CN111457219A - Magnetic suction type base and human body sensor - Google Patents

Magnetic suction type base and human body sensor Download PDF

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CN111457219A
CN111457219A CN202010108384.4A CN202010108384A CN111457219A CN 111457219 A CN111457219 A CN 111457219A CN 202010108384 A CN202010108384 A CN 202010108384A CN 111457219 A CN111457219 A CN 111457219A
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周瑞龙
刘祥浴
陈宇
李新壮
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    • F16M11/12Means for attachment of apparatus; Means allowing adjustment of the apparatus relatively to the stand allowing pivoting in more than one direction
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The utility model relates to a fixing device technical field particularly, relates to a formula base is inhaled to magnetism, still relates to and includes this formula base is inhaled to magnetism's human body sensor. Magnetic type base includes base apron, base, magnet and flexbile pad, wherein: the base cover plate is arranged at a position to be installed, and a first installation groove is formed in one side of the base cover plate; the base is buckled with the base cover plate, and a second mounting groove is formed in the base; the magnet is fixed in the first mounting groove; the flexible pad is installed in the second mounting groove, be formed with rotatory contact site on the flexible pad. The formula base is inhaled to magnetism that above-mentioned technical scheme provided, after being applied to human body sensor with it, the effect of inhaling through the magnetism of magnet can rotate the position of human body sensor main part on the formula base is inhaled to magnetism wantonly to convenient realization direction adjustment, and need not to dismantle human body sensor.

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Magnetic suction type base and human body sensor
Technical Field
The utility model relates to a fixing device technical field particularly, relates to a formula base is inhaled to magnetism, still relates to and includes this formula base is inhaled to magnetism's human body sensor.
Background
The human body sensor is based on Doppler technical principle, adopts a special microwave microprocessor, a planar induction antenna and an inlet component, has high detection sensitivity, wide detection range, very reliable work and no false alarm, is incomparable with an alarm circuit consisting of the prior infrared ray, ultrasonic wave and pyroelectric elements and a conventional microwave circuit, and is the best product for safety precaution and automatic monitoring at present.
The existing human body sensor is usually fixedly installed at a certain position, when a person is in a detection environment, the situation that whether the person is in a certain direction or not can be monitored only, and when the situation of the activity of the person in other directions needs to be detected, the human body sensor needs to be disassembled and then replaced with a new direction to be installed again, so that the human body sensor is very inconvenient.
Disclosure of Invention
In order to solve the technical problem, the application provides a formula base is inhaled to magnetism and includes this formula base's human body sensor is inhaled to magnetism to can realize the adjustment of human body sensor direction of detection under the condition of not demolising human body sensor in hope.
In order to achieve the above object, according to one aspect of the present technical solution, the present technical solution provides a magnetic type base.
According to formula base is inhaled to magnetism of this application embodiment, it includes:
the base cover plate is arranged at a position to be installed, and a first installation groove is formed in one side of the base cover plate;
the base is buckled with the base cover plate, and a second mounting groove is formed in the base;
the magnet is fixed in the first mounting groove;
and the flexible pad is arranged in the second mounting groove, and a rotary contact part is formed on the flexible pad.
Furthermore, a through hole is formed in the bottom of the second mounting groove, and the first mounting groove is opposite to or penetrates through the through hole.
Further, a plurality of buckles are arranged on the base cover plate, a plurality of clamping grooves are formed in the base, and the buckles are connected with the clamping grooves in a matched mode.
Further, under the condition that a through hole is formed in the bottom of the second mounting groove, the clamping groove is formed in the edge of the through hole, and the buckle penetrates through the through hole and is buckled with the clamping groove.
Furthermore, the flexible pad and the surface contacted with the bottom of the second mounting groove are provided with a avoiding groove for accommodating the buckle.
Furthermore, the avoiding groove is an annular groove formed in the flexible pad.
Furthermore, a limiting part is vertically arranged on the base cover plate, and the limiting part limits the first mounting groove.
Furthermore, still be provided with on the base apron and connect in the locating part outer wall the base apron with under the state of base matching block, the location rib supports and presses on the base.
Furthermore, the flexible pad is made of silica gel.
