CN211399255U - Wall-mounted support and wall-mounted equipment - Google Patents

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CN211399255U
CN211399255U CN202020038012.4U CN202020038012U CN211399255U CN 211399255 U CN211399255 U CN 211399255U CN 202020038012 U CN202020038012 U CN 202020038012U CN 211399255 U CN211399255 U CN 211399255U
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李胤恺
张颖
耿志军
郭润增
黄家宇
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The application relates to a hanging support and hanging equipment belongs to equipment fixing technical field. The wall hanging bracket comprises a bracket back plate and a rotating shaft component, wherein the bracket back plate comprises a back plate and two hanging arms, and the back plate is fixedly connected with a supporting wall; the rotating shaft component comprises a rotating shaft and an installation part, the rotating shaft is rotatably connected with the installation part, and the installation part is used for being fixedly connected with a terminal; two ends of the rotating shaft are respectively fixed on one suspension arm. By the adoption of the wall-mounted support, wall-mounted installation of electronic equipment such as self-service payment equipment can be achieved, and installation angles of the electronic equipment can be adjusted conveniently.

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Wall-mounted support and wall-mounted equipment
Technical Field
The application relates to the technical field of equipment installation, in particular to a wall-mounted support and wall-mounted equipment.
Background
In order to improve the payment efficiency of customers, more and more self-service payment devices are now present in the marketplace. A code scanning port is generally arranged on the self-service payment equipment, and when a customer wants to pay, the customer can use a payment code displayed on a mobile phone to align to the code scanning port, so that the payment can be finished.
In the related art, the self-service payment equipment in a market is generally placed on a desktop, so that the self-service payment equipment occupies a limited space on the desktop and is not beneficial to effective utilization of the space.
SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
The embodiment of the application provides a hanging support and hanging equipment, can solve the technical problem that exists among the correlation technique, hanging support and hanging equipment's technical scheme as follows:
in a first aspect, there is provided a wall hanging bracket comprising a bracket back plate and a rotary shaft member, wherein,
the support back plate comprises a back plate and two suspension arms, and the back plate is used for being fixedly connected with the support wall;
the rotating shaft component comprises a rotating shaft and an installation part, the rotating shaft is rotatably connected with the installation part, and the installation part is used for being fixedly connected with the machine body;
two ends of the rotating shaft are respectively fixed on one suspension arm.
In a possible implementation manner, two suspension arms are respectively provided with one installation groove, each installation groove comprises an upper opening and at least one side opening, and at least one side opening of the two installation grooves is opposite to each other;
the two ends of the rotating shaft are respectively provided with a lapping plate, and each lapping plate is fixedly connected with the bottom surface of one mounting groove.
In one possible implementation, the two mounting grooves are both semi-through grooves.
In one possible implementation, the wall hanging bracket further comprises two decorative side covers, each decorative side cover is buckled on one hanging arm respectively, and each decorative side cover covers the upper opening of the corresponding mounting groove.
In a possible implementation, the mounting portion includes a mounting plate, a plurality of buckles are provided on the mounting plate, and the mounting plate is used for being connected with the machine body in a clamping manner.
In a possible implementation manner, the mounting portion includes a mounting plate, a magnet is disposed in the mounting plate, and the mounting plate is used for being adsorbed to the body.
In a possible implementation manner, the mounting portion includes a mounting plate, a plurality of mounting holes are provided on the mounting plate, and the mounting plate is used for being fixedly connected with the machine body through a threaded part.
In a possible implementation manner, the wall-mounted support further comprises a decorative rear cover, the decorative rear cover is provided with avoidance holes for the two suspension arms to pass through, and the decorative rear cover is buckled on the back plate.
In a possible implementation manner, the rotating shaft component further includes a PCB interface board located inside the mounting portion, and the PCB interface board is provided with a power interface and a functional interface;
the mounting part is provided with a power interface hole opposite to the power interface and a functional interface hole opposite to the functional interface;
when the wall-mounted support and the machine body are fixedly connected, the power supply interface and the functional interface are respectively electrically connected with the machine body.
In a second aspect, there is provided a wall-hanging device comprising a body and the wall-hanging bracket of the first aspect, wherein,
the mounting part of the wall-mounted bracket is fixedly connected with the rear cover of the machine body;
the power source interface of the wall-mounted support is electrically connected with the charging port of the machine body, and the functional interface of the wall-mounted support is electrically connected with the functional interface of the machine body.
