CN219728434U - Code gauge stand - Google Patents

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CN219728434U
CN219728434U CN202321306179.4U CN202321306179U CN219728434U CN 219728434 U CN219728434 U CN 219728434U CN 202321306179 U CN202321306179 U CN 202321306179U CN 219728434 U CN219728434 U CN 219728434U
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The utility model discloses a code table base, which comprises: an upper case; a charging probe assembled on the bottom surface of the upper case and extending upwards out of the top surface of the upper case; a sealing filling area is formed at the bottom circumference of the charging probe, and sealant is filled in the sealing filling area; the middle shell is connected with the upper shell in a matched manner, a first sealing structure is formed between the middle shell and the upper shell, and the first sealing structure is arranged along the circumferential direction of the upper shell and is used for sealing the middle shell and the upper shell; the second sealing structure is arranged on the periphery of the charging probe and matched with the first sealing structure to seal the charging probe; the lower shell is connected with the middle shell in a sealing way; and the drainage channel is formed on the middle shell and the lower shell and is used for guiding water falling into the stopwatch seat to the outside of the stopwatch seat. The stopwatch seat structure provided by the utility model has good sealing and waterproof performances.

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Code gauge stand
Technical Field
The utility model belongs to the technical field of bicycles, and particularly relates to an improvement of a stopwatch seat structure for a bicycle.
Background
The prior bicycle stopwatch base is generally provided with a single shell, a charging probe is arranged on the shell, the charging probe is exposed from the shell to realize contact matching with the stopwatch so as to supply power to the stopwatch, in some stopwatch bases, in order to supply power to the stopwatch conveniently, a battery is directly arranged inside the stopwatch base,
the electric meter base power supply structure is characterized in that the electric meter base power supply structure is powered by an external power supply, the bottom of the exposed charging probe is contacted with a built-in PCB arranged inside the electric meter base shell, the built-in PCB is connected with a charging terminal assembly, and the charging terminal assembly is connected with external charging equipment to supply power.
The charging probe and the shell are generally sealed and fixed through simple sealant, and the sealing waterproof effect is poor.
Disclosure of Invention
Aiming at the problem of poor sealing waterproof performance of the stopwatch seat in the prior art, the utility model provides a novel stopwatch seat structure which has good sealing waterproof performance.
In order to achieve the aim of the utility model, the utility model is realized by adopting the following technical scheme:
a stopwatch base, comprising: an upper case;
a charging probe assembled on the bottom surface of the upper case and extending upwards out of the top surface of the upper case;
a sealing filling area is formed at the bottom circumference of the charging probe, and sealant is filled in the sealing filling area;
the middle shell is connected with the upper shell in a matched manner, a first sealing structure is formed between the middle shell and the upper shell, and the first sealing structure is arranged along the circumferential direction of the upper shell and is used for sealing the middle shell and the upper shell;
the second sealing structure is arranged on the periphery of the charging probe and matched with the first sealing structure to seal the charging probe;
the lower shell is connected with the middle shell in a sealing way;
and the drainage channel is formed on the middle shell and the lower shell and is used for guiding water falling into the stopwatch seat to the outside of the stopwatch seat.
In some embodiments of the utility model, a receiving portion is provided on the middle shell, the receiving portion being adapted to the contour of the upper shell, the upper shell being fitted within the receiving portion, sealing water-proof members being provided on the receiving portion and the upper shell, the sealing water-proof members including annular sealing portions and longitudinal sealing portions.
In some embodiments of the present utility model, the first sealing structure includes:
a first seal pressing part formed on the periphery of the bottom of the upper shell;
a second seal fit portion formed around the housing portion;
and the annular sealing part is arranged in the second sealing embedded part.
In some embodiments of the present utility model, the second sealing structure includes:
third sealing press parts formed at both sides of the charging probe of the upper case, the third sealing press parts being connected with the first sealing press parts;
a fourth sealing embedding part which is formed on the middle shell and is correspondingly matched with the third sealing pressing part, wherein the fourth sealing embedding part is communicated with the second sealing embedding part;
and the longitudinal sealing part is arranged in the fourth sealing embedded part.
