GB2502784A

GB2502784A - Stand for supporting an engine injector disassembling apparatus and an injector disassembling assembly comprising the same

Info

Publication number: GB2502784A
Application number: GB201209964A
Authority: GB
Inventors: Bing-Sheng Chen
Original assignee: CENTRIFUGE IND CO Ltd
Current assignee: CENTRIFUGE IND CO Ltd
Priority date: 2012-06-06
Filing date: 2012-06-06
Publication date: 2013-12-11
Anticipated expiration: 2032-06-06
Also published as: GB201209964D0; GB2502784B

Abstract

A stand 1 is provided for supporting an engine injector disassembling apparatus 3, fig. 4. The stand includes a base 4 and at least two supporting mechanisms 52. Each supporting mechanism includes a connecting member 51 and a supporting member 52. One end of each connecting member is connected to each supporting member, the other end of each connecting member is pivoted to the base 4. The connecting members can drive the supporting members to move between a first position (fig 1) and a second position (fig. 5). The connecting members are pivoted to the base, so the supporting members can be rapidly pivoted to a first position and mounted on an upper cover of a cylinder head of an engine (fig. 3, 4), and can be rapidly pivoted to a second position for easy storage without occupying much space (fig. 5).

Description

STAND FOR SUPPORTING AN ENGINE INJECTOR

DISASSEMBLING APPARATUS AND AN INJECTOR

DISASSEMBLING ASSEMBLY COMPRISING THE SAME

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to a stand, more particularly, to a stand adapted for supporting an engine injector disassembling apparatus on an upper cover of a cylinder head of an engine.

Description of the Prior Art

A conventional upper cover of a cylinder head of an engine is usually formed with two projections for accommodating camshafts, and injectors are disposed between the two projections. The injectors extend downwardly from the upper cover and are in close fit with the engine. Since the injector is composed of plural parts, the operating angle of a conventional tool for disassembling the injector is very limited due to the two projections. Therefore, it requires a great quantity of manpower and time for disassembling the injector, and the parts of the injector is likely to be damaged during the disassembling process.

The present invention is, therefore, arisen to obviate or at least mitigate the above mentioned disadvantages.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The main object of the present invention is to provide a stand which can be mounted on an upper cover of a cylinder head of an engine and stored rapidly.

To achieve the above and other objects, a stand for supporting an engine injector disassembling apparatus of tile present invention is adapted for being mounted on an upper cover of a cylinder head of an engine, wherein the stand includes a base and at least two supporting mechanisms.

The base is adapted for an engine injector disassembling apparatus mounted thereon.

Each supporting mechanism is adjustably mounted to the base.

Corresponding to the base, the two supporting mechanisms are adjustable between a first position and a second position. The two supporting mechanisms are under the bottom of the base and positioned on the upper cover when they are located at the first position, and the two supporting mechanisms are away from the upper cover when they are located at the second position.

Whereby, the stand of the present invention can be mounted on an upper cover and stored rapidly, so that all the parts of the stand do not have to be disassembled once they are assembled. Therefore, it is quiet convenient and can prevent the lost of the parts due to the modulized design of the stand.

The present invention will become more obvious from the following description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, which show, for purpose of illustrations only, the preferred embodiment(s) in accordance with the present invention.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Fig. 1 is a stereogram of the present invention; Fig. 2 is an explosion diagram of the present invention; Fig. 3 is a drawing showing a stand of the present invention mounted on an engine; Fig. 4 is a drawing showing an engine injector disassembling apparatus mounted on the stand of the present invention; Fig. 5 is a drawing showing the stand of the present invention in a folded state; Fig. 5A is a partial cross-sectional view of Fig. 5; and Fig. 6 is another partial cross-sectional view of Fig. 5, wherein the distance between a base and an upper cover of a cylinder head of an engine is adjusted though a connecting member.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

