Disclosure of Invention
The utility model mainly aims to provide a supporting leg assembly to solve the technical problems of complex structure, large occupied space and inconvenient carrying.
To achieve the above object, the present utility model provides a leg assembly, comprising:
a first pipe fitting;
a second pipe member having an upper end portion passing through a lower end portion of the first pipe member and slidably received in the first pipe member;
a third pipe fitting, the upper end of which passes through the lower end of the second pipe fitting and is slidingly accommodated in the second pipe fitting;
the outer pipe fitting surrounds the periphery of the second pipe fitting, the upper end part of the outer pipe fitting is sleeved on the first pipe fitting, and the lower end part of the outer pipe fitting is sleeved on the third pipe fitting;
the first locking component is positioned in the outer pipe fitting, is arranged at the lower end part of the first pipe fitting and is sleeved on the second pipe fitting; and
the second locking component is arranged at the lower end part of the outer pipe fitting and the lower end part of the second pipe fitting and sleeved on the third pipe fitting;
the first locking assembly locks the first pipe fitting and the second pipe fitting when the outer pipe fitting is rotated along a first direction, the second locking assembly locks the second pipe fitting and the third pipe fitting, the first locking assembly unlocks the first pipe fitting and the second pipe fitting when the outer pipe fitting is rotated along a second direction, and the second locking assembly unlocks the second pipe fitting and the third pipe fitting.
In some embodiments, the first locking component includes a first driving member, a first elastic sleeve, and a first compressing member, wherein the first driving member is in clamping connection with the outer pipe, the first elastic sleeve is sleeved on the second pipe, the first compressing member is fixedly connected with the lower end of the first pipe, the outer pipe drives the first driving member to rotate when rotating along a first direction, and the first driving member drives the first elastic sleeve to move axially upwards when rotating, so that the first compressing member compresses the first elastic sleeve on the second pipe.
In some embodiments, the outer diameter of the first elastic sleeve gradually decreases from the lower end to the upper end, a first clamping groove matched with the first elastic sleeve is formed in the first pressing member, an internal thread formed at the upper end of the first driving member is connected with an external thread of the first pressing member, the lower end of the first driving member is connected with the lower end of the first elastic sleeve, and the first elastic sleeve is located in the first driving member.
In some embodiments, the inner wall of the outer tube is axially concavely provided with a chute, the outer wall of the moving member is convexly provided with a bump, and the bump is slidingly accommodated in the chute, so that the first driving member can axially move along the outer tube and cannot circumferentially rotate.
In some embodiments, the second locking assembly includes a second driving member, a second elastic sleeve sleeved on the third pipe fitting, and a second compressing member fixedly connected to the lower end of the second pipe fitting, where the second driving member is fixedly connected to the lower end of the outer pipe fitting, the outer pipe fitting drives the second driving member to rotate when rotating in a first direction, and drives the second elastic sleeve to move axially and upwards when rotating, so that the second compressing member compresses the second elastic sleeve on the third pipe fitting.
In some embodiments, the outer diameter of the second elastic sleeve gradually decreases from the lower end to the upper end, a second clamping groove matched with the second elastic sleeve is formed in the second pressing member, an internal thread of the second driving member is connected with an external thread of the second pressing member, the lower end of the second driving member is connected with the lower end of the second elastic sleeve, and the second elastic sleeve is located in the second driving member.
In some embodiments, the external thread of the second driving member is screwed with the internal thread of the lower end of the outer tube, and the external thread of the second driving member is further screwed with a limit ring to adjust the length of the second driving member extending out of the outer tube.
In some embodiments, a locking ring is further sleeved on the periphery of the lower end portion of the outer pipe, the locking ring is fixedly sleeved on the outer wall of the lower end of the outer pipe, and when the limiting ring is abutted to the locking ring, the second driving piece is locked on the outer pipe, so that the second driving piece cannot rotate circumferentially relative to the outer pipe.
In some embodiments, two sides of the first end of the second pipe fitting are further provided with two sliding stopping sheets; and/or two sides of the upper end of the third pipe fitting are also provided with two non-slip sheets.
The utility model also provides a tripod, which comprises a mounting seat and the supporting leg assembly, wherein the first pipe fitting of the supporting leg assembly is rotatably connected with the mounting seat.
