CN217706117U - Scooter and folding device thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model discloses a scooter and a folding device thereof, which comprises a first seat, a second seat, a sliding part and a driving component, wherein the first seat and the second seat are rotatablely connected and have a use shape and a folding shape; the sliding piece is slidably assembled in the second groove and is provided with a locking position and an unlocking position, the sliding piece is inserted into the first groove in the locking position to enable the first seat and the second seat to be kept in the using mode, and the sliding piece is pulled out of the first groove in the unlocking position to enable the first seat and the second seat to be switched to the folding mode; the driving assembly is arranged on the second seat and connected with the sliding piece, and the driving assembly is suitable for driving the sliding piece to slide so as to switch the locking position or the unlocking position of the sliding piece. The utility model discloses a folding device's simple structure, convenient operation, it is with low costs.

Description

Scooter and folding device thereof

Technical Field

The utility model relates to a car folding technology field of riding instead of walk specifically relates to a folding device and applied this folding device's car of riding instead of walk.

Background

The scooter, such as electric scooter, electrodynamic balance car etc. is favored by the consumer owing to have simple operation, small and exquisite light advantage. In order to conveniently store the scooter, the vertical pipe of the scooter in the related art is mostly designed to be foldable, but the folding mechanism of the scooter in the related art has the problems of complex structure, inconvenient operation and easy looseness.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The present invention aims at solving at least one of the technical problems in the related art to a certain extent.

Therefore, the embodiment of the utility model provides a folding device, this folding device's simple structure, convenient operation, it is with low costs.

The embodiment of the utility model provides a still provide the car of riding instead of walk of using above-mentioned folding device.

The utility model discloses folding device includes: the first seat and the second seat are rotatably connected and have a using form and a folding form, the first seat is provided with a first groove, and the second seat is provided with a second groove; a slider slidably fitted within said second slot and having a locked position in which said slider is inserted within said first slot to retain said first and second seats in said use configuration, and an unlocked position in which said slider is withdrawn from said first slot to allow said first and second seats to be switched to said folded configuration; the driving assembly is arranged on the second seat and connected with the sliding piece, and the driving assembly is suitable for driving the sliding piece to slide so as to switch the locking position or the unlocking position of the sliding piece.

The utility model discloses folding device's simple structure, convenient operation, it is with low costs.

In some embodiments, the driving assembly includes a wrench and a transmission member, the wrench has an eccentric portion, the eccentric portion is rotatably connected to the second seat, the transmission member is rotatably connected to the sliding member, the transmission member has an annular portion, the annular portion is rotatably sleeved on an outer peripheral side of the eccentric portion, and the annular portion is adapted to move to drive the sliding member to slide when the eccentric portion rotates.

In some embodiments, the first and second housings are rotatably coupled by a pivot shaft, and the eccentric portion is rotatably fitted to an outer peripheral side of the pivot shaft.

In some embodiments, the eccentric portion and the wrench are separately provided, and the wrench is provided with a fitting hole in which the eccentric portion is fitted in a rotation-stop manner.

In some embodiments, the first seat or the second seat is provided with a positioning groove, and in the use configuration, the wrench can be matched in the positioning groove to keep the sliding member at the locking position.

In some embodiments, the folding device comprises a latch coupled to the first seat or the second seat, and the positioning groove is formed on the latch.

In some embodiments, the first slot has a first wall and the second slot has a second wall, and in the locked position, the slider is sandwiched between the first wall and the second wall, with the first wall pressing against one side of the slider and the second wall pressing against the other side of the slider.

In some embodiments, the slider is provided with a wedge surface adapted to guide the slider to be wedged into the first groove when the slider is switched to the locking position.

In some embodiments, the first seat is provided with a protrusion, the second seat is provided with a matching groove, in the use configuration, the protrusion is matched in the matching groove, and the first groove is arranged on the protrusion.

The utility model discloses car of riding instead of walk includes folding device, folding device be in above-mentioned arbitrary embodiment folding device.

In some embodiments, the scooter comprises a riser connected to one of the first and second seats.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is an exploded view of a folding device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the first seat of fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the second seat of fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the slider of fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is a schematic view of a folding device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 6 is a partially cross-sectional schematic view of the folding device of figure 5.

