 100
Side and/or soft-side exterior material.Pedestal 146 can include proximal end or edge 148 and distal end or edge 150.Pedestal
146 can be by polypropylene board, cellular panel or be suitable for alleviating the gross weight of luggage and articles 100 and increasing pedestal 146
Other material of the rigidity of structure or structure are constituted.In some embodiments, proximal end or edge 148 can be connected to roll over
Folded part 135, and distal end or edge 150 can be connected to housing or luggage structure to form the front lower of luggage and articles 100
Edge 118.So, pedestal 146 and base end wall 112 can when foldable portion 135 pivots at the first pivot axis P with can
Folded portion 135 moves together.As shown in Figure 5, pedestal 146 is basically parallel to foldable portion 135 and extends.Implement at some
In mode, each front-wheel support 136B can be connected to distal end or the edge 150 of pedestal 146.Clearance G can be with luggage thing
The rear lower limb 116 of product 100 is defined adjacent between pedestal 146 and rear board component 156 allow base assembly 134 beating
Move between open position and folding position.As described below, when moving to closed position from open position, the chi of clearance G
Very little can reduce, to allow the pedestal 146 when base assembly 134 is positioned at folding position to position closer to rear board component 156.
As it has been described above, base assembly 134 can move to open between open position and folding position and turn up luggage
Article 100.As shown in Figure 3A, at open position, pedestal 146 may be substantially perpendicular to the rear wall 104 of luggage and articles 100 and extends.
At open position, (such as, substantially this foldable portion 135 can be positioned adjacent to the underarm 142 of each rear wheel support 136A
It is parallel to underarm 142).With reference to Fig. 4 and Fig. 6, in folding position, (such as, substantially pedestal 146 can position adjacent to rear wall 104
It is positioned at above rear wall 104 and/or rear board component 156).In some embodiments, turn up or during folding position when being positioned at, can
Folded portion 135 can position adjacent to the upper arm 140 of each rear wheel support 136A.In folding position, foldable portion 135 can
To extend with acute angle relative to standing part 137, and it is preferably substantially parallel to standing part 137 and extends.Additionally or alternative
Ground, because the upper arm 140 that underarm 142 is relative to rear wheel support 136A maintains static, so when base assembly 134 is positioned at folding position
When putting, foldable portion 135 may be substantially perpendicular to underarm 142 and extends.
In order to fold base assembly 134 and substantially turn up luggage and articles 100, first user can activate rear wheel support
The locking system 152 of 136A with as described above by the foldable portion 135 of base assembly 134 relative to standing part 137
Optionally unlock.User may then pass through and makes foldable portion 135 fold pedestal group relative to standing part 137 rotation
Part 134.Such as, foldable portion 135 can rotate towards standing part 137 and (see figure substantially to be turned up by luggage and articles 100
4).When foldable portion 135 rotates towards standing part 137, foldable portion 135 can be from the underarm of rear wheel support 136A
(seeing Fig. 4 and Fig. 6) is opened in 142 rotations.Foldable portion 135 makes pedestal 146 and rear board structure towards the rotation of standing part 137
The size of the clearance G between part 156 is laterally collapsed and/or reduces (seeing Fig. 8 and Fig. 9).User can continue towards fixing
Part 137 rotates foldable portion 135, until (such as, often such as foldable portion 135 contacts a part for luggage and articles 100
The upper arm 140 of individual rear wheel support 136A), thus limit the folding position of base assembly 134.In some embodiments, can roll over
Folded part 135 can not contact a part for luggage and articles 100 to limit the folding position of base assembly 134.Such as, pedestal group
The folding position of part 134 can be defined as when pedestal 146 contacts rear board component 156 or when the terminal of bearing components 163 connects
Touch standing part 137 a part of time.
Can be to complete to open base assembly 134 with reverse order described above.Such as, user can be first from base
Foldable portion 135 is pivoted and opens by the standing part 137 of holder assembly 134, until the locking system 152 of rear wheel support 136A can
Folded portion 135 is fixed, as mentioned above relative to standing part 137.In some embodiments, locking system 152 can be grasped
It is made and automatically engages when foldable portion 135 rotates to open position that (such as, the sliding component 176 of ratchet 174 engages automatically
The barrier structure 180 of underarm 142).Alternatively or additionally, locking system 152 may need manually to handle with by sliding component
176 are placed on barrier structure 180.Such as, once foldable portion 135 is positioned at desired locations relative to standing part 137, then
Manually can slide sliding component 176 is arranged to barrier structure 180 towards barrier structure 180 by part brake 178
In or dispose this sliding component 176 against barrier structure 180.
Although Fig. 1 to Fig. 9 shows the base assembly 134 with the pedestal 146 interconnected by four wheel assemblies 138,
It is contemplated that base assembly 134 can include any amount of pedestal, such as two pedestals 146.With reference to Figure 10 and
Figure 11, a rear wheel support 136A can be connected to a front-wheel support 136B by each pedestal in the two pedestal 146.
