CN110507500A - A kind of adjusting bracket for infant incubator - Google Patents

A kind of adjusting bracket for infant incubator Download PDF

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CN110507500A
CN110507500A CN201910843366.8A CN201910843366A CN110507500A CN 110507500 A CN110507500 A CN 110507500A CN 201910843366 A CN201910843366 A CN 201910843366A CN 110507500 A CN110507500 A CN 110507500A
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鹿丽
宋洪焕
王敬
张建霞
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Abstract

The invention discloses a kind of adjusting bracket for infant incubator, including support tube and support rod, the support rod is inserted to the inside for being fixed on support tube, and the inside of support rod is vertically provided with screw channel, the interior lower end of the support tube is fixed with servo motor, and the upper end of servo motor is sequentially connected with screw rod, the screw rod is screwed in the inside of screw channel, the upper end of support rod is provided with supporting block, the upper end of the supporting block is fixed with support frame by second hinge, and the two sides lower end of support frame passes through first axle and is equipped with electric telescopic rod.The present invention inside support tube by being arranged servo motor and the screw rod of the upper end being made to be screwed on to screw channel, then the two sides of the lower end two sides and supporting block that make support frame are connected and fixed by electric telescopic rod, the height of support frame and angle are adjusted by servo motor and electric telescopic rod respectively, it is more convenient to the adjustment of height and angle without using manually adjusting.

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A kind of adjusting bracket for infant incubator
Technical field
The present invention relates to warm box bracket technical field, specially a kind of adjusting bracket for infant incubator.
Background technique
Currently, the baby that hospital is weaker for system after birth, is generally guarded, small volume with warm case, is limited The treatment and nursing of medical staff.Infant needs often to be adjusted the angle of its sleeping position when nursing in warm case, traditional Warm case is not easy to adjust the angle and highly, is unfavorable for the progress of infant treatment and nursing, while causing limited medical staff More times can not be put into for observing and recording the state of an illness of patient, be unfavorable for the progress of infant treatment and nursing.
Patent No. CN200920090092.1's discloses a kind of adjusting bracket for infant incubator, when in use can be with The adjustment of height and angle is carried out to it, but the structure of height-regulating and adjusting angle in the bracket is required to adjust using manual Section, so that not convenient enough when adjustment height and angle.Therefore, it is proposed that a kind of adjusting bracket for infant incubator.
Summary of the invention
The purpose of the present invention is to provide a kind of adjusting bracket for infant incubator, by the way that servo is arranged inside support tube Motor simultaneously makes the screw rod of the upper end be screwed on to screw channel, and the two sides of the lower end two sides and supporting block that then make support frame pass through electronic Telescopic rod is connected and fixed, and the height of support frame and angle are adjusted by servo motor and electric telescopic rod respectively Section, it is more convenient to the adjustment of height and angle without using manually adjusting, it solves the problems, such as proposed in background technique.
To achieve the above object, the invention provides the following technical scheme: a kind of adjusting bracket for infant incubator, including branch Cylinder and support rod are supportted, the support rod is inserted to the inside for being fixed on support tube, and the inside of support rod is vertically provided with screw channel;
The interior lower end of the support tube is fixed with servo motor, and the upper end of servo motor is sequentially connected with screw rod, institute The inside that screw rod is screwed in screw channel is stated, the upper end of support rod is provided with supporting block, and the upper end of the supporting block passes through second hinge It is fixed with support frame, the two sides lower end of support frame passes through first axle and is equipped with electric telescopic rod, and electric telescopic rod is two, And the bottom of two electric telescopic rods passes through the both side surface that first axle is fixed on supporting block.
As a kind of preferred embodiment of the invention, the bottom outer ring of the support tube and the bottom outer ring of supporting block are equal It is provided with limited block, the limited block is two.
As a kind of preferred embodiment of the invention, the inner ring of the support frame is fixed with rubber pad, and rubber pad pastes Close the inner ring for being fixed on support frame.
As a kind of preferred embodiment of the invention, the both side surface of the support rod, which is vertically fixedly connected with, to be led The top two sides of block, support tube begin with guide groove, and guide block is placed in guide groove.
As a kind of preferred embodiment of the invention, the left and right sides upper end of the support frame front and back end is welded and fixed There is link, the link is four.
As a kind of preferred embodiment of the invention, welded plate, and are fixedly connected at the top of the second hinge Two hinge is weldingly fixed on the bottom of support frame by welded plate.