In order to achieve the above object, according to a second aspect of the present invention, there is also provided a human body sensor.
According to this application embodiment's human sensor, it includes the formula base is inhaled to magnetism that this application first aspect provided.
The formula base is inhaled to magnetism that above-mentioned technical scheme provided, after being applied to human body sensor with it, the effect of inhaling through the magnetism of magnet can rotate the position of human body sensor main part on the formula base is inhaled to magnetism wantonly to convenient realization direction adjustment, and need not to dismantle human body sensor.
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The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this application, serve to provide a further understanding of the application and to enable other features, objects, and advantages of the application to be more apparent. The drawings and their description illustrate the embodiments of the invention and do not limit it. In the drawings:
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating an exploded view of a magnetic base according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;
FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating an exploded view of a magnetic base according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;
FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a magnetically attractable base as provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;
FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram illustrating a structural reference diagram of a base cover plate of a magnetic-type base according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;
FIG. 5 is a first diagram schematically illustrating the structure of a base of the magnetic-type base according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;
FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a second embodiment of the present disclosure, illustrating a structure of a base of a magnetic-type base;
FIG. 7 is a first schematic diagram illustrating a configuration of a flexible mat of a magnetically attractable base according to an embodiment of the disclosure; and
fig. 8 schematically shows a structure of a flexible mat of the magnetic-type base according to an embodiment of the present application, which is referred to as fig. two.
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1. a base cover plate; 101. a first mounting groove; 102. buckling; 103. a limiting member; 104. positioning the ribs; 2. a base; 201. a second mounting groove; 202. a through hole; 203. a card slot; 3. a magnet; 4. a flexible pad; 401. a rotating contact portion; 402. an avoidance groove; 5. and a rotating part.
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In order to make the technical solutions better understood by those skilled in the art, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only partial embodiments of the present application, but not all embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present application.
It is noted that the terms "comprises" and "comprising," and any variations thereof, in the description and claims of this application and the above-described drawings are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusions, such that a system, product or apparatus that comprises a list of elements is not necessarily limited to those elements explicitly listed, but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such product or apparatus.
In this application, the terms "upper", "lower", "inner", "middle", "outer", and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings. These terms are used primarily to better describe the present application and its embodiments, and are not used to limit the indicated devices, elements or components to a particular orientation or to be constructed and operated in a particular orientation.
Moreover, some of the above terms may be used to indicate other meanings besides the orientation or positional relationship, for example, the term "on" may also be used to indicate some kind of attachment or connection relationship in some cases. The specific meaning of these terms in this application will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art as appropriate.
Furthermore, the terms "disposed," "connected," and "secured" are to be construed broadly. For example, "connected" may be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or a unitary construction; can be a mechanical connection, or an electrical connection; may be directly connected, or indirectly connected through intervening media, or may be in internal communication between two devices, elements or components. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present application can be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art as appropriate.
It should be noted that the embodiments and features of the embodiments in the present application may be combined with each other without conflict.
As shown in fig. 1-8, the magnetic-type base provided by the embodiment of the present application includes a base cover plate 1, a base 2, a magnet 3, and a flexible pad 4, wherein: the base cover plate 1 is used for being arranged at a position to be installed, and a first installation groove 101 is formed in one side of the base cover plate 1; the base 2 is buckled with the base cover plate 1, and a second mounting groove 201 is formed on the base; the magnet 3 is fixed in the first mounting groove 101; the flexible pad 4 is installed in the second installation groove 201, and a rotation contact portion 401 is formed on the flexible pad 4. Base apron 1 is used for realizing stable connection with treating the mounted position, and it can be placed on the platform, also can install on vertical face or inclined plane through pasting or bolt fastening's mode, and magnet 3 can produce the adsorption to the magnetic conduction material of placing on the rotatory contact site 401 of flexblet 4 in the first mounting groove 101 on base apron 1 to the realization is inhaled formula base and is connected effect of magnetic conduction material. The shape of the rotating contact portion 401 is preferably a concave smooth curved surface, and is preferably a spherical crown shape. This magnetism is inhaled formula base and is applied to human body sensor after, can set up rotating part 5 at human body sensor main part for rotating part 5 and the cooperation of rotation contact part 401, the effect of inhaling through magnet 3 magnetism can rotate the position of human body sensor main part on magnetism is inhaled formula base wantonly, specifically the mode through manual adjustment can, thereby convenient realization direction adjustment, and need not to dismantle human body sensor.