In such embodiment, two pedestals 146 define independent and parallel arm element 182.Each arm element 182 can be with
Another arm element 182 pivots independently, opens structure with provide greater number of base assembly 134 and/or luggage and articles 100
Make and/folded structure.As shown in FIG. 10 and 11, each arm element 182 (it can substantially have generally rectangular cross section) is permissible
As rear wheel support 136A and/or front-wheel support 136B wide.Each arm element 182 can be attached to the phase of rear wheel support 136A
Offside 190.So, arm element 182 can be firmer and surround locking system 152 and/or the first pivot axis P.
Front-wheel support 136B can be pivotally connected to arm element 182, so that front-wheel support 136B can open
Rotate between position and folding position.Such as, front-wheel support 136B can be attached to base at the second pivot axis pivotally
The distal end of seat 146 or edge 150.Second pivot axis may be positioned such that and is parallel to the first pivot axis P and adjacent to row
The forward lower edge 118 of Lee's article 100.
In the embodiment shown in Figure 10 and Figure 11, front-wheel support 136B can be locked in open position and/or pass
Closed position.Such as, each front-wheel support 136B can include locking system 252, and this locking system 252 is similar to above by reference to rear
The locking system 152 that wheel support 136A describes.Such as, each front-wheel support 136B can be configurable to include similar spring and adds
Carrying ratchet 278, front-wheel support 136B is optionally locked relative to arm element 182 and unlocks (example by this spring loaded pawl 278
As, build 80 lockings in the similar barrier structure 280 being locked in the underarm 142 of rear wheel support 136A or against this stop).?
In some embodiments, it is also possible to use other locking mechanisms relatively on front-wheel support 136B or with front-wheel support 136B.?
Every other aspect, the embodiment shown in Figure 10 and Figure 11 can be substantially equivalent to those sides described in Fig. 1 to 9
Face.
With reference to Fig. 3 A, base assembly 134 and/or luggage and articles 100 can include strengthening feature, and this reinforcement feature is operable
Become to increase base assembly 134 and/or the torsional rigidity of luggage and articles 100.As an embodiment of reinforcement feature, two connections
Front-wheel support 136B can be bound to the foldable portion 135 of rear wheel support 136A by component 154.Such as, each connecting elements
The terminal 155 of 154 can be attached to a front-wheel support 136B and adjacent rear wheel support 136A (for example, with reference to Fig. 3 A).?
In some embodiments, connecting elements 154 can extend adjacent to pedestal 146 and (such as, is basically parallel to the limit of pedestal 146
Edge).In such embodiment, the torsion that connecting elements 154 can increase foldable portion 135 and/or base end wall 112 is firm
Degree and intensity, for the luggage and articles especially for the increase degree of depth.Connecting elements 154 can generally have generally rectangular or
The pultrusion rod of circular cross section.Although Fig. 2 A to Fig. 7 shows is attached to rear wheel support 136A and the connection of front-wheel support 136B
Component 154, it is contemplated that rear wheel support 136A and front-wheel support 136B can only be attached to pedestal 146 (i.e.,
There is no connecting elements 154).
With reference to Fig. 3 A, pultrusion part 160A, 160B extend vertically from standing part 137 (such as, from upper arm 140), to be formed
Limit the framework of the longitudinal corner of luggage and articles 100.In some embodiments, can be spaced apart from standing part 137
Position is at least one enhancing beam member 162 of attaching between pultrusion part 160A, 160B.Each enhancing beam member 162 can
Laterally extend across the rear wall 104 of luggage and articles 100 being basically parallel to the first pivot axis P.By pultrusion part 160A, 160B
With at least one strengthen framework that beam member 162 limits can as conventional known with the antetheca of luggage and articles 100
102, rear wall 104, sidewall 106 and 108 are integral.
With reference to Fig. 3 A, at least one backboard 164 can be connected to pedestal 146, rear board component 156, pultrusion part 160A,
160B and/or each enhancing beam member 162.After the backboard 164 can being made up of the flexible material being suitable for elastic deformation is
Wall 104 and/or the parts of base end wall 112.Such as, backboard 164 can have with rear wall 104 be adjacent to extend Part I
166 and with pedestal 146 be adjacent to extend Part II 168.In such embodiment, Part I 166 is substantially rear
Extend between top edge 114 and rear lower limb 116, and Part II 168 is substantially rear lower limb 116 He of luggage and articles 100
Extend between forward lower edge 118.Part II 168 can utilize pedestal 146 and hard and/or soft exterior material to carry out clamping with limit
Determine base end wall 112 (such as, between the exterior material of pedestal 146 and luggage and articles 100).
