JP2002327893A - Universal supporting tool - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a universal supporting tool constituted of a minimum member, remarkably reducing manufacturing and assembling cost, and fixing and supporting a sensor, a camera, etc. SOLUTION: This supporting tool is constituted of a fitting member 6 comprising a spherical fitting ball part 7 on one side and a mounting mechanism 8 on the other side, a fitting receiving member 1 constituted by punching a receiving hole 2 for fitting the ball part 7 of the fitting member 6 provided with a recessed part for storing a spring 9 at a deep wall on one side, fitting and receiving the ball part 7 to loosely move in the depth direction by the receiving hole 2, forming a suppression edge 2a by slightly narrowing an opening edge as compared with the diameter of the ball part 7, elongating and contracting the receiving hole 2 by providing a cut-out groove 3 over the receiving hole 2, providing a passing hole 3d so as to insert a fastening screw 4, stretching over the cut-out groove 3, and providing a mounting mechanism 5 on the other side and the spring 9. The spring 9 is loaded into the recessed part of the receiving hole 2 of the fitting receiving member 1, the ball part 7 of the fitting member 6 is strongly fitted and inserted into the receiving hole 2 from a front surface of the opening edge suppression edge 2a, the ball part 7 is rotated in a state of the ball part 7 pushed and supported toward the receiving hole 2 suppression edge 2a, and the fastening screw 4 is fastened and fixed at a prescribed angle.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a universal support for fixedly supporting a sensor, a camera, and the like at different angles, and more particularly to a universal support capable of finely changing the angle.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 5-6479, this kind of a universal supporter is a sphere for holding a sphere provided with a support shaft so as to freely rotate the sphere. A holding portion, a pressing pad for inserting a sphere from the open bottom of the ball holding portion and holding the ball from below, a spring for urging the pressing pad toward the sphere, and a support shaft of the pressing pad inserted through the open bottom of the ball holding portion. It is connected to the base arranged on the open bottom and closed, and the unlocking ring with the cam protruding on the inner peripheral surface is loosely fitted to the outer peripheral portion of the ball holding section, and the cam operation by the rotation of the unlocking ring However, the configuration is such that the biasing force of the spring on the sphere is adjusted by adjusting the strength of the spring, and the sphere is fixed.

[0003]

As described above, the conventional support has a structure in which the sphere is completely inserted into the sphere holding portion from the open bottom portion, so that the number of members is complicated. Rather, the production of many members including members for completely enclosing the sphere in the sphere holding part and rotating and fixing freely, assembling and adjusting the complicated work and labor, and There were many factors that led to high costs, such as the need for skilled technology.

The present invention realizes a universal support having a holding mechanism capable of minimizing the number of members, simplifying the assembling work, and smoothly fixing the sphere on the basis of the simple operation. Aim.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, a universal support according to the present invention comprises: a fitting member having a spherical fitting ball portion on one side via a neck portion and a mounting mechanism on the other; A receiving hole for rotatably receiving the ball portion, and a receiving member provided with an attachment mechanism on the other side, and the receiving portion of the receiving member has a ball portion in the depth direction. In order to play a little, the depth is narrowed, the rim is slightly smaller than the diameter of the sphere part, and it is formed as a restraining edge, and a hole such as a coil spring is loaded in the back wall of the receiving hole. With a series of recesses,
A notch groove is provided in the receiving hole so that the rim can be extended and contracted so that the fitting ball portion of the fitting member can be fitted from the front of the rim of the receiving hole, and fastened to a through hole provided across the notch groove. By inserting and tightening the attached screw, the receiving hole is contracted to fix the ball portion.

[0006] As a mounting mechanism of the fitting member, a surveillance camera,
A mounting plate with a screw hole, a mounting plate with a notch groove and a tightening screw,
Other mounting mechanisms are provided, and as a mounting mechanism for the fitting member,
In order to connect one mounting hole or a mounting hole orthogonal to one penetrating mounting hole, and insert a tightening screw into a through hole drilled across a cut groove provided over these mounting holes and tightened. Become.

[0007] A spring is loaded into the recess of the receiving hole of the receiving member, and the elastic portion of the spring is inserted into the receiving hole by firmly inserting the ball portion of the inserting member into the receiving hole from the front of the elastic lip formed by the cut groove of the receiving hole. The ball is pressed against the restraining edge of the slightly narrowed lip of the mouth and received, and the restraining edge is loaded so that the ball does not protrude from the receiving hole and is formed slightly larger in the depth direction The ball portion can be smoothly rotated in the hole by the receiving hole having a margin, and the ball portion is fixed by tightening the tightening screw at a predetermined angle.

