FR3084606A1 - ASSEMBLY FORMING BUSHING SUPPORT CHASSIS - Google Patents

Abstract

This socket support frame assembly comprises a rail base (10), several holding bases (20) and several fixing members (30). The rail base (10) includes a bottom panel (11), a guide conduit (14) and a connection portion (16). The guide duct (14) is defined in the lower panel (11). The connection part (16) is formed through the bottom panel (11). The holding bases (20) are slidably and rotatably mounted in the guide duct (14). Each holding base (20) has a connection hole (26) defined in a bottom of the holding base (10). The fixing members (30) are mounted through the connection part (16) in the lower panel (11) from a lower surface of the lower panel (11) and are respectively screwed into the connection holes (26) provided in the holding bases (20).

Description

1. Field of the invention

The present invention relates to a socket support frame assembly, and more particularly to a socket support frame assembly which can firmly maintain a position and direction of a socket.

2. Description of the corresponding prior art

Referring to Figure 15, it appears that a conventional socket holding frame essentially comprises a holding base 60. Multiple retaining holes 62 of different diameters are formed in an upper surface of the holding base 60, of so that sockets can be inserted and held in the retaining holes 62

However, the conventional socket support frame can only contain sockets with specific diameters, and the positions of the sockets cannot be changed or adjusted. Therefore, the conventional socket support frame is not adaptable or practical when in use.

In FIG. 16 is shown another conventional socket support chassis, which essentially comprises a base forming a rail 70 and several holding bases 72. The base forming a rail 70 is elongated and comprises a rail 702 formed on an upper surface of the 'base forming rail 70 and projecting from this surface. The holding bases 72 are slidably mounted around and on the rail 702 of the rail forming base 70. Consequently, sockets can be maintained on the holding bases 72, and the positions of the sockets on the rail forming base 70 are adjustable.

However, the holding bases 72 of the conventional socket support frame cannot rotate relative to the rail base 70. Therefore, when a socket is held on one of the holding bases 72, the direction of the socket is fixed and not rotatable or adjustable. So, checking the dimension mark on the socket is inconvenient. In addition, the holding bases 72 cannot be securely held on the rail base 70, so that the holding bases 72 are easily involuntarily moved relative to the rail base 70 when an external force is applied to the socket support frame.

In FIG. 17 is shown another conventional socket holding frame, which essentially comprises a base forming a rail 80 and several holding bases 82. The base forming a rail 80 is elongated and comprises a duct forming a rail 802 defined in an upper surface. of the base forming a rail, the holding bases 82 being mounted in a sliding and rotatable manner in the duct forming a rail 802 arranged in the base forming a rail 80. Sockets are mounted on the holding bases 82, and the positions and directions sockets can be adjusted by moving or rotating the holding bases 82 with respect to the rail-forming base 80.

However, the holding bases 82 can be held in firmly predetermined positions and directions, so that the sockets mounted on the holding bases 82 may easily be moved or unintentionally turned when external force is applied to the chassis. socket holder. Therefore, this conventional socket support frame is not practical to use.

To overcome the aforementioned drawbacks, the present invention aims to provide an assembly forming a socket support frame making it possible to alleviate or avoid the problems mentioned above.

The main objective of the invention is to provide an assembly forming a socket support frame which is capable of securely holding sockets in fixed positions and in fixed directions.

The socket support frame assembly includes a rail base, a plurality of holding bases, and a plurality of fasteners. The rail base has a bottom panel, a guide conduit, and a connection portion. The guide duct is defined in the lower panel. The connection part is formed through the bottom panel. The holding bases are slidably and rotatably mounted in the guide duct arranged in the base forming a rail. Each holding base has a connection hole defined in a bottom of the holding base. Fasteners are mounted through the connection portion arranged in the lower panel from a lower surface of the lower panel and are each screwed into the connection holes provided in the holding bases.

According to another aspect of the invention, the rail base has two side panels connected to two sides of the bottom panel, thus having an H-shaped cross section; and the guide duct is defined between the bottom panel and the side panels. According to another aspect of the invention, each holding base comprises: a lower base mounted to slide and rotate in the guide duct arranged in the base forming a rail; and a holding portion formed on an upper surface of the lower base and projecting therefrom.