As shown in Figs. 3 and 4. a stand I for supporting an engine injector disassembling apparatus of the present invention is adapted for being mounted on an upper cover 2 of a cylinder head of an engine. The upper cover 2 is formed with two projections 21, and with a plurality of receiving slots 22 formed between the projections 21. Each receiving slot 22 is adapted for receiving one injector 23 which includes a plurality of elements (not shown). The upper cover 2 is formed with a plurality of first positioning members 24 projecting thereon. The stand 1 is adapted for an injector disassembling apparatus 3 mounted thereon. The injector disassembling apparatus 3 is used to disassemble the elements of the injector 23 from the receiving slot 22. The injector disassembling apparatus 3 is mounted to the base, and the combination of the stand 1 and the injector disassembling apparatus 3 forms an injector disassembling assembly As shown in Figs. I to 4, the stand I includes a base 4 and two supporting mechanisms 5. The base 4 includes a first transverse bar 41 and a second transverse bar 42, and there is a gap 43 formed between the first transverse bar 41 and the second transverse bar 42. The gap 43 extends in the longitudinal direction of the base 4 and runs through two ends of the first and second transverse bars 4!, 42, wherein the first and second transverse bars 41, 42 are separated apart from each other and not integrally formed. Tn other embodiment, the gap 43 may not run through two ends of the first and second transverse bars 41, 42, that is, the first and second transverse bars 41, 42 may be integrally formed. The first and second transverse bars 41, 42 each includes a top, a bottom and two lateral sides, and includes two through slots 411, 421, respectively. The through slots 411, 421 extend in the longitudinal direction of the base 4 for a distance, and run through the two lateral sides of the first and second transverse bars 41, 42, respectively, wherein the through slots 411, 421 are long and nan-ow.

The two supporting mechanisms 5 are adjustably mounted to the base 4. More specifically, corresponding to the base 4, each mechanism 5 can be adjusted in various ways, in which a pivotally adjusted way is preferable. However, under the premise that each mechanism 5 is not disassembled from the base 4, any means allowing each mechanism 5 to move between a first position and a second position is included by the present invention. Each supporting mechanism 5 includes one connecting member 51, one supporting member 52 and a plurality of second positioning members 53.

Each supporting member 52 is disposed at one end of each connecting member 5!, and the other end of each connecting member 5! is adjustably mounted to the base 4 so as to adjust each supporting member 52 to move between the first position and tile second position. Tile two supporting members 52 are under tile bottom of the base 4 and positioned on two of the first positioning members 24 of the upper cover 2 when the two connecting members S I drive the two supporting members 52 to locate at the first position, and the two supporting members 52 are away from the two first positioning members 24 and tile bottom of the base 4 when the two connecting members 51 drive the two supporting members 52 to locate at the second position.

Each connecting member 51 is L-shaped and includes a first portion 511 and a second portion 512 extending from one end of the first portion 511, and the direction in which the first portion 511 extends is perpendicular to the direction in which the second portion 512 extends. Each connecting member 5 1 includes two sidewails at one end thereof and the two sidewalls define an opening 5 13 thererbtween, and each sidewall has a through hole, wherein the through holes correspond to and communicate with each other. Each conriectmg member 51 includes an L-shaped slot 514, and the L-shaped slot 514 includes a first section 514a extending in the direction in which the first portion 511 extends and a second section 51 4b extending in the direction in which the second portion 512 extends. The first section 5 14a and the second section 5 14b communicate with each other substantially at the intersection of the first portion 511 and the second portion 512 of each connecting member 51. In brief, the shape of the L-shaped slot 514 substantially corresponds to that of the connecting member 51. The L-shaped slot 514 does not communicate with the opening 5 13, that is, there is a spacing portion between the L-shaped slot 514 and the opening 513. Each connecting member 51 is disposed in the gap 43, and

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the two second positioning member 53 is disposed through one of the through slots 411 of the first transverse bar 41, the L-shaped slot 514 of each connecting member I and one of the through slots 421 of the second transverse bar 42, such that corresponding to the base 4, each connecting member 51 can pivot around one of the second positioning member 53.