In some embodiments, backboard 164 is to have arch the 3rd between Part I 166 and Part II 168
The continuous member of part 170, this arch Part III 170 arcuately extends to allow pedestal group around rear lower limb 116
Part 134 moves between open position and folding position.Such as, arch Part III 170 can be with pedestal 146 and rear board structure
Part 156 limits a cavity 172, and this cavity 172 extends transversely with (seeing Fig. 8) between two rear wheel support 136A.When from beating
When open position moves to folding position, cavity 172 can laterally collapse (seeing Fig. 9).As shown in Figure 3A, extended handle
The top 173 of 132 can be connected to backboard 164.In such embodiment, each enhancing beam member 162 can increase
The torsional rigidity of backboard 164 is to avoid the distortion of extended handle 132 during luggage and articles 100 are rotated by user.Extended
Handle 132 also strengthens the structure of backboard 164.
All relatively and direction reference (include upper and lower, upwards, downward, left and right, to the left, to the right, top, bottom, side
Portion, in ... top ... lower section, front, middle, rear, vertical, level etc.) be given the most by way of example, in order to help reader
Understand detailed description of the invention described herein.They are understood not to requirement or the limit to position, being orientated or using especially
Fixed, unless be expressly recited in the claims.Connect and should broadly solve with reference to (such as attaching, couple, connect, combination etc.)
Release, and the relative motion between intermediate member and the element between element connects can be included.So, reference is connected
Not necessarily infer that two elements are joined directly together and are relative to each other positioned at fixed relationship, unless the clearest and the most definite
Illustrate.
It would be recognized by those skilled in the art that presently disclosed embodiment is by way of example rather than restriction side
Formula is instructed.Therefore, comprise in the above description or content illustrated in the accompanying drawings should be construed to exemplary rather than limit
Implication processed.Claims below is intended to cover all generic and specific features described herein and it may be said that fall for language
Enter being described of scope of the method and system of the present invention of this scope.
Claims (15)
1. luggage and articles, these luggage and articles include:
Rear wheel support, this rear wheel support includes standing part and is attached to described standing part pivotally and limits the first pivot
The foldable portion of axis, described rear wheel support positions adjacent to the rear portion of the base end wall of described luggage and articles；
Wheel assembly, this wheel assembly is connected to described standing part, and described wheel assembly includes two quadrature-axis, described
Two quadrature-axis include wheel axis and vertical-rotation-axis；
Pedestal, this pedestal includes proximally and distally, and described near-end is connected to described foldable portion；And
Front-wheel support, this front-wheel support is connected to the described far-end of described pedestal, wherein:
Described first pivot axis extends adjacent to the rear wall of described luggage and articles；And
Described foldable portion pivots between open position and folding position relative to described standing part.
Luggage and articles the most according to claim 1, wherein, described first pivot axis is taken turns from the described of described wheel assembly
Journal offset.
Luggage and articles the most according to claim 1 and 2, wherein, above described first pivot axis wheel assembly in the rear
Laterally the described rear wall across described luggage and articles extends.
Luggage and articles the most according to claim 1 and 2, wherein, described first pivot axis is located at described trailing wheel
In the perpendicular in the front of the described vertical-rotation-axis of assembly, wherein said perpendicular is parallel to described rear wall.
Luggage and articles the most according to claim 1 and 2, wherein, when described foldable portion is positioned at described open position,
The rear end of described foldable portion is against the front end of described standing part.
Luggage and articles the most according to claim 1 and 2, wherein, at open position, described foldable portion is basically perpendicular to
Described standing part extends, and wherein in folding position, described foldable portion prolongs with acute angle relative to described standing part
Stretch, and be preferably substantially parallel to the extension of described standing part.
Luggage and articles the most according to claim 1 and 2, these luggage and articles farther include locking system, this locking system
It is integrated in described rear wheel support and is operable to optionally to maintain the described open position of described luggage and articles.
Luggage and articles the most according to claim 1 and 2, wherein, the described far-end of described pedestal is adjacent to described luggage thing
The forward lower edge location of product.
Luggage and articles the most according to claim 1 and 2, wherein, described front-wheel support includes front component, this front component
Including two quadrature-axis, said two quadrature-axis includes wheel axis and vertical-rotation-axis.
Luggage and articles the most according to claim 9, wherein, described front-wheel support is the most attached at the second pivot axis
It is filled to the described far-end of described pedestal to pivot between open position and folding position.
11. luggage and articles according to claim 9, wherein, connecting elements from described foldable portion along described pedestal
Extend, and in the neighbouring termination of forward lower edge of described luggage and articles, and described front-wheel support is attached to described connecting elements
Terminal near, described connecting elements includes pultrusion rod or flat panel.
12. luggage and articles according to claim 9, wherein, described second pivot axis is adjacent to described luggage and articles
Forward lower edge positions.
13. luggage and articles according to claim 9, wherein, described second pivot axis is parallel to described first pivotal axis
Line.
14. luggage and articles according to claim 9, wherein, described front-wheel support may be locked in described open position.
15. luggage and articles according to claim 1 and 2, wherein, described luggage and articles include four wheel assemblies, described four
Each wheel assembly in individual wheel assembly includes two quadrature-axis, and said two quadrature-axis includes wheel axis and vertically rotates
Axis.
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