[0008]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the universal support according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIGS. 1 to 4 show one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. FIG. 2 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a main part thereof, FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the separated state, and FIG. 4 is a side view of the separated receiving member.

The universal support is made of a light alloy material. A spherical fitting ball 7 is provided at one end via a neck 7a, and a mounting hole 8a is formed at the other end. A notch groove 8b is provided along the direction of the sphere 7 so as to extend through the hole 8a beyond the back wall, and a tightening screw 8d is inserted into a through hole 8c drilled across the notch groove 8b. A fitting member 6 provided with a suitable mounting mechanism 8 and a fitting member 6 in which a concave portion 2b for accommodating a spring 9 in an inner wall 2d is provided on one end surface of a rounded rectangular member. A receiving hole 2 of substantially the same diameter is formed in which the fitting ball portion 7 can be rotatably loaded, and a mounting hole 5a vertically penetrating the other end, a mounting hole 5b orthogonally crossing from the end face thereof, and this mounting hole. It comprises a notch groove 5c provided from above over the mounting hole 5b and the mounting screw 5d, and a tightening screw 5d straddling and tightening the notch groove 5c. A fitting receiving member 1 provided with the attachment mechanism 5,
It comprises a coil-shaped spring 9. In the drawing, a through hole formed along the base of the cut groove 8b of the mounting mechanism 8 of the fitting member 6 assists the elasticity of the mounting hole 8a by the cut groove 8b.

The receiving hole 2 of the receiving member 1 has a cylindrical receiving hole 2c having substantially the same diameter as the receiving ball portion 7 of the receiving member 6, followed by a back wall 2d inclined in a mortar shape, and a mouth. The rim is formed by the restraining edge 2a which is slightly smaller and smaller than the diameter of the fitting ball portion 7, and the cave portion 2c of the receiving hole 2 is formed into a slightly deeper cave of about 0.5 mm. The spherical portion 7 of the member 6 is configured to move slightly in the depth direction.

[0011] The receiving hole 2 has a lip inhibiting edge 2 of the sinus wall.
a cut groove 3 is provided from above in the depth direction extending from a to the back wall 2d so that the lip restraining edge 2a and the cave portion 2c expand and contract, and the base of the cut groove 3 is formed from above in a direction orthogonal thereto. Another cut groove 3a is provided in a cross shape to make the elasticity of the rim smoother, and the tightening screw 4 inserted into the through hole 3b formed across the cut groove 3 and the other end thereof are provided. It is fastened by a nut (not shown) arranged on the side to tighten the lip suppressing edge 2a and the cave portion 2c of the receiving hole 2. This nut can be tightened by integrally forming the tip of the through hole 3b with the screw hole.

The mounting mechanism 5 of the receiving member 1 is provided with a mounting hole 5a penetrating vertically and a mounting hole 5b communicating from the end face at right angles to the mounting hole 5a. A through-hole is formed between the cut grooves 5c provided, and a tightening screw 5d is formed.
And tighten the mounting holes 5a and 5b.

A spring 9 is inserted into the recess 2b of the receiving hole 2 of the fitting receiving member 1 formed as described above, and the spherical portion 7 of the fitting member 6 is utilized by utilizing the expanding and contracting function of the rim by the cut grooves 3, 3a. The deterrent edge 2
When the ball portion 7 is firmly fitted into the receiving hole 2 from the front of the rim, the ball portion 7 is slightly restrained in the depth direction by the resilience of the spring 9 in the receiving hole 2 in the depth direction. Rim 2 pressed slightly in the shape of a head and slightly narrower than the diameter of the ball 7
As a matter of course, the spherical portion 7 is rotatably hooked and loaded in a state where the spherical surface of about 30% near the neck portion 7a protrudes from the edge of the receiving hole 2.

The narrowing edge 2a formed along the edge of the receiving hole 2 can be freely rotated in close contact with any spherical surface of the spherical portion 7 of the inserted fitting member 6. Is small and can be smoothly and freely rotated, and the ball 7 is pushed back in the direction of the back wall 2d in the receiving hole 2 against the elasticity of the spring 9 so that the ball 7 comes into contact with the ball. The surface can be further reduced so that smoother free rotation can be obtained, fine adjustment of the angle of the fitting member 6 with respect to the fitting member 1 becomes easy, and the fitting member rotated to a predetermined angle in the receiving hole 2. The spherical portion 7 is fixed by tightening the tightening screw 4 so that the restraining edge 2a and the cave portion 2c of the receiving hole 2 are contracted.

The universal supporter has a mounting mechanism 5 of the receiving member 1 mounted on a support rod of a machine frame, a building, or the like.
A variety of equipment such as a surveillance camera and a detection sensor is mounted and used on the mounting mechanism 8.

