CN220756857U - Book holder and reading rack - Google Patents

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CN220756857U
CN220756857U CN202321946974.XU CN202321946974U CN220756857U CN 220756857 U CN220756857 U CN 220756857U CN 202321946974 U CN202321946974 U CN 202321946974U CN 220756857 U CN220756857 U CN 220756857U
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The utility model belongs to the technical field of reading equipment, and provides a book holder which comprises clamping pieces, resisting pieces and a bottom plate, wherein the clamping pieces are pressed down in a relatively large distance to smoothly place book pages in clamping positions, and the clamping pieces are pressed down in a relatively large distance.

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Book holder and reading rack
Technical Field
The utility model belongs to the technical field of reading equipment, and relates to a book holder which can be assembled on a reading rack as an independent component or can be made into an integrated structure with the reading rack, and various involved terms, such as connection, include various connection modes known to a person skilled in the art, such as direct connection, indirect connection and the like, unless specifically limited.
Background
The reading frame is an auxiliary device for reading books, when in use, the books are placed on the reading frame, then the books are opened, and the opened pages are clamped by the book clamps on the reading frame, for example, fig. 17 provides a conventional book clamp, which comprises a clamping piece 200 and a bottom plate 203, the clamping piece 200 is rotationally connected with the bottom plate 203 through a rotating shaft 201, a torsion spring 202 is arranged on the rotating shaft 201, the top end of the bottom plate 203 abuts against the clamping piece, the clamping piece 200 is pressed down, and book pages are placed between the clamping piece 200 and the top end of the bottom plate 203, but for the case that the book pages are thicker, the distance of the clamping piece 200 is required to be larger, so that the book pages can smoothly enter between the clamping piece 200 and the top end of the bottom plate 203, and the operation is laborious.
Disclosure of Invention
The utility model aims to solve the technical problem that the book page is thicker, the book page can be smoothly placed at the clamping position only by pressing the clamping piece with a large distance, the operation is laborious, and the book holder is provided for the problem.
The utility model relates to a book holder, which comprises a bottom plate, a clamping piece, a resisting piece and a driving part, wherein the clamping piece, the resisting piece and the driving part are all connected with the bottom plate, the top end of the resisting piece is provided with a resisting surface for resisting the clamping piece, when the resisting surface is propped against the clamping piece, the clamping piece is prevented from moving in a direction away from the bottom plate, and the driving part drives the clamping piece to move in a direction away from the bottom plate.
According to the book holder disclosed by the utility model, when the clamping piece is pressed down, the retaining piece moves in the direction away from the bottom plate when the clamping piece moves in the direction away from the bottom plate, so that under the condition of the same clamping piece pressing down distance, the distance between the clamping piece and the retaining surface is rapidly enlarged, even a thicker book page can be rapidly arranged between the clamping piece and the retaining surface, and when the clamping piece is loosened, the retaining piece moves in the direction away from the bottom plate when the clamping piece moves in the direction away from the bottom plate, so that the book page is rapidly clamped, and good operation experience is obtained.
The utility model also provides a reading frame, which comprises a book supporting surface for placing books, wherein the book supporting surface and the bottom plate are of an integrated structure; or alternatively; the book supporting surface is provided with a sliding cavity for the bottom plate to slide.
The utility model also adopts the following technical scheme:
the transmission part comprises a first transmission part and a second transmission part, the first transmission part comprises a driven end for bearing the pressure of the clamping piece to the direction of the bottom plate and a first connecting end connected with the second transmission part, and the second transmission part comprises a second connecting end connected with the first connecting end and a transmission end connected with the driving part;
when the part of the driving part is arranged on the front surface of the bottom plate, the part of the driving part arranged on the front surface of the bottom plate is completely wrapped;
the driving parts are all arranged on the back of the bottom plate;
the driving parts are all arranged on the front surface of the bottom plate;
the first connecting end is directly connected with the second connecting end; or alternatively; the transmission part further comprises an indirect transmission part, and the first connecting end and the second connecting end are indirectly connected through the indirect transmission part;
part of the second transmission parts are arranged on the front surface of the bottom plate;
the second transmission parts are all arranged on the front surface of the bottom plate;
The second transmission parts are all arranged on the back of the bottom plate;
the clamping piece is rotationally connected with the bottom plate or indirectly connected with the bottom plate through the transmission part;
the resisting piece is rotationally connected or slidingly connected with the bottom plate;
the driving part is connected with the transmission part through the resisting piece;
the first transmission part is a first gear, the second transmission part is a second gear, the driving part is a spring or torsion spring, the clamping piece is rotationally connected with the bottom plate through a rotating shaft, the driven end is connected with the rotating shaft, the first connection end and the second connection end are gear surfaces and are meshed with each other, and the driving part is connected with the driving end and prevents the second gear from rotating through the driving end;
the first transmission part is a transmission rod, the second transmission part is a gear, the driving part is a spring or a torsion spring, the driven end is connected with or props against the clamping piece, the first connecting end is provided with a rack surface, the second connecting end is a gear surface and is meshed with the first connecting surface, and the driving part is connected with the driving end and prevents the gear from rotating through the driving end;
the first transmission part is a transmission rod, the second transmission part is a transmission wheel, the driving part is a spring or a torsion spring, the driven end is connected with or props against the clamping piece, the first connecting end is a shaft sleeve, and the second connecting end is a shaft post arranged on the wheel surface of the transmission wheel; or alternatively; the first connecting end is a shaft post, and the second connecting end is a shaft sleeve arranged on the wheel surface of the driving wheel; the shaft sleeve is sleeved on the shaft column, and the driving part is connected with the driving end and prevents the driving wheel from rotating through the driving end;