In some embodiments of the present utility model, a hollowed-out portion is formed on the upper shell, a water flow receiving area is formed between the second sealing embedding portion and the fourth sealing embedding portion, the water flow receiving area at least partially corresponds to the hollowed-out portion in position, and the drainage channel comprises:
a first drain hole disposed through the middle shell, the first drain hole being located within the water flow receiving region;
and a second drain hole penetrating the lower case, the second drain hole being communicated with the first drain hole.
In some embodiments of the utility model, the charging terminal assembly further comprises a PCB and a charging terminal assembly connected with the PCB through a lead;
the PCB is characterized in that a placement part for accommodating the PCB is formed on the middle shell, an outlet is formed in the bottom of the placement part, one end of the lead is connected with the PCB, the other end of the lead penetrates through the outlet and is connected with the charging terminal assembly, and sealant is filled at the outlet.
In some embodiments of the utility model, the charging terminal assembly comprises a charging terminal, and an extraction channel for extracting the charging terminal is arranged on the lower shell.
In some embodiments of the utility model, the middle shell and the lower shell are connected in a sealing way through an annular sealing ring.
In some embodiments of the utility model, the upper shell is provided with a plug-in hole, and the charging probe is plugged in the plug-in hole and is in interference fit with the plug-in hole.
In some embodiments of the utility model, a lock nut is embedded in the upper shell, and the middle shell is fixedly connected with the upper shell by screwing the lock nut into the lock nut through a lock bolt;
the lower shell is fixedly connected with the middle shell through a locking screw.
Compared with the prior art, the utility model has the advantages and positive effects that:
the code table base in the present utility model,
the bottom of the charging probe is provided with a sealing filling area, and sealing glue is filled in the sealing filling area, so that the charging probe is sealed; the secondary sealing of the charging probe is realized through the second sealing structure, and the sealing effect of the charging probe is ensured by the cooperation of the multi-layer sealing structure;
in addition, as rainwater and the like possibly fall off at the position of the code table seat and are collected and accumulated on the middle shell at the position between the first sealing structure and the second sealing structure, the waterproof performance of the code table seat is affected;
in addition, through first seal structure seal between upper casing and the middle casing, seal each other between middle casing and the inferior valve, further improved the holistic sealing performance of code table seat.
Other features and advantages of the present utility model will become apparent upon review of the detailed description of the utility model in conjunction with the drawings.
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In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present utility model, the drawings that are needed in the embodiments will be briefly described below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are some embodiments of the present utility model, and other drawings may be obtained according to these drawings without inventive effort for a person skilled in the art.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a code gauge stand according to an embodiment of the present utility model;
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the internal structure of a code gauge stand according to an embodiment of the present utility model;
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the mating structure of the sealing waterproof member and the middle case in the embodiment of the present utility model;
FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing the cooperation of the middle shell and the lower shell in the first embodiment of the present utility model;
FIG. 5 is a second schematic diagram of the structure of the middle shell and the lower shell according to the embodiment of the present utility model;
FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of the upper shell according to an embodiment of the present utility model;
fig. 7 is a schematic diagram of a second structure of the upper shell according to an embodiment of the present utility model.
Wherein, the upper shell is 100; a hollowed-out part-110; sealing the filling area-120; a first seal pressing portion-130; a third seal pressing portion-140; charging probe-200;
middle shell-300; a receiving portion-310; a second seal insert-320; a fourth seal insert-330; a water flow receiving area-340;
a placement section-350; an outlet-351;
PCB board-400; lower shell-500; drainage channel-600; a first drain hole-610; a second drain hole-620;
a charging terminal assembly-700; a charging terminal-710;
sealing the waterproof member-800; an annular seal-810; a longitudinal seal-820; ring seal-830;
a lock nut-910; a locking bolt-920; locking screw-930.
Description of the embodiments
In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present utility model more apparent, the present utility model will be further described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and examples.
It should be noted that, in the description of the present utility model, terms such as "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "inner", "outer", and the like indicate directions or positional relationships based on the directions or positional relationships shown in the drawings, which are merely for convenience of description, and do not indicate or imply that the apparatus or elements must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and thus are not to be construed as limiting the present utility model. Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," and the like, are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.
The utility model provides an embodiment of a code gauge stand, which comprises the following components:
an upper case 100 having a hollowed-out portion 110 formed thereon;
in some embodiments of the present utility model, the upper case 100 is provided in a circular shape. To achieve the adaptation of the code table, a circular groove is formed inside the upper case 100, and the code table is placed inside the circular groove.
