CN218022015U - Scooter and folding assembly thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model discloses a scooter and a folding component thereof, which comprises a first seat, a second seat, a first piece, a second piece and a third piece, wherein the first seat and the second seat are rotatablely connected so as to enable the first seat and the second seat to be foldable; the first piece is arranged on the first seat; the second piece and the third piece are arranged on the second seat, the second piece can rotate relative to the second seat and is provided with an unlocking position and a locking position, the second piece is provided with a first end and a second end, the third piece can slide relative to the second seat, in the locking position, the first piece is in hook fit with the first end of the second piece, the second ends of the third piece and the second piece are blocked to lock the second piece at the locking position, in the unlocking position, the second piece swings and releases the hook limit of the first piece to enable the first seat and the second seat to be foldable, and the second piece releases the locking through sliding the third piece. The utility model discloses a folding assembly's simple structure, simple operation, with low costs, good reliability.

Description

Scooter and folding assembly thereof

Technical Field

The utility model relates to a car technical field that folds is taken turns to, specifically, relate to a folding assembly and applied this folding assembly's car of riding instead of walk.

Background

The scooter such as electric scooter, electric bicycle, electrodynamic balance car receives more and more consumers favor because easy operation, convenient to carry, and in the correlation technique, for convenient accomodating of scooter, the riser of scooter is the folding form of designing more, but in the correlation technique, the folding mechanism structure of scooter is complicated, complex operation, with higher costs, the reliability is relatively poor.

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 assembly is provided, this folding assembly's simple structure, simple operation, with low costs, good reliability.

The embodiment of the utility model provides a still provide an use car of riding instead of walk of above-mentioned folding assembly.

The utility model discloses folding assembly includes: a first seat and a second seat, the first seat rotatably coupled to the second seat such that the first seat and the second seat are foldable; a first piece provided to the first seat; the second piece and the third piece are arranged on the second seat, the second piece can rotate relative to the second seat and is provided with an unlocking position and a locking position, the second piece is provided with a first end and a second end, the third piece can slide relative to the second seat, in the locking position, the first piece is in hooking and matching with the first end of the second piece, the third piece and the second end of the second piece are blocked to lock the second piece in the locking position, in the unlocking position, the second piece swings and releases hooking and limiting on the first piece so that the first seat and the second seat can be folded, and in addition, the second piece can release locking through sliding the third piece.

The utility model discloses folding assembly's simple structure, simple operation, with low costs, good reliability.

In some embodiments, the second member is provided with a first wedge portion, the third member is provided with a second wedge portion, and in the locking position, the first wedge portion and the second wedge portion are in wedged fit.

In some embodiments, the folding assembly includes an elastic member disposed on the second seat, and the elastic member abuts against the third member so as to be able to restore the third member after the third member slides.

In some embodiments, the folding assembly includes a guide member disposed on the second seat, the guide member extends along a sliding direction of the third member, the third member is provided with a guide groove, the third member is slidable relative to the guide member through guiding engagement of the guide member and the guide groove, and the elastic member is sleeved on an outer peripheral side of the guide member.

In some embodiments, the folding assembly includes a stopping member disposed on the second seat, the guiding member is connected to the stopping member, the elastic member is located between the stopping member and the third member, one end of the elastic member is adapted to abut against the stopping member, and the other end of the elastic member is adapted to abut against the third member.

In some embodiments, the second member includes a first member and a second member, the first member and the second member being disposed in opposition, the third member being sandwiched between the second end of the first member and the second end of the second member in the locked position, the first member being positioned between the first member and the second member and hooked into position with the first end of the first member and the first end of the second member.

In some embodiments, the first sub-piece is provided with a first sub-wedge portion, the second sub-piece is provided with a second sub-wedge portion, and the second wedge portion is wedged between the first sub-wedge portion and the second sub-wedge portion at the locking position.

In some embodiments, the second member is provided with a hooking portion adapted to engage with the first member at the locking position.

In some embodiments, the hook is provided with a first guide surface and a second guide surface, the first guide surface and the second guide surface being arranged oppositely, the first guide surface being adapted to guide the first piece over the hook to be in hooked engagement with the hook, the second guide surface being adapted to guide the first piece over the hook to be disengaged from the hook.

In some embodiments, the second seat is provided with a fitting groove, and the third member is fitted in the fitting groove and slidably movable along an extending direction of the fitting groove.

In some embodiments, a groove portion is provided on a groove wall of the fitting groove, and a protrusion portion is provided on the third member, the groove portion extending along an extending direction of the fitting groove, the protrusion portion being fitted in the groove portion and slidably movable in the groove portion.