In the leg assembly of the present utility model, compared to the leg assembly structure of the related art, the user manually rotates the outer tube, and the first locking assembly locks the first tube and the second tube when the outer tube is rotated in the first direction, so that the first tube and the second tube cannot move relatively, and the second locking assembly locks the second tube and the third tube, so that the second tube and the third tube cannot move relatively; the first locking component unlocks the first pipe fitting and the second pipe fitting when the outer pipe fitting rotates along the second direction, so that the first pipe fitting and the second pipe fitting can move relatively to adjust the extension length between the first pipe fitting and the second pipe fitting, and meanwhile, the second locking component unlocks the second pipe fitting and the third pipe fitting, so that the second pipe fitting and the third pipe fitting can move relatively to adjust the extension length between the second pipe fitting and the third pipe fitting, and therefore, a user can realize simultaneous locking or unlocking of the first pipe fitting, the second pipe fitting and the third pipe fitting by rotating the outer pipe fitting to adjust the extension length between the first pipe fitting, the second pipe fitting and the third pipe fitting, and further, the length of the supporting leg component is adjusted.
Detailed Description
The following description of the embodiments of the present utility model will be made more clearly and fully with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which it is evident that the embodiments described are only some, but not all embodiments of the utility model. All other embodiments, which can be made by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the utility model without making any inventive effort, are intended to be within the scope of the utility model. It should be noted that the description of "first", "second", etc. in this disclosure is for descriptive purposes only and is not to be construed as indicating or implying a relative importance or implying an indication of the number of technical features being indicated.
In view of the technical drawbacks of the related art, as shown in fig. 1 and 2, the leg assembly provided in this embodiment includes:
a first tube member 1;
a second pipe member 2, an upper end portion of the second pipe member 2 passing through a lower end portion of the first pipe member 1 and being slidably accommodated in the first pipe member 1;
a third pipe member 3, an upper end portion of the third pipe member 3 passing through a lower end portion of the second pipe member 2 and being slidably accommodated in the second pipe member 2;
the outer pipe fitting 4 surrounds the periphery of the second pipe fitting 2, the upper end part of the outer pipe fitting 4 is sleeved on the first pipe fitting 1, and the lower end part of the outer pipe fitting 4 is sleeved on the third pipe fitting 3;
the first locking component 5 is positioned in the outer pipe fitting 4, is arranged at the lower end part of the first pipe fitting 1 and is sleeved on the second pipe fitting 2; and
the second locking component 6 is arranged at the lower end part of the outer pipe 4 and the lower end part of the second pipe 2, and is sleeved on the third pipe 3;
wherein, the user manually rotates the outer tube 4, and the first locking component 5 locks the first tube 1 and the second tube 2 when the outer tube 4 rotates along the first direction, so that the first tube 1 and the second tube 2 can not move relatively, and the second locking component 6 locks the second tube 2 and the third tube 3, so that the second tube 2 and the third tube 3 can not move relatively; when the outer pipe fitting 4 rotates along the second direction, the first locking component 5 unlocks the first pipe fitting 1 and the second pipe fitting 2, so that the first pipe fitting 1 and the second pipe fitting 2 can move relatively to adjust the extending length between the first pipe fitting 1 and the second pipe fitting 2, meanwhile, the second locking component 6 unlocks the second pipe fitting 2 and the third pipe fitting 3, so that the second pipe fitting 2 and the third pipe fitting 3 can move relatively to adjust the extending length between the second pipe fitting 2 and the third pipe fitting 3, and therefore a user can lock the first pipe fitting 1, the second pipe fitting 2 and the third pipe fitting 3 simultaneously or unlock the outer pipe fitting 4 to adjust the extending length between the first pipe fitting 1, the second pipe fitting 2 and the third pipe fitting 3, and further the length of the supporting leg component is adjusted. Therefore, the outer pipe fitting 4 needs to be rotated to unlock by adjusting the length of the supporting leg assembly, and the outer pipe fitting is locked for use after being adjusted.
Wherein the first direction and the second direction are opposite directions, one of the directions is clockwise, and the other direction is anticlockwise. The upper end of the outer pipe fitting 4 is provided with a cap 41, and the cap 41 is in threaded connection with the upper end of the outer pipe fitting 4 and sleeved on the first pipe fitting 1. The first pipe fitting 1, the second pipe fitting 2 and the third pipe fitting 3 can be made of carbon fiber materials. After the support leg assembly is stored, the first pipe fitting 1 slides into the outer pipe fitting 4, the second pipe fitting 2 slides into the first pipe fitting 1, the third pipe fitting 3 slides into the second pipe fitting 2, and the outer pipe fitting 4, the first pipe fitting 1, the second pipe fitting 2 and the third pipe fitting 3 are hollow pipes, so that the support leg assembly is convenient to store and carry.