As a kind of preferred embodiment of the invention, conducting wire, and conducting wire and servo are connected on the left of the support tube Motor and electric telescopic rod are electrically connected.
As a kind of preferred embodiment of the invention, the bottom of the support tube is fixed with support base, and support base is logical The mode for crossing welding is fixed on support tube bottom.
As a kind of preferred embodiment of the invention, the electric telescopic rod and servo motor with extraneous control device It is electrically connected.
Compared with prior art, beneficial effects of the present invention are as follows:
1. adjusting bracket for infant incubator of the invention, by the way that servo motor is arranged inside support tube and makes the upper end Screw rod be screwed on to screw channel, the two sides of the lower end two sides and supporting block that then make support frame are connected solid by electric telescopic rod It is fixed, the height of support frame and angle are adjusted respectively by servo motor and electric telescopic rod, without using hand It is dynamic to adjust, it is more convenient to the adjustment of height and angle.
2. adjusting bracket for infant incubator of the invention, by making outside the bottom outer ring of support tube and the bottom of supporting block Circle is provided with limited block, and limited block is two, when device is turned up using the servo motor inside support tube, limit Block can prevent support rod from skidding off out of support tube.
3. adjusting bracket for infant incubator of the invention, by making the inner ring of support frame be fixed with rubber pad, and rubber Pad fitting is fixed on the inner ring of support frame, warm case is being placed to the inside for being fixed on support frame, the outer wall of rubber pad and warm case connects Touching, can play the role of that warm case is fixed and limited, make fixing-stable.
4. adjusting bracket for infant incubator of the invention, by being connected and fixed the both side surface of support rod 2 vertically There is guide block 17, the top two sides of support tube 1 begin with guide groove 18, and guide block 17 is placed in guide groove 18, in servo motor band Dynamic screw rod rotation, so that guide block is placed in guide groove and moves up and down, to branch when moving up and down support rod under the action of its drive Strut has certain position-limiting action, avoids support rod from rotating clockwise or counterclockwise, to make support rod can not be in screw rod Induced effect under go up and down.
5. adjusting bracket for infant incubator of the invention, by welding the left and right sides upper end of 9 front and back end of support frame It connects and is fixed with link 14, and link 14 is four, after warm case is placed into support frame 9, can also use fixed rope Or the connections such as elastic string are located on the link 14 of 9 front and back side of support frame, it is made to fix the two sides of warm case, make fixed rope or Elastic string is fixed on warm case is stronger in support frame 9.
Detailed description of the invention
Upon reading the detailed description of non-limiting embodiments with reference to the following drawings, other feature of the invention, Objects and advantages will become more apparent upon:
Fig. 1 is the overall structure diagram of adjusting bracket for infant incubator of the present invention;
Fig. 2 is the support frame overlooking structure diagram of adjusting bracket for infant incubator of the present invention;
Fig. 3 is the support tube upper end of adjusting bracket for infant incubator of the present invention and the attachment structure schematic diagram of support rod.
In figure: 1, support tube;2, support rod;3, first axle;4, electric telescopic rod;5, supporting block;6, screw rod;7, spiral shell Slot;8, second hinge;9, support frame;10, limited block;11, servo motor;12, support base;13, rubber pad;14, link;15, Welded plate;16, conducting wire;17, guide block;18, guide groove.
Specific embodiment
To be easy to understand the technical means, the creative features, the aims and the efficiencies achieved by the present invention, below with reference to Specific embodiment, the present invention is further explained.
Fig. 1-3 is please referred to, the present invention provides a kind of technical solution: a kind of adjusting bracket for infant incubator, including support Cylinder 1 and support rod 2, the support rod 2 is inserted to the inside for being fixed on support tube 1, and the inside of support rod 2 is vertically provided with screw channel 7;
The interior lower end of the support tube 1 is fixed with servo motor 11, and the upper end of servo motor 11 is sequentially connected with silk Bar 6, the screw rod 6 are screwed in the inside of screw channel 7, and the upper end of support rod 2 is provided with supporting block 5, and the upper end of the supporting block 5 is logical It crosses second hinge 8 and is fixed with support frame 9, the two sides lower end of support frame 9 passes through first axle 3 and is equipped with electric telescopic rod 4, electricity Dynamic telescopic rod 4 is two, and the bottom of two electric telescopic rods 4 passes through the two sides table that first axle 3 is fixed on supporting block 5 Face.
(Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 are please referred to) in the present embodiment by the way that servo motor 11 is arranged inside support tube 1 and makes the upper end Screw rod 6 is screwed on to screw channel 7, connect the lower end two sides of support frame 9 by electric telescopic rod 4 with the two sides of supporting block 5 It is fixed, the height of support frame 9 and angle are adjusted by servo motor 11 and electric telescopic rod 4 respectively, are not necessarily to It is more convenient to the adjustment of height and angle using manually adjusting.
Wherein, the bottom outer ring of the support tube 1 and the bottom outer ring of supporting block 5 are provided with limited block 10, the limit Position block 10 is two.
(Fig. 1, which is please referred to) in the present embodiment is respectively provided with by the bottom outer ring and the bottom outer ring of supporting block 5 that make support tube 1 There is limited block 10, limited block 10 is two, when device is turned up using the servo motor 11 inside support tube 1, limit Block 10 can prevent support rod 2 from skidding off out of support tube 1.
Wherein, the inner ring of the support frame 9 is fixed with rubber pad 13, and the fitting of rubber pad 13 is fixed on the interior of support frame 9 Circle.
(Fig. 2 is please referred to) in the present embodiment by making the inner ring of support frame 9 be fixed with rubber pad 13, and rubber pad 13 is bonded It is fixed on the inner ring of support frame 9, warm case is being placed to the inside for being fixed on support frame 9, rubber pad 13 is contacted with the outer wall of warm case, It can play the role of that warm case is fixed and limited, make fixing-stable.
Wherein, the both side surface of the support rod 2 is vertically fixedly connected with guide block 17, and the top two sides of support tube 1 are equal Guide groove 18 is begun with, and guide block 17 is placed in guide groove 18.
(Fig. 1 and Fig. 3 are please referred to) in the present embodiment by making the both side surface of support rod 2 vertically be fixedly connected with guide block 17, the top two sides of support tube 1 begin with guide groove 18, and guide block 17 is placed in guide groove 18, drive silk in servo motor 11 Bar 6 rotates, so that guide block 17 is placed in guide groove 18 and moves up and down, right when moving up and down support rod 2 under the action of its drive Support rod 2 has certain position-limiting action, and support rod 2 is avoided to rotate clockwise or counterclockwise, to make support rod 2 can not be It is gone up and down under the induced effect of screw rod 6.
Wherein, the left and right sides upper end of 9 front and back end of support frame is welded with link 14, and the link 14 is four It is a.
(Fig. 1 is please referred to) in the present embodiment by making the left and right sides upper end of 9 front and back end of support frame be welded with extension Ring 14, and link 14 is four, after warm case is placed into support frame 9, can also use fixed rope or elastic string Equal connections are located on the link 14 of 9 front and back side of support frame, so that it is fixed the two sides of warm case, warm up fixed rope or elastic string will Case is stronger to be fixed in support frame 9.
Wherein, the top of the second hinge 8 is fixedly connected with welded plate 15, and second hinge 8 is welded by welded plate 15 Connect the bottom for being fixed on support frame 9.
Wherein, the left side of the support tube 1 is connected with conducting wire 16, and conducting wire 16 and servo motor 11 and electric telescopic rod 4 It is electrically connected.
Wherein, the bottom of the support tube 1 is fixed with support base 12, and support base 12 is fixed on branch by welding Support 1 bottom of cylinder.
(Fig. 1 is please referred to) in the present embodiment by making the bottom of support tube 1 be fixed with support base 12, can be convenient device Support is on the ground.
Wherein, the electric telescopic rod 4 and servo motor 11 are electrically connected with extraneous control device.
(please refer to Fig. 1) in the present embodiment by make electric telescopic rod 4 and servo motor 11 with extraneous control device electricity Property connection, the control to electric telescopic rod 4 and servo motor 11 may be implemented.