In some embodiments, a toggle portion is disposed on the third member, the toggle portion is located on an outer side of the second seat, and the toggle portion is adapted to drive the third member to slide.

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

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

Drawings

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

Fig. 2 is a schematic view of the third member of fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a schematic view of the second member of fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a folded configuration of a folding assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 5 is a partially enlarged schematic view of fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a use configuration of a folding assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 7 is a front view schematically illustrating a use configuration of the folding assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 8 is a front view schematically illustrating a folded configuration of the folding assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 9 is a left side view schematically illustrating a usage form of the folding assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Reference numerals:

a folding assembly 100; a first pivot 101; a second pivot 102; a fastener 103;

a first seat 1;

a second seat 2; a fitting groove 21; a groove portion 211;

a first part 3;

a second piece 4; a first sub-member 41; the first sub-wedge portion 411; a first hook 412; the first guide surface 4121; the second guide surface 4122; a second sub-member 42;

a third piece 5; a second wedge portion 51; a toggle part 52; the convex portion 53; a guide groove 54;

an elastic member 6;

a guide 7;

a stop member 8.

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 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.

As shown in fig. 1 to 9, a folding assembly 100 of an embodiment of the present invention includes a first seat 1, a second seat 2, a first piece 3, a second piece 4, and a third piece 5.

The first seat 1 and the second seat 2 are rotatably connected to each other so that the first seat 1 and the second seat 2 can be folded, as shown in fig. 1 and 4, the first seat 1 can be located above the second seat 2, the first seat 1 can be rotatably connected to the second seat 2 by a first pivot 101, and the first pivot 101 can be a snap screw.

A first piece 3 is provided on the first seat 1. As shown in fig. 1, the first piece 3 may be a rod, and preferably, the first piece 3 may be a round rod.

The second piece 4 and the third piece 5 are arranged on the second seat 2, the second piece 4 can rotate relative to the second seat 2 and is provided with an unlocking position and a locking position, the second piece 4 is provided with a first end and a second end, the third piece 5 can slide relative to the second seat 2, in the locking position, the first piece 3 is in hooking and matching with the first end of the second piece 4, the third piece 5 and the second end of the second piece 4 are blocked to lock the second piece 4 in the locking position, in the unlocking position, the second piece 4 swings and releases the hooking and limiting of the first piece 3 so that the first seat 1 and the second seat 2 can be folded, and the second piece 4 is unlocked by sliding the third piece 5.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 1 and 4, the second member 4 may be pivotally mounted in the second seat 2 by a second pivot 102, and the second member 4 may be a hook-shaped member, and the second member 4 has a locking position and an unlocking position during the swing of the second member 4. The third member 5 may be a block-shaped member, and the third member 5 may be slidably fitted in the second seat 2.

It should be noted that, in the embodiment of the present invention, the first pivot 101 may extend along the front-back direction, the axial direction of the first piece 3 is perpendicular to the front-back direction, the second pivot 102 may extend along the left-right direction, the second piece 4 may swing along the front-back direction, and the third piece 5 may slide along the up-down direction. The first end of the second member 4 may be the top end of the second member 4 and the second end of the second member 4 may be the bottom end of the second member 4.

When the seat is used, as shown in fig. 6, the axial direction of the first seat 1 and the axial direction of the second seat 2 are consistent and both extend along the up-and-down direction, at this time, the second piece 4 is switched to the locking position, the top ends of the first piece 3 and the second piece 4 can be hooked and connected, the first seat 1 and the second seat 2 can be fixed through the constraint limit between the first piece 3 and the second piece 4, the third piece 5 can be in contact with the side wall of the bottom of the second piece 4 in an attaching manner, and the swing of the second piece 4 can be limited through the surface-to-surface attaching manner, so that the second piece 4 can be hooked and matched with the first piece 3 (locking position).

As shown in fig. 4, when the first seat 1 and the second seat 2 need to be folded, the third member 5 may be first driven to move, after the movement, the third member 5 may release the constraint on the second member 4, the second member 4 may rotate around the second pivot 102, and then the first seat 1 may be rotated to the right side, the first member 3 may move synchronously with the first seat 1, and during the movement, the first member 3 may drive the top end of the second member 4 to swing, thereby implementing the separation of the first member 3 and the second member 4, and implementing the folding of the first seat 1 and the second seat 2.