In some alternative examples, the first locking assembly 5 includes a first driving member 51 that is clamped with the outer tube 4, a first elastic sleeve 52 that is sleeved on the second tube 2, and a first pressing member 53 that is fixedly connected to the lower end portion of the first tube 1, when the outer tube 4 rotates in the first direction, the first driving member 51 is driven to rotate, when the first driving member 51 rotates, the first elastic sleeve 52 is driven to move axially upwards, so that the first pressing member 53 gradually presses the first elastic sleeve 52 on the second tube 2, because the first driving member 51 is clamped with the inner wall of the outer tube 4, and when the first driving member 51 of the outer tube 4 rotates, the first driving member 51 is driven to rotate circumferentially together; when the outer pipe fitting 4 rotates along the second direction, the first driving part 51 is driven to rotate, and when the first driving part 51 rotates, the first elastic sleeve 52 is driven to move downwards axially, so that the first pressing part 53 gradually releases the first elastic sleeve 52, and the first elastic sleeve 52 releases the second pipe fitting 2.
As shown in fig. 2 to 4, the outer diameter of the first elastic sleeve 52 gradually decreases from the lower end to the upper end, a first clamping groove 531 matching with the first elastic sleeve 52 is provided in the first pressing member 53, an internal thread provided at the upper end of the first driving member 51 is connected with an external thread of the first pressing member 53, the lower end of the first driving member 51 is connected with the lower end of the first elastic sleeve 52, the first elastic sleeve 52 is located in the first driving member 51, and the second pipe 2 penetrates through the first driving member 51, the first elastic sleeve 52 and the first pressing member 53. The first elastic sleeve 52 comprises a sleeve body, the middle of the sleeve body is hollow, a plurality of row slits extending to the upper end part or/and the lower end part are arranged in the sleeve body to generate elastic deformation and hugging or loosening of the second pipe fitting 2, and the first elastic sleeve 52 can be made of plastic materials or alloy materials. The first clamping groove 531 formed in the first pressing piece 53 is fixed in space, and when the first elastic sleeve 52 enters the first clamping groove 531, the outer side wall of the first elastic sleeve 52 is gradually thickened, so that the groove wall of the first clamping groove 531 can extrude the first elastic sleeve 52, the gap spacing between the extruded first elastic sleeve 52 is reduced, and the first elastic sleeve 52 is tightly held by the second pipe fitting 2.
With continued reference to fig. 3 and 4, the inner wall of the outer tube 4 is axially concavely provided with a chute, the outer wall of the first driving member 51 is convexly provided with a bump, and the bump is slidingly accommodated in the chute, so that the first driving member 51 can move axially along the outer tube 4 but cannot rotate circumferentially, and when the first driving member 51 rotates, the first elastic sleeve 52 is driven to move axially up and down, so that the bump of the first driving member 51 slides up and down along the chute.
Referring to fig. 3 and 5, the second locking assembly 6 includes a second driving member 61, a second elastic sleeve 62 sleeved on the third pipe fitting 3, and a second compressing member 63 fixedly connected to a lower end portion of the second pipe fitting 2, where the second driving member 61 is connected to a lower end portion of the outer pipe fitting 4, and when the outer pipe fitting 4 rotates in the first direction, the lower end portion of the outer pipe fitting 4 drives the second driving member 61 to rotate, and when the second driving member 61 rotates, the second elastic sleeve 62 is driven to move axially upwards, so that the second compressing member 63 compresses the second elastic sleeve 62 on the third pipe fitting 3; when the outer pipe fitting 4 rotates along the second direction, the second driving piece 61 is driven to rotate, and when the second driving piece 61 rotates, the second elastic sleeve 62 is driven to axially move downwards, so that the second pressing piece 63 gradually releases the second elastic sleeve 62, and the second elastic sleeve 62 releases the third pipe fitting 3.
In some alternative examples, as shown in fig. 3 and 5, the outer diameter of the second elastic sleeve 62 gradually decreases from the lower end to the upper end, a second clamping groove 631 matched with the second elastic sleeve 62 is formed in the second pressing member 63, an internal thread of the second driving member 61 is connected with an external thread of the second pressing member 63, the lower end of the second driving member 61 is connected with the lower end of the second elastic sleeve 62, the second elastic sleeve 62 is located in the second driving member 61, and the third pipe fitting 3 penetrates through the second driving member 61, the second elastic sleeve 62 and the second pressing member 63, so that the structure is simple. The second elastic sleeve 62 comprises a sleeve body, the middle of the sleeve body is hollow, a plurality of row slits extending to the upper end part or/and the lower end part are arranged in the sleeve body to generate elastic deformation and hugging or loosening of the third pipe fitting 3, and the second elastic sleeve 62 can be made of plastic materials or alloy materials.