The resisting piece is meshed with the second gear; or alternatively; the bottom end of the resisting piece is rotationally connected with the second gear wheel face;
the resisting piece is meshed with the gear; or alternatively; the bottom end of the resisting piece is rotationally connected with the gear wheel surface;
the resisting piece is rotationally connected with the wheel surface of the driving wheel;
the first transmission part is a power arm, the second transmission part is a resistance arm, the driving part is a spring connected with the bottom plate, the driven end is connected with or props against the clamping piece, the first connection end and the second connection end are connected with each other through a rotating shaft rotationally connected with the bottom plate, and the transmission end is connected with or props against the spring to bear the elasticity released by the spring;
the resisting piece is connected with the spring;
the first transmission part is a transmission rod, the second transmission part is a rotation shaft which is rotationally connected with the bottom plate, the driving part is a spring or a torsion spring, the driven end is connected with or props against the clamping piece, the first connection end is connected with the second connection end through a shaft, and the transmission end is connected with the driving part;
the rotating shaft comprises an external section formed by protruding outwards, and the resisting piece is connected with the external section; or alternatively; the resisting piece is connected with the transmission rod;
The first transmission part is a telescopic head, the second transmission part is a pipe body rotationally connected with the bottom plate, a sliding space for sliding the telescopic head is arranged in the pipe body, a second connecting end in the pipe body is in sliding connection with a first connecting end of the telescopic head, a driven end of the telescopic head is connected with or props against the clamping piece, the driving part is a spring arranged in the sliding space, and a transmission end is arranged in the pipe body and is connected with the telescopic head and the transmission end; or alternatively; the first transmission part is a pipe body, the second transmission part is a telescopic head rotationally connected with the bottom plate, a sliding space for sliding the telescopic head is arranged in the pipe body, a first connecting end in the pipe body is slidingly connected with a second connecting end of the telescopic head, a driven end of the pipe body is connected with or props against the clamping piece, the driving part is a spring arranged in the sliding space, the telescopic head is provided with a driving end, and the spring is connected with the inside of the pipe body and the driving end;
the resisting piece is connected with the second transmission piece;
the first transmission part is a first transmission rod, the second transmission part is a second transmission rod, the driving part is a spring connected with the transmission end, the driven end is connected with the clamping piece, the first connection end is a first inclined plane, and the second connection end is a second inclined plane matched with the first inclined plane;
The first transmission part is a first transmission rod, the second transmission part is a rotation shaft for rotationally connecting the resisting sheet and the bottom plate, the rotation shaft comprises an external section formed by protruding towards the direction of the first transmission rod, the driven end is connected with the clamping piece, the first connection end is a first inclined plane, the second connection end is a second inclined plane which is arranged on the external section and matched with the first inclined plane, the driving part is a spring or torsion spring, and the driving end is connected with the driving part;
the second transmission part is a rotating shaft which is rotationally connected with the resisting piece and the bottom plate, the driving part is a spring or a torsion spring, the transmission end is connected with the driving part, the rotating shaft comprises an external section which is formed by protruding outwards, and the second connection end is arranged on the external section;
the blocking piece is rotationally connected with the bottom plate through a rotating shaft, the second transmission piece is a gear arranged on the rotating shaft, the driving part is a spring or a torsion spring, the transmission end is connected with the driving part, and the second connection end is a gear surface;
the blocking piece is rotationally connected with the bottom plate through a rotating shaft, the second transmission piece is a transmission wheel arranged on the rotating shaft, the driving part is a spring or a torsion spring, the transmission end is connected with the driving part, and the second connection end is a shaft post or a shaft sleeve arranged on the wheel surface of the transmission wheel;
The blocking piece is in sliding connection with the bottom plate through a through hole in the bottom plate, the second transmission piece is an action block arranged on the blocking piece, the driving part is a spring for connecting the transmission end and the bottom plate, and the second connection end is a rack surface, a shaft column, a shaft sleeve or a blocking surface arranged on the action block.
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Fig. 1 is a schematic view of the structure of the book holder of embodiment 1;
fig. 2 is a schematic structural view of the book holder according to embodiment 2;
fig. 3 is a schematic structural view of the book holder according to embodiment 3;
fig. 4 is a schematic structural view of the book holder of embodiment 4;
fig. 5 is a schematic view of the structure of the book holder according to embodiment 5;
fig. 6 is a schematic structural view of the book holder according to embodiment 6;
fig. 7 is a schematic view of the structure of the book holder of embodiment 7;
fig. 8 is a schematic view of the structure of the book holder of embodiment 8;
fig. 9 is a schematic view of the structure of the book holder of embodiment 9;
fig. 10 is a schematic view of the structure of the book holder of embodiment 10;
fig. 11 is a schematic view of the structure of the book holder of embodiment 11;
fig. 12 is a schematic view of the structure of the book holder of embodiment 12;
fig. 13 is a schematic view of the structure of the book holder of embodiment 13;
fig. 14 is a schematic view of the structure of the book holder of embodiment 14;
Fig. 15 is a schematic view of the structure of the book holder of embodiment 15;
fig. 16 is a schematic view of the structure of the book holder of embodiment 18;
FIG. 17 is a schematic view of the structure of a prior art book holder as described in the background section;
fig. 18 is a schematic view of the structure of the book holder of embodiment 19;
fig. 19 is a schematic view of the structure of the book holder of embodiment 20;
fig. 20 is a schematic view of the structure of the book holder of embodiment 21;
fig. 21 is a schematic view of the structure of the book holder of embodiment 22;
fig. 22 is a schematic view of the structure of the book holder of embodiment 23;
fig. 23 is a schematic view of the structure of the book holder of embodiment 24;
FIG. 24 is a schematic view showing the structure of a reading frame according to embodiment 25.
Detailed Description
This section is a supplementary illustration of the summary section.