It should be noted that the present invention is a kind of adjusting bracket for infant incubator, including support tube 1, support rod 2, the One hinge 3, electric telescopic rod 4, supporting block 5, screw rod 6, screw channel 7, second hinge 8, support frame 9, limited block 10, servo motor 11, support base 12, rubber pad 13, link 14, welded plate 15, conducting wire 16, guide block 17, guide groove 18, component are universal standard part Or component as known to those skilled in the art, structure and principle be all those skilled in the art can be learnt by technical manual or Known by routine experiment method, when work, make electric telescopic rod 4 and servo motor 11 by conducting wire and its control computer company It connects, warm case is placed to the inside for being fixed on support frame 9, rubber pad 13 is contacted with its outer wall, can make the more stable of fixation, together Fixed rope can be used in when, and perhaps the connections such as elastic string are located on the link 14 of 9 front and back side of support frame and make fixed rope or rubber Rope is fixed on warm case is stronger in support frame 9, then passes through the control device of servo motor 11 and electric telescopic rod 4, Can control servo motor 11 and electric telescopic rod 4, servo motor 11 drives 6 main story of screw rod or reversion, when screw rod 6 rotates with The effect of screw channel 7 can be such that support rod 2 moves up or down, and support rod 2 can be made to rise or decline in support tube 1, in turn The height of support frame 9 is had adjusted, the guide block 17 of 2 two sides of support rod moves in guide groove 18, there is position-limiting action to support rod 2, Support rod 2 is avoided to rotate together with screw rod 6, the cooperation of electric telescopic rod 4 of left and right side is stretched out and shunk, can be to support The angle of frame 9 is adjusted.
The above shows and describes the basic principles and main features of the present invention and the advantages of the present invention, for this field skill For art personnel, it is clear that invention is not limited to the details of the above exemplary embodiments, and without departing substantially from spirit of the invention or In the case where essential characteristic, the present invention can be realized in other specific forms.Therefore, in all respects, should all incite somebody to action Embodiment regards exemplary as, and is non-limiting, the scope of the present invention by appended claims rather than on state Bright restriction, it is intended that including all changes that fall within the meaning and scope of the equivalent elements of the claims in the present invention It is interior.Any reference signs in the claims should not be construed as limiting the involved claims.
In addition, it should be understood that although this specification is described in terms of embodiments, but not each embodiment is only wrapped Containing an independent technical solution, this description of the specification is merely for the sake of clarity, and those skilled in the art should It considers the specification as a whole, the technical solutions in the various embodiments may also be suitably combined, forms those skilled in the art The other embodiments being understood that.

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1. a kind of adjusting bracket for infant incubator, including support tube (1) and support rod (2), it is characterised in that: the support rod (2) it is inserted to the inside for being fixed on support tube (1), and the inside of support rod (2) is vertically provided with screw channel (7);
The interior lower end of the support tube (1) is fixed with servo motor (11), and the upper end of servo motor (11) is sequentially connected with Screw rod (6), the screw rod (6) are screwed in the inside of screw channel (7), and the upper end of support rod (2) is provided with supporting block (5), the branch The upper end of bracer (5) is fixed with support frame (9) by second hinge (8), and the two sides lower end of support frame (9) passes through first axle (3) it is equipped with electric telescopic rod (4), electric telescopic rod (4) is two, and the bottom of two electric telescopic rods (4) passes through the One hinge (3) is fixed on the both side surface of supporting block (5).
2. a kind of adjusting bracket for infant incubator according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: the support tube (1) Bottom outer ring and the bottom outer ring of supporting block (5) are provided with limited block (10), and the limited block (10) is two.
3. a kind of adjusting bracket for infant incubator according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: the support frame (9) Inner ring is fixed with rubber pad (13), and rubber pad (13) fitting is fixed on the inner ring of support frame (9).
4. a kind of adjusting bracket for infant incubator according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: the support rod (2) Both side surface is vertically fixedly connected with guide block (17), and the top two sides of support tube (1) are begun with guide groove (18), and guide block (17) it is placed in guide groove (18).
5. a kind of adjusting bracket for infant incubator according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: before the support frame (9) The left and right sides upper end of rear end is welded with link (14), and the link (14) is four.
6. a kind of adjusting bracket for infant incubator according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: the second hinge (8) Top be fixedly connected with welded plate (15), and second hinge (8) is weldingly fixed on the bottoms of support frame (9) by welded plate (15) Portion.
7. a kind of adjusting bracket for infant incubator according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: the support tube (1) Left side is connected with conducting wire (16), and conducting wire (16) and servo motor (11) and electric telescopic rod (4) are electrically connected.
8. a kind of adjusting bracket for infant incubator according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: the support tube (1) Bottom is fixed with support base (12), and support base (12) is fixed on support tube (1) bottom by welding.
9. a kind of adjusting bracket for infant incubator according to claim 7, it is characterised in that: the electric telescopic rod (4) it is electrically connected by conducting wire (16) and extraneous control device with servo motor (11).
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