The utility model discloses folding assembly 100 through mutually supporting of first 3, second 4, third 5 can realize the folding operation of first seat 1 and second seat 2, and folding assembly 100's spare part is less, simple structure, and is with low costs. During the use, can accomplish the operation through the removal of drive third 5, realize one-touch operation, simplify operation process, promote folding efficiency.

In addition, spacing locking has been realized through the mode of face-to-face laminating between second 4 and the third 5, as long as the structural strength of third 5 satisfies the operation requirement can guarantee the stability of locking, and the reliability of locking is good, has guaranteed the security of using.

In some embodiments, the second member 4 is provided with a first wedge portion and the third member 5 is provided with a second wedge portion 51, and in the locked position, the first and second wedge portions 51 are in a wedging fit. The first wedge part can be arranged integrally with the second part 4 and be located at the bottom end of the second part 4, the second wedge part 51 can be arranged integrally with the third part 5 and be located at the bottom of the third part 5, and during use, the first wedge part and the second wedge part 51 can be matched in a wedging manner, so that the second part 4 can be restrained and locked, and the rotation of the second part 4 is limited.

The arrangement of the first wedge part and the second wedge part 51 meets the requirement of wedging and locking on one hand, and on the other hand, the contact surface between the first wedge part and the second wedge part 51 is obliquely arranged, so that the third piece 5 can be separated from the second piece 4 immediately when moving, and the unlocking movement of the third piece 5 is facilitated.

In some embodiments, the folding assembly 100 comprises an elastic element 6, the elastic element 6 is disposed on the second seat 2, and the elastic element 6 abuts against the third element 5 so as to restore the third element 5 after the third element 5 slides.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 1 and 4, the elastic member 6 may be a spring, the elastic member 6 is assembled in the second seat 2, the elastic expansion direction is the same as the sliding direction of the third member 5, the elastic member 6 may be disposed above the third member 5, the top end of the elastic member 6 may be in pressing contact with the second seat 2, the bottom end of the elastic member 6 may be in pressing contact with the third member 5, and the third member 5 may be automatically reset under the action of the elastic member 6 after the locking of the second member 4 is released by sliding the third member 5 upward. It should be noted that, when in use, the elastic member 6 can always apply a downward acting force to the third member 5, so as to ensure the stability of locking and improve the safety of use.

It will be appreciated that in other embodiments, the elastic element 6 may also be a tension spring, in which case the elastic element 6 may be disposed below the third element 5, and when the third element 5 moves upwards, the elastic element 6 may pull the third element 5 downwards, so that self-resetting and elastic pressing locking of the third element 5 may be achieved.

In some embodiments, the folding assembly 100 comprises a guide 7, the guide 7 is disposed on the second seat 2, the guide 7 extends along a sliding direction of the third element 5, the third element 5 is provided with a guide groove 54, the third element 5 is slidable relative to the guide 7 through guiding cooperation of the guide 7 and the guide groove 54, and the elastic element 6 is sleeved on the outer periphery side of the guide 7.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 1 and 4, the guide member 7 may be a rod-shaped member, for example, the guide member 7 may be a round rod, the second seat 2 may have a fitting groove 21 formed therein, the fitting groove 21 may extend in the up-down direction, the third member 5 may be slidably fitted in the fitting groove 21 in a guiding manner, the guide member 7 is fixed in the fitting groove 21 of the second seat 2, and the guide member 7 extends in the up-down direction.

The top end of the guide 7 can be fixedly connected with the second seat 2, and the fixing mode can be screw fixation, thread assembly, integral arrangement, welding and the like. As shown in fig. 5, the guide groove 54 may be a blind groove, and the guide groove 54 is provided on the upper side of the third member 5. When the third member 5 moves upwards, the guide member 7 and the guide groove 54 can realize guide fit, so that the guidance of the movement of the third member 5 can be enhanced.

The elastic part 6 can be sleeved on the periphery of the guide part 7, so that the guidance of the elastic part 6 in telescopic adjustment can be enhanced, and the driving precision and stability are further ensured.

In some embodiments, the folding assembly 100 includes a stopper 8, the stopper 8 is disposed on the second seat 2, the guide 7 is connected to the stopper 8, the elastic member 6 is disposed between the stopper 8 and the third member 5, one end of the elastic member 6 is adapted to abut against the stopper 8, and the other end of the elastic member 6 is adapted to abut against the third member 5.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 1, the stopper 8 may have a rectangular parallelepiped shape, the stopper 8 may be detachably fixed to the second seat 2 by a fastener 103, and the fastener 103 may be a screw, a bolt, or the like. As shown in fig. 4, the stopping member 8 can be fixed above the third member 5, the guiding member 7 can be fixedly connected to the stopping member 8, the top end of the elastic member 6 can be in pressing contact with the stopping member 8, and the bottom end of the elastic member 6 can be in pressing contact with the third member 5, so that the assembly and the position limitation of the elastic member 6 are facilitated, that is, the elastic member 6 can be stopped and limited by the stopping member 8 after the elastic member 6 is installed.