Fig. 7 is a schematic view of the sliding member of the folding device in the locking position according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 8 is a schematic view of the sliding member of the folding device in the unlocking position according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Reference numerals:

a folding device 100;

a first seat 1; a projection 11; a first groove 111; a first wall 112;

a second seat 2; a fitting groove 21; a second groove 22; a second wall 221;

a slider 3; a wedge surface 31;

a drive assembly 4; a transmission member 41; the ring portion 411; a wrench 42; a fitting hole 421; an eccentric portion 43;

a lock catch 5; a positioning groove 51;

a pivot 6;

a riser 200; a flange 201.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. The embodiments described below by referring to the drawings are exemplary intended for explaining the present invention, and should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

As shown in fig. 1 to 8, a folding apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a first seat 1, a second seat 2, a slider 3, and a driving assembly 4.

The first seat 1 and the second seat 2 are rotatably connected and have a use configuration and a folded configuration, the first seat 1 being provided with a first groove 111 and the second seat 2 being provided with a second groove 22. Specifically, as shown in fig. 1, each of the first and second seats 1 and 2 may be substantially cylindrical, the first seat 1 may be disposed above the second seat 2, the first and second seats 1 and 2 may be pivotally assembled by a pivot shaft 6, and the pivot shaft 6 may be located at a rear side of the second seat 2.

In use, as shown in fig. 5, the first seat 1 can rotate around the pivot 6 to a position above the second seat 2, and at this time, the axial direction of the first seat 1 and the axial direction of the second seat 2 both extend substantially in the up-down direction, that is, the first seat 1 and the second seat 2 are switched to the use configuration. It should be noted that the first seat 1 may be fixedly connected to a vertical tube 200 of the scooter, the second seat 2 may be fixedly connected to a front fork of the scooter, and when the first seat 1 and the second seat 2 are switched to the use configuration, the vertical tube 200 extends substantially in the up-down direction, and the scooter can ride.

When the first and second housings 1 and 2 are switched to the folded configuration, the first housing 1 can be rotated backward about the pivot shaft 6, and at this time, the axial direction of the first housing 1 extends substantially in the front-rear direction, and the axial direction of the second housing 2 extends substantially in the up-down direction, whereby the stand pipe 200 can be folded to a position extending in the front-rear direction. Thereby facilitating the folding and storage.

As shown in fig. 2, a first groove 111 may be formed in the first housing 1, and as shown in fig. 3, a second groove 22 may be formed in the second housing 2, and when the first housing 1 and the second housing 2 are switched to the usage configuration, the first groove 111 may be located at the front side of the second groove 22, and the first groove 111 and the second groove 22 are communicated.

The slider 3 is slidably fitted in the second slot 22 and has a locking position, in which the slider 3 is inserted in the first slot 111 to keep the first and second seatings 1 and 2 in the use configuration, and an unlocking position, in which the slider 3 is extracted from the first slot 111 to make the first and second seatings 1 and 2 switchable to the folded configuration.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 1 and 4, the slider 3 may be a slider, the slider 3 is guided to fit in the second groove 22, the second groove 22 extends substantially in the front-rear direction, and the slider 3 is slidable back and forth in the second groove 22. As shown in fig. 6 and 7, the sliding member 3 can slide forward and switch to the locking position, at this time, the sliding member 3 can be inserted into the first groove 111 of the first seat 1, and the rotation of the first seat 1 can be limited by the stopping limit of the sliding member 3 and the first groove 111, so that the first seat 1 can be locked in the using mode.

As shown in fig. 8, the sliding member 3 can slide backwards and switch to the unlocking position, at this time, the sliding member 3 can be disengaged from the first groove 111 of the first seat 1, and the first seat 1 can rotate around the pivot 6 due to the loss of the constraint of the sliding member 3, thereby facilitating the switching of the first seat 1 and the second seat 2 to the folding configuration.

The driving assembly 4 is arranged on the second seat 2, the driving assembly 4 is connected with the sliding part 3, and the driving assembly 4 is suitable for driving the sliding part 3 to slide so as to switch the locking position or the unlocking position of the sliding part 3.

