CN113368479A - Movable counterweight volleyball post - Google Patents
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The invention discloses a movable counterweight volleyball post, which comprises: the device comprises a volleyball column base and a movable trolley, wherein a counterweight box is arranged at the top of the volleyball column base, an upright post is arranged at the front end of the volleyball column base, hanging rods are respectively arranged on the outer walls of the left side and the right side of the counterweight box, and each hanging rod is provided with a ring-shaped clamping groove; the structure of the mobile trolley comprises: the side bars are respectively positioned on the left side and the right side of the weight box, the upper ends of the side bars are connected through a limiting cross bar, the limiting cross bar is positioned above the volleyball post base, a mounting plate is respectively fixed at the lower ends of the side bars, each side bar and the corresponding mounting plate are arranged in an L shape, a travelling wheel is respectively and coaxially arranged at the lower ends of the two mounting plates, a movable hook is respectively connected to the relative inner walls of the two mounting plates through a first rotating shaft hinge, and the two movable hooks are respectively hooked in clamping grooves of hanging rods on the left side and the right side of the weight box. The invention has the advantage of convenient use.
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Technical Field
The invention relates to the technical field of volleyball sports equipment, in particular to a movable counterweight volleyball post.
Background
The volleyball net is one of indispensable utensils in volleyball sports, and the volleyball net is installed between two volleyball posts. The structure of the volleyball post used at present includes: the device comprises a volleyball post base, wherein a weight box is arranged at the top of the volleyball post base, a plurality of counter weights are placed in the weight box, a stand column is arranged at the front end of the volleyball post base far away from the weight box, a threading roller is arranged at the upper end of the stand column, a cap used for preventing rainwater and dust particles from entering the stand column is arranged at the top of the stand column in a covering mode, and the cap is locked and fixed at the top of the stand column of the volleyball post through a locking bolt; the bottom of the volleyball post base is provided with a groove capable of accommodating a travelling wheel, the travelling wheel is arranged in the groove, a threaded hole penetrating downwards to the groove is formed in the volleyball post base at the groove, a screw rod is connected in the threaded hole in a threaded manner, the lower end of the screw rod extends downwards into the groove and is connected with the travelling wheel in the groove, and the upper end of the screw rod extends upwards out of the volleyball post base and is fixed with a handle; when the handle is rotated, the handle can drive the screw rod to move upwards or downwards along the threaded hole, so that the travelling wheels are driven to move upwards to retract into the grooves of the volleyball post base or move downwards to extend out of the volleyball post base. The volleyball post has the following disadvantages: (1) the cover cap is locked and fixed on the top of the upright post of the volleyball post through a locking bolt, so that time and labor are wasted in disassembly; (2) the screw rod easily rusts, and the workman needs very hard just can rotate rusty screw rod, leads to the operation to use inconveniently.
Disclosure of Invention
The invention aims to provide a movable counterweight volleyball post convenient to operate and use.
In order to achieve the purpose, the invention adopts the following technical scheme: a mobile weighted volleyball post, comprising: the volleyball post comprises a volleyball post base and a movable trolley, wherein a weight box is arranged at the top of the volleyball post base, a plurality of counter weights are placed in the weight box, an upright post is arranged at the front end of the volleyball post base far away from the weight box, hanging rods protruding outwards are respectively arranged on the outer walls of the left side and the right side of the weight box, the two hanging rods are coaxially arranged, and each hanging rod is provided with a ring-shaped clamping groove; the structure of the moving trolley comprises: the two side rods are respectively positioned on the left side and the right side of the weight box, the upper ends of the two side rods are connected through a limiting cross rod, the limiting cross rod is positioned above the volleyball post base, a mounting plate is respectively fixed at the lower end of each side rod, each side rod and the corresponding mounting plate are arranged in an L shape, a travelling wheel is respectively and coaxially arranged at the lower ends of the two mounting plates, a movable hook is respectively connected to the opposite inner walls of the two mounting plates through a first rotating shaft hinge, and the two movable hooks are respectively hooked in clamping grooves of hanging rods on the left side and the right side of the weight box; when the moving trolley is pressed downwards to enable the moving trolley to turn downwards around the first rotating shaft, the travelling wheels at the bottom of the moving trolley gradually extend downwards and support the volleyball post base until the travelling wheels turn over to the axis of the travelling wheels along with the moving trolley and are positioned behind the axis of the first rotating shaft, at the moment, the moving trolley can continue to turn downwards under the self-weight action of the volleyball post base and the weight box provided with the counter weight blocks to enable the limiting cross rod to press downwards on the volleyball post base, and therefore the travelling wheels can keep the use state of extending downwards and supporting the volleyball post base.