The technical scheme provided by the embodiment of the application at least comprises the following beneficial effects:
the embodiment of the application provides a wall hanging support, can be used for hanging self-service payment equipment isoelectron equipment wall on support walls such as wall. The wall-mounted support comprises a support back plate and a rotating shaft component, wherein the support back plate comprises a back plate and two suspension arms, and the back plate is fixedly connected with a support wall. The pivot part includes pivot and installation department, pivot and installation department rotatable coupling, the installation department be used for with organism fixed connection. Two ends of the rotating shaft are respectively fixed on one suspension arm. When self-service payment equipment is installed, the support back plate of the wall-mounted support is fixedly connected with the supporting surface, and then the rear cover of the self-service payment equipment is fixedly connected with the installation part, so that wall-mounted installation of the self-service payment equipment is realized. Therefore, the self-service payment equipment does not need to be placed on a desktop, does not occupy the limited space of the desktop, and is beneficial to effective utilization of the space. In addition, the rotation shaft component is arranged, so that the self-service payment equipment is convenient to adjust in installation angle.
It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not restrictive of the application.
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The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with the present application and together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the application. In the drawings:
fig. 1 is a schematic view of a wall hanging bracket according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;
fig. 2 is a schematic view of a bracket back plate provided in an embodiment of the present application;
FIG. 3 is a schematic view of a spindle unit provided in an embodiment of the present application;
FIG. 4 is a schematic view of a spindle unit provided in an embodiment of the present application;
FIG. 5 is a schematic view of a spindle unit provided in an embodiment of the present application;
fig. 6 is a schematic view of a wall hanging bracket according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;
FIG. 7 is a schematic view of a decorative side cover according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;
FIG. 8 is a schematic view of an ornamental rear cover according to an embodiment of the present application;
FIG. 9 is a schematic view of an ornamental rear cover according to an embodiment of the present application;
fig. 10 is a schematic view of a wall-mounted device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
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1. Support backplate, 11, backplate, 12, hang arm, 121, mounting groove, 2, pivot part, 21, pivot, 211, bridging plate, 22, installation department, 221, mounting panel, 222, power interface hole, 223, function interface hole, 3, decoration side cover, 4, decorate the back lid.
With the above figures, there are shown specific embodiments of the present application, which will be described in more detail below. These drawings and written description are not intended to limit the scope of the inventive concepts in any manner, but rather to illustrate the inventive concepts to those skilled in the art by reference to specific embodiments.
Detailed Description
To make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present application more clear, embodiments of the present application will be described in further detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.
The embodiment of the application provides a wall hanging bracket, as shown in fig. 1, the wall hanging bracket comprises a bracket back plate 1 and a rotating shaft component 2, wherein the bracket back plate 1 comprises a back plate 11 and two suspension arms 12, and the back plate 11 is used for being fixedly connected with a support wall. The rotating shaft part 2 comprises a rotating shaft 21 and an installation part 22, the rotating shaft 21 is rotatably connected with the installation part 22, and the installation part 22 is used for being fixedly connected with the machine body. Both ends of the rotary shaft 21 are fixed to one suspension arm 12, respectively.
The wall-mounted support provided by the embodiment of the application can be used for installing self-service payment equipment and can also be used for installing other electronic equipment, such as a mobile phone, a flat panel, a display, a television and the like. The machine body can be a machine body of self-service payment equipment and can also be a machine body of other electronic equipment.
The structure of the cradle backboard 1 can be described with reference to fig. 1 and 2. The support backboard 1 comprises a backboard 11 and a suspension arm 12, wherein the suspension arm 12 is arranged on one surface of the backboard 11, and the other surface of the backboard 11 is used for being fixedly connected with a support wall, and the support wall can be a wall. In order to facilitate the installation of the back plate 11 and the supporting wall, the back plate 11 may be provided with mounting holes, and during the installation, screws may be used to pass through the mounting holes to fix the back plate 11 on the supporting wall. In addition, the mounting hole can be provided with a buried hole or a counter bore structure, so that the head of the screw is buried in the through hole.