According to the utility model, the book holder comprises a bottom plate, a clamping piece, a resisting piece and a driving part, wherein the clamping piece, the resisting piece and the driving part are all connected with the bottom plate, the top end of the resisting piece is provided with a resisting surface for resisting the clamping piece, when the resisting surface is against the clamping piece, the clamping piece is prevented from moving in a direction away from the bottom plate, the driving part drives the clamping piece to move in a direction away from the bottom plate, the book holder further comprises a transmission part for connecting the driving part and the clamping piece, the transmission part comprises a first transmission part and a second transmission part, the first transmission part comprises a driven end for bearing the pressure of the clamping piece in the direction of the bottom plate and a first connection end connected with the second transmission part, and the second transmission part comprises a second connection end connected with the first connection end and a transmission end connected with the driving part.
The clamping force of the book end is provided by the driving part, and the force is transmitted to the clamping piece through the first transmission part and the second transmission part, so that once the driving part is damaged, the second transmission part connected with the driving part is only involved at most, the function of the clamping piece is not affected by the replacement operation, and the book end seat is not damaged.
The clamping piece is rotationally connected with the bottom plate, for example, the clamping piece is rotationally connected with the bottom plate through a rotating shaft, and the clamping piece can also be indirectly connected with the bottom plate through a transmission part.
The book holder of the utility model can also have linkage function, the said retaining piece is connected with the transmission part, when the clamping piece moves to the direction of the bottom plate, the retaining piece moves to the direction away from the bottom plate, when the clamping piece moves to the direction away from the bottom plate, the retaining piece moves to the direction of the bottom plate, compared with the book holder without linkage function, the utility model can finish the clamping of thicker pages under the condition of less clamping piece pressing down distance, the utility model provides two schemes, as for the concrete connection mode of the retaining piece and the bottom plate, in some embodiments, the retaining piece is rotationally connected with the bottom plate, for example, the retaining piece can be rotationally connected with the bottom plate through a rotating shaft, in other embodiments, the retaining piece is slidingly connected with the bottom plate, for example, the bottom plate is provided with a through hole for the retaining piece to pass through, and the retaining piece is slidingly connected with the bottom plate through the through hole.
The driving part can be directly connected with the transmission part, also can be indirectly connected with the transmission part through the retaining piece, when the driving part drives the clamping piece through the retaining piece, the clamping piece moves towards the direction far away from the bottom plate, the retaining piece moves towards the direction of the bottom plate, the external force presses down the clamping piece, and when moving towards the direction of the bottom plate, the retaining piece moves towards the direction far away from the bottom plate.
The torsion spring for generating clamping force of the existing book end is usually exposed in the visible range of consumers, which is not beneficial to the appearance, and the utility model does not limit the position of the driving part in particular, for example, the driving part can be arranged on the back of the bottom plate completely, can not be visible to consumers, and can be arranged on the front of the bottom plate completely and is wrapped completely. Of course, there are also some driving parts provided on the front surface of the base plate and some driving parts provided on the back surface of the base plate, and then some driving parts provided on the front surface of the base plate are completely wrapped.
The position of the transmission member is not particularly limited, so long as the transmission function of the transmission member is ensured to be successfully implemented, and therefore, in some embodiments, part of the second transmission member is disposed on the front surface of the base plate, in some embodiments, all of the second transmission member is disposed on the front surface of the base plate, and in some embodiments, all of the second transmission member is disposed on the back surface of the base plate. Of course, it is also possible to add a structure to the transmission member, for example, besides the first connection end and the second connection end being directly connected, an indirect transmission member may be added, so that the first connection end is indirectly connected through the indirect transmission member, and a person skilled in the art may select an appropriate indirect transmission member by referring to the first transmission member and the second transmission member.
Example 1
See fig. 1, a book holder, including bottom plate 1, clamping piece 3, retaining piece 2, drive unit and drive unit, clamping piece 3 and bottom plate 1 are rotated through pivot 4 and are connected, retaining piece 2 top is equipped with the retaining face 8 that prevents retaining piece 3 to the direction of keeping away from the bottom plate pivoted, retaining piece 2 and bottom plate fixed connection, the drive unit includes first driving medium and second driving medium, first driving medium is first gear 5, and the second driving medium is second gear 6 of setting on the bottom plate, and the driven end of first gear 5 is the gear shaft of first gear 5, the gear shaft is connected with clamping piece pivot 4 to bear clamping piece 3 to the pivoted turning force of bottom plate 1 direction, and the first link of first gear 5 and the second link of second gear 6 are the gear face and intermesh, drive unit includes spring 7, of course also can be the torsional spring, and the driving end and the connection of second gear 6 can select the gear shaft as second gear 6 through knowing the characteristic of drive unit such as second gear 6, even if this utility model still can select the driving end as the driving end of second gear 6, even if this utility model still rationally installs the driving end in order to select the driving end in the field. When the pressing clamping piece 3 rotates towards the direction of the bottom plate 1, the first gear 5 drives the second gear 6 to overcome the elastic force of the spring 7, once the clamping piece 3 is loosened, the spring 7 can drive the first gear 5 to drive the clamping piece 3 to rotate towards the direction far away from the bottom plate 1 through the second gear 6, and finally the clamping piece 3 is blocked by the blocking surface 8, so that pages entering between the blocking surface 8 and the clamping piece are clamped.
The spring 7 in this embodiment is disposed on the back of the base plate, and is invisible to the consumer, but it is needless to say that the spring 7 may be disposed on the front of the base plate, or may be partially or entirely covered by a shield such as a plastic cover, so as to be invisible to the consumer.
The specific positions of the second gears are not limited in this embodiment, and obviously, the different positions of the second gears do not affect the function of the book holder for realizing book clamping in this embodiment.