Each supporting member 52 includes a transverse beam 521 and two vertical posts 522, wherein each transverse beam 521 includes two sliding slots 521a extending vertically and running through the top and the bottom thereot and the two sliding slots 52la are near two end of each transverse beam 521 in the longitudinal direction, respectively. Preferably, the two sliding slots 521a extend, respectively, in the longitudinal direction of each transverse beam 521 for a distance and are long and narrow. Two fourth positioning members 55 slidably penetrate through the two sliding slots 521a and are fixed to the respective tops of the two vertical posts 522, such that the two vertical posts 522 are slidably disposed at two end of the bottom of 1 5 the transverse beam 521 respectively. Each vertical post 522 has a positioning hole 522a formed at the bottom thereof The width of the opening 513 is substantially equal to that of the transverse beam 521, such that each transverse beam 521 can be disposed into each opening 13. Each transverse beam 521 has a through hole formed at the intermediate portion thereof The through hole extends in a direction parallel to the transverse direction of the transverse beam 521, and runs through the transverse beam 521. One of the two third positioning members 54 is disposed through the through holes of the two sidewalls and the opening 5 13, to secure the transverse beam 521 to the second portion 512 of the connecting member 51. When pivoting correspondingly to the base 4, each connecting member 5 I can drive each supporting member 52 to move between the first position and the second position.

When mounting the stand 1 on the upper cover 2, two the connecting members 51 are pivoted around the two second positioning members 53 correspondingly to the base 4, respectively, to drive the two supporting members 52 to locate at the first position, meanwhile, the transverse beams 521 are located at the bottom of the base 4. The positioning holes 522a of the vertical posts 522 are then aligned with the first positioning members 24, respectively, to fix the vertical posts 522 on the upper cover 2, and all the second, third and fourth positioning members 53, 54, 55 are screwed tight, as shown in Fig. 3. Finally, the user can mount the injector disassembling apparatus 3 on the base 4 to complete the fabrication of an injector disassembling assembly. Whereby, parts of the injector disassembling apparatus 3 can be disposed through the gap 43, so as to disassemble the injector 23, as shown in Fig. 4.

As shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 6, when the stand 1 is mounted on another type of upper cover 2' (as shown in Fig. 6), the stand 1 have to be adjusted to locate at a suitable position since an injector is located at a lower position. The second positioning member 53 through the L-shaped slot 514 is relatively moved from the first section 514a to the second section 514b, so as to move base 4 downwardly to keep the base 4 and the injector 23 apart in a suitable distance with which the injector disassembling apparatus 3 works.

As shown in Figs. I, 2, 5 and 5A, when storing the stand 1, the two the connecting members 51 are pivoted upwardly around the two second positioning members 53 correspondingly to the base 4, respectively, to drive the two supporting members 52 to locate at the second position, meanwhile, the transverse beams 521 are located above the top of the base 4, and preferably next to and closely contacts the top of the base 4. Whereby, the stand 1 is in a folded state and easy to store.

The present invention is easy to store and quickly to turn into an usage state, thus saving time for mounting it to the upper cover 2 and being utility.

In addition, each connecting member 51 includes one the L-shaped slot 514, the through slots 411, 421 of the first and second transverse bars 41, 42 are long and narrow, and the sliding slots 521 a are long and narrow. The base 4 can be vertically adjusted correspondingly to the two supporting mechanisms 5, the distance between the two supporting mechanisms 5 can be adjusted, and the distance between the two vertical posts 522 of the two supporting members 52 can be adjusted, so that the stand I can be mounted to different type of upper cover.

Although particular embodiments of the invention have been described in detail for purposes of illustration, various modifications and enhancements may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Accordingly, the invention is not to be limited except as by the appended claims. g