The rotary shaft member 2 includes a rotary shaft 21 and a mounting portion 22, the rotary shaft 21 is rotatably connected to the mounting portion 22, and the rotary shaft 21 is fixed to the suspension arm 12. Thus, the rotatable connection of the mounting portion 22 and the cradle backplate 1 can be achieved.
The material of the support back plate 1 and the rotating shaft part 2 can be metal, such as aluminum, or nonmetal, such as plastic.
In implementation, when self-service payment equipment is installed, firstly, the back plate 11 of the wall-mounted support can be fixedly connected with the supporting wall, and then the rear cover of the automatic payment equipment is fixedly connected with the installation part 22, so that wall-mounted installation of the automatic payment equipment is realized. Therefore, the self-service payment equipment does not need to be placed on a desktop, does not occupy the limited space of the desktop, and is beneficial to effective utilization of the space. And, when the installation angle of automatic payment equipment needs to be adjusted, the installation angle of automatic payment equipment can be adjusted by conveniently rotating the automatic payment equipment.
In order to facilitate the connection between the mounting portion 22 and the machine body, the mounting portion 22 may be provided with a mounting plate 221, and the mounting plate 211 may be connected to the machine body in any one of the following connection manners, or may be connected in any two of the following connection manners, or may be connected in any three of the following connection manners.
In a possible implementation manner, as shown in fig. 5, a plurality of buckles are provided on the mounting plate 221, and the mounting plate 221 is used for being clamped with the machine body. Correspondingly, a groove is formed in the rear cover of the machine body, and a structure matched with a buckle arranged on the mounting plate 221 is arranged in the groove.
In one possible implementation, a magnet is disposed in the mounting plate 221, and the mounting plate 221 is used for attracting the body. Accordingly, a magnet is disposed on the body at a position opposite to the mounting plate 221.
In a possible implementation manner, the mounting plate 221 is provided with a plurality of mounting holes, and the mounting plate 221 is used for being fixedly connected with the machine body through a screw. Correspondingly, a plurality of threaded holes opposite to the mounting holes are formed in the machine body at positions contacting with the mounting plate 221, and during mounting, screws can be used for sequentially penetrating through the mounting holes and the threaded holes and tightening the screws, so that the mounting plate 221 and the machine body are locked.
It should be noted that the wall-mounted bracket provided in the embodiment of the present application may be used for mounting not only an automatic payment device, but also other electronic devices, such as a mobile phone, a tablet, a display, a television, or the like.
In a possible implementation manner, the spindle unit 2 further includes a PCB (printed circuit Board) interface Board located inside the mounting portion 22, and the PCB interface Board is provided with a power interface and a function interface. The mounting portion 22 is provided with a power interface hole 222 opposite to the power interface and a function interface hole 223 opposite to the function interface. When the wall-mounted support is fixedly connected with the machine body, the power supply interface and the functional interface are respectively electrically connected with the machine body.
The power interface may also be referred to as a charging port, and the functional interface may be one or more of a USB (Universal Serial Bus) interface, a network interface, a type-B interface, and a type-C interface.
In implementation, the connecting lines spliced with the machine body are transferred to the wall-mounted support through the PCB interface board, so that the machine body is more attractive.
The power interface is electrically connected with a charging port in the machine body, and the functional interface is electrically connected with a functional interface in the machine body. Specifically, the type of electrical connection may be BTB (Board to Board) or Pogo pin.
As shown in fig. 4, the mounting portion 22 is provided with a power interface hole 222 opposite to the power interface and a function interface hole 223 opposite to the function interface.
In a possible implementation manner, the connection manner of the rotating shaft 21 and the suspension arms 12 can be as follows, two suspension arms 12 are respectively provided with one installation groove 121, each installation groove 121 comprises an upper opening and at least one side opening, and at least one side opening of the two installation grooves 121 is opposite. Two ends of the rotating shaft 21 are respectively provided with a bridging plate 211, and each bridging plate 211 is fixedly connected with the bottom surface of one mounting groove 121.
Wherein, two mounting grooves 121 can be semi-through grooves, or, the mounting groove 121 can also be a through groove.
In practice, the bridge plate 211 and the mounting groove 121 may be mounted together by screws.
