CN220220467U - Fixed upright post of electric bicycle charger - Google Patents

Fixed upright post of electric bicycle charger Download PDF

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CN220220467U
CN220220467U CN202321988666.3U CN202321988666U CN220220467U CN 220220467 U CN220220467 U CN 220220467U CN 202321988666 U CN202321988666 U CN 202321988666U CN 220220467 U CN220220467 U CN 220220467U
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拓万胜
王志豪
曾利文
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The utility model discloses a fixed upright post of an electric bicycle charger, which comprises a support post, wherein a mounting plate is fixed at the bottom of the support post, a controller is fixed at the top of the support post, a protective box is arranged on the right side of the controller, an opening is arranged on one side of the front of the protective box, a door curtain is arranged on the top of one side of the front of the protective box, a limiting component is fixed on the inner wall of one side of the protective box, which is close to the controller, a winding component is arranged on the right side of the support post, the winding component is positioned below the protective box, an electric wire is wound inside the winding component, and a charging head is arranged at the end part of the electric wire. In the use process, the charging head can be limited and fixed through the limiting component and the protective box, the charging head is protected when not used, damage caused under the condition of rainy and snowy weather is avoided, and the winding component can be used for winding and storing the electric wire at the bottom of the charging head, so that the service life of the device is effectively prolonged.

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Fixed upright post of electric bicycle charger
Technical Field
The utility model relates to the technical field related to electric bicycle charging equipment, in particular to a fixed upright post of an electric bicycle charger.
Background
The electric bicycle is a running mode of combining manpower and electric power, is almost equal to the bicycle in appearance, and still keeps the pedal design of the bicycle.
When the electric bicycle is used, the electric bicycle can be driven through electric power, and after the internal electric power consumption is finished, the electric power storage is needed, so that the electric power driving can be performed again, and at present, the following defects exist in the use of the fixed upright post of the existing electric bicycle charger: 1. after the electric bicycle charger finishes charging the electric bicycle, most of charging heads of the electric bicycle charger are placed outside, so that the electric bicycle charger is easy to be wetted under the conditions of rain and snow to cause the damage of internal elements of the electric bicycle charger; 2. most of the wires of the trolley car charger are longer, a mechanism for winding the wires is lacked, the wires and the ground are easy to wear, the internal wires of the wires can be damaged under severe conditions, and the trolley car charger cannot be used continuously. For this purpose we provide a stationary upright for an electric bicycle charger.
Disclosure of Invention
The utility model aims to provide a fixed upright post of an electric bicycle charger, which solves the problems in the background technology.
In order to achieve the above purpose, the present utility model provides the following technical solutions: the utility model provides a fixed column of electric bicycle charger, includes the support column, the bottom of support column is fixed with the mounting panel, the top of support column is fixed with the controller, the protective housing is installed on the right side of controller, positive one side of protective housing is equipped with the opening, and protective housing positive one side top is equipped with the door curtain, the inside of protective housing is close to being fixed with spacing subassembly on one side inner wall of controller, the right side of support column is equipped with the rolling subassembly, the rolling subassembly is located the below of protective housing, just the inside electric wire that winds of rolling subassembly, the tip of electric wire is equipped with the head that charges, the head that charges is placed in spacing subassembly.
As a further preferable mode of the technical scheme, a display screen is arranged at the top of one side of the front face of the controller, and a card swiping area is arranged below the display screen on one side of the front face of the controller.
As a further preferable mode of the technical scheme, the bottom of the protective box is provided with a limit groove, and the limit groove extends to one side of the front face of the protective box.
As a further preferable mode of the technical scheme, the limiting component is composed of a limiting plate, the limiting plate is fixed on the left inner wall of the protective box, a first through groove and a second through groove are formed in the limiting plate, the second through groove is located above the first through groove, and the size of the second through groove is larger than that of the first through groove.
As a further preferable mode of the technical scheme, the second through groove is provided with an anode magnetic plate inside one side close to the first through groove, the charging head is fixedly sleeved with a cathode magnetic ring, and the cathode magnetic ring and the anode magnetic plate can be mutually attached.
As the further preferred of this technical scheme, the rolling subassembly includes first shell, second shell, and the carousel, first shell is fixed in the right side of support column and is close to its front one side, the second shell block is installed in the back one side of first shell, the inner wall center department of second shell is fixed with the fixed column, just the ring is equipped with a plurality of annular deflector all around of fixed column, the carousel is rotated and is installed between first shell and second shell, the electric wire is around locating the edge of carousel, just the carousel is rotated and is installed on the fixed column, install torsion spring between carousel and the second shell, torsion spring is located annular deflector inside.