Example 2
Referring to fig. 2, the book holder in this embodiment is the same as embodiment 1, and also includes a base plate 11, a resisting piece, a clamping piece 13, a transmission component and a driving component, where the base plate 11 is rotationally connected with the clamping piece 13 through a rotating shaft 14, the resisting piece 12 is fixedly connected with the base plate 11, a resisting surface 19 for resisting the rotation of the clamping piece 13 in a direction away from the base plate 11 is disposed at a top end of the resisting piece, the difference is that the transmission component is a transmission rod 15, the second transmission component is a gear 17, a driven end 10 of the transmission rod 15 abuts against the clamping piece 13, and of course, the driven end 10 can also be connected with the clamping piece, so as to bear a rotational force of the clamping piece 13 in a direction toward the base plate 11, a rack surface 16 is disposed at a first connection end of the transmission rod 15, a gear surface is disposed at a second connection end of the gear 17, the first connection end and the second connection end are mutually meshed, and the driving component is a spring 18, which can of course also be a torsion spring, and the transmission end of the gear 17 is connected with the spring 18, which can be specifically described with reference to embodiment 1. The transmission rod 15 is not necessarily a straight rod as shown in fig. 2, for example, a portion of the transmission rod provided with a rack surface (i.e., a first connecting end) may be bent relative to the rest of the transmission rod, the transmission rod may also be rotationally connected with the bottom plate, the driven end of the transmission rod is pressed by the clamping piece to rotate relative to the bottom plate by a rotating force, the first connecting end also rotates relative to the bottom plate and pushes the gear to rotate, and the like, so that the specific shape of the transmission rod and the arrangement position of the gear are various, but the transmission rod can ensure that the pressure of the clamping piece pressed by the transmission rod is conducted to the gear through the rack surface.
Example 3
Referring to fig. 3, the book holder in this embodiment is mostly the same as embodiment 2, and also includes a bottom plate 22, a resisting piece 24, a clamping piece 21, a transmission component and a driving component, where the bottom plate 22 is rotationally connected with the clamping piece 21 through a rotating shaft 20, the resisting piece 24 is fixedly connected with the bottom plate 22, a resisting surface 23 for resisting the rotation of the clamping piece 21 in a direction away from the bottom plate 22 is provided at a top end of the resisting piece, and the difference is that the transmission component is a transmission rod 26, a driving wheel 28 is a first transmission component of the transmission component, a driven end 25 of the transmission rod 26 abuts against the clamping piece 21, and of course, the driven end 25 may also be connected with the clamping piece 21, so as to bear the rotational force of the clamping piece 21 in a direction of the bottom plate 22, and in particular, the first connection end of the transmission rod 26 is a shaft sleeve 29, the second connection end is a shaft post, and the shaft sleeve is sleeved on the shaft post, and the first connection end may also be the shaft post, and the second connection end is a shaft sleeve, and the driving component is a driving wheel 27, and may also be a torsion spring 27, and a torsion spring 27 may also be correspondingly connected with the transmission end 1, which is described in detail with reference to embodiment.
The transmission rod 26 is not necessarily a straight rod as shown in fig. 3, for example, a portion of the transmission rod provided with a shaft sleeve (i.e., a first connecting end) may be bent relative to the rest of the transmission rod, the transmission rod may also be rotationally connected with the bottom plate, the driven end of the transmission rod is pressed by the clamping piece to rotate relative to the bottom plate, the first connecting end also rotates relative to the bottom plate and pushes the driving wheel to rotate, and the like, so that the specific shape of the transmission rod and the setting position of the driving wheel are various, but the transmission rod can ensure that the pressure of the clamping piece pressed by the transmission rod is conducted to the driving wheel through the shaft sleeve, the spring 27 in this embodiment is arranged at the back of the bottom plate, and of course, the spring 27 arranged at the front part of the bottom plate is wrapped by a shielding material such as a plastic cover, so that the spring 27 is not visible to the consumer.
Example 4
Referring to fig. 4, the book holder in this embodiment is the same as embodiment 3, and also includes a bottom plate 37, a retaining piece 34, a clamping piece 31, a transmission component and a driving component, the bottom plate 37 is rotationally connected with the clamping piece 31 through a rotating shaft 30, the retaining piece 34 is fixedly connected with the bottom plate 37, a retaining surface 33 for retaining the clamping piece 31 from rotating away from the bottom plate 37 is provided at the top end of the retaining piece, which is different in that the transmission component and the driving component are the transmission component, the first transmission component of the transmission component is a power arm 35, the second transmission component is a resistance arm 38, the driven end 32 of the power arm 35 is against the clamping piece 31, of course, the driven end 32 can also be connected with the clamping piece 31, thereby bearing the rotating force of the clamping piece 31 in the direction of the bottom plate 37, the bottom plate 37 is provided with a rotating shaft 36 rotating relative to the bottom plate, the first connecting end of the power arm 35 is connected with the second connecting end of the resistance arm 38 through the rotating shaft 36, the driving component is a spring 40, and the transmission end 39 of the resistance arm 38 is against the spring 40 or connected with the spring 40, thereby receiving the elasticity released by the spring 40.
The position of the rotation shaft 36 and the spring 40 is not limited in this embodiment, and in this embodiment, the rotation shaft 36 is disposed on the back surface of the chassis, the spring 40 is disposed on the back surface of the chassis, and in fact, the rotation shaft 36 may be disposed on the front surface of the chassis, and the spring 40 may be disposed on the front surface of the chassis. These designs ensure that the force of the power arm pushing the clip down is transmitted through the pivot shaft 36 to the resistance arm 38. The spring 40 of this embodiment is disposed on the back of the base plate and is not visible to the consumer, although it may be disposed partially or completely on the front of the base plate, but the spring 40 disposed on the front of the base plate is covered by a shield such as a plastic cover and is not visible to the consumer.
Example 5
Referring to fig. 5, the book holder of this embodiment is the same as embodiment 4, and also includes a bottom plate 47, a retaining piece 45, a clamping piece 42, a transmission member and a driving member, where the bottom plate 47 is rotationally connected with the clamping piece 42 through a rotation shaft 41, the retaining piece 45 is fixedly connected with the bottom plate 47, a retaining surface 44 for retaining the clamping piece 42 from rotating away from the bottom plate 47 is provided at a top end of the retaining piece, and the difference is that the transmission member and the driving member are the first transmission member of the transmission member is a transmission rod 46, the second transmission member is a rotation shaft 48 rotationally connected with the bottom plate 47, a driven end 43 of the transmission rod 46 abuts against the clamping piece 42, and of course, the driven end 43 of the transmission rod 46 can also be connected with the clamping piece 42, so as to bear the rotation force of the clamping piece 42 in the direction of the bottom plate 47, the driving member is a spring 49, or a torsion spring 49, and the transmission end of the rotation shaft is connected with the spring 49, so as to bear the spring force released by the spring, which can be specifically referred to in the corresponding description of embodiment 1.