According to another aspect of the invention, the lower base of each holding base is a circular plate.

According to another aspect of the invention, the lower base of each holding base is a polygonal plate and has two abutment surfaces abutting against two sides of the guide duct.

According to another aspect of the invention, the connection part arranged in the base forming a rail is an elongated through hole.

According to another aspect of the invention, the connection part arranged in the base forming a rail is composed of multiple circular through holes arranged in a line.

According to another aspect of the invention, each fixing element is a self-tapping screw and in that the connection hole of each retaining base is a blind hole.

Other objects, advantages and new features of the invention will appear more clearly on reading the detailed description which follows, taken in conjunction with the appended drawings.

ON THE DRAWINGS

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of an assembly forming a socket support frame according to the present invention;

Figure 2 is an enlarged exploded perspective view of the socket holder frame assembly according to Figure 1;

Figure 3 is an enlarged side view in partial section of the assembly forming a socket support frame according to Figure 1;

Figure 4 is an enlarged end view in partial section of the assembly forming a socket support frame according to Figure 1;

Figure 5 is a perspective view of the operation of the socket support frame assembly according to Figure 1;

Figure 6 is an enlarged exploded perspective view of the operation of the socket holder chassis assembly according to Figure 1;

Figure 7 is an enlarged perspective view of the operation of the socket holder chassis assembly according to Figure 1;

Figure 8 shows perspective views of the operation of the socket support frame assembly according to Figure 1;

Figure 9 is an exploded perspective view of a second embodiment of an assembly forming a socket support frame according to the present invention;

Figure 10 is a side view in partial section of the assembly forming a socket support frame according to Figure 9;

Figure 11 is an exploded perspective view of a third embodiment of a socket holder frame assembly according to the present invention;

Figure 12 shows side views of the assembly of the socket support frame assembly according to Figure 11, in partial section;

Figure 13 is a top view in cross section of the socket holder frame assembly according to Figure 11;

Figure 14 shows perspective views of the operation of the socket support frame assembly according to Figure 11;

Figure 15 is a perspective view of a conventional socket support frame;

Figure 16 is a perspective view of another conventional socket support frame; and

Figure 17 is a perspective view of yet another conventional socket holding frame.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

With reference to FIGS. 1 to 4, it appears that an assembly forming a socket support frame according to the present invention comprises a base forming a rail 10, several holding bases 20 and several fixing members 30.

The rail base 10 is elongated, has an H-shaped cross section and includes a bottom panel 11 and two side panels 12. The side panels 12 are connected respectively to two sides of the bottom panel 11 to define a guide duct 14 in the lower panel 11 and the lower panel 11 and the side panels 12. The lower panel 11 has a connection part 16 formed through the lower panel 11. In the first embodiment, the connection part 16 is a through hole elongate.

The holding bases 20 are slidably and rotatably mounted in the guide duct 14 arranged in the rail forming base 10 and comprise a lower base 22 and a holding part 24. The lower base 22 can be a circular plate and is sliding mounted in the guide duct 14 arranged in the base forming a rail 10. The holding part 24 is formed on an upper surface of the lower base 22 and projects from this surface; it is suitable to be connected to a socket. Consequently, sockets can be placed on the rail base 10 by means of the support bases 20. In addition, each support base 20 has a respective connection hole 26 defined in a bottom of the support base. 20.

The fixing members 30 are mounted through the connection part 16 in the lower panel 11 from a lower surface of the lower panel 11 and are screwed into the connection holes 26 provided in the respective holding bases 20. Consequently, the holding bases 20 can be securely held in position by the fixing members 30. In the first embodiment, each fixing member 30 is a self-tapping screw, and the connection holes 26 arranged in the bases holding 20 are blind holes. In an alternative embodiment, each fixing member 30 is a bolt, and the connection holes 26 arranged in the holding bases 20 are tapped holes.

In use, as visible in FIGS. 5 to 8, the holding bases 20 are placed in the guide duct 14 from one end of the rail forming base 10, and sockets 50 are each placed on the parts of holding 24 of the holding bases 20. The sockets 50 are rotated so that marks on the sockets 50 face the same direction. The fasteners 30 are then inserted through the connection part 16 into the lower panel 11 from the lower surface of the lower panel 11 and are each screwed into the connection holes 26 provided in the holding bases 20. Consequently , the holding bases 20 with the sockets 50 can be securely held in the desired positions and in the desired directions. Thus, a user can clearly recognize the dimensions of the sockets 50 and conveniently take the sockets 50 to use them.