As a further preferable mode of the technical scheme, an elastic limit bar is arranged at the edge of one side of the front face of the rotary table, two U-shaped frames are fixed on the inner wall of the first shell, the two U-shaped frames are oppositely arranged, a telescopic spring is arranged in each U-shaped frame, a clamping block is arranged at the end part of each telescopic spring, and the end part of each clamping block and the elastic limit bar can be clamped mutually.
As a further preferable mode of the technical scheme, the movable area is formed in the right side of the first shell, the threaded rod is rotatably arranged in the movable area, the right end of the threaded rod extends to the outside of the first shell and is fixedly provided with the knob, the left end of the threaded rod is rotatably provided with the clamping block, and the left side of the clamping block is provided with the anti-slip pad.
The utility model provides a fixed upright post of an electric bicycle charger, which has the following beneficial effects:
(1) According to the utility model, when the charging head does not charge the electric bicycle through the protective box and the limiting assembly, the charging head is placed on the limiting plate, and the negative magnetic ring on the charging head and the positive magnetic plate in the limiting plate are mutually adsorbed, so that the charging head can be firmly placed in the limiting plate, and the charging head can be protected through the protective box, so that the phenomenon of damage caused by rain and snow weather is avoided.
(2) According to the utility model, the winding component is arranged, after the charging of the electric bicycle is completed and the charging head is placed on the limiting plate, the turntable is driven to rotate and reset by the torsion spring between the turntable and the second housing when the external force applied to the turntable is small, so that the electric wire is wound and stored in the first housing and the second housing, the damage to the internal circuit caused by the abrasion of the overlong electric wire and the ground is prevented, the electric wire is effectively protected, and the service life of the electric wire is prolonged.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the present utility model;
FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing a charging head placement state according to the present utility model;
FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a charging head and a limiting plate structure according to the present utility model;
FIG. 4 is an exploded view of the winding assembly of the present utility model;
FIG. 5 is a schematic plan view showing the internal structure of the disassembled module of the present utility model;
fig. 6 is a schematic view of the internal structure of the first housing of the present utility model.
In the figure: 1. a support column; 2. a mounting plate; 3. a controller; 301. a display screen; 302. a card swiping area; 4. a protective box; 401. a door curtain; 402. a limit groove; 5. an electric wire; 6. a charging head; 7. a limiting plate; 701. a first through groove; 702. a second through slot; 8. a positive electrode magnetic plate; 9. a negative magnetic ring; 10. a first housing; 1001. a U-shaped frame; 1002. a telescopic spring; 1003. a clamping block; 11. a second housing; 1101. fixing the column; 1102. an annular guide plate; 12. a turntable; 1201. an elastic limit bar; 13. a threaded rod; 14. a knob; 15. a clamping block; 16. an anti-slip mat.
Detailed Description
The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present utility model.
The utility model provides the technical scheme that: as shown in fig. 1 to 6, in this embodiment, a fixing column of an electric bicycle charger includes a support column 1, a mounting plate 2 is fixed at the bottom of the support column 1, a controller 3 is fixed at the top of the support column 1, a protection box 4 is installed on the right side of the controller 3, an opening is provided on one side of the front of the protection box 4, a door curtain 401 is provided on the top of one side of the front of the protection box 4, a limit component is fixed on the inner wall of one side of the protection box 4, which is close to the controller 3, a winding component is provided on the right side of the support column 1, the winding component is located below the protection box 4, an electric wire 5 is wound inside the winding component, a charging head 6 is provided at the end of the electric wire 5, and the charging head 6 is placed in the limit component;
this device is when using, can carry out spacing fixedly to the first 6 that charges through spacing subassembly and protective housing 4 to protect it when the first 6 that charges is not used, avoid causing the damage under the sleet weather condition, and utilize the rolling subassembly can take in the electric wire 5 of charging the first 6 bottom to the rolling, the effectual life who improves this device.
As shown in fig. 1 and 2, a display screen 301 is arranged at the top of one side of the front surface of the controller 3, a card swiping area 302 is arranged below the display screen 301 on one side of the front surface of the controller 3, a user can observe the charging condition of the electric bicycle through the display screen 301, two-dimensional codes are displayed in the display screen 301, and the electric bicycle is conveniently charged in a code scanning or card swiping mode through the two-dimensional codes and the card swiping area 302;
as shown in fig. 2, the bottom of the protection box 4 is provided with a limit groove 402, and the limit groove 402 extends to one side of the front surface of the protection box 4, and when the charging head 6 is placed in the protection box 4 by a user, the electric wire 5 at the bottom of the charging head 6 can be kept in a horizontal state with the charging head 6, so that the phenomenon that the internal circuit of the electric wire 5 is damaged due to bending of the electric wire 5 is avoided.
