CN212178812U

CN212178812U - Multifunctional flashlight support

Info

Publication number: CN212178812U
Application number: CN202021189821.1U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 睢亚兵; 韦斯
Original assignee: Dongguan Aolei Mobile Lighting Equipment Co Ltd
Current assignee: Dongguan Aolei Mobile Lighting Equipment Co Ltd
Priority date: 2020-06-24
Filing date: 2020-06-24
Publication date: 2020-12-18
Anticipated expiration: 2030-06-24

Abstract

The utility model provides a multifunctional flashlight support, including base, connecting rod subassembly and optical component, the base passes through the connecting rod subassembly with optical component connects, flashlight detachably install in on the base, optical component supports and is used for changing the illumination direction of flashlight in flashlight light-emitting port department. The flashlight is installed on the base of support, changes the illumination direction that sends the flashlight through optical component, can make the light beam of flashlight originally to the unidirectional emission change its original direction of illumination or obtain the effect of floodlight illumination to the further dispersion of light beam by optical component to make the flashlight become the desk lamp or require the bigger camping lantern of scope of illumination and wall lamp, do not need the user to hand also can accomplish the illumination function, the utility model provides a multifunctional flashlight support has easily the equipment, and the usage is extensive, and the function is various, the advantage that the suitability is strong.

Description

Multifunctional flashlight support

Technical Field

The utility model belongs to the technical field of the illumination, especially, relate to a multifunctional flashlight support.

Background

The flashlight is a common mobile lighting device, but the flashlight must be held by hand for use, which causes inconvenience to users and cannot meet the lighting requirements of users under various situations.

In order to free the hands of a user when using the flashlight for illumination, the flashlight is generally mounted on a bracket, but the conventional flashlight bracket has a simple structure and cannot be fully expanded in application.

Therefore, the existing flashlight support has the problems of simple structure and single function.

Disclosure of Invention

An object of the utility model is to provide a flashlight support to prior art not enough, can let user's both hands obtain liberation the time, can become the flashlight into desk lamp and camping lantern, increased the various possibilities of flashlight in using.

In order to achieve the above purpose, the utility model adopts the following technical scheme:

the utility model provides a multifunctional flashlight support, includes base, connecting rod subassembly and optical component, the base passes through the connecting rod subassembly with optical component connects, and flashlight detachably installs in on the base, optical component supports and is used for changing the illumination direction of flashlight in flashlight light-emitting opening department.

Preferably, the connecting rod assembly is rotatably connected to the optical member and the base, respectively.

Preferably, the connecting rod assembly includes a first bending rod and a second bending rod, the first bending rod is connected to the second bending rod in a rotating manner, one end of the first bending rod, which is far away from the second bending rod, is connected to the base, and one end of the second bending rod, which is far away from the first bending rod, is connected to the optical component.

Furthermore, first pole of buckling includes kink and pars contractilis, the kink with the base rotates to be connected, the pars contractilis inner chamber holds the telescopic link, the telescopic link with first pole sliding connection of buckling, the telescopic link with the pole rotation connection is buckled to the second.

Preferably, the base is provided with a charging device and a power interface, the charging device is connected with an external power supply through the power interface, and the charging device is used for charging a flashlight installed on the base.

Furthermore, charging device is equipped with the formula interface of magnetism that is used for connecting the flashlight.

Preferably, the optical component comprises a lens assembly, the lens assembly comprises a lens and a top cover, the top cover is positioned on one side of the lens far away from the light inlet, and light emitted by the flashlight enters the inner cavity of the lens through the light inlet of the lens and is reflected and/or refracted to be diffused around the lens.

Furthermore, the optical component further comprises a light filtering component, and the light filtering component is arranged at the light inlet of the lens.

Preferably, the top cover is provided with a hanging ring, and the hanging ring is rotatably connected with the top cover.

Preferably, the multifunctional flashlight holder includes at least one first fitting, the first fitting includes a plate-shaped housing and a mounting groove protruding from the plate-shaped housing, and the first fitting is detachably connected to the connecting rod assembly through the mounting groove.