FIGS. 5 and 6 show another embodiment.
FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a universal support, and FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a separated receiving member. The universal support has a spherical fitting ball portion 7 at one end via a neck 7a, and the other end. A fitting member 6 having threaded holes 8e, 8e formed on the surface thereof, a concave portion for accommodating a spring on the inner wall and a constriction preventing edge (all not shown) on the edge are provided on one end surface. The receiving hole 2 has a margin in the depth direction, and the other end has a mounting hole 5a and a mounting hole 5a.
b, a receiving member 1 provided with an attachment mechanism 5 comprising a cut groove 5c and a tightening screw 5d, and a spring (not shown), and a fitting member 6 is provided on an edge of a receiving hole 2 of the receiving member 1. By notching and providing a concave receiving portion 2e having a width and a depth corresponding to the diameter of the neck portion 7a, the fitting member 6 is rotated at a large angle of 90 ° with respect to the fitting member 1, and the neck portion 7a of the ball portion 7 is rotated. This is effective in being able to be fitted and supported in the concave receiving portion 2e.

The mounting mechanisms 5 and 8 for the fitting member 1 and the fitting member 6 in the present invention can be variously configured corresponding to the machine frame to be mounted, the building, or the equipment to be mounted. As shown, the fitting member 6
In the other end, the mounting holes 8f, 8
Of course, in addition to the seat plate 8g provided with f, it is of course possible to provide a mechanism other than the mounting mechanisms 5 and 8 described above.

The receiving hole 2 is also formed of the cylindrical cavity 2c and the mortar-shaped inner wall 2d as described above, and has an opening edge slightly smaller than the diameter of the sphere portion 7 and a restraining edge. If 2a is formed, the cross-sectional shape of the inner wall can be formed in a hemispherical receiving hole 2 with some margin in depth,
It is not necessarily limited to this.

[0019]

As described above, the universal support according to the present invention comprises the minimum number of the fitting member and the fitting member as described above, so that the manufacturing and assembly costs can be greatly reduced.

In particular, the receiving hole of the receiving member is formed from the front of the receiving hole by the restraining edge of the lip formed slightly narrower than the diameter of the spherical portion of the receiving member and the expansion and contraction function of the cut groove. The ball portion can be securely and strongly fitted, and this one-touch operation realizes an efficient assembling operation of the universal support, thereby further increasing the cost reduction effect.

Further, the spherical surface of the spherical portion fitted into the receiving hole is:
It is pressed toward the restraining edge of the lip by the spring from the inside and comes into contact with the headband shape, and together with the depth space of the receiving hole, the contact surface of the ball part with the receiving hole is made as small as possible and efficiently Since it is supported, a smooth free rotation of the sphere can be obtained by a moderate resistance, and a delicate angle change can be made smooth, and the operation can be firmly fixed by tightening the tightening screw.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a universal support embodying the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged sectional view of a main part of the universal support of FIG.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing each member of the universal support of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a side view of an exploded fitting member of the universal support of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the universal support according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a separated receiving member of the universal support of FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the fitting member in the universal support according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Fitting receiving member 2 Receiving hole 2a Suppressing edge 2b Depression 2c Sinusoidal part 2d Back wall 2e Depression receiving part 3, 3a Cut groove 3b Through-hole 4 Tightening screw 5 Mounting mechanism 6 Fitting member 7 Ball part 7a Neck 8 Mounting mechanism 9 Spring

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A receiving member for inserting a spherical fitting ball portion on one side, a fitting member provided with a mounting mechanism on the other side, and a ball portion of the fitting member having a concave portion for accommodating a spring in a back wall on one side. A hole is formed, and the receiving hole is formed so that the ball portion is loosely fitted in the depth direction, and the rim is slightly narrowed from the diameter of the ball portion to form a restraining edge. A fitting receiving member having a through hole for extending and contracting the rim, and a through hole for inserting a tightening screw across the cut groove, and a mounting mechanism provided on the other side, and a spring. A spring is loaded into the recess of the receiving hole of the receiving member, and the ball portion of the fitting member is firmly inserted into the receiving hole from the front of the lip, and the ball portion is rotated while being pressed against the receiving hole restraining edge. A universal support for tightening and fixing a tightening screw at a predetermined angle. 2. The receiving hole of the fitting receiving member is formed in a cylindrical cavity, and the back wall is formed in a mortar shape or a spherical shape.
Universal support tool. 3. The universal support according to claim 1, wherein the receiving hole of the receiving member is formed by forming a concave receiving portion by cutting a part of the edge of the receiving member in the depth direction. 4. The universal support according to claim 1, wherein the cut groove of the receiving member is provided in the direction of the mounting mechanism over the receiving hole, and is provided on the receiving member orthogonal to the mounting hole. .