Further, the aforesaid portable counter weight volleyball post, wherein: be provided with the threading gyro wheel in the upper end of stand, be equipped with the block at the top lid of stand, the block is inhaled the subassembly through magnetism and is adsorbed and fix at the top of stand.
Further, the aforesaid portable counter weight volleyball post, wherein: the subassembly is inhaled to magnetism includes: install in the lower magnet in the top four corners of stand to and install in the last magnet in block bottom four corners, go up magnet and lower magnet one-to-one and adsorb fixedly, thereby install block detachably in the top of stand.
Further, the aforesaid portable counter weight volleyball post, wherein: the bottom of the cap is provided with a plurality of positioning columns, the upright columns are internally provided with a plurality of positioning holes, the positioning columns correspond to the positioning holes one to one, and the cap is positioned and installed at the top of the upright columns by inserting the positioning columns into the positioning holes correspondingly.
Through the implementation of the technical scheme, the invention has the advantages that: (1) the cap is fixed on the top of the upright post through magnet adsorption, so that time and labor are saved during assembly and disassembly; (2) when the volleyball post base needs to be moved, the movable hooks on the two sides of the movable trolley are only required to be sleeved into the grooves of the hanging rods on the two sides of the weight box, then the limiting cross rod of the movable trolley is pressed downwards, the volleyball post base can be easily lifted up under the action of the force arm, and the operation and the use are convenient.
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Fig. 1 is a schematic view of one of the use states of the movable counterweight volleyball post according to the present invention.
Fig. 2 is an enlarged schematic view of a portion a shown in fig. 1.
Fig. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of the cap.
Fig. 4 is a schematic structural view in a top view of fig. 3.
Fig. 5 is a schematic structural view in the left-hand direction of fig. 3.
Fig. 6 is a schematic structural view in a top view of fig. 1.
Fig. 7 is a schematic diagram of the mutual position relationship among the volleyball post base, weight box, weight block and upright post.
Fig. 8 is an enlarged schematic view of a portion B shown in fig. 7.
Fig. 9 is a schematic view of another state of use of a portable weighted volleyball post according to the present invention.
Fig. 10 is a schematic structural view of the mobile cart.
Fig. 11 is a schematic structural view in a top view of fig. 10.
Fig. 12 is a cross-sectional view C-C shown in fig. 10.
Fig. 13 is an enlarged view of a portion D shown in fig. 10.
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The invention is further described with reference to the following figures and specific examples.