Claims

WHAT IS CLAIMED IS: I. A stand for supporting an engine injector disassembling apparatus, adapted for being mounted on an upper cover of a cylinder head of an engine, the stand including: a base, for an engine injector disassembling apparatus mounted thereon, and the base having a top and a bottom; and at least two supporting mechanisms, adjustably mounted to the base; wherein corresponding to the base, the two supporting mechanisms are adjustable between a first position and a second position, the two supporting mechanisms are under the bottom of the base and positioned on the upper cover of the cylinder head of the engine when they are located at the first position, and the two supporting mechanisms are away from the upper cover of the cylinder head of the engine when they are located at the second position.
2. The stand for supporting an engine injector disassembling apparatus of claim 1, wherein the upper cover is formed with a plurality of first positioning members projecting thereon, each supporting mechanism includes at least one connecting member and at least one supporting member, each supporting member is disposed at one end of each connecting member, the other end of each connecting member is adjustably mounted to the base so as to drive each supporting member to move between the first position and the second position; wherein the two supporting members are under the bottom of the base and positioned on two of the first positioning members of the upper cover when the two connecting members drive the two supporting members to locate at the first position, and the two supporting members are away from the two first positioning members when the two connecting members drive the two supporting members to locate at the second position.
3. The stand for supporting an engine injector disassembling apparatus of claim 2, wherein the other end of each connecting member is pivotally mounted to the base, so as to drive each supporting member to pivot between the first position and the second position.
4. The stand for supporting an engine injector disassembling apparatus of claim 3, wherein the base includes a first transverse bar and a second transverse bai; there is a gap formed between the first transverse bar and the second transverse bar, the gap extends in the longitudinal direction of the base, the alternative of the first transverse bar and the second transverse bar 1 5 includes two through slots, each supporting mechanism includes a second positioning member, each connecting member includes an L-shaped slot, each connecting member is disposed in the gap, and each second positioning member is disposed through one of the through slots of the first transverse bar, the L-shaped slot of each connecting member and one of the through slots of the second transverse bat 5. The stand for supporting an engine injector disassembling apparatus of claim 4, wherein each connecting member is L-shaped and includes a first portion and a second portion extending from one end of the first portion, the direction in which the first portion extends is perpendicular to the direction in which the second portion extends, the L-shaped slot includes a first section extending in the direction in which the first portion extends and a second section extending in the direction in which the second portion extends, the first section and die second section communicate with each other substantially at the intersection of the first portion and the second portion of each connecting membet 6. The stand for supporting an engine injector disassembling apparatus of claim 5, wherein each supporting mechanism further includes a third 1 0 positioning member, and each supporting member includes a transverse beam and two vertical posts, the two vertical posts are disposed at two end of the bottom of the transverse beam respectively, each connecting member includes two sidewalls at one end thereof and the two sidewalls define an opening thererbtween, an intermediate portion of each transverse beam is 1 5 disposed in the opening, an the third positioning member penetrates the two sidewalls and each transverse beam so as to secure the transverse beam to the two sidewalls.7. The stand for supporting an engine injector disassembling apparatus of claim 6, wherein each supporting mechanism further includes two fourth positioning members, each transverse beam includes two sliding slots extending vertically and running through the top and the bottom thereof, the two sliding slots extend, respectively, in the longitudinal direction of each transverse beam for a distance, the two fourth positioning members slidably penetrate through the two sliding slots and are fixed to the respective tops of the two vertical posts.8. The stand for supporting an engine injector disassembling apparatus of claim 4, wherein the through slots extend, respectively, in the longitudinal direction of the base for a distance, the through slots are long and narrow, and one of the second positioning member slidably penetrate through one the through slot of the first transverse bar, the L-shaped slot of each connecting member and one the through slot of the second transverse bat 9. An injector disassembling assembly, including the stand as claimed in claim I and an engine injector disassembling apparatus, wherein the engine injector disassembling apparatus is mounted to the base of the stand.10. An injector disassembling assembly, including the stand as claimed in claim 2 and an engine injector disassembling apparatus, wherein the engine injector disassembling apparatus is mounted to the base of the stand.11. An injector disassembling assembly, including the stand as claimed in claim 3 and an engine injector disassembling apparatus, wherein the engine injector disassembling apparatus is mounted to the base of the stand.12. An injector disassembling assembly, including the stand as claimed in claim 4 and an