Specifically, the drive assembly 4 may include a handle, which may be provided with a cam portion that may be pivotally fitted on the second seat 2, and an outer peripheral side of the cam portion may be provided with a slide groove in which a rear end of the slide member 3 may be fitted and slid. When the handle is used, the handle can be rotated, the cam part can rotate synchronously with the handle, and the sliding part 3 can slide in the sliding groove and can realize the forward and backward sliding driving due to the change of the radial dimension of the cam part.

It can be understood that the driving assembly 4 can be kept at the position after the driving slider 3 is switched to the locking position by the driving assembly 4, for example, the handle of the driving assembly 4 can have a certain damping effect when rotating, the handle can be kept at the rotated position by the damping effect, and the handle can also be limited in position by a structure such as a clamping groove.

The utility model discloses folding device 100, slider 3 can realize the locking to first seat 1 through the cooperation in first groove 111, and folding device 100's part is less, and simple structure has reduced manufacturing cost. In addition, when in use, the driving assembly 4 can realize the switching of the position of the sliding part 3, thereby facilitating the operation and use of the folding device 100.

In some embodiments, the driving assembly 4 comprises a wrench 42 and a transmission member 41, the wrench 42 is provided with an eccentric portion 43, the eccentric portion 43 is rotatably connected with the second seat 2, the transmission member 41 is rotatably connected with the sliding member 3, the transmission member 41 is provided with an annular portion 411, the annular portion 411 is rotatably sleeved on the outer peripheral side of the eccentric portion 43, and the annular portion 411 is suitable for moving to drive the sliding member 3 to slide when the eccentric portion 43 rotates.

Specifically, both the wrench 42 and the transmission member 41 may be provided on the rear side of the slider 3, and the eccentric portion 43 may be provided integrally with the wrench 42, and the eccentric portion 43 may be rotatably fitted on the second block 2. The front end of the transmission member 41 may be pivotally connected to the rear end of the sliding member 3, the annular portion 411 may be disposed at the rear end of the transmission member 41, the annular portion 411 is disposed on the outer peripheral side of the eccentric portion 43, and the annular portion 411 is freely rotatable relative to the eccentric portion 43.

When in use, the eccentric part 43 is driven to rotate by the handle, and the transmission member 41 can have displacement in the front-back direction due to the position change of the convex part of the eccentric part 43, so that the sliding driving of the sliding member 3 can be realized.

The rotatable assembly of the driving member 41 with the eccentric portion 43 via the annular portion 411 enables the driving member 41 to be adjusted in rotation along with the rotation of the eccentric portion 43, thereby avoiding the situation that the driving member 41 is easily damaged when receiving the common acting force of the slider 3 and the wrench 42.

In some embodiments, the first and second housings 1 and 2 are rotatably coupled by a pivot shaft 6, and the eccentric portion 43 is rotatably fitted to an outer peripheral side of the pivot shaft 6.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 1 and 6, a through hole is provided in the eccentric portion 43, the pivot shaft 6 of the first and second housings 1 and 2 can pass through the through hole of the eccentric portion 43, and the eccentric portion 43 can rotate about the pivot shaft 6. Therefore, the assembly integration of the eccentric part 43, the pivot 6 and the wrench 42 is realized, the condition that a rotating shaft needs to be separately arranged for the eccentric part 43 is avoided, and the structural arrangement is simplified.

In some embodiments, the eccentric portion 43 and the wrench 42 are separately provided, the wrench 42 is provided with a fitting hole 421, and the eccentric portion 43 is fit in the fitting hole 421 in a rotation-stop manner. Specifically, as shown in fig. 1 and fig. 6, the eccentric portion 43 and the wrench 42 may be separately disposed, the assembling hole 421 may be disposed at one end of the wrench 42, the eccentric portion 43 may be fitted in the assembling hole 421, and the eccentric portion 43 may be stopped with a hole wall of the assembling hole 421, so that the eccentric portion 43 may rotate synchronously with the wrench 42, thereby facilitating production and processing of parts and facilitating assembly and disassembly.

Alternatively, the cross section of the eccentric portion 43 may be arched, and correspondingly, the hole pattern of the fitting hole 421 may also be arched.

In some embodiments, the first seat 1 or the second seat 2 is provided with a positioning slot 51, and in the use configuration, the wrench 42 can be fitted in the positioning slot 51 to keep the slider 3 in the locking position. Specifically, constant head tank 51 can be established on first seat 1, and spanner 42 can the chucking be fixed in constant head tank 51, from this, can realize fixed to the locking of spanner 42 position, and then can fix slider 3 in the locking position, has promoted the security of using.