The utility model has the advantages that: the utility model provides a multifunctional flashlight support, the flashlight is installed on the base of support, changes the illumination direction that the flashlight sent through optical component, can make the light beam that the flashlight originally was to single direction transmission change its irradiation direction originally or obtain the effect of floodlighting to the further dispersion of light beam by optical component to make the flashlight become the desk lamp or require the bigger camping lantern of scope of illumination and wall lamp, do not need the user to be holding also can accomplish the illumination function. The relative position of optical component, connecting rod subassembly and base can also be according to different accomodating spaces, adjust to change the shape of support and in order to satisfy different accomodating demands. The telescopic link can be relative first pole of buckling slides, increases the whole height of connecting rod subassembly adapts to the installation of not co-altitude flashlight, and the suitability is strong. The base is provided with a charging device, can charge the flashlight placed on the base, is easy to assemble, and has wide application and various functions. The multifunctional flashlight support is further provided with a first accessory, and the plate-shaped shell is far away from one side of the mounting groove, so that the support with the flashlight can be attached to a wall to serve as a wall lamp.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a front view of the structure of the multi-functional flashlight support;

FIG. 2 is a structural sectional view of the multi-functional flashlight support;

FIG. 3 is an exploded view of the multi-function flashlight holder;

FIG. 4 is a schematic structural view of the multi-function flashlight holder illustrating the holder with a long flashlight in place;

FIG. 5 is a schematic structural view of a multi-function flashlight holder, shown in the stowed position;

FIG. 6 is a top view of the multi-function flashlight holder shown rotated out of the optical components;

FIG. 7 is a top view of a multi-function flashlight holder illustrating alignment of the optical components with the base.

FIG. 8 is a front view of the multi-function flashlight holder shown rotated out of the optical components;

the labels in the figure are: 1-a base; 2-an optical component; 3-a first bending bar; 4-a second bending bar; 5, a telescopic rod; 6-steel jacket; 7-a first spacer bead; 8-a collar; 9-pins; 10-a second positioning bead; 11-anti-rotation block; 12-a first screw; 13-positioning blocks; 14-a first elastic member; 15-a first gasket; 16-a power interface; 17-charging the PCB board; 17-1-a second resilient member; 18-a charging connection board; 18-1-a third elastic member; 19-a contact cap; 20-a metal ring; 21-a second screw; 22-a magnet; 23-a pressure ring; 24-indicator light plug; 25-a third positioning bead; 26-a lens; 27-a top cover; 28-hanging ring; 31-a second gasket; 32-a first fitting; 32-1-mounting groove; 33-a flashlight; 101-a bottom shell; 102-an upper cover; 301-a bending section; 301-1-wave shaped groove; 302-telescoping section.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals refer to the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar function throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to the drawings are exemplary and intended to be used for explaining the present invention, and should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "length", "width", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on those shown in the drawings, and are merely for convenience of description and simplicity of description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element being referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

Furthermore, the terms "first", "second" and "first" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of that feature. In the description of the present invention, "a plurality" means two or more unless specifically limited otherwise.

In the embodiments of the present invention, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "fixed" are to be construed broadly, e.g., as fixed or detachable connections or as an integral part; can be mechanically or electrically connected; either directly or indirectly through intervening media, either internally or in any other relationship. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific situations by those skilled in the art.

Referring to fig. 1 to 8, the utility model provides a multifunctional flashlight support, including base 1, connecting rod subassembly and optical component 2, base 1 passes through the connecting rod subassembly with optical component 2 is connected, flashlight detachable install in on the base 1, optical component 2 supports and is used for changing the illumination direction of flashlight in flashlight light-emitting port department.

The connecting rod subassembly is connected respectively base 1 with optical component 2, the flashlight bottom is installed when on the base 1, the light-emitting window of flashlight with optical component 2 offsets, changes the illumination direction that the flashlight sent through optical component 2, can make the flashlight originally to the light beam of single direction transmission change its irradiation direction originally by optical component 2, can obtain the effect of floodlight to light beam further dispersion even to make the flashlight become the desk lamp or require the bigger camping lantern of scope of illumination.