As shown in fig. 3, 5 and 6, a through hole 202 is formed at the bottom of the second mounting groove 201, and the first mounting groove 101 faces or passes through the through hole 202. The arrangement enables the magnet 3 in the first mounting groove 101 to be just opposite to the structure mounted in the second mounting groove 201, and firm magnetic adsorption is achieved.
As shown in the figure, a plurality of buckles 102 are arranged on the base cover plate 1, a plurality of clamping grooves 203 are formed in the base 2, and the buckles 102 are in matched clamping connection with the clamping grooves 203. The matching structure of the buckle 102 and the clamping groove 203 can realize the quick disassembly and assembly of the base cover plate 1 and the base 2, and the magnet 3 is convenient to fix and disassemble. Preferably, under the condition that the bottom of the second mounting groove 201 is provided with a through hole 202, the clamping groove 203 is arranged at the edge of the through hole 202, and the buckle 102 passes through the through hole 202 and is buckled with the clamping groove 203. The number of the fasteners 102 and the card slots 203 is not particularly limited, and preferably, the fasteners 102 and the card slots 203 can be connected stably, as shown in fig. 4 to 6, three sets of the fasteners 102 and the card slots 203 are correspondingly arranged.
As shown in fig. 3 and 8, an avoiding groove 402 for accommodating the buckle 102 is formed on a surface of the flexible pad 4 contacting with the bottom of the second mounting groove 201. Since the clip 102 protrudes into the second mounting groove 201 after being engaged with the clip groove 203, an avoiding position is required to be provided on the flexible mat 4 to avoid interference. Preferably, the avoiding groove 402 is an annular groove opened on the flexible pad 4. If the avoidance groove 402 is formed in the avoidance position corresponding to the buckle 102, the avoidance position needs to be aligned with the buckle 102 and then is mounted when the flexible pad 4 is mounted, which is time-consuming and labor-consuming, so that the avoidance groove 402 corresponding to the buckle 102 is designed as an annular groove, and the silica gel pad can be mounted at will without interference.
As shown in fig. 4, a limiting member 103 is vertically disposed on the base cover plate 1, and the limiting member 103 defines the first mounting groove 101. The specific form of the limiting member 103 includes, but is not limited to, a block structure, a rib plate, and a wall plate structure, which may be arranged continuously or at intervals.
Preferably, as shown in fig. 4, the form of the limiting member 103 is an arc-shaped wall plate structure, a positioning rib 104 connected to an outer wall of the limiting member 103 is further disposed on the base cover plate 1, and the positioning rib 104 is pressed against the base 2 in a state that the base cover plate 1 is engaged with the base 2 in a matching manner. The positioning ribs 104 in the embodiment of the present application are matched with the stressed edge of the base 2 to form a plurality of stressed points, so that the stressed edge is clamped in the middle through the buckles 102 and the stressed points, and the positioning ribs 104 can be fixed with the reverse fixing limiting part 103 after generating an acting force with the base 2, so as to fix the magnet 3.
The flexible pad 4 and the second mounting groove 201 on the base 2 are installed in an interference fit manner, and the installed flexible pad 4 can be pressed against the surface of the magnet 3 in the first mounting groove 101. The flexible pad 4 is preferably made of silicone. By providing a rotating part 5 that can rotate in the rotating contact part 401 on the silicone pad, the friction resistance of the silicone pad ensures that the rotation does not cause the two parts to wear against each other.
It should be noted that the specific structures of the base cover plate 1, the base 2 and the flexible pad 4 provided in the embodiments of the present application are only schematic, and when the magnetic-type base is applied to different product devices, the corresponding structures are specifically designed according to the structural features of the corresponding product devices.