As shown in fig. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13, the movable weight volleyball post includes: the volleyball post comprises a volleyball post base 1 and a movable trolley 2, wherein a weight box 3 is arranged at the top of the volleyball post base 1, a plurality of counter weights 4 are placed in the weight box 3, an upright post 5 is arranged at the front end of the volleyball post base 1 far away from the weight box 3, hanging rods 6 protruding outwards are respectively arranged on the outer walls of the left side and the right side of the weight box 3, the two hanging rods 6 are coaxially arranged, and each hanging rod 6 is provided with a circle of annular clamping groove 7; the structure of the moving trolley 2 comprises: two side rods 21, wherein the two side rods 21 are respectively positioned at the left side and the right side of the weight box 3, the upper ends of the two side rods 21 are connected through a limiting cross rod 22, the limiting cross rod 22 is positioned above the volleyball post base 1, the lower ends of the two side rods 21 are respectively and fixedly provided with a mounting plate 23, each side rod 22 and the corresponding mounting plate 23 are arranged in an L shape, the lower ends of the two mounting plates 23 are respectively and coaxially provided with a travelling wheel 24, the opposite inner walls of the two mounting plates 23 are respectively hinged with a movable hook 26 through a first rotating shaft 25, the two first rotating shafts 25 are coaxially arranged, and the two movable hooks 26 are respectively hooked in clamping grooves 7 of hanging rods 6 at the left side and the right side of the weight box 3; when the moving trolley 2 is pressed down to enable the moving trolley 2 to turn forwards and downwards around the first rotating shaft 25, the travelling wheel 24 at the bottom of the moving trolley 2 can gradually extend downwards and support the volleyball post base 1 until the travelling wheel 24 turns over along with the moving trolley 2 until the axis of the travelling wheel 24 is positioned behind the axis of the first rotating shaft 25, and at the moment, the moving trolley 2 can continue to turn downwards under the self-weight action of the volleyball post base 1 and the counterweight box 3 provided with the counterweight blocks 4 until the limiting cross rod 22 presses downwards on the volleyball post base 1, so that the travelling wheel 24 can keep extending downwards and support the use state of the volleyball post base 1; then when the moving trolley 2 is pulled upwards to enable the moving trolley 2 to turn backwards and upwards around the first rotating shaft 25, the travelling wheel 24 at the bottom of the moving trolley 2 can be gradually retracted upwards into the volleyball post base 1 until the travelling wheel 24 turns over along with the moving trolley 2 until the axis of the travelling wheel 24 is positioned in front of the axis of the first rotating shaft 25, at the moment, under the self-weight action of the volleyball post base 1 and the weight box 3 provided with the balancing weight 4, the moving trolley 2 can continue to turn upwards until the travelling wheel 24 is completely retracted into the volleyball post base 1, and therefore the travelling wheel 24 can keep the use state of being retracted into the volleyball post base 1;
in the embodiment, the threading roller 8 is arranged at the upper end of the upright post 5, the cap 9 is covered on the top of the upright post 5, and the cap 9 is fixed on the top of the upright post 5 by the magnetic component; in this embodiment, the magnetic attraction component includes: the magnetic attraction component is simple in structure and time-saving and labor-saving in dismounting; in this embodiment, a plurality of positioning columns 12 are disposed at the bottom of the cap 9, a plurality of positioning holes 13 are disposed in the column 5, the positioning columns 124 correspond to the positioning holes 13 one by one, and the cap 9 is positioned and installed at the top of the column 5 by inserting each positioning column 12 into each positioning hole 13 correspondingly, so that the cap can be installed more quickly and conveniently.
When the volleyball post needs to move, the movable trolley 2 is pressed downwards through external force, so that the movable trolley 2 turns forwards and downwards around the first rotating shaft 25, when the movable trolley 2 turns forwards and downwards, the travelling wheels 24 at the bottom can be synchronously driven to gradually extend downwards and support the volleyball post base 1 until the travelling wheels 24 are turned over along with the movable trolley 2 until the axial lead of the travelling wheels 24 is positioned behind the axial lead of the first rotating shaft 25, the external force can be removed, at the moment, the movable trolley 2 can continue to turn downwards under the self-weight action of the volleyball post base 1 and the counterweight boxes 3 provided with the counterweight blocks 4 until the limiting cross rods 22 press downwards on the volleyball post base 1, so that the travelling wheels 24 keep the use state of extending downwards and supporting the volleyball post base 1, and the volleyball post can be conveniently moved through the travelling wheels; after the volleyball post moves to a competition field, the movable trolley 2 is pulled upwards through external force, so that the movable trolley 2 turns backwards and upwards around the first rotating shaft 25, the movable trolley 2 can synchronously drive the travelling wheels 24 at the bottom to gradually retract upwards into the volleyball post base 1 when turning backwards and upwards, until the travelling wheels 24 turn over along with the movable trolley 2 until the axial leads of the travelling wheels 24 are positioned in front of the axial leads of the first rotating shaft 25, at the moment, under the self-weight action of the volleyball post base 1 and the counterweight box 3 provided with the counterweight 4, the movable trolley 2 can continue to turn upwards until the travelling wheels 24 completely retract into the volleyball post base 1, so that the travelling wheels 24 can keep the use state of retracting the volleyball post base 1, and at the moment, the volleyball post can be stably placed in the competition field.