As shown in fig. 1 to 3, in the present embodiment, the connecting rod assembly is rotatably connected to the optical component 2 and the base 1, respectively. The optical component 2 can rotate relative to the connecting rod assembly, the connecting rod can rotate relative to the base 1, and when a flashlight needs to be installed, the flashlight can be installed on a bracket to become a desk lamp, a wall lamp or a camping lamp when the optical component 2, the connecting rod assembly and the base 1 are adjusted to the positions shown in figure 1; when the bracket needs to be stored, the optical component 2, the connecting rod assembly and the base 1 can be rotated to the positions shown in fig. 5, so that the optical component 2, the connecting rod assembly and the base 1 are all positioned on the same horizontal plane, and the bracket is convenient to package and carry. Of course, the relative positions of the optical component 2, the connecting rod assembly and the base 1 can also be adjusted according to different storage spaces, so that the shape of the bracket is changed to meet different storage requirements.

As shown in fig. 1 to 4, in the present embodiment, the connecting rod assembly includes a first bending rod 3 and a second bending rod 4, the first bending rod 3 includes a bending portion 301 and an expansion portion 302, an inner cavity of the expansion portion 302 accommodates an expansion rod 5, and the expansion rod 5 is slidably connected to the first bending rod 3. The telescopic link 5 is the cylindrical structure that has a side tangent plane, the pars contractilis 302 is close to 4 one end of second pole of buckling is equipped with prevents changeing the piece 11, prevent changeing the piece 11 with the side tangent plane of telescopic link 5 is laminated mutually, is used for preventing telescopic link 5 is relative first pole 3 of buckling rotates. The telescopic part 302 is close to 4 one ends of second bending rod still are equipped with the external screw thread, the external screw thread of telescopic link 5 is connected with the cooperation of taking internal screw thread steel bushing 6, the minimum internal diameter of steel bushing 6 is less than the biggest external diameter of telescopic link 5, steel bushing 6 is used for preventing telescopic link 5 from following telescopic part 302 pine comes out. As shown in fig. 4, the telescopic rod 5 can slide relative to the first bending rod 3, so that the overall height of the connecting rod assembly is increased, the flashlight with different heights can be mounted, and the applicability is high.

In this embodiment, the telescopic rod 5 is further provided with a first positioning bead 7, the inner wall of the first bending rod 3 is provided with at least one first positioning hole corresponding to the position of the first positioning bead 7, and the first positioning hole and the first positioning bead 7 are matched for the stretching or shrinking in-place feeling of the telescopic rod 5. When the telescopic rod 5 is contracted or stretched, when the first positioning beads 7 slide to a certain position, the first positioning beads 7 are clamped in the first positioning holes, and the in-place feeling is provided. In some embodiments, two first positioning holes may be further disposed on the inner wall of the second bending rod 4 according to the distance between the two first positioning holes, and a plurality of first positioning holes may be further disposed at equal intervals or at different intervals to provide a sense of location when the second bending rod is stretched or contracted at different positions, so that the second bending rod can be used even when the ambient light is insufficient.

Still be equipped with at least one lantern ring 8 on the 5 lateral walls of telescopic link, lantern ring 8 with the inner wall laminating of first pole 3 of buckling, do telescopic link 5's extension and shrink play the damping action. In this embodiment, the number of the collars 8 is 2. In some embodiments, the first gasket 15 is made of a rubber material or a plastic material. Preferably, the collar 8 is made of a rubber material.

The telescopic rod 5 is rotatably connected with the second bending rod 4. In this embodiment, the telescopic rod 5 is connected to the second bending rod 4 through a pin 9. The second bending rod 4 is provided with a first limiting hole which plays roles of connection and rotation limiting. The pin 9 can slide in the first limiting hole, so that the second bending rod 4 can rotate relative to the first bending rod 3. As shown in fig. 6 to 8, before the flashlight is installed, the optical component 2 is rotated away by rotating the second bending rod 4, and after the base 1 and the flashlight are installed, the optical component 2 is rotated back, so that the flashlight is simple and convenient to install, can be installed without great effort, and is suitable for various people.