The matching state of the base cover plate 1, the base 2, the magnet 3 and the flexible pad 4 in the magnetic type base is shown in fig. 3, and the disassembly state of the base cover plate 1, the base 2, the magnet 3 and the flexible pad 4 in the magnetic type base is shown in fig. 1 and 2. Specifically, the size, weight, material and the like of each structure are adjusted according to the specific use environment, so as to achieve the above-mentioned functions, and those skilled in the art can set the functions by themselves.
It should be noted that other configurations and operations of the magnetic-type base of the present application will be known to those skilled in the art, and reference may be made to the structure of the related art device, which will not be described in detail herein.
The embodiment of the application also correspondingly protects equipment using the magnetic-type base, and the equipment comprises but is not limited to a human body sensor. For example, the human body sensor includes the main part and foretell magnetism type base of inhaling, be provided with in the main part with rotatory contact site 401 complex rotating part 5, rotating part 5 is the magnetizer, and is preferred, and rotatory contact site 401 is the sunk structure of spherical cap shape, and the protruding structure of rotating part 5 position spherical cap shape, the magnet is preferably the permanent magnet, and the rotating part that corresponds can select to be the iron material.
The disclosed human body sensor of this application embodiment is owing to including the magnetism formula base of inhaling that above-mentioned embodiment provided, consequently has this magnetism formula of inhaling human body sensor also to have above-mentioned all technological effects, no longer gives unnecessary details one by one here. Other configurations and operations of the body sensor fan will be known to those of ordinary skill in the art and will not be described in detail herein.
Some embodiments in this specification are described in a progressive or parallel manner, each embodiment focuses on differences from other embodiments, and the same and similar parts among the embodiments may be referred to each other.
The foregoing are merely exemplary embodiments of the present invention, which enable those skilled in the art to understand or practice the present invention. Various modifications to these embodiments will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, and the generic principles defined herein may be applied to other embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention. Thus, the present invention is not intended to be limited to the embodiments shown herein but is to be accorded the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein.

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1. The utility model provides a formula base is inhaled to magnetism, its characterized in that includes:
the base cover plate (1) is arranged at a position to be installed, and a first installation groove (101) is formed in one side of the base cover plate (1);
the base (2) is buckled with the base cover plate (1) and is provided with a second mounting groove (201);
the magnet (3) is fixed in the first mounting groove (101);
and the flexible pad (4) is installed in the second installation groove (201), and a rotary contact part (401) is formed on the flexible pad (4).
2. A magnetic type base seat according to claim 1, wherein a through hole (202) is formed in the bottom of the second mounting groove (201), and the first mounting groove (101) is opposite to or penetrates through the through hole (202).
3. A magnetic type base according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the base cover plate (1) is provided with a plurality of buckles (102), the base (2) is provided with a plurality of clamping grooves (203), and the buckles (102) are matched and clamped with the clamping grooves (203).
4. The magnetic attraction type base according to claim 3, wherein under the condition that a through hole (202) is formed in the bottom of the second mounting groove (201), the clamping groove (203) is formed in the edge of the through hole (202), and the buckle (102) penetrates through the through hole (202) to be buckled with the clamping groove (203).
5. The magnetic attraction type base seat according to claim 4, characterized in that the surface of the flexible pad (4) contacting with the bottom of the second mounting groove (201) is provided with an avoiding groove (402) for accommodating the buckle (102).
6. A magnetically attractable base according to claim 5, wherein the avoiding groove (402) is an annular groove provided on the flexible mat (4).
7. The magnetic attraction type base according to claim 1, wherein a stopper (103) is vertically disposed on the base cover plate (1), and the stopper (103) defines the first mounting groove (101).
8. The magnetic attraction type base according to claim 7, wherein the base cover plate (1) is further provided with a positioning rib (104) connected to the outer wall of the position-limiting member (103), and the positioning rib (104) is pressed against the base (2) in a state that the base cover plate (1) and the base (2) are engaged in a matching manner.
9. A magnetic attraction type base according to claim 1, characterized in that the flexible pad (4) is made of silica gel.
10. A human body sensor, comprising a main body and the magnetic attraction type base as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the main body is provided with a rotating part (5) engaged with the rotating contact part (401), and the rotating part (5) is a magnetizer.
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