The circular groove bottom wall comprises a main body wall and extension walls formed by extending from two sides of the main body wall, buckles are formed on the extension walls, and clamping grooves are formed on the circular groove side walls at positions corresponding to two ends of the main body wall.
The clamping groove is used for being matched with the code table in a clamping way.
A hollowed-out portion 110 is formed at a position between the body wall and the extension wall.
The hollowed-out portion 110 is a hollowed-out area.
And a charging probe 200 protruding from the top surface of the upper case 100, the charging probe 200 being hermetically connected with the upper case 100;
the charging probe 200 may be provided in plural, such as 5 or 6, without being particularly limited thereto.
To achieve the sealing between the charging probe 200 and the upper case 100, in some embodiments of the present utility model, a insertion hole is provided in the upper case 100, and the charging probe 200 is inserted into and interference-fitted with the insertion hole.
The charging probe 200 can be a waterproof charging probe 200, which is in interference fit with the upper case 100, so that the sealing waterproof performance is improved.
A sealing filling area 120 is formed around the charging probe 200 at the bottom of the upper case 100, and sealant is filled in the sealing filling area 120;
when the charging probe is arranged, the bottom of the upper shell 100 of the circumference of the charging probe 200 is provided with the convex rib plates, the sealing filling area 120 is formed by surrounding the convex rib plates, and the sealing filling area 120 is filled with sealing glue, so that the sealing performance between the charging probe 200 and the upper shell 100 is further improved.
The middle case 300 is coupled to the upper case 100 in a mating manner.
In some embodiments of the present utility model, a receiving portion 310 is provided on the middle case 300, the receiving portion 310 is adapted to the contour of the upper case 100, the upper case 100 is assembled in the receiving portion 310, and a sealing waterproof member 800 is provided on the receiving portion 310 and the upper case 100.
The receiving portion 310 is a receiving groove adapted to the upper case 100 such that the upper case 100 can be completely fittingly mounted therein.
A first sealing structure is formed between the middle case 300 and the upper case 100, and is disposed along the circumferential direction of the upper case 100 to seal the middle case 300 and the upper case 100;
by the first sealing structure, the position where the outer peripheral edge of the upper case 100 is engaged with the middle case 300 may be sealed to secure the sealability of the connection of the upper case 100 and the middle case 300.
The second sealing structure is arranged on the periphery of the charging probe 200, is matched with the first sealing structure to seal the charging probe 200, and the hollowed-out part 110 is positioned between the first sealing structure and the second sealing structure;
the second sealing structure and the first sealing structure cooperate to realize the sealing of the circumference of the charging probe 200, so that the sealing performance of the charging probe 200 is further improved.
A PCB 400 disposed within the middle case 300 to contact the charging probe 200;
a lower case 500 hermetically connected to the middle case 300;
a drain passage 600 formed at the middle case 300 and the lower case 500 for introducing and discharging a water flow falling between the first sealing structure and the second sealing structure on the middle case 300 through the hollowed-out portion 110 into the inside thereof;
the charging terminal assembly 700 is electrically connected to the PCB 400, is disposed in the lower case 500 and protrudes from the lower case 500, and is electrically connected to the PCB 400 through a lead.
The charging terminal assembly 700 may be a PCB terminal assembly structure, and may directly adopt a structure existing in the prior art, which is not described herein.
In this embodiment, the charging mode of the stopwatch base is to connect an external charging device through the charging terminal assembly 700, and the charging probe 200 connected with the PCB board 400 contacts the stopwatch to charge, and this charging structure is the charging mode of the prior art, which is not described in detail herein.
The code gauge stand in the embodiment performs first-layer sealing through interference fit between the charging probe 200 and the upper shell 100;
the bottom of the charging probe 200 is provided with a sealing filling area 120 and sealing glue is filled in the sealing filling area 120, so that double-layer sealing of the charging probe 200 is realized;
three layers of sealing on the charging probe 200 are realized through the second sealing structure, and the sealing effect on the charging probe 200 is ensured through the matching of the three layers of sealing structures;
in addition, since rainwater and the like may fall down at the hollowed-out portion 110 of the code table, and collect and accumulate on the middle case 300 at a position between the first sealing structure and the second sealing structure, the waterproofness of the code table is affected,
the water drainage channel 600 is correspondingly arranged, and extends from the middle shell 300 to the position of the lower shell 500, so that accumulated water can be discharged outwards, the occurrence of water accumulation is avoided, and the waterproofness of the whole code gauge stand is further provided;
in addition, the upper case 100 and the middle case 300 are sealed by the first sealing structure, and the middle case 300 and the lower case 500 are sealed with each other, thereby further improving the sealing performance of the entire stopwatch base.