As shown in fig. 2, in this embodiment, the telescopic rod 5 is further provided with a second positioning ball 10, a second positioning hole corresponding to the second positioning ball 10 is formed inside the second bending rod 4, and the second positioning ball 10 and the second positioning hole are matched to provide a sense of location when the second bending rod 4 rotates around the shaft of the telescopic rod 5.

The bending part 301 is further provided with a first screw 12, the first screw 12 is fixedly mounted on the first bending rod 3, and the head of the first screw 12 clamps the inner hole wall of the base 1, so that the first bending rod 3 is not released from the base 1. The bending part 301 is further provided with a wave-shaped groove 301-1, the inner groove of the base 1 is provided with a positioning block 13, the positioning block 13 is provided with a wave-shaped convex tooth structure matched with the wave-shaped groove 301-1, the positioning block 13 is meshed with the first bending rod 3, and the first bending rod 3 can rotate for a certain angle at each time according to the tooth pitch of the convex tooth. The positioning block 13 is further connected with a first elastic piece 14, one end of the first elastic piece 14 abuts against the positioning block 13, and the other end of the first elastic piece abuts against the inner groove wall of the base 1. When the first bending rod 3 is rotated, the first bending rod 3 is staggered with the convex teeth on the positioning block 13, the positioning block 13 is pushed into the base 1, the first elastic element 14 is compressed, and under the action of the recovery tendency of the first elastic element 14, the first bending rod 3 can be quickly re-engaged with the positioning block 13, so that the rotary positioning is quickly completed. The connection part of the first bending rod 3 and the base 1 is further provided with a first gasket 15, the first gasket 15 is arranged on the outer side of the first bending rod 3 and abuts against the inner groove wall of the base 1, and the first gasket 15 provides a damping effect when the first bending rod 3 rotates.

The base 1 comprises a bottom shell 101 and an upper cover 102, the bottom shell 101 and the upper cover 102 are matched to form a cavity, a charging device is accommodated in the cavity, the charging device is further connected with a power interface 16, and the charging device is connected with an external power supply through the power interface 16. In this embodiment, power source 16 is the TYPE-C interface, but power source 16 is used for external adapter when charging, can connect the commercial power to the flashlight charges.

Charging device is from up being equipped with the PCB board 17 that charges, the connecting plate 18 and the contact cap 19 of charging in proper order down, power source 16 sets up on the PCB board 17 that charges, charge PCB board 17 with charge and connect through second elastic component 17-1 between the connecting plate 18, second elastic component 17-1 with the copper sheet at the back of the connecting plate 18 that charges is connected. In this embodiment, the second elastic members 17-1 are made of a metal material, and the number of the second elastic members 17-1 is 2.

As shown in fig. 1 to 3, a third elastic member 18-1 is disposed on the top of the charging connection board 18, the third elastic member 18-1 is connected to the contact cap 19, and the contact cap 19 is exposed on the base 1 through the top plate of the upper cover 102. The top plate of the upper cover 102 is further provided with a metal ring 20, the metal ring 20 surrounds the contact cap 19, the contact cap 19 is welded and fixed with the metal ring 20, and the metal ring 20 and the contact cap 19 can be in contact connection with a flashlight installed on the base 1. In this embodiment, the contact cap 19 and the metal ring 20 are made of a metal copper material, and function as electric conduction. In some embodiments, the upper cover 102 is made of an insulating material. In this embodiment, the upper cover 102 is made of plastic material. In this embodiment, the charging PCB 17 is fixedly connected to the upper cover 102 through a second screw 21, and the second screw 21 is a countersunk self-tapping screw.

In this embodiment, a magnet 22 is further connected between the charging connection board 18 and the back of the upper cover 102, and the magnet 22 is in an annular structure and is disposed at a position corresponding to the metal ring 20 to form a magnetic-type connection. The tail part of the flashlight is magnetically connected with the charging device under the action of the magnet 22 to form a loop, so that the base 1 can charge the flashlight. The base 1 that this embodiment provided both can be used to place the flashlight, can also use as charging device and use, adopts magnetism to inhale the formula and connects, makes charging device and being connected of flashlight more add portably, portable.

