CN107097818B - A kind of multifunctional intellectual supermarket shopping car - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention discloses a kind of multifunctional intellectual supermarket shopping cars, the present invention includes shopping bicycle basket, it further include portable fence, the rear facade of portable fence and shopping bicycle basket is each perpendicular to the longitudinal section of length direction, the inside left and right ends of the rear facade of the shopping bicycle basket are provided with the slideway along rear elevation direction, the bottom end sliding of slideway is provided with the first slide bar, the second slide bar is provided in the middle part of slideway, the bottom end of the portable fence is hinged on the first slide bar, one end top of limited block is on a control block, the groove to match with limited block is provided in the slideway, spring is provided between one end of the control block and the second slide bar, the outer wall of second slide bar is provided with through-hole at the other end for being located at control block, the boss to match with through-hole is provided on the portable fence.Multiple use may be implemented in shopping bicycle basket of the invention, neither influences the use of general case, can more meet requirement in special circumstances significantly.
Description
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of multifunctional intellectual supermarket shopping cars.
Background technique
Now, supermarket is with the welcome by more and more people of purchase channel and convenient buying pattern of its safety, into
When row supermarket shopping, shopping cart can generally be selected to carry out storage article, it is convenient to be carried in supermarket, but present supermarket uses
Shopping cart is generally unlimited above, and when the thing stored in shopping cart is more, cargo is easy to fall down, and especially does shopping
Vehicle is when on inclined ladder, since front end or rear end are higher, it is easier to the article being higher than on shopping bicycle basket be allowed to fall down.
Summary of the invention
The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is providing a kind of multifunctional intellectual supermarket shopping car.
To solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention includes shopping bicycle basket, and the lower end for bicycle basket of doing shopping is provided with supporting leg, the end of supporting leg
End is equipped with universal wheel, and it further includes portable fence that the rear end for bicycle basket of doing shopping, which is provided with handrail, and the shopping bicycle basket is by fence
The tetragonal body of the upper end opening surrounded, the portable fence be arranged in shopping bicycle basket rear facade inside, portable fence with
The rear facade of shopping bicycle basket is each perpendicular to the longitudinal section of length direction, the inside left and right ends of the rear facade of the shopping bicycle basket
It is provided with the slideway along rear elevation direction, the bottom end sliding of slideway is provided with the first slide bar, is provided in the middle part of slideway
Second slide bar, the bottom end of the portable fence are hinged on the first slide bar, are provided with seat board, seat board on second slide bar
One end and the second slide bar it is hinged, in hook-shaped, seat board passes through portable fence, is fixedly installed on portable fence for the other end of seat board
The cross bar to match with seat board hook-shaped end is provided with cavity in second slide bar, and sliding is provided with cylindrical control in cavity
The middle part setting of clamp dog, the control block is fluted, the section of the groove be it is trapezoidal, limit is provided on the second slide bar
Block, limited block pass through the outer wall of the second slide bar, and one end top of limited block on a control block, is provided with and limits in the slideway
The groove that block matches is provided with spring between one end of the control block and the second slide bar, when limited block is inserted into limit
When in slot, in the raw, the outer wall of the second slide bar is provided with through-hole at the other end for being located at control block to spring, described
The boss to match with through-hole is provided on portable fence, when portable fence and do shopping bicycle basket rear facade on when, boss insert
Enter into through-hole, limited block is in the state for exiting limiting slot and withstands in the groove of control block, and spring is in compressive state, seat
Plate abuts against on portable fence, and when rotating when portable fence to the rear facade direction far from shopping bicycle basket, boss is detached from through-hole, bullet
In the raw, boss is inserted into limiting slot spring, and far from groove, the hook-shaped end of seat board tangles portable fence for one end of boss
Cross bar, seat board is launched into horizontality.
In order to comprehensively be protected the article in shopping bicycle basket, set on the preceding facade of shopping bicycle basket of the present invention
It is equipped with front apron, the front apron is scissors fence, and the upper end of front apron and the upper end of the preceding facade of shopping bicycle basket are hinged, preceding
The lower end of baffle is provided with hook.
In order to allow shopping cart to facilitate storage, the preceding facade and left and right sides facade of shopping bicycle basket of the present invention are under
Bottom surface is fixedly connected, and the upside both ends of the rear facade for bicycle basket of doing shopping are hinged with left and right facade respectively.The shopping of subsequent shopping cart
Bicycle basket is inserted into the shopping bicycle basket of front side shopping cart.
In order to avoid shopping cart occurs disorderly stopping the case where leaving about or losing, the invention also includes positioning systems, described
Positioning system includes setting element, liquid crystal display device and server, and the setting element is mounted on shopping bicycle basket, described
Setting element be GPS positioning components, setting element connects with the equal server of liquid crystal display device.