engine injector disassembling apparatus, wherein the engine injector disassembling apparatus is mounted to the base of the stand.13. An injector disassembling assembly, including the stand as claimed in claim 5 and an engine injector disassembling apparatus, wherein the engine injector disassembling apparatus is mounted to the base of the stand.14. An injector disassembling assembly, including the stand as claimed in claim 6 and an engine injector disassembling apparatus, wherein the engine injector disassembling apparatus is mounted to the base of the stand.15. An injector disassembling assembly, including the stand as claimed in claim 7 and an engine injector disassembling apparatus, wherein the engine injector disassembling apparatus is mounted to the base of the stand.16. An injector disassembling assembly, including the stand as claimed in claim 8 and an engine injector disassembling apparatus, wherein the engine injector disassembling apparatus is mounted to the base of the stand.17. A stand for supporting an engine injector disassembling apparatus substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to the accompanying drawings.I 8. An injector disassembling assembly substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to the accompanying drawings.Amendments to the claims have been filed as follows: WHAT IS CLAIMED IS: 1. A stand for supporting an engine injector disassembling apparatus, the stand including: a base; and two supporting mechanisms, adjustably mounted to the base; each base including at least one connecting member and at least one supporting member, the or each supporting member being disposed at one end of the associated connecting member with the other end of the or each connecting member being pivotally mounted on the base so as to drive the associated supporting member to pivot between a first position and a second position; the two supporting mechanisms being adjustable between the first position and the second position, the two supporting members being under a portion of the base and wherein the two connecting members drive the two supporting members to locate at the first position and the two supporting members are not under said portion of the base when the two connecting members drive the two supporting members to locate at the second position.2. The stand for supporting an engine injector disassembling apparatus of claim 1, wherein the base includes a first supporting bar and a second supporting bar, there is a gap formed between the first supporting bar and the second supporting bar, the gap extends in the longitudinal direction of the base, both the first and second supporting bars include two through slots, each supporting mechanism includes a second positioning member, each connecting member includes an L-shaped slot, each connecting member is disposed in the gap, and each second positioning member is disposed through one of the through slots of the first supporting bar, the L-shaped slot of each connecting member and one of the through slots of the second supporting bar.3. The stand for supporting an engine injector disassembling apparatus of claim 2, wherein each connecting member is L-shaped and includes a first portion and a second portion extending from one end of the first portion, the direction in which the first portion extends is perpendicular to the direction in which the second portion extends, the L-shaped slot includes a first section extending in the direction in which the first portion extends and a second section extending in the direction in which the second portion extends, the first section and the second section 1 5 communicate with each other substantially at the intersection of the first portion and the second portion of each connecting member.4. The stand for supporting an engine injector disassembling apparatus of claim 3, wherein each supporting mechanism further includes a fastener, and each supporting member includes a supporting beam and two supporting posts, the two supporting posts are disposed vertically at the two ends of one side of the supporting beam respectively, each connecting member includes two sidewalls at one end thereof and the two sidewalls define an opening therebetween, an intermediate portion of each supporting beam is disposed in the opening, and the fastener penetrates the two sidewalls and each supporting beam so as to secure the supporting beams to the two sidewalls.
5. The stand for supporting an engine injector disassembling apparatus of claim 4, wherein each supporting mechanism further includes two fourth positioning members, each supporting beam includes two sliding slots extending vertically and running through the top and the bottom thereof, the two sliding slots extend, respectively, in the longitudinal direction of each supporting beam for a distance, the two fourth positioning members slidably penetrate through the two sliding slots and are fixed to the respective tops of the two supporting posts.
6. The stand for supporting an engine injector disassembling apparatus of claim 2, wherein the through slots extend, respectively, in the longitudinal direption of the base for a distance, and each second positioning member slidably penetrates through one through slot of the first supporting bar and each corresponding through slot of the second supporting bar, the L-shaped slot of each coimecting member and one through slot of the second supporting bar,
7. An injectoi disassembling assembly, including the stand as claimed in any one of the preceding claims and an engine injector disassembling apparatus, wherein the engine injector disassembling apparatus is mounted to the base of the stand.
8. A stand for supporting an engine injector disassembling apparatus substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
9. An injector disassembling assembly substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to the accompanying drawings.