The upper cover 102 and the bottom case 101 are pressed together through the pressing ring 23, the through hole on the side wall of the bottom case 101 is provided with the indicator light plug 24, and the indicator light plug 24 can emit light emitted by the indicator light inside the base 1. The indicator light is electrically connected with the charging PCB 17 and emits light with different colors according to the charging state of the flashlight. In this embodiment, the indicator light may emit red or green light. When the charging device is charging a flashlight, the indicator light emits red light; when the charging device detects that the electric quantity of the flashlight is full, the indicator lamp emits green light. In this embodiment, the indicator plug 24 is made of translucent silica gel. In other embodiments, the indicator plug 24 may be made of other translucent or completely transparent materials. In this embodiment, the bottom case 101 is made of an aluminum alloy, and the pressing ring is made of a stainless steel material.

The second bending rod 4 is provided with a third positioning bead 25, the third positioning bead 25 is located at one end, close to the optical component 2, of the second bending rod 4, the optical component 2 is provided with a third positioning hole corresponding to the third positioning bead 25, and the third positioning bead 25 is matched with the third positioning hole and used for providing a positioning sense when the optical component 2 rotates around the second bending rod 4.

The optical component 2 comprises a lens component and a filtering component, and the filtering component is arranged at the light inlet of the lens component. The lens assembly comprises a lens 26 and a top cover 27, the top cover 27 is positioned on the side of the lens 26 far away from the light inlet, the second bending rod 4 and the top cover 27 are rotatably connected through the second positioning ball 10, the second positioning ball 10 can slide in an inner groove of the top cover 27, and the optical component 2 can rotate in a certain angle range relative to the second bending rod 4. At least one second positioning hole corresponding to the second positioning bead 10 is formed in the top cover 27, and the second positioning bead 10 and the second positioning hole are matched to provide a rotation positioning function, so that a sense of position is provided for rotation of the optical component 2. The shape of the bracket can be freely designed by rotating the optical component 2, and convenience is brought to the storage of the bracket.

The lens 26 comprises a refractive optical surface and/or a reflective optical surface, when the light inlet of the optical component 2 abuts against the flashlight installed on the base 1, the light of the flashlight enters the inner cavity of the lens 26 through the light inlet of the lens 26, and the light is diffused to the periphery of the lens 26 through refraction and/or reflection. The refractive optical surface and/or the reflective optical surface of the lens 26 change the illumination direction of the flashlight light, so that the flashlight can be used as a desk lamp and a camping lamp when being arranged on the bracket, and can also complete the illumination function without being held by a user. In some embodiments, the refractive optical surface and/or the reflective optical surface can be designed according to an actual required illumination direction, so that the light of the flashlight is changed and emitted in a preset direction, and the illumination function of a desk lamp, a camping lamp and other illumination devices is met.

The top cover 27 is further provided with a hanging ring 28, the hanging ring 28 is rotatably connected with the top cover 27, the hanging ring 28 is rotated to be opened, and the support provided with the flashlight can be hung on a branch or a nail to be used as a camping lamp. In this embodiment, the top cover 27 is made of aluminum alloy, so that the whole support is light in weight and easy to carry.

The filtering component comprises a filtering sheet 29 and a filtering sheet frame 30 used for installing the filtering sheet, the filtering sheet is installed at the light inlet of the lens 26 and is connected with a second gasket 31, and the second gasket 31 is arranged between the filtering sheet and the lens component and has elasticity and a damping effect. In this embodiment, the second gasket 31 is soft silicone. In some embodiments, the optical filter may be made of a colored translucent plastic material, and light of different colors can be emitted by replacing the optical filter of different colors, so as to change the illumination color of the flashlight. Adsorb the flashlight on base 1 through the magnetic attraction, the flashlight head with optical component 2 offsets, opens the flashlight the light filter with under the lens 26 grading effect jointly, send the even and soft light of illuminance around the support, can be applicable to desk lamp or the camping lantern that uses when reading.

In some embodiments, the optical component 2 may be specifically designed according to the illumination requirements. By designing the structure of the optical component 2, the light of the flashlight is refracted and/or reflected according to a preset direction, so that the irradiation range is enlarged or concentrated, and the application of the flashlight can be further expanded.