For example, the bottom surface of the mounting groove 121 may be provided with a screw hole, and the bridge plate 211 may be provided with a through hole. When the suspension arm 12 is installed, the two bridging plates 211 of the rotating shaft 21 are placed in the two mounting grooves 121, and then the screws are sequentially threaded through the through holes of the bridging plates 211 and the threaded holes of the mounting grooves 121 and screwed into the threaded holes, so that the installation between the rotating shaft 21 and the suspension arm 12 is completed. Optionally, the threaded hole may be a blind hole or a through hole.
Or, the bottom surface of the mounting groove 121 is provided with a first mounting hole, the first through hole passes through the suspension arm 12, and the two bridging plates 211 are provided with a second mounting hole, during mounting, the two bridging plates 211 of the rotating shaft 21 are firstly placed in the two mounting grooves 121, and then, screws or bolts are sequentially used to pass through the first mounting holes on the mounting grooves 121 and the second mounting holes on the bridging plates 211, and the screws or bolts are tightened, so that mounting between the rotating shaft 21 and the suspension arm 12 is completed.
It should be noted that, besides being mounted together by screws, the strap 211 and the mounting slot 121 may be mounted by other mounting means, such as clamping.
In one possible implementation, as shown in fig. 6 and 7, for the overall aesthetic appearance of the wall hanging bracket, the wall hanging bracket further includes two decorative side covers 3, each decorative side cover 3 is respectively fastened on one suspension arm 12, and each decorative side cover 3 covers the upper opening of the corresponding mounting groove 121.
Wherein, each decorative side cover 3 covering the upper opening of the corresponding mounting groove 121 means that the decorative side cover 3 covers the upper opening of the mounting groove 121 on the mounted suspension arm 12.
The structure of the decorative side covers 3 can be shown in fig. 7, the two decorative side covers 3 have symmetrical structures, and the material of the decorative side covers 3 can be metal, such as aluminum, or nonmetal, such as plastic.
In implementation, by providing the decoration side cover 3, the upper opening of the mounting groove 121 can be blocked, thereby preventing impurities such as dust from falling into the mounting groove 121, and shielding the screw when the screw is provided in the mounting groove 121.
The decorative side cover 3 and the hanging arm 12 can be clamped, specifically, as shown in fig. 7, a protrusion for clamping is arranged on the inner wall of the edge of the decorative side cover 3, and as shown in fig. 2, a groove for clamping is arranged at the corresponding position of the hanging arm 12.
In a possible implementation manner, as shown in fig. 6, 8 and 9, in order to make the wall-mounted bracket overall beautiful, the wall-mounted bracket further includes a decorative rear cover 4, the decorative rear cover 4 is provided with an avoiding hole for the two suspension arms 12 to pass through, and the decorative rear cover 4 is fastened on the back plate 11.
In which the decorative rear cover 4 can be seen with reference to fig. 8 and 9. The material of the decorative rear cover 4 can be metal, such as aluminum, or nonmetal, such as plastic.
In implementation, the mounting hole that sets up on the backplate can be sheltered from through setting up decoration back lid 4 to and the screw that sets up in the mounting hole, thereby, make the outward appearance of hanging support more level and more smooth, more pleasing to the eye, and also avoided collecting up impurity such as dust in the mounting hole.
The decorative rear cover 4 and the back plate 1 can be clamped, specifically, as shown in fig. 9, a groove for clamping is arranged on the inner wall of the edge of the decorative rear cover 4, and as shown in fig. 1 and 2, a bulge for clamping is arranged at the corresponding position of the back plate 11.
The embodiment of the present application further provides a wall hanging device, as shown in fig. 10, the wall hanging device includes a machine body and the wall hanging bracket, wherein the mounting portion 22 of the wall hanging bracket is fixedly connected to the rear cover of the machine body. The power interface of the wall-mounted support is electrically connected with the charging port of the machine body, and the functional interface of the wall-mounted support is electrically connected with the functional interface of the machine body.
The power interface may also be referred to as a charging port, and the functional interface may be one or more of a USB (Universal Serial Bus) interface, a network interface, a type-B interface, and a type-C interface. The machine body can be a machine body of self-service payment equipment, and can also be a machine body of other electronic equipment such as a mobile phone, a flat panel, a display, a television and the like.