In some alternative examples, the external threads of the second driver 61 are threaded with the internal threads of the lower end of the outer tubular member 4, and the external threads of the second driver 61 are further threaded with a stop collar 42 to adjust the length of the second driver 61 extending out of the outer tubular member 4. The adjustable stop collar 42 is locked in position on the second driving member 61 to adjust the length of the second driving member 61 extending out of the lower end of the outer tube 4 according to different use requirements. If the length of the second driving member 61 extending out of the lower end portion of the outer tube 4 is adjusted, the stop collar 42 is screwed into the external thread of the second driving member 61 until the stop collar 42 of the second driving member 61 abuts against the lower end portion of the outer tube 4, so that both the lower end portion of the outer tube 4 and the stop collar 42 are locked on the second driving member 61.
In order to prevent the outer tube 4 from rotating relative to the second driving member 61 during unlocking or locking, the outer periphery of the lower end portion of the outer tube 4 is further sleeved with a locking ring 8, the locking ring 8 is fixedly sleeved on the outer wall of the lower end of the outer tube 4, and when the limiting ring 42 abuts against the locking ring 8, the second driving member 61 is locked on the outer tube 4 so that the second driving member 61 cannot rotate circumferentially relative to the outer tube 4, and connection is stable.
In some alternative examples, two anti-slip sheets 7 are also arranged on both sides of the first end of the second pipe fitting 2; and/or
Two sides of the upper end of the third pipe fitting 3 are also provided with two slip stopping sheets 7, the slip stopping sheets 7 enable the second pipe fitting 2 to slide with the first pipe fitting 1 and the third pipe fitting 3 in a damping manner, the operation is smooth, and the slip stopping sheets 7 can be matched with the concave-convex structures of the first pipe fitting 1 and the third pipe fitting 3. In order to realize the locking stability of the first locking component 5 and the second locking component 6, the first locking component 5 and the second locking component 6 can be further provided with rubber rings.
In summary, in the unlocking process of the leg assembly, when the outer tube 4 rotates along the second direction, the groove wall of the chute in the outer tube 4 pushes the protrusion of the first driving member 51 to rotate, and when the first driving member 51 rotates around Xiang Zhuaidong, the internal thread of the first driving member 51 and the external thread of the first pressing member 53 are screwed out, so that the first driving member 51 moves axially downward to drive the first elastic sleeve 52 to further extend out of the first clamping groove 531, and the inner groove wall of the first clamping groove 531 gradually releases the first elastic sleeve 52 to release the second tube 2, so that the second tube 2 can slide in the first tube 1 to unlock the first tube 1 and the second tube 2;
meanwhile, when the outer pipe 4 rotates along the second direction, the lower end of the outer pipe 4 drives the second driving piece 61 to rotate, and when the second driving piece 61 rotates, the internal thread of the second driving piece 61 and the external thread of the second pressing piece 63 are screwed out to drive the second elastic sleeve 62 to move axially downwards so as to drive the second elastic sleeve 62 to extend out of the second clamping groove 631 further, the inner groove wall of the second clamping groove 631 gradually releases the second elastic sleeve 62 to release the third pipe 3, so that the third pipe 3 can slide in the second pipe 2, and the third pipe 3 and the second pipe 2 are unlocked.
In the locking process of the leg assembly, when the outer pipe 4 rotates along the first direction, the groove wall of the sliding groove in the outer pipe 4 pushes the protruding block of the first driving piece 51 to rotate, and when the first driving piece 51 rotates for Xiang Zhuaidong, the internal thread of the first driving piece 51 and the external thread of the first pressing piece 53 are screwed in, so that the first driving piece 51 moves upwards axially to drive the first elastic sleeve 52 to further enter the first clamping groove 531, and the inner groove wall of the first clamping groove 531 presses the first elastic sleeve 52 to clamp the second pipe 2 tightly, so that the second pipe 2 cannot slide in the first pipe 1, and the first pipe 1 and the second pipe 2 are locked;
meanwhile, when the outer pipe 4 rotates along the first direction, the lower end of the outer pipe 4 drives the second driving piece 61 to rotate, when the second driving piece 61 rotates, the internal thread of the second driving piece 61 and the external thread of the second pressing piece 63 are screwed in to drive the second elastic sleeve 62 to axially move upwards so as to drive the second elastic sleeve 62 to further enter the second clamping groove 631, and the inner groove wall of the second clamping groove 631 presses the second elastic sleeve 62 to clamp the third pipe 3, so that the third pipe 3 cannot slide in the second pipe 2, and the third pipe 3 and the second pipe 2 are locked.
The utility model also provides a tripod, which comprises a mounting seat and the supporting leg assembly, wherein the first pipe fitting of the supporting leg assembly is rotationally connected with the mounting seat.
The above description of the preferred embodiments of the present utility model should not be taken as limiting the scope of the utility model, but rather should be understood to cover all modifications, variations and adaptations of the present utility model using its general principles and the following detailed description and the accompanying drawings, or the direct/indirect application of the present utility model to other relevant arts and technologies.