The sealing waterproof member 800 includes an annular sealing portion 810 and a longitudinal sealing portion 820.
In some embodiments of the present utility model, the sealing waterproof member 800 is waterproof foam, which is double-sided waterproof, adhesively secured within the middle and upper cases 300 and 100.
In some embodiments of the present utility model, the first sealing structure includes:
a first seal pressing part 130 formed at the bottom circumference of the upper case 100;
a second seal fit portion 320 formed around the housing portion 310;
an annular seal 810 is mounted in the second seal insert 320.
The first seal pressing portion 130 is a first seal pressing surface, and is circumferentially arranged along the edge of the upper case 100;
the second seal-fit portion 320 is a second seal-fit groove, which is formed on the bottom wall of the accommodating groove, and is disposed along the circumferential direction of the accommodating groove, and is disposed corresponding to the position of the first seal-press portion 130.
The annular sealing part 810 is an annular sealing strip, which is fitted inside the second sealing fitting groove, and the first sealing pressing part 130 is pressed at the annular sealing strip to seal the upper case 100 and the middle case 300.
In some embodiments of the present utility model, the second sealing structure includes:
third sealing press parts 140 formed at both sides of the charging probe 200 of the upper case 100, the third sealing press parts 140 being connected to the first sealing press parts 130;
a fourth seal-fitted portion 330 formed on the middle case 300 and provided in correspondence with the third seal-fitted portion 140, the fourth seal-fitted portion 330 communicating with the second seal-fitted portion 320;
the longitudinal seal 820 is mounted in the fourth seal insert 330.
The third seal pressing portion 140 is a third seal pressing surface, the fourth seal fit portion 330 is a fourth seal fit groove,
the third sealing pressing surface extends along the diameter direction of the upper shell 100, and two ends of the third sealing pressing surface are respectively connected with the annular first sealing pressing surface;
the fourth sealing embedded groove extends along the diameter direction of the accommodating groove, and two ends of the fourth sealing embedded groove are respectively communicated with the annular third sealing embedded groove.
After the assembly is completed, the annular sealing portion 810 and the longitudinal sealing portion 820 are fitted around the circumference of the charging probe 200 to seal the charging probe 200.
In some embodiments of the present utility model, a water flow receiving area 340 is formed between the second seal mounting portion 320 and the fourth seal mounting portion 330, and the water flow receiving area 340 at least partially corresponds to the position of the hollow portion 110, so that the water flow at the hollow portion 110 can drop into the position of the water flow receiving area 340, and accumulate at the water flow receiving area 340.
The drainage channel 600 includes:
a first drain hole 610 provided through the middle case 300, the first drain hole 610 being located in the water flow receiving area 340;
and a second drain hole 620 provided through the lower case 500, the second drain hole 620 communicating with the first drain hole 610.
The first drain hole 610 is disposed at the water receiving area 340, so that the water accumulated in the water receiving area 340 is drained downwards through the first drain hole 610, and then enters the second drain hole 620 communicated with the first drain hole 610, and finally is drained outwards from the bottom of the lower shell 500, thereby avoiding the occurrence of water accumulation.
In some embodiments of the present utility model, a placement part 350 for receiving the PCB board 400 is formed on the middle case 300,
the placement part 350 is a placement groove formed at the PCB 400, and the PCB 400 is placed inside the placement groove.
The bottom of the charging probe 200 is in contact conduction with the PCB 400 on the middle case 300.
The bottom of the placement part 350 is provided with an outlet 351, the lead wire and the PCB 400 are welded and fixed, and the lead wire passes through the outlet 351 to be connected with the charging terminal assembly 700, and the outlet 351 is filled with sealant.
To ensure sealability, a sealant is poured at the outlet 351.
In some embodiments of the present utility model, the middle case 300 and the lower case 500 are hermetically connected by an annular sealing ring 830.