The beneficial effects of the present invention are: article of the portable fence of supermarket shopping car of the present invention in shopping bicycle basket is few
When, seat board can be supported and used as children's seat, when article is more in bicycle basket of doing shopping, by the first sliding bar to slideway
Top, portable fence is covered on to the upper end of article, article is protected, the article in shopping cart is avoided and is excessively moving
During dynamic, especially up and down inclined ladder when, the case where being easy to cause article to fall.Shopping bicycle basket of the invention may be implemented a variety of
Purposes neither influences the use of general case, can more meet requirement in special circumstances significantly.
Detailed description of the invention
Fig. 1 is schematic elevation view of the invention；
Fig. 2 is the schematic elevation view of the rear facade of shopping bicycle basket of the invention (difference of portable fence dotted line indicates)；
Fig. 3 be seat board as children's seat when deployed configuration schematic diagram；
Fig. 4 is the schematic diagram of internal structure of the second slide bar；
Fig. 5 is structural schematic diagram of the portable fence as article protective fence.
Wherein: 1, handrail, 2, shopping bicycle basket, 3, supporting leg, 4, universal wheel, 5, portable fence, 6, seat board, 7, slideway, 8, the
Two slide bars, the 9, first slide bar, 2-1, rear facade, 2-2, front apron, 5-1, boss, 8-1, limited block, 8-2, spring, 8-3, control
Block.
Specific embodiment
Multifunctional intellectual supermarket shopping car as shown in Figure 1, including shopping bicycle basket 2, the preceding facade of the shopping bicycle basket 2
Be fixedly connected with bottom surface with left and right sides facade, do shopping bicycle basket 2 rear facade 2-1 upside both ends respectively with left and right facade
Hingedly.The lower end of shopping bicycle basket 2 is provided with supporting leg 3, and the end of supporting leg 3 is equipped with universal wheel 4, the rear end setting of shopping bicycle basket 2
There is handrail 1, further include portable fence 5 as shown in Figures 2 and 3, the shopping bicycle basket 2 is the upper end opening surrounded by fence
Tetragonal body, the portable fence 5 be arranged in shopping bicycle basket 2 rear facade 2-1 inside, portable fence 5 and shopping bicycle basket 2
Rear facade 2-1 be each perpendicular to the longitudinal section of length direction, the inside left and right ends of the rear facade 2-1 of the shopping bicycle basket 2
It is provided with the slideway 7 along rear elevation direction, the bottom end sliding of slideway 7 is provided with the first slide bar 9, the middle part setting of slideway
There is the second slide bar 8, the bottom end of the portable fence 5 is hinged on the first slide bar 9, is provided with seat on second slide bar 8
Plate 6, one end of seat board 6 is hinged with the second slide bar 8, and in hook-shaped, seat board 6 passes through portable fence 5, movable grid for the other end of seat board 6
The cross bar to match with the hook-shaped end of seat board 6 is fixedly installed on column 5, as shown in figure 4, being provided in second slide bar 8
Cavity, the interior sliding of cavity are provided with cylindrical control block 8-3, and the middle part setting of the control block 8-3 is fluted, and described is recessed
The section of slot be it is trapezoidal, be provided with limited block 8-1 on the second slide bar 8, limited block 8-1 passes through the outer wall of the second slide bar 8, limited block
One end of 8-1 is withstood on control block 8-3, and the groove to match with limited block 8-1, the control are provided in the slideway 7
It is provided with spring between one end of clamp dog 8-3 and the second slide bar 8, when limited block 8-1 is inserted into limiting slot, at spring 8-2
Through-hole, the portable fence are provided at the other end positioned at control block 8-3 in the outer wall of nature, the second slide bar 8
On be provided with the boss 5-1 to match with through-hole, when portable fence 5 and do shopping bicycle basket 2 rear facade 2-1 on when, boss 5-1
It is inserted into through-hole, limited block 8-1 is in the state for exiting limiting slot and withstands in the groove of control block 8-3, and spring 8-2 is in
Compressive state, seat board 6 abut against on portable fence 5；It is rotated when portable fence 5 to the after direction facade 2-1 far from shopping bicycle basket 2
When, boss 5-1 is detached from through-hole, and spring 8-2 is stretched to nature, and one end of boss 5-1 is inserted into limiting slot, boss 5-1
The other end far from groove, the hook-shaped end of seat board 6 tangles the cross bar of portable fence 5, and seat board 6 is launched into horizontality.
In order to comprehensively be protected fully loaded cargo, before being provided on the preceding facade of the shopping bicycle basket 2
Baffle 2-2, the front apron 2-2 are scissors fence, scissors fence structure can allow front apron 2-2 can collapsing length, side
Just it is connect with portable fence 5, the upper end of front apron 2-2 and the upper end of the preceding facade of shopping bicycle basket 2 are hinged, under front apron 2-2
End is provided with the hook that can be connect with the preceding facade of shopping bicycle basket 2 and portable fence 5, when not having to front apron protection
When, front apron hang over shopping bicycle basket 2 preceding facade on, will not article storage, need to be protected using front apron 2-2
When, front apron 2-2 is turned into shopping 2 upper end of bicycle basket, hook is hung on portable fence 5.