The rotating shaft 48 and the spring 49 in this embodiment are both disposed on the back of the bottom plate 47, but may be disposed on the front of the bottom plate, and these designs can ensure that the driving rod 46 transmits the pressure of the clip pressing down onto the rotating shaft 48, and the spring 49 in this embodiment is disposed on the back of the bottom plate, so that it is invisible to the consumer, or of course, it may be disposed on the front of the bottom plate, but the spring 49 disposed on the front of the bottom plate is covered by a shielding material such as a plastic cover, so that it is invisible to the consumer.
Example 6
Referring to fig. 1 and 6, the present embodiment is basically the same as embodiment 1, except that a gear arc 9 meshed with a second gear 6 is disposed at the bottom end of the retaining piece 2, and the retaining piece 2 is rotatably connected with the base plate 1 through a rotating shaft 100, so that when the clamping piece 3 rotates toward the base plate 1, the first gear 5 indirectly drives the gear arc 9 through the second gear, so that the retaining piece 2 rotates away from the base plate 1, and the clamping piece 3 is released, and the retaining piece 2 can be quickly reset.
Example 7
Referring to fig. 1 and 7, the present embodiment is basically the same as embodiment 1, except that a rack 101 meshed with a second gear 6 is disposed at the bottom end of the retaining piece 2, and the retaining piece 2 is slidably connected with the base plate 1 through a through hole 102 disposed on the base plate 1, so that when the clip 3 rotates toward the base plate 1, the first gear 5 indirectly drives the rack 101 through the second gear, so that the retaining piece 2 slides away from the base plate 1, and the clip 3 is released, and the retaining piece 2 can be quickly reset.
Example 8
Referring to fig. 2 and 8, the present embodiment is basically the same as embodiment 2, except that a gear arc 103 meshed with a gear 17 is provided at the bottom end of the retaining piece 12, and the retaining piece 12 is rotatably connected with the bottom plate 11 through a rotating shaft 104 provided on the bottom plate 11, so that when the clamping piece 13 rotates toward the bottom plate 11, the transmission rod 15 indirectly drives the gear arc 103 through the gear 17, so that the retaining piece 12 rotates away from the bottom plate 11, and the clamping piece 13 is released, and the retaining piece 12 can be quickly reset.
Example 9
Referring to fig. 2 and 9, the present embodiment is basically the same as embodiment 2, except that a rack 106 meshed with a gear 17 is provided at the bottom end of the retaining piece 12, and the retaining piece 12 is slidably connected with the bottom plate 11 through a through hole 105 provided on the bottom plate 11, so that when the clamping piece 13 rotates toward the bottom plate 11, the transmission rod 15 indirectly drives the gear 106 through the gear 17, so that the retaining piece 12 slides away from the bottom plate 11, and the clamping piece 13 is released, and the retaining piece 12 can be quickly reset.
Example 10
Referring to fig. 3 and 10, the present embodiment is basically the same as embodiment 3, except that a connecting rod 107 rotatably connected to the driving wheel 28 is disposed at the bottom end of the retaining piece 24, and the retaining piece 24 is rotatably connected to the bottom plate 22 through a rotating shaft 108 disposed on the bottom plate 22, so that when the clamping piece 21 rotates toward the bottom plate 22, the driving rod 26 indirectly drives the connecting rod 107 through the driving wheel 28, so that the retaining piece 24 rotates away from the bottom plate 22, and the clamping piece 21 is released, and the retaining piece 24 can be quickly reset.
Example 11
Referring to fig. 3 and 11, the present embodiment is basically the same as embodiment 3, except that a connecting rod 109 rotatably connected to a driving wheel 28 is provided at the bottom end of the retaining piece 24, and the retaining piece 24 is slidably connected to the bottom plate 22 through a through hole 110 provided on the bottom plate 22, so that when the clamping piece 21 rotates toward the bottom plate 22, the driving rod 26 indirectly drives the connecting rod 109 through the driving wheel 28, so that the retaining piece 24 slides away from the bottom plate 22, and the clamping piece 21 is released, and the retaining piece 24 can be quickly reset.
Example 12
Referring to fig. 4 and 12, the present embodiment is substantially the same as embodiment 4, except that the bottom end 111 of the retaining piece 34 is connected to the spring 40, and the retaining piece 34 is rotatably connected to the bottom plate 37 through a rotating shaft 112 provided on the bottom plate 37, so that when the clip 31 rotates toward the bottom plate 37, the power arm 35 indirectly drives the bottom end 111 of the retaining piece 34 through the resistance arm 38, so that the retaining piece 34 rotates away from the bottom plate 37, and the clip 31 is released, and the retaining piece 34 can be quickly reset.
Example 13
Referring to fig. 4 and 13, this embodiment is basically the same as embodiment 4, except that the bottom end 114 of the retaining piece 34 is connected to the spring 40, but of course, the retaining piece 34 may also be connected to the resistance arm 38, and the retaining piece 34 is slidably connected to the bottom plate 37 through the through hole 113 provided in the bottom plate 37, so that when the clip 31 rotates toward the bottom plate 37, the power arm 35 indirectly drives the bottom end 114 of the retaining piece 34 through the resistance arm 38, so that the retaining piece 34 slides away from the bottom plate 37, and releases the clip 31, and the retaining piece 34 can be quickly reset.