In this embodiment, the bracket further includes at least one first fitting 32, the first fitting 32 includes a plate-shaped housing and a mounting groove 32-1 protruding from the plate-shaped housing, and the first fitting 32 is detachably connected to the connecting rod assembly by the mounting. As shown in fig. 2, the first fitting 32 is connected to the bent part 301 of the first bent rod 3 and mounted at the bottom of the base 1, so as to increase the contact surface for placing the bracket, and when the flashlight is used as a table lamp, the flashlight can be stably placed on a table; as shown in fig. 1, the first fitting 32 may be further installed at a side portion of the connection rod assembly, and the bracket with the flashlight may be attached to a wall to be used as a wall lamp by adding an adhesive or an adhesive tape to a side of the plate-shaped housing away from the installation groove 32-1. In some embodiments, two or more first fittings 32 may be provided to accommodate out-of-the-scene use.

In this embodiment, the first elastic member 14, the second elastic member 17-1 and the third elastic member 18-1 are all springs. In other embodiments, the first elastic member 14, the second elastic member 17-1 and the third elastic member 18-1 may also be spring pieces or flexible blocks.

In this embodiment, the first positioning bead 7, the second positioning bead 10, and the third positioning bead 25 are all composed of a housing, a steel ball, and a spring.

In this embodiment, the multifunctional flashlight support further comprises a second accessory, the second accessory is an adapter, and when the flashlight on the base 1 is charged, the power interface 16 is connected to the adapter and charges the flashlight through an external power supply.

The above-mentioned embodiments are only one of the preferred embodiments of the present invention, and the ordinary changes and substitutions performed by those skilled in the art within the technical scope of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. The utility model provides a multifunctional flashlight support, its characterized in that includes base (1), connecting rod subassembly and optical component (2), base (1) passes through the connecting rod subassembly with optical component (2) are connected, flashlight detachably install in on base (1), optical component (2) support and are used for changing the illumination direction of flashlight in flashlight light-emitting outlet department.

2. The multi-functional flashlight holder of claim 1 wherein the connector bar assembly is rotatably connected to the optic (2) and the base (1), respectively.

3. The multifunctional flashlight support according to claim 1, wherein the connecting rod assembly comprises a first bending rod (3) and a second bending rod (4), the first bending rod (3) is rotatably connected with the second bending rod (4), one end of the first bending rod (3) away from the second bending rod (4) is connected with the base (1), and one end of the second bending rod (4) away from the first bending rod (3) is connected with the optical component (2).

4. The multifunctional flashlight support according to claim 3, wherein the first bending rod (3) comprises a bending part (301) and an expansion part (302), the bending part (301) is rotatably connected with the base (1), an inner cavity of the expansion part (302) contains an expansion rod (5), the expansion rod (5) is slidably connected with the first bending rod (3), and the expansion rod (5) is rotatably connected with the second bending rod (4).

5. The multifunctional flashlight holder according to claim 1, characterized in that the base (1) is provided with a charging device and a power interface (16), the charging device is connected with an external power source through the power interface (16), and the charging device is used for charging a flashlight installed on the base.

6. The multi-functional flashlight holder of claim 5, wherein the charging device is provided with a magnetically-accessible interface for connecting to a flashlight.

7. The multi-functional flashlight holder of claim 1, wherein the optical member (2) comprises a lens assembly including a lens (26) and a top cover (27), the top cover (27) being located on a side of the lens (26) remote from the light inlet, light emitted by the flashlight entering the inner cavity of the lens (26) through the light inlet of the lens (26) and being refracted and/or reflected to diverge around the lens (26).

8. The multi-function flashlight holder of claim 7, wherein the optical component further comprises a light filtering component disposed at the light inlet of the lens.

9. The multifunctional flashlight holder according to claim 7, characterized in that the top cover (27) is provided with a hanging ring (28), and the hanging ring (28) is rotatably connected with the top cover (27).

10. The multi-function flashlight holder according to any one of claims 1-9, including at least one first fitting (32), wherein the first fitting (32) includes a plate-shaped housing and a mounting slot (32-1) protruding from the plate-shaped housing, and wherein the first fitting (32) is detachably connected to the connecting rod assembly through the mounting slot (32-1).