In some embodiments, the folding device 100 includes a latch 5, the latch 5 is connected to the first housing 1 or the second housing 2, and the positioning groove 51 is formed on the latch 5. As shown in fig. 1, the latch 5 may be ring-shaped, the latch 5 may be fastened and fixed on the outer periphery of the first seat 1, and the positioning slot 51 is provided on the latch 5, so that the position of the positioning slot 51 may be adjusted by adjusting the position of the latch 5, thereby enhancing the adaptability.

In some embodiments, first slot 111 has a first wall 112, second slot 22 has a second wall 221, and in the locked position, slider 3 is sandwiched between first wall 112 and second wall 221, with first wall 112 pressing against one side of slider 3, and second wall 221 pressing against the other side of slider 3.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 2, the first groove 111 extends substantially in the left-right direction, and one side inner wall of the first groove 111 forms the first wall surface 112, and as shown in fig. 3, the second groove 22 extends substantially in the front-rear direction, and one side inner wall of the second groove 22 forms the second wall surface 221. As shown in fig. 6, when the first and second holders 1 and 2 are switched to the usage configuration, the second wall surface 221 is located above the first wall surface 112, and the slider 3 switched to the locking position can be clamped and fixed between the first wall surface 112 and the second wall surface 221. From this, slider 3 can play the effect of voussoir, can realize the compact assembly of first seat 1 and second seat 2, has played the gap effect that disappears, has avoided the condition that first seat 1 and second seat 2 rocked at will when using, and then has avoided the condition that ride instead of walk vehicle riser 200 rocked at will when going.

In some embodiments, the slider 3 is provided with a wedge surface 31, the wedge surface 31 being adapted to guide the slider 3 to wedge into the first slot 111 when the slider 3 is switched to the locking position. Specifically, as shown in fig. 4, the wedge surface 31 may be disposed at a bottom of the front end of the slider 3, in order to wedge the slider 3 between the first wall surface 112 and the second wall surface 221, in the usage configuration, the first wall surface 112 is slightly higher than a wall surface opposite to the second wall surface 221 in the second groove 22, and the wedge surface 31 may serve to guide the slider 3 to move, so as to facilitate wedging the slider 3 into the first groove 111.

In some embodiments, the first seat 1 is provided with a protrusion 11, the second seat 2 is provided with a matching groove 21, in the use configuration, the protrusion 11 is matched in the matching groove 21, and the first groove 111 is provided on the protrusion 11.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 2, the protrusion 11 may be provided integrally with the first seat 1, and the protrusion 11 may be arcuate, and as shown in fig. 3, the shape of the fitting groove 21 is adapted to the shape of the protrusion 11, and the shape of the fitting groove 21 is also substantially arcuate. After the first seat 1 and the second seat 2 are switched to the use form, the protruding part 11 can be embedded into the matching groove 21, so that the stability of assembling the first seat 1 and the second seat 2 can be enhanced, and the circumferential limiting effect is achieved.

As shown in fig. 2, the first groove 111 may be provided on the projection 11, and as shown in fig. 3, the second groove 22 may be located at the rear side of the fitting groove 21. When switched to the use configuration, the projection 11 is fitted in the fitting groove 21, and the first groove 111 is located on the front side of the second groove 22 and communicates with the second groove 22 in the front-rear direction.

The following describes the scooter of the embodiment of the present invention.

The scooter of the embodiment of the present invention includes the folding device 100, and the folding device 100 may be the folding device 100 described in the above embodiment. The scooter can be an electric scooter, an electric balance car, an electric bicycle, etc., and certainly can also be other scooters which need to use the folding device 100.

In some embodiments, the scooter comprises a riser 200, the riser 200 being connected to one of the first and second mounts 1, 2. Specifically, the first seat 1 may be disposed above the second seat 2, and in this case, the stand pipe 200 may be connected to the first seat 1, and the second seat 2 may be fixedly connected to the front fork. In other embodiments, the second seat 2 may be disposed above the first seat 1, and in this case, the stand pipe 200 is connected to the second seat 2, and the first seat 1 may be fixedly connected to a front fork of the scooter.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 1 and 6, the riser 200 may be provided with a flange 201, the flange 201 extending along the circumference of the riser 200, and the latch 5 may be clamped between the first seat 1 and the flange 201 of the riser 200.