Example 14
Referring to fig. 5 and 14, the present embodiment is substantially the same as embodiment 5, except that the rotation shaft 48 extends along the connection direction of the transmission rod 46 and the rotation shaft 48 to form an external section 117 connected to the bottom end 116 of the retaining piece 45, and the retaining piece 45 is rotatably connected to the bottom plate 47 through the rotation shaft 115 provided on the bottom plate 47, so that when the clamping piece 42 rotates toward the bottom plate 47, the transmission rod 46 indirectly drives the bottom end 116 of the retaining piece 45 through the external section 117 of the rotation shaft 48, so that the retaining piece 45 rotates away from the bottom plate 47, and the clamping piece 42 is released, and the retaining piece 45 can be quickly reset.
Example 15
Referring to fig. 5 and 15, the present embodiment is substantially the same as embodiment 5, except that the rotation shaft 48 extends along the connection direction of the transmission rod 46 and the rotation shaft 48 to form an external section 118 connected to the bottom end 119 of the retaining piece 45, and the retaining piece 45 is slidably connected to the bottom plate 47 through a through hole 120 provided in the bottom plate 47, so that when the clamping piece 42 rotates toward the bottom plate 47, the transmission rod 46 indirectly drives the bottom end 119 of the retaining piece 45 through the external section 118 of the rotation shaft 48, so that the retaining piece 45 slides away from the bottom plate 47, and the clamping piece 42 is released, and the retaining piece 45 can be quickly reset.
Example 16
This embodiment is substantially identical to embodiment 14 except that the bottom end 116 of the retaining piece 45 is connected to the driving rod 46.
Example 17
This embodiment is substantially the same as embodiment 15 except that the bottom end 119 of the retaining piece 45 is connected to the transmission rod 46.
Example 18
Referring to fig. 5, 14 and 16, the present embodiment is basically the same as embodiment 14, except that the retaining piece 45 is rotatably connected to the bottom plate 47 through a rotation shaft 122, a spring 121 is disposed on the rotation shaft 122, and the rotation shaft 48 extends along the connection direction of the transmission rod 46 and the rotation shaft 48 to form an external section 117, against the bottom end 123 of the retaining piece 45, so that when the clamping piece 42 rotates toward the bottom plate 47, the transmission rod 46 indirectly drives the bottom end 123 of the retaining piece 45 through the external section 117 of the rotation shaft 48, so that the retaining piece 45 rotates away from the bottom plate 47, and the clamping piece 42 is released, and the retaining piece 45 can be quickly reset.
Example 19
Referring to fig. 18, the embodiment provides a novel book holder, the book holder includes a bottom plate 54, a clamping piece 52, a resisting piece 50, a transmission part and a driving part, the clamping piece 52 is rotationally connected with the bottom plate 54 through a rotating shaft 53, a resisting surface 51 for preventing the clamping piece 52 from rotating in a direction away from the bottom plate 54 is arranged at the top end of the resisting piece 50, the resisting piece 52 is fixedly connected with the bottom plate 54, the transmission part includes a first transmission part and a second transmission part, the first transmission part is a telescopic head 55, the second transmission part is a pipe body 56 rotationally connected with the bottom plate 54 through a rotating shaft 58, a sliding space 59 for sliding the telescopic head is arranged in the pipe body 56, a spring 57 is located in the sliding space 59, the inner wall of the pipe body 56 is a second connection end, the second connection end is slidingly connected with a first connection end 61 of the telescopic head penetrating into the pipe body, a driven end of the telescopic head is rotationally connected with the clamping piece 52 through a rotating shaft 60, the bottom of the pipe body 59 is a transmission end, one end of the spring 57 is abutted against the transmission end, and the other end is a first connection end 61.
When the pressing jaw 52 rotates towards the bottom plate 54, the telescopic head 55 is pushed into the tube 56, so that the spring 57 is extruded, and once the jaw 52 is released, the spring 57 can drive the jaw 52 to rotate towards a direction away from the bottom plate 54 through the telescopic head 55 and finally be blocked by the blocking surface 51, so that a page entering between the blocking surface 51 and the jaw 52 is clamped.
The spring 57 is in this embodiment arranged in a sliding space 59, which is not visible, and the entire transmission part is also located on the front side of the base plate 54.
Example 20
Referring to fig. 19, the embodiment 20 is basically the same as the embodiment 19 except that the telescopic head is exchanged with the tube, i.e. the first transmission member is a tube 62 and is rotatably connected to the clip, and the second transmission member is a telescopic head 63 and is rotatably connected to the base plate.
Example 21
Referring to fig. 18 and 20, embodiment 21 is basically the same as embodiment 19, except that the retaining piece 50 is rotatably connected to the base plate 54 through the rotation shaft 126, the tube 56 extends downward to form an extension section 124, and the extension section 124 is rotatably connected to the bottom end 125 of the retaining piece 50 through the rotation shaft 127, so that the clip 52 is pressed, when the clip rotates toward the base plate 54, the retaining piece 50 rotates away from the base plate 54, and after the clip 52 is released, the spring 57 releases the elastic force, so as to push the clip 52 to rotate away from the base plate 54, and the retaining piece 50 rotates toward the base plate 54 under the driving of the extension section 124, and finally the clip 52 is retained by the retaining surface 51 of the retaining piece 50, so as to clamp the page between the clip 52 and the retaining surface 51.
Example 22
Referring to fig. 4 and 21, this embodiment is substantially the same as embodiment 4, except that the clip 64 is only connected to the transmission rod 65, and is not directly connected to the base plate in a rotating manner.