It will be understood that in other embodiments, the guiding element 7 may be integrally formed with or fixedly connected to the third member 5, the stopping element 8 may be provided with guiding holes, the guiding element 7 may move synchronously with the third member 5, and the guiding element 7 may pass through the guiding holes and achieve guiding engagement.

In some embodiments, the second member 4 comprises a first sub-member 41 and a second sub-member 42, the first sub-member 41 and the second sub-member 42 are arranged opposite to each other, and in the locking position, the third member 5 is sandwiched between the second end of the first sub-member 41 and the second end of the second sub-member 42, and the first member 3 is positioned between the first sub-member 41 and the second sub-member 42 and hooked and retained to the first end of the first sub-member 41 and the first end of the second sub-member 42.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 1 and 6, the second member 4 may be provided with two, namely, a first sub-member 41 and a second sub-member 42, the first sub-member 41 and the second sub-member 42 may be arranged in a mirror symmetry manner in the front-rear direction, each of the first sub-member 41 and the second sub-member 42 may be pivotally assembled with the second seat 2 by a corresponding second pivot 102, and the swinging directions of the first sub-member 41 and the second sub-member 42 are opposite.

In use, the third member 5 can be inserted between the first member 41 and the second member 42, and due to the opposite swinging directions of the first member 41 and the second member 42, the acting force exerted on the third member 5 by the first member 41 and the second member 42 can be regarded as acting force and reaction force, so that the simultaneous locking and unlocking of the first member 41 and the second member 42 can be realized by one third member 5. It should be noted that, as shown in fig. 6, when the first sub-member 41 and the second sub-member 42 are simultaneously locked, the first piece 3 may be simultaneously hooked and engaged with the tip of the first sub-member 41 and the tip of the second sub-member 42.

After the third piece 5 releases the locking of the first sub-piece 41 and the second sub-piece 42, both the first sub-piece 41 and the second sub-piece 42 can rotate, so that the first sub-piece 41 and the second sub-piece 42 can have a larger opening degree after rotating by a smaller angle, the unlocking operation of the first piece 3 is facilitated, and the convenience in operation and the rapidness in unlocking are improved.

In some embodiments, the first sub-element 41 is provided with a first sub-wedge 411, the second sub-element 42 is provided with a second sub-wedge, and in the locking position, the second wedge 51 is wedged between the first sub-wedge 411 and the second sub-wedge.

Specifically, the first sub-member 41 and the second sub-member 42 have the same structure, and as shown in fig. 3 and 6, a first sub-wedge portion 411 is provided at a bottom end of the first sub-member 41, the first sub-wedge portion 411 may be provided at a rear side of the first sub-member 41, a second sub-wedge portion is provided at a bottom end of the second sub-member 42, and the second sub-wedge portion may be provided at a front side of the second sub-member 42. The rear side surface of the first sub-wedge portion 411 forms a wedge surface of the first sub-wedge portion 411, the front side surface of the second sub-wedge portion forms a wedge surface of the second sub-wedge portion, and the distance between the wedge surface of the first sub-wedge portion 411 and the wedge surface of the second sub-wedge portion gradually increases along the direction from bottom to top.

In use, the third member 5 may be wedged between the first and second sub-wedge portions 411, 411 from above, thereby facilitating locking and unlocking of the first and second sub-members 41, 42 by the third member 5.

In some embodiments, the second part 4 is provided with a hook adapted to engage with the first part 3 in a locked position. Specifically, each of the first sub-member 41 and the second sub-member 42 may be provided with a hooking portion, the hooking portion on the first sub-member 41 is a first hooking portion 412, and the hooking portion on the second sub-member 42 is a second hooking portion. As shown in fig. 3, a first hooking portion 412 may be provided at a top end of the first sub-member 41 and located at a rear side of the first sub-member 41, and a second hooking portion may be provided at a top end of the second sub-member 42 and located at a front side of the second sub-member 42.

During the use, first 3 can cooperate with the hook portion (first hook portion 412 and second hook portion) hook of second 4 to it is spacing to have made things convenient for the hook of first 3.