As shown in fig. 2 and 3, the limiting assembly is composed of a limiting plate 7, the limiting plate 7 is fixed on the left inner wall of the protective box 4, a first through groove 701 and a second through groove 702 are formed in the limiting plate 7, the second through groove 702 is located above the first through groove 701, the size of the second through groove 702 is larger than that of the first through groove 701, and the first through groove 701 and the second through groove 702 on the fiber plate are convenient for clamping and limiting the charging head 6, so that the charging head 6 can be stably placed in the limiting plate 7;
wherein, the second through groove 702 is provided with a positive magnetic plate 8 near one side of the first through groove 701, the charging head 6 is fixedly sleeved with a negative magnetic ring 9, the negative magnetic ring 9 and the positive magnetic plate 8 can be mutually adsorbed and attached, when the charging head 6 is placed, the charging head 6 can be firmly adsorbed on the limiting plate 7 by the mutual adsorption force between the positive magnetic plate 8 and the negative magnetic ring 9, so that the phenomenon of damage caused by falling of the charging head 6 is avoided;
as shown in fig. 4 and 5, the winding assembly comprises a first shell 10, a second shell 11 and a rotary disc 12, wherein the first shell 10 is fixed on the right side of a support column 1 and is close to the front side of the support column 1, the second shell 11 is mounted on the back side of the first shell 10 in a clamping way, a fixed column 1101 is fixed at the center of the inner wall of the second shell 11, a plurality of annular guide plates 1102 are arranged around the fixed column 1101, the rotary disc 12 is rotatably mounted between the first shell 10 and the second shell 11, an electric wire 5 is wound around the edge of the rotary disc 12, the rotary disc 12 is rotatably mounted on the fixed column 1101, a torsion spring is mounted between the rotary disc 12 and the second shell 11, and the torsion spring is positioned in the annular guide plates 1102, so that when an electric bicycle is not charged, the rotary disc 12 can be reset under the action of the torsion spring, the electric wire 5 on the rotary disc 12 is wound, the electric wire 5 is conveniently stored and protected, and the phenomenon that the electric wire 5 is damaged in the interior is caused by friction between the overlong electric wire 5 and the ground is avoided, and the service life of the electric wire 5 is effectively prolonged;
the front side edge of the turntable 12 is provided with an elastic limit bar 1201, two U-shaped frames 1001 are fixed on the inner wall of the first shell 10, the two U-shaped frames 1001 are oppositely arranged, a telescopic spring 1002 is arranged in the U-shaped frame 1001, the end part of the telescopic spring 1002 is provided with a clamping block 1003, the end part of the clamping block 1003 and the elastic limit bar 1201 can be mutually clamped, when the turntable 12 rotates, the rotating speed of the turntable 12 can be slowed down through the mutual clamping of the clamping block 1003 and the elastic limit bar 1201, and therefore, when a point electric car is charged, the turntable 12 is prevented from rotating and resetting under the elastic action of a torsion spring to rapidly wind the electric wire 5, and a user can conveniently limit and fix the turntable 12 in a certain time, so that the use is convenient;
as shown in fig. 5 and 6, an active area is provided inside the right side of the first casing 10, a threaded rod 13 is rotatably provided inside the active area, the right end of the threaded rod 13 extends to the outside of the first casing 10 and is fixedly provided with a knob 14, the left end of the threaded rod 13 is rotatably provided with a clamping block 15, and the left side of the clamping block 15 is provided with an anti-slip pad 16, when a user charges an electric bicycle, the knob 14 is rotated to drive the threaded rod 13 to rotate, so that the clamping block 15 at the end part of the threaded rod 13 is driven to be close to and abutted against the turntable 12, the turntable 12 is conveniently limited and fixed, the electric wire 5 is prevented from being wound by the turntable 12 under the action of a torsion spring in the process of charging the electric bicycle, and the electric bicycle is facilitated to be stably charged;
the utility model provides a fixed upright post of an electric bicycle charger, which has the following specific working principle: when charging the electric bicycle, the user takes out the tensile electric bicycle edge to the electric bicycle edge from protective housing 4 with charging head 6, and insert the charging head 6 and locate on the charger, then the user passes through rotation knob 14, make it drive threaded rod 13 rotation, thereby make the fixture block 15 and the carousel 12 butt of threaded rod 13 tip, fix carousel 12, avoid rotating and sweep electric wire 5 under torsion spring's effect, the type of charging is selected to the form of sweeping the code or punching the card to the control later user accessible, be convenient for charge the electric bicycle, afterwards, after the completion of charging, the user pulls out the charging head 6 from the charger and place in the first through groove 701 on limiting plate 7 in protective housing 4, utilize positive pole magnetic plate 8 in the limiting plate 7 and the negative pole magnetic ring 9 interact effect on the charging head 6 can fix the charging head 6, and improve the stability of charging head 6, and the in-process that charging head 6 placed, torsion spring's between carousel 12 and the second shell 11 receives the external force, torsion spring can disappear under its own elasticity effect, thereby drive electric wire 5 and take place the electric wire 5, the life of the electric bicycle is convenient for use, the life-span is improved, and the electric wire is convenient for take-up 5.