Example 23
Referring to fig. 22, the embodiment provides another novel book holder, which comprises a bottom plate 74, a clamping piece 71, a retaining piece 73, a transmission part and a driving part, wherein the clamping piece 71 is rotationally connected with the bottom plate 74 through a rotating shaft 70, the top end of the retaining piece 73 is provided with a retaining surface 72 for preventing the clamping piece 71 from rotating in a direction far away from the bottom plate 74, the retaining piece 73 is rotationally connected with the bottom plate 74 through the rotating shaft 77, the transmission part comprises a first transmission part and a second transmission part, the first transmission part is a first transmission rod 80, the second transmission part is a rotating shaft 77 for connecting the retaining piece 73 with the bottom plate 74, the rotating shaft 77 comprises an external connection section, the external connection section protrudes towards the direction of the first transmission rod 80, the external connection section comprises a retaining piece part 78 and a motion rod part 79 which are integrated with the retaining piece, the motion rod part 79 is separated from the retaining piece part 78 and can also be mutually connected, the bottom end of the first transmission rod 80 is a first connection end 80, the first connection end 80 is a first inclined plane, the end, opposite to the first connection end 80, of the movement rod portion 79 is a second connection end 75, the second connection end 75 is a second inclined plane, the first inclined plane is in surface contact with the second inclined plane, the driving component is a spring 76 connected with the driving end of the rotation shaft 77, when the clamping piece 71 is pressed down, the first inclined plane slides along the second inclined plane and pushes the movement rod portion 79, the clamping piece 73 rotates away from the bottom plate 74 by overcoming the elastic force of the spring 76 through the clamping piece portion 78, and once the clamping piece 71 is released, the spring 76 releases the elastic force, so that the clamping piece 73 rotates away from the bottom plate 74, the clamping piece 71 rotates away from the bottom plate 74 and is finally blocked by the blocking surface 72, and pages entering between the blocking surface 72 and the clamping piece 71 are clamped.
Of course, the outer section may also be considered as a separate part, such as an indirect drive connecting the first drive rod 80 and the rotary shaft 77.
Example 24
Referring to fig. 23, this embodiment is basically the same as embodiment 23 except that the retaining piece 73 is fixedly connected to the bottom plate 74, the second transmission member is a motion rod portion 79, the driving member is a spring 82 connected to the transmission end of the motion rod portion 79, and the spring 82 is connected to the bottom plate 74 through the retaining piece 73.
Example 25
Referring to fig. 24, the present embodiment provides a reading rack, including a book supporting surface 128 and a book holder 130, wherein a sliding cavity 129 for sliding a bottom plate 131 of the book holder 130 is provided on the book supporting surface 128, so that a relative position between the book holder 130 and the book supporting surface 128 can be changed according to a use condition of a consumer, and of course, the bottom plate 131 and the book supporting surface can be made into an integrated structure, so that a position between the book holder 130 and the book supporting surface 128 is fixed.
The foregoing has shown and described the basic principles, principal features and advantages of the utility model. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the present utility model is not limited to the embodiments described above, and that the above embodiments and descriptions are merely illustrative of the principles of the present utility model, and various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the utility model, which is defined in the appended claims. The scope of the utility model is defined by the appended claims and equivalents thereof.

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1. The utility model provides a book holder, includes bottom plate, clamping piece, keeps out piece and drive unit all are connected with the bottom plate, keeps out the piece top and is equipped with the face of keeping out the clamping piece, works as when keeping out the face of keeping out when supporting the clamping piece, prevent clamping piece to the direction motion of keeping away from the bottom plate, drive unit drive clamping piece moves to the direction of keeping away from the bottom plate, its characterized in that book holder still includes the drive unit who connects drive unit and clamping piece, keep out the piece and be connected with drive unit, when the clamping piece moves to the direction of bottom plate, keep out the piece and move to the direction of keeping away from the bottom plate when the clamping piece moves to the direction of keeping away from the bottom plate.
2. The book holder of claim 1, characterized in that the transmission member comprises a first transmission member and a second transmission member, the first transmission member comprises a driven end for bearing the pressure of the clamping piece in the direction of the bottom plate and a first connection end connected with the second transmission member, and the second transmission member comprises a second connection end connected with the first connection end and a transmission end connected with the driving member.
3. The book holder of claim 1, characterized in that when a portion of the drive members are disposed on the front side of the base plate, the portion of the drive members disposed on the front side of the base plate are completely enclosed.
4. The book holder of claim 1, characterized in that the drive members are all disposed on the back of the base plate.
5. A book holder according to claim 1, 2 or 3, characterized in that the drive members are all arranged on the front side of the base plate.
6. The book holder of claim 2, characterized in that the first connecting end is directly connected to the second connecting end; or alternatively; the transmission part further comprises an indirect transmission part, and the first connecting end and the second connecting end are indirectly connected through the indirect transmission part.
7. The book holder of claim 2, characterized in that a portion of the second transmission member is disposed on the front surface of the base plate.
8. The book holder of claim 2 or 7, characterized in that the second transmission members are all disposed on the front surface of the base plate.
9. The book holder of claim 2, characterized in that the second transmission members are all disposed on the back of the base plate.
10. The book holder of claim 2, characterized in that the clip is rotatably connected to the base plate or the clip is indirectly connected to the base plate via a transmission member.
11. The book holder of claim 2, characterized in that the retaining tab is rotatably or slidably connected to the base plate.
12. The book holder of claim 2, characterized in that the drive member is connected to the transmission member by a retaining tab.
13. The book holder of claim 2 or 6 or 7 or 9 or 10 or 11 or 12, characterized in that the first transmission member is a first gear, the second transmission member is a second gear, the driving member is a spring or torsion spring, the clamping piece is rotatably connected with the bottom plate through a rotating shaft, the driven end is connected with the rotating shaft, the first connecting end and the second connecting end are gear surfaces and meshed with each other, and the driving member is connected with the driving end and prevents the second gear from rotating through the driving end.
14. The book holder of claim 2 or 6 or 7 or 9 or 10 or 11 or 12, characterized in that the first driving member is a driving rod, the second driving member is a gear, the driving member is a spring or torsion spring, the driven end is connected with or abuts against the clamping piece, the first connecting end is provided with a rack surface, the second connecting end is a gear surface and is meshed with the first connecting surface, and the driving member is connected with the driving end and prevents the gear from rotating through the driving end.