Go out active in order to avoid shopping cart or disorderly stop the case where leaving about, which further includes positioning system, described
Positioning system include setting element, liquid crystal display device and server, the setting element is mounted on shopping bicycle basket, institute
The setting element stated is GPS positioning components, and setting element is connected with the equal server of liquid crystal display device.
Working principle: shopping cart when not in use, portable fence 5 and shopping bicycle basket rear facade 2-1 on, portable fence
Boss 5-1 on 5 is inserted into the through-hole of the second slide bar 8, and the limited block 8-1 in the second slide bar 8 is snapped down to the recessed of control block 8-3
In slot, the limiting slot in slideway 7 is exited, but portable fence 5 plays the role of limit to the second slide bar 8, it can be to avoid its landing
Get off.
It when the article in bicycle basket of doing shopping is few, does not need to protect article, by portable fence 5 to far from shopping cart
The direction rear facade 2-1 of basket rotates, and the boss 5-1 on portable fence 5 exits the second slide bar 8, the control block 8- in the second slide bar 8
3 are acted on movement by spring force, and the slope driving of trapezoid cross section groove limits fast 8-1 and enters in the limiting slot of slideway 7, to second
Slide bar 8 is limited, and avoids slipping down, and children's seat is served as in the expansion of seat board 6, is convenient for carrying the customer of child.
When the article for bicycle basket 2 of doing shopping is more, needs to carry out article protection and article is avoided to fall, simultaneously by portable fence 5
On the rear facade 2-1 of shopping bicycle basket 2, limited block 8-1 exits limiting slot, pulls up portable fence 5, and portable fence 5 drives
First slide bar 9 and the second slide bar 8 move upwards, and during pulling up, the boss on portable fence 5 can be exited second
Slide bar 8, in order to avoid seat board 6 impacts portable fence 5, the first slide bar 9 and the second slide bar 8 slide into the top of slideway, sliding
Fence 5 turns to horizontality, is covered on article, and front apron 2-2 is hung on portable fence 5, is protected article, avoids
Shopping cart article in moving process is excessively easy to fall.
Claims (4)
1. a kind of multifunctional intellectual supermarket shopping car, including shopping bicycle basket, the lower end for bicycle basket of doing shopping is provided with supporting leg, the end of supporting leg
End is equipped with universal wheel, and the rear end for bicycle basket of doing shopping is provided with handrail, it is characterised in that: and it further include portable fence, the shopping
Bicycle basket is the tetragonal body of the upper end opening surrounded by fence, and the portable fence is arranged in the rear facade of shopping bicycle basket
The rear facade of side, portable fence and shopping bicycle basket is each perpendicular to the longitudinal section of length direction, the rear facade of the shopping bicycle basket
Inside left and right ends be provided with the slideway along rear elevation direction, the bottom end sliding of slideway is provided with the first slide bar, sliding
The second slide bar is provided in the middle part of road, the bottom end of the portable fence is hinged on the first slide bar, on second slide bar
It is provided with seat board, one end of seat board and the second slide bar are hinged, and in hook-shaped, seat board passes through portable fence, activity for the other end of seat board
It is fixedly installed the cross bar to match with seat board hook-shaped end on fence, cavity is provided in second slide bar, is slided in cavity
Dynamic to be provided with cylindrical control block, the middle part setting of the control block is fluted, the section of the groove be it is trapezoidal, second
Limited block is provided on slide bar, limited block passes through the outer wall of the second slide bar, and one end of limited block is pushed up on a control block, the cunning
It is provided with the groove to match with limited block in road, is provided with spring between one end of the control block and the second slide bar, when
When limited block is inserted into limiting slot, in the raw, the outer wall of the second slide bar is at the other end for being located at control block for spring
It is provided with through-hole, the boss to match with through-hole is provided on the portable fence, when portable fence and in shopping bicycle basket
When afterwards on facade, boss is inserted into through-hole, and limited block is in the state for exiting limiting slot and withstands in the groove of control block, bullet
Spring is in compressive state, and seat board abuts against on portable fence, rotates when portable fence to the after facade direction far from shopping bicycle basket
When, boss is detached from through-hole, and in the raw, boss is inserted into limiting slot spring, one end of boss far from groove, seat board
Hook-shaped end tangles the cross bar of portable fence, and seat board is launched into horizontality.
2. multifunctional intellectual supermarket shopping car according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: the preceding of shopping bicycle basket is stood
Front apron is provided on face, the front apron is scissors fence, the upper end of the preceding facade of the upper end and shopping bicycle basket of front apron
Hingedly, the lower end of front apron is provided with hook.
3. multifunctional intellectual supermarket shopping car according to claim 2, it is characterised in that: the preceding of shopping bicycle basket is stood
Face and left and right sides facade are fixedly connected with bottom surface, and the upside both ends of the rear facade for bicycle basket of doing shopping are cut with scissors with left and right facade respectively
It connects.
4. multifunctional intellectual supermarket shopping car described in any one of -3 according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: further include fixed
Position system, the positioning system includes setting element, liquid crystal display device and server, and the setting element is mounted on purchase
On object bicycle basket, the setting element is GPS positioning components, and setting element is connected with the equal server of liquid crystal display device.
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