In some embodiments the hook is provided with a first guide surface 4121 and a second guide surface 4122, the first guide surface 4121 and the second guide surface 4122 being arranged opposite each other, the first guide surface 4121 being adapted to guide the first part 3 over the hook to allow the first part 3 and the hook to be in hook-engageable, the second guide surface 4122 being adapted to guide the first part 3 over the hook to allow the first part 3 and the hook to be disengageable.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 3, the first guide surface 4121 and the second guide surface 4122 are both inclined surfaces, the first guide surface 4121 and the second guide surface 4122 are arranged opposite to each other in the up-down direction and are substantially in a chevron shape, and the first guide surface 4121 may be provided on an upper side of the hook portion and the second guide surface 4122 may be provided on a lower side of the hook portion.

In use, the first guide surface 4121 may resolve the acting force of the first part 3 into a component acting in the front-rear direction, thereby facilitating the driving of the second part 4 to swing, and thus allowing the first part 3 to pass downward over the hook portion and achieve a hooking engagement with the hook portion. The second guide surface 4122 can also decompose the force of the first part 3 into a component force acting in the front-rear direction, thereby facilitating the driving of the second part 4 to swing, and further enabling the first part 3 to go up over the hook portion and be separated from the hook portion.

It will be understood that when two second parts 4 are provided, the first and second guide surfaces may be provided on both the hook of the first part 41 and the hook of the second part 42.

In some embodiments, the second seat 2 is provided with a fitting groove 21, and the third member 5 is fitted in the fitting groove 21 and slidably movable along the extending direction of the fitting groove 21. Specifically, the fitting groove 21 may be provided in the second seat 2, the fitting groove 21 may extend in the up-down direction, and the third member 5 may be guide-fitted in the fitting groove 21, so that the degree of freedom of the third member 5 is limited, and the guide slide driving of the third member 5 may be realized.

In some embodiments, a groove portion 211 is provided on a groove wall of the fitting groove 21, a protrusion portion 53 is provided on the third member 5, the groove portion 211 extends along an extending direction of the fitting groove 21, and the protrusion portion 53 is fitted in the groove portion 211 and slidably moves in the groove portion 211.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 2, the projecting portion 53 may be integrally provided on the third member 5, and as shown in fig. 5, the recessed portion 211 may be provided on a groove wall of the fitting groove 21. The boss portion 53 is guide-fitted in the groove portion 211. When the third member 5 slides in the up-down direction, the protrusion 53 can slide in the groove portion 211, so that the guidance of the movement of the third member 5 can be enhanced, and the position-limiting effect can also be enhanced.

Alternatively, as shown in fig. 2, the third member 5 may be provided with two protruding portions 53, the two protruding portions 53 are oppositely arranged, correspondingly, two groove portions 211 may be provided on two opposite groove walls of the fitting groove 21, and the two protruding portions 53 are guided and fitted in the two groove portions 211 in a one-to-one correspondence. At this time, the cross-sectional shape of the fitting groove 21 is substantially cross-shaped.

In some embodiments, the third member 5 is provided with a toggle part 52, the toggle part 52 is located outside the second seat 2, and the toggle part 52 is adapted to drive the third member 5 to slide. As shown in fig. 2, the toggle part 52 may be provided integrally with the third member 5. The assembly groove 21 can be equipped with the opening, and the opening extends along upper and lower direction, dials and turns round portion 52 and can follow the outside that the opening part is extended to second seat 2, during the use, dials through stirring and turns round portion 52 and can realize the removal to third 5 to the drive of sliding of third 5 has been made things convenient for.

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

The scooter of the embodiment of the present invention includes the folding assembly 100, and the folding assembly 100 may be the folding assembly 100 described in the above embodiment. The scooter can be a scooter, an electric bicycle, a balance car and the like, and can also be other scooter needing the folding component 100.

In some embodiments, the scooter comprises a riser (not shown) to which one of the first and second seats 1, 2 is connected. Specifically, the riser may be fixedly connected to the first seat 1, a portion of the first seat 1 may be inserted into the riser, the riser and the first seat 1 may be connected by plugging, and the riser may swing synchronously with the first seat 1. When the scooter rides, the vertical pipe generally extends along the up-and-down direction, the top of the vertical pipe is provided with a handle bar, and the vertical pipe can be kept at a riding position through the locking of the first seat 1 and the second seat 2. When the scooter needs to be stored, the vertical pipe can be folded by stirring the third piece 5 and then rotating the first seat 1, and the folded vertical pipe extends along the left-right direction substantially, so that the scooter is convenient to store and carry.