The invention has the advantages that: (1) the cap is fixed on the top of the upright post through magnet adsorption, so that time and labor are saved during assembly and disassembly; (2) when the volleyball post base needs to be moved, the movable hooks on the two sides of the movable trolley are only required to be sleeved into the grooves of the hanging rods on the two sides of the weight box, then the limiting cross rod of the movable trolley is pressed downwards, the volleyball post base can be easily lifted up under the action of the force arm, and the operation and the use are convenient.
The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the present invention in any way, but any modifications or equivalent variations made in accordance with the technical spirit of the present invention are within the scope of the present invention as claimed.
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1. The utility model provides a portable counter weight volleyball post which characterized in that: the method comprises the following steps: the volleyball post comprises a volleyball post base and a movable trolley, wherein a weight box is arranged at the top of the volleyball post base, a plurality of counter weights are placed in the weight box, an upright post is arranged at the front end of the volleyball post base far away from the weight box, hanging rods protruding outwards are respectively arranged on the outer walls of the left side and the right side of the weight box, the two hanging rods are coaxially arranged, and each hanging rod is provided with a ring-shaped clamping groove; the structure of the moving trolley comprises: the two side rods are respectively positioned on the left side and the right side of the weight box, the upper ends of the two side rods are connected through a limiting cross rod, the limiting cross rod is positioned above the volleyball post base, a mounting plate is respectively fixed at the lower end of each side rod, each side rod and the corresponding mounting plate are arranged in an L shape, a travelling wheel is respectively and coaxially arranged at the lower ends of the two mounting plates, a movable hook is respectively connected to the opposite inner walls of the two mounting plates through a first rotating shaft hinge, and the two movable hooks are respectively hooked in clamping grooves of hanging rods on the left side and the right side of the weight box; when the moving trolley is pressed downwards to enable the moving trolley to turn downwards around the first rotating shaft, the travelling wheels at the bottom of the moving trolley gradually extend downwards and support the volleyball post base until the travelling wheels turn over to the axis of the travelling wheels along with the moving trolley and are positioned behind the axis of the first rotating shaft, at the moment, the moving trolley can continue to turn downwards under the self-weight action of the volleyball post base and the weight box provided with the counter weight blocks to enable the limiting cross rod to press downwards on the volleyball post base, and therefore the travelling wheels can keep the use state of extending downwards and supporting the volleyball post base.
2. A portable counterweight volleyball post according to claim 1, wherein: be provided with the threading gyro wheel in the upper end of stand, be equipped with the block at the top lid of stand, the block is inhaled the subassembly through magnetism and is adsorbed and fix at the top of stand.
3. A portable counterweight volleyball post according to claim 2, wherein: the subassembly is inhaled to magnetism includes: install in the lower magnet in the top four corners of stand to and install in the last magnet in block bottom four corners, go up magnet and lower magnet one-to-one and adsorb fixedly, thereby install block detachably in the top of stand.
4. A portable counterweight volleyball post according to claim 3, wherein: the bottom of the cap is provided with a plurality of positioning columns, the upright columns are internally provided with a plurality of positioning holes, the positioning columns correspond to the positioning holes one to one, and the cap is positioned and installed at the top of the upright columns by inserting the positioning columns into the positioning holes correspondingly.
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