Although embodiments of the present utility model have been shown and described, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made therein without departing from the principles and spirit of the utility model, the scope of which is defined in the appended claims and their equivalents.

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1. The utility model provides a fixed stand of electric bicycle charger, includes support column (1), its characterized in that: the utility model discloses a protection device for the electric wire, including support column (1), protection box (4), door curtain (401), winding subassembly and charging head (6), mounting panel (2) are fixed with in the bottom of support column (1), the top of support column (1) is fixed with controller (3), protection box (4) are installed on the right side of controller (3), front one side of protection box (4) is equipped with the opening, and protection box (4) front one side top is equipped with door curtain (401), the inside of protection box (4) is fixed with spacing subassembly on being close to one side inner wall of controller (3), the right side of support column (1) is equipped with the winding subassembly, the winding subassembly is located the below of protection box (4), just winding subassembly is inside to be equipped with electric wire (5), the tip of electric wire (5) is equipped with charging head (6), charging head (6) are placed in spacing subassembly.
2. The stationary mast of an electric bicycle charger of claim 1, wherein: the top of one side of the front face of the controller (3) is provided with a display screen (301), and a card swiping area (302) is arranged below the display screen (301) on one side of the front face of the controller (3).
3. The stationary mast of an electric bicycle charger of claim 1, wherein: the bottom of the protective box (4) is provided with a limit groove (402), and the limit groove (402) extends to one side of the front face of the protective box (4).
4. The stationary mast of an electric bicycle charger of claim 1, wherein: the limiting assembly is composed of a limiting plate (7), the limiting plate (7) is fixed on the left inner wall of the protective box (4), a first through groove (701) and a second through groove (702) are formed in the limiting plate (7), the second through groove (702) is located above the first through groove (701), and the size of the second through groove (702) is larger than that of the first through groove (701).
5. The stationary mast of an electric bicycle charger of claim 4, wherein: the charging device is characterized in that a positive magnetic plate (8) is arranged inside one side of the second through groove (702) close to the first through groove (701), a negative magnetic ring (9) is fixedly sleeved on the charging head (6), and the negative magnetic ring (9) and the positive magnetic plate (8) can be mutually adsorbed and attached.
6. The stationary mast of an electric bicycle charger of claim 1, wherein: the winding assembly comprises a first shell (10) and a second shell (11), a rotary table (12), wherein the first shell (10) is fixed on the right side of a supporting column (1) and is close to one side of the front side of the supporting column, the second shell (11) is mounted on one side of the back side of the first shell (10) in a clamping mode, a fixed column (1101) is fixed at the center of the inner wall of the second shell (11), a plurality of annular guide plates (1102) are arranged on the periphery of the fixed column (1101) in a surrounding mode, the rotary table (12) is rotatably mounted between the first shell (10) and the second shell (11), the electric wire (5) is wound at the edge of the rotary table (12), the rotary table (12) is rotatably mounted on the fixed column (1101), a torsion spring is mounted between the rotary table (12) and the second shell (11), and the torsion spring is located inside the annular guide plates (1102).
7. The stationary mast of an electric bicycle charger of claim 6, wherein: the utility model discloses a rotary table, including carousel (12), first shell (10), second shell (10), first shell (1003), second shell (1003) are equipped with elasticity spacing (1201) in front one side edge, be fixed with two U type framves (1001) on the inner wall of first shell (10), two U type frame (1001) set up relatively, and install expansion spring (1002) in U type frame (1001), clamping piece (1003) are installed to the tip of expansion spring (1002), the tip of clamping piece (1003) and elasticity spacing (1201) can mutually screens.
8. The stationary mast of an electric bicycle charger of claim 6, wherein: the novel anti-slip device is characterized in that an active area is formed in the right side of the first shell (10), a threaded rod (13) is arranged in the active area in a rotating mode, the right end of the threaded rod (13) extends to the outside of the first shell (10) and is fixedly provided with a knob (14), a clamping block (15) is arranged at the left end of the threaded rod (13) in a rotating mode, and an anti-slip pad (16) is arranged on the left side of the clamping block (15).
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