In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", "axial", "radial", "circumferential", and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings, and are only for convenience of description of the present invention and to simplify the description, but do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore 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 to implicitly indicate the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of the feature. In the description of the present invention, "a plurality" means at least two, e.g., two, three, etc., unless expressly specified otherwise.

In the present invention, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," "secured," and the like are to be construed broadly, e.g., as being fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrated; may be mechanically coupled, may be electrically coupled or may be in communication with each other; they may be directly connected or indirectly connected through intervening media, or they may be connected internally or in any other suitable relationship, unless expressly stated otherwise. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific situations by those skilled in the art.

In the present application, unless expressly stated or limited otherwise, a first feature "on" or "under" a second feature may be directly contacting the second feature or the first and second features may be indirectly contacting the second feature through intervening media. Also, a first feature "on," "above," and "over" a second feature may be directly on or obliquely above the second feature, or simply mean that the first feature is at a higher level than the second feature. A first feature "under," "beneath," and "under" a second feature may be directly under or obliquely under the second feature, or may simply mean that the first feature is at a lesser elevation than the second feature.

In the description of the present specification, reference to the description of "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "an example," "a specific example," or "some examples" or the like means that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the present invention. In this specification, the schematic representations of the terms used above are not necessarily intended to refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples. Moreover, various embodiments or examples and features of various embodiments or examples described in this specification can be combined and combined by one skilled in the art without being mutually inconsistent.

Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it is understood that the above embodiments are exemplary and should not be construed as limiting the present invention, and that variations, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made to the above embodiments by those of ordinary skill in the art without departing from the scope of the present invention.

Claims (11)

1. A folding apparatus, comprising:

the first seat and the second seat are rotatably connected and have a using form and a folding form, the first seat is provided with a first groove, and the second seat is provided with a second groove;

a slider slidably fitted within said second slot and having a locked position in which said slider is inserted within said first slot to retain said first and second seats in said use configuration, and an unlocked position in which said slider is withdrawn from said first slot to allow said first and second seats to be switched to said folded configuration;

the driving assembly is arranged on the second seat and connected with the sliding piece, and the driving assembly is suitable for driving the sliding piece to slide so as to switch the locking position or the unlocking position of the sliding piece.

2. The folding apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the driving assembly includes a wrench and a transmission member, the wrench is provided with an eccentric portion, the eccentric portion is rotatably connected to the second seat, the transmission member is rotatably connected to the sliding member, the transmission member is provided with an annular portion, the annular portion is rotatably sleeved on the outer periphery of the eccentric portion, and the annular portion is adapted to move to drive the sliding member to slide when the eccentric portion rotates.

3. The folding device of claim 2 wherein said first and second housings are rotatably connected by a pivot shaft, said eccentric portion being rotatably mounted on an outer peripheral side of said pivot shaft.

4. The folding apparatus of claim 2, wherein the eccentric portion and the wrench are separately provided, the wrench being provided with a fitting hole, the eccentric portion being fit in the fitting hole in a rotation-stop manner.

5. A folding apparatus according to claim 2, wherein a detent is provided on either the first seat or the second seat, and in the in-use configuration the wrench is engageable in the detent to retain the slider in the locked position.

6. The folding apparatus of claim 5, including a latch coupled to the first seat or the second seat, the positioning slot being formed in the latch.

7. The folding device according to claim 1, characterized in that said first slot has a first wall and said second slot has a second wall, and in that, in said locking position, the slider is sandwiched between said first wall and said second wall, with said first wall bearing against one side of said slider and said second wall bearing against the other side of said slider.

8. The folding device of claim 7 wherein said slider has a wedge surface thereon adapted to guide said slider into wedging relation with said first slot when said slider is shifted to said locked position.

9. A folding apparatus according to any of claims 1 to 8, wherein said first seat is provided with a projection and said second seat is provided with a mating groove, said projection engaging in said mating groove in said in-use configuration, said first groove being provided in said projection.

10. A scooter, characterized in that it comprises a folding device according to any of claims 1-9.

11. The walker of claim 10 comprising a riser connected to one of the first and second seats.

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