15. The book holder of claim 2 or 6 or 7 or 9 or 10 or 11 or 12, characterized in that the first transmission member is a transmission rod, the second transmission member is a transmission wheel, the driving member is a spring or torsion spring, the driven end is connected with or abuts against the clamping piece, the first connecting end is a shaft sleeve, and the second connecting end is a shaft post arranged on a wheel surface of the transmission wheel; or alternatively; the first connecting end is a shaft post, and the second connecting end is a shaft sleeve arranged on the wheel surface of the driving wheel; the shaft sleeve is sleeved on the shaft column, and the driving part is connected with the driving end and prevents the driving wheel from rotating through the driving end.
16. The book holder of claim 13, characterized in that the retaining tab is engaged with the second gear; or alternatively; and the bottom end of the resisting piece is rotationally connected with the second gear wheel surface.
17. The book holder of claim 14, characterized in that the retaining tab is engaged with a gear; or alternatively; the bottom end of the resisting piece is rotationally connected with the gear wheel surface.
18. The book holder of claim 15, characterized in that the retaining tab is rotatably connected to the wheel face of the drive wheel.
19. The book holder of claim 2 or 6 or 7 or 9 or 10 or 11 or 12, characterized in that the first driving member is a power arm, the second driving member is a resistance arm, the driving member is a spring connected to the bottom plate, the driven end is connected to or abuts against the clamping piece, the first connecting end and the second connecting end are connected to each other through a rotation shaft rotatably connected to the bottom plate, and the driving end is connected to or abuts against the spring to bear the elastic force released by the spring.
20. The book holder of claim 19, characterized in that the retaining tab is connected to a spring.
21. The book holder of claim 2 or 6 or 7 or 9 or 10 or 11 or 12, characterized in that the first transmission member is a transmission rod, the second transmission member is a rotation shaft rotatably connected to the bottom plate, the driving member is a spring or torsion spring, the driven end is connected to or abuts against the clamping piece, the first connection end is connected to the second connection end by a shaft, and the transmission end is connected to the driving member.
22. The book holder of claim 21, characterized in that the rotary shaft includes an externally-connected section formed by protruding outward, the retaining tab being connected to the externally-connected section; or alternatively; the resisting piece is connected with the transmission rod.
23. The book holder of claim 2, 6, 7, 9, 10 or 11, characterized in that the first driving part is a telescopic head, the second driving part is a tube body rotationally connected with the bottom plate, a sliding space for sliding the telescopic head is arranged in the tube body, a second connecting end in the tube body is slidingly connected with a first connecting end of the telescopic head, a driven end of the telescopic head is connected with the clamping piece or props against the clamping piece, the driving part is a spring arranged in the sliding space, and a driving end is arranged in the tube body and is connected with the telescopic head and the driving end; or alternatively; the first driving part is a pipe body, the second driving part is a telescopic head connected with the bottom plate in a rotating way, a sliding space for sliding the telescopic head is arranged in the pipe body, a first connecting end in the pipe body is connected with a second connecting end of the telescopic head in a sliding way, a driven end of the pipe body is connected with or props against the clamping piece, the driving part is a spring arranged in the sliding space, the telescopic head is provided with a driving end, and the spring is connected with the inside of the pipe body and the driving end.
24. The book holder of claim 23, characterized in that the retaining tab is connected to the second transmission member.
25. The book holder of claim 2 or 6 or 7 or 9 or 10 or 11, characterized in that the first driving member is a first driving rod, the second driving member is a second driving rod, the driving member is a spring connected to the driving end, the driven end is connected to the clamping piece, the first connecting end is a first inclined plane, and the second connecting end is a second inclined plane matching the first inclined plane.
26. The book holder of claim 2 or 6 or 7 or 9 or 10 or 11 or 12, characterized in that the first transmission member is a first transmission rod, the second transmission member is a rotation shaft for rotationally connecting the retaining piece and the bottom plate, the rotation shaft comprises an external section formed by protruding toward the first transmission rod, the driven end is connected with the clamping piece, the first connection end is a first inclined plane, the second connection end is a second inclined plane which is arranged on the external section and matched with the first inclined plane, the driving part is a spring or torsion spring, and the driving end is connected with the driving part.
27. The book holder of claim 2 or 6 or 7 or 9 or 10 or 11 or 12, characterized in that the second transmission member is a rotation shaft rotatably connecting the retaining sheet and the bottom plate, the driving member is a spring or torsion spring, the transmission end is connected with the driving member, the rotation shaft includes an external section formed by protruding outwards, and the second connection end is disposed on the external section.
28. The book holder of claim 2 or 6 or 7 or 9 or 10 or 11 or 12, characterized in that the retaining piece is rotatably connected with the bottom plate through a rotation shaft, the second transmission member is a gear arranged on the rotation shaft, the driving member is a spring or torsion spring, the driving end is connected with the driving member, and the second connecting end is a gear surface.
29. The book holder of claim 2 or 6 or 7 or 9 or 10 or 11 or 12, characterized in that the retaining piece is rotatably connected with the bottom plate through a rotation shaft, the second transmission member is a transmission wheel arranged on the rotation shaft, the driving member is a spring or torsion spring, the transmission end is connected with the driving member, and the second connection end is a shaft post or a shaft sleeve arranged on a wheel surface of the transmission wheel.
30. The book holder of claim 2 or 6 or 7 or 9 or 10 or 11 or 12, characterized in that the retaining piece is slidably connected to the base plate through a hole in the base plate, the second transmission member is an action block provided on the retaining piece, the driving member is a spring connecting the transmission end to the base plate, and the second connection end is a rack surface, a shaft post, a shaft sleeve, or a retaining surface provided on the action block.
31. A reading stand comprising a book support surface for holding a book, wherein the book support surface is of unitary construction with the base plate of the book holder of claims 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 or 6 or 7 or 9 or 10 or 11 or 12; or alternatively; the book supporting surface is provided with a sliding cavity for sliding the bottom plate of the book holder according to claim 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 or 6 or 7 or 9 or 10 or 11 or 12.
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