In implementation, the wall-mounted device provided by the embodiment of the application can be conveniently installed on a supporting wall such as a wall, so that the effective utilization of space is facilitated. In addition, the wall-mounted support comprises the rotating shaft component, so that the mounting angle of the machine body of the wall-mounted equipment can be conveniently adjusted.
Through setting up the PCB interface board, will transfer the connecting wire of pegging graft with the organism to hanging on the support, also make hanging equipment whole more pleasing to the eye.
The application process of the wall hanging bracket provided by the embodiment of the application can be as follows:
firstly, the bracket back plate 11 is locked and fixed with the wall by using screws, and then the decorative back cover 4 is buckled on the back plate 11 to shield the screws. Then, the bridging plate 211 of the rotary shaft 21 is fastened and fixed to the hanging arm 12 by using a screw, and then the decorative side cover 3 is fastened to the hanging arm 12 to shield the mounting groove 121. Finally, the rear cover of the body 1 of the electronic device is fixed to the mounting portion 22 of the rotary shaft member 2, and the wall-mounted electronic device is completed.
The above description is only exemplary of the present application and should not be taken as limiting the present application, as any modification, equivalent replacement, or improvement made within the spirit and principle of the present application should be included in the protection scope of the present application.

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1. A wall hanging bracket is characterized in that the wall hanging bracket comprises a bracket back plate (1) and a rotating shaft component (2),
the support back plate (1) comprises a back plate (11) and two suspension arms (12), wherein the back plate (11) is fixedly connected with a support wall;
the rotating shaft component (2) comprises a rotating shaft (21) and an installation part (22), the rotating shaft (21) is rotatably connected with the installation part (22), and the installation part (22) is used for being fixedly connected with the machine body;
two ends of the rotating shaft (21) are respectively fixed on one suspension arm (12).
2. The wall hanging bracket according to claim 1, characterized in that the two suspension arms (12) are respectively provided with one mounting groove (121), each mounting groove (121) comprises an upper opening and at least one side opening, and at least one side opening of the two mounting grooves (121) is opposite;
two ends of the rotating shaft (21) are respectively provided with a lapping plate (211), and each lapping plate (211) is fixedly connected with the bottom surface of one mounting groove (121).
3. Wall hanging bracket according to claim 2, characterized in that said two mounting slots (121) are both semi-through slots.
4. The wall hanging bracket according to claim 3, characterized in that it further comprises two decorative side covers (3), each decorative side cover (3) being respectively fastened to one of the hanging arms (12), and each decorative side cover (3) covering the upper opening of the corresponding mounting groove (121).
5. The wall hanging bracket according to claim 1, characterized in that said mounting portion (22) comprises a mounting plate (221), said mounting plate (221) being provided with a plurality of snap-fits, said mounting plate (221) being adapted to snap-fit with said body.
6. Wall hanging bracket according to claim 1, characterized in that said mounting portion (22) comprises a mounting plate (221), said mounting plate (221) having magnets arranged therein, said mounting plate (221) being adapted to be attracted to said body.
7. The wall hanging bracket according to claim 1, wherein said mounting portion (22) comprises a mounting plate (221), said mounting plate (221) having a plurality of mounting holes disposed therein, said mounting plate (221) being adapted to be fixedly connected to said body by screws.
8. The wall hanging bracket according to claim 1, further comprising a decorative rear cover (4), wherein the decorative rear cover (4) is provided with an avoiding hole for the two hanging arms (12) to pass through, and the decorative rear cover (4) is fastened on the back plate (11).
9. The wall-mounted bracket according to any one of claims 1-8, characterized in that the spindle part (2) further comprises a PCB interface board positioned inside the mounting part (22), and the PCB interface board is provided with a power interface and a function interface;
the mounting part (22) is provided with a power interface hole (222) opposite to the power interface and a functional interface hole (223) opposite to the functional interface;
when the wall-mounted support and the machine body are fixedly connected, the power supply interface and the functional interface are respectively electrically connected with the machine body.
10. A wall hanging device comprising a body and the wall hanging bracket of claim 9,
the mounting part (22) of the wall hanging bracket is fixedly connected with the rear cover of the machine body;
the power source interface of the wall-mounted support is electrically connected with the charging port of the machine body, and the functional interface of the wall-mounted support is electrically connected with the functional interface of the machine body.
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