It will be appreciated that in other embodiments, the riser may be connected to the second seat 2, in which case the second seat 2 may be located above the first seat 1, and the first seat 1 may be connected to a front fork or the like of the scooter.

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 the orientation or positional relationship indicated based on the drawings, and are only for convenience of description and simplicity of description, and 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 such 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 expressly stated or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "fixed" are to be construed broadly and may, for example, be fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally formed; 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," "over," and "above" a second feature may be directly or diagonally above the second feature, or may simply indicate that the first feature is at a higher level than the second feature. A first feature being "under," "below," and "beneath" a second feature may be directly under or obliquely under the first feature, or may simply mean that the first feature is at a lesser elevation than the second feature.

In the description herein, references to the description of the term "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "an example," "a specific example," or "some examples," etc., mean 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 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. Furthermore, various embodiments or examples and features of different embodiments or examples described in this specification can be combined and combined by one skilled in the art without contradiction.

While embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described above, 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 of the above embodiments may be made by those of ordinary skill in the art without departing from the scope of the present invention.

Claims (14)

1. A folding assembly, comprising:

a first seat and a second seat, the first seat rotatably coupled to the second seat such that the first seat and the second seat are foldable;

a first piece provided to the first seat;

the second piece and the third piece are arranged on the second seat, the second piece can rotate relative to the second seat and is provided with an unlocking position and a locking position, the second piece is provided with a first end and a second end, the third piece can slide relative to the second seat, in the locking position, the first piece is in hooking and matching with the first end of the second piece, the third piece and the second end of the second piece are blocked to lock the second piece in the locking position, in the unlocking position, the second piece swings and releases hooking and limiting on the first piece so that the first seat and the second seat can be folded, and in addition, the second piece can release locking through sliding the third piece.

2. A folding assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein said second member is provided with a first wedge portion and said third member is provided with a second wedge portion, said first and second wedge portions being in wedging engagement in said locked position.

3. A folding assembly as claimed in claim 2, including a resilient member, said resilient member being disposed in said second seat, said resilient member abutting said third member to allow said third member to be repositioned after said third member has been slid.

4. A folding assembly as claimed in claim 3, including a guide member disposed in said second seat, said guide member extending in a sliding direction of said third member, said third member being provided with a guide groove, said third member being slidable relative to said guide member by guiding engagement of said guide member and said guide groove, said elastic member being fitted around an outer peripheral side of said guide member.

5. The folding assembly of claim 4, comprising a stopping member disposed on the second seat, wherein the guiding member is connected to the stopping member, the elastic member is disposed between the stopping member and the third member, one end of the elastic member is adapted to stop against the stopping member, and the other end of the elastic member is adapted to stop against the third member.

6. A folding assembly as claimed in claim 2, wherein said second member comprises a first sub-member and a second sub-member, said first and second sub-members being arranged in opposition, said third member being sandwiched between a second end of said first sub-member and a second end of said second sub-member in said locked position, said first member being positioned between said first and second sub-members and hooking into a stop with a first end of said first sub-member and a first end of said second sub-member.

7. A folding assembly as claimed in claim 6, wherein said first sub-member is provided with a first sub-wedge portion and said second sub-member is provided with a second sub-wedge portion, said second wedge portion being wedged between said first and second sub-wedge portions in said locked position.

8. A folding assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein said second member is provided with a hook adapted to engage said first member in said locked position.

9. A folding assembly according to claim 8, characterized in that the hook is provided with a first and a second guiding surface, which are arranged oppositely, the first guiding surface being adapted to guide the first piece over the hook to be in hook-engageable engagement therewith, the second guiding surface being adapted to guide the first piece over the hook to be disengageable therefrom.

10. A folding assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein said second seat is provided with a fitting groove, and said third member is fitted in said fitting groove and slidably movable along the extension direction of said fitting groove.

11. The folding assembly of claim 10 wherein a groove portion is formed on a wall of the assembly groove, and a protrusion portion is formed on the third member, the groove portion extending along an extending direction of the assembly groove, the protrusion portion being fitted in the groove portion and slidably movable therein.

12. The folding assembly of any of claims 1 to 11 wherein said third member has a toggle portion located on an outer side of said second seat, said toggle portion adapted to drive said third member to slide.

13. A scooter comprising a folding assembly according to any one of claims 1-12.

14. The walker of claim 13 including a riser, one of said first and second seats being connected to said riser.

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