Because the holding bases 20 are firmly held on the rail base 10 by the fasteners 30, the positions and directions of the holding bases 20 will not change unintentionally even when an external force is applied to the socket holder assembly. Therefore, the use of the socket support frame assembly is stable and practical. To change the positions or the directions of the holding bases 20 and of the sockets 50, the fixing members 30 are released and the holding bases 20 can be moved or rotated relative to the guide duct 14 arranged in the base forming a rail 10 After displacement of the holding bases 20 in the desired positions or directions, the fixing members 30 are screwed into the connection holes 26 arranged in the holding bases 20. Consequently, the positions and directions of the sockets 50 can be adjusted. in a practical way.

In practice, several sockets 50 having different sizes are mounted on the holding parts 24 of the holding bases 20 and are arranged along the rail forming base 10 by size. As a result, the sockets 50 can be properly classified on the rail base 10 and are easily gripped for use.

Referring to Figures 9 and 10, it appears that, in the second embodiment, the connection part 16A on the base forming the rail 10A is composed of multiple circular through holes arranged in a line. Consequently, when a holding base 20 is moved to align with one of the through holes, the fixing member 30 is inserted through the through hole and is screwed into the connection hole 26 in the base holding 20 to hold the holding base 20 in position. After the fastener 30 has been released, the position and direction of the holding base 20 can also be adjusted.

With reference to FIGS. 11 to 14, it appears that, in the third embodiment, the lower base 22A of each holding base 20A is a polygonal plate and has two abutment surfaces 222. When the lower bases 22A of the holding bases 20A are mounted in the guide duct 14 in the base forming the rail 10, the abutment surfaces 222 of each holding base 20A can abut against two opposite sides of the guide duct 14 and preferably abut against the side panels 12. With such an arrangement, the holding bases 20A can rotate relative to the rail-forming base 10 and are prevented from rotating when the fixing element 30 is screwed into the connection hole 26A arranged in the holding base. 20A. Therefore, locking or releasing the holding bases 20A is practical.

Claims (8)

1. Assembly forming a socket support chassis, characterized in that it comprises: a rail base (10) having a bottom panel (11); a guide duct (14) defined in the lower panel (11); and a connection part (16) formed through the bottom panel (11); a plurality of holding bases (20) slidably and rotatably mounted in the guide duct (14) arranged in the rail forming base (10), and each holding base (20) has a respective connection hole (26) defined in a bottom of the holding base (20) and several fixing members (30) mounted through the connection part (16) provided in the lower panel (11) from a lower surface of the lower panel (11) and each screwed into the connection holes (26) arranged in the holding bases (20). 2. assembly forming a socket support chassis according to claim 1, characterized in that the rail-forming base (10) comprises two side panels (12) connected to two sides of the bottom panel (11), thus having a cross section in form of H; and the guide duct (14) is defined between the bottom panel (11) and the side panels (12). 3. assembly forming a socket support chassis according to claim 2, characterized in that each holding base (20) comprises a lower base (22) mounted to slide and rotate in the guide duct (14) arranged in the base forming rail (10); and a holding portion (24) formed on an upper surface of the lower base (22) and projecting therefrom. 4. Assembly forming a socket support chassis according to claim 3, characterized in that the lower base (22) of each holding base (20) is a circular plate. 5. assembly forming a socket support frame according to claim 5, characterized in that the lower base (22A) of each holding base (20A) is a polygonal plate and has two abutment surfaces (222) abutting against two sides of the guide duct (14). 6. assembly forming a socket support frame according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the connection part (16) arranged 10 in the rail base (10) is an elongated through hole. 7. assembly forming a socket support frame according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the connection part (16A) arranged in the base forming a rail (10A) is composed of multiple circular through holes arranged according to a line. 15 8. assembly forming a socket support frame according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that each fixing element (30) is a self-tapping screw and in that the connection hole (26) of each base of holding (20) is a blind hole.