In some embodiments of the present utility model, the charging terminal assembly 700 includes a charging terminal 710, and an extraction passage for extracting the charging terminal 710 is provided on the lower case 500. The lead-out channel is a circular lead-out rail formed on the lower case 500, and is integrally formed when the lower case 500 is injection-molded.
In some embodiments of the present utility model, a locking nut 910 is embedded in the upper case 100, and the middle case 300 is fixedly connected to the upper case 100 by screwing the locking nut 910 through a locking bolt 920;
the lower case 500 is fixedly coupled to the middle case 300 by a locking screw 930.
The above embodiments are only for illustrating the technical solution of the present utility model, and are not limiting; although the utility model has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, it will be apparent to one skilled in the art that modifications may be made to the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments, or equivalents may be substituted for some of the technical features thereof; such modifications and substitutions do not depart from the spirit and scope of the corresponding technical solutions.

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1. A stopwatch base, comprising: an upper case;
a charging probe assembled on the bottom surface of the upper case and extending upwards out of the top surface of the upper case;
a sealing filling area is formed at the bottom circumference of the charging probe, and sealant is filled in the sealing filling area;
the middle shell is connected with the upper shell in a matched manner, a first sealing structure is formed between the middle shell and the upper shell, and the first sealing structure is arranged along the circumferential direction of the upper shell and is used for sealing the middle shell and the upper shell;
the second sealing structure is arranged on the periphery of the charging probe and matched with the first sealing structure to seal the charging probe;
the lower shell is connected with the middle shell in a sealing way;
and the drainage channel is formed on the middle shell and the lower shell and is used for guiding water falling into the stopwatch seat to the outside of the stopwatch seat.
2. The code gauge stand of claim 1, wherein a receiving portion is provided on the middle case, the receiving portion is adapted to the contour of the upper case, the upper case is assembled in the receiving portion, and sealing waterproof members are provided on the receiving portion and the upper case, the sealing waterproof members including an annular sealing portion and a longitudinal sealing portion.
3. The code gauge stand of claim 2, wherein the first sealing structure comprises:
a first seal pressing part formed on the periphery of the bottom of the upper shell;
a second seal fit portion formed around the housing portion;
and the annular sealing part is arranged in the second sealing embedded part.
4. The code meter base of claim 3, wherein,
the second sealing structure comprises:
third sealing press parts formed at both sides of the charging probe of the upper case, the third sealing press parts being connected with the first sealing press parts;
a fourth sealing embedding part which is formed on the middle shell and is correspondingly matched with the third sealing pressing part, wherein the fourth sealing embedding part is communicated with the second sealing embedding part;
and the longitudinal sealing part is arranged in the fourth sealing embedded part.
5. The code gauge stand of claim 4, wherein the upper housing has a hollowed-out portion formed thereon, a water flow receiving area is formed between the second sealing and embedding portion and the fourth sealing and embedding portion, the water flow receiving area corresponds to the hollowed-out portion at least partially, and the water drainage channel includes:
a first drain hole disposed through the middle shell, the first drain hole being located within the water flow receiving region;
and a second drain hole penetrating the lower case, the second drain hole being communicated with the first drain hole.
6. The code gauge stand of claim 1, further comprising a PCB and a charging terminal assembly connected to the PCB by leads;
the PCB is characterized in that a placement part for accommodating the PCB is formed on the middle shell, an outlet is formed in the bottom of the placement part, one end of the lead is connected with the PCB, the other end of the lead penetrates through the outlet and is connected with the charging terminal assembly, and sealant is filled at the outlet.
7. The code meter of claim 6, wherein the charging terminal assembly includes a charging terminal, and wherein an extraction channel is provided in the lower housing for extracting the charging terminal.
8. The code gauge stand of claim 1, wherein the middle shell and the lower shell are sealingly connected by an annular seal ring.
9. The code gauge stand of claim 1, wherein the upper housing is provided with a mounting hole, and the charging probe is mounted in the mounting hole and is in interference fit with the mounting hole.
10. The code gauge stand of claim 1, wherein a lock nut is embedded in the upper shell, and the middle shell is fixedly connected with the upper shell by screwing a lock bolt into the lock nut;
the lower shell is fixedly connected with the middle shell through a locking screw.
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