JPH0240825Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] This invention relates to a height-adjustable mounting leg that is attached to a pedestal of, for example, large commercial kitchen equipment.

[Technical background of the invention] As illustrated in FIG. 5, this type of mounting leg 1 generally includes a base body 2 made of a cylindrical body made of, for example, aluminum die-casting, and a base body 2 formed within this base body 2. The support leg 3 is provided with a male screw (both not shown) which is screwed into the female screw and is screwed onto the script body 2 via the male screw so that the height can be adjusted.
The script body 2 is attached to a pedestal of kitchen equipment (not shown) by inserting it into the lower end opening of the pedestal. In that case, conventionally, a mounting groove 4 is formed on the upper end side of the trunk of the screen body 2, and a substantially C-shaped groove is formed in the mounting groove 4, which is substantially larger than the diameter of the screen body 2. A retaining ring 5 is fitted, and this retaining ring 5 is brought into pressure contact with the inner wall surface of a pillar (not shown) to prevent the retaining ring 5 from falling off due to the friction generated therebetween. According to this retaining ring 5, there is not much of a problem when the other pillar is cylindrical, but for square cylindrical ones, the engagement friction surface becomes extremely small, so it does not have a sufficient retaining effect. I can't wait.

[Purpose of the invention] This invention was devised in view of the above-mentioned drawbacks of the conventional technology.The purpose of this invention is to provide a sufficient retaining effect not only for cylindrical pillars but also for rectangular cylindrical pillars. An object of the present invention is to provide a mounting leg equipped with a fastening means for obtaining the desired effect.

[Examples] Hereinafter, this invention will be described in detail with reference to embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings.

As shown in FIG.
The script body 11 is made of a cylindrical body made of aluminum die-casting, for example, and has a female screw 12 inside, and a male screw 14 that engages with the female screw 12. It has support legs 13 that are adjustable and screwed on.

A plurality of ribs 15 are provided along the axial direction of the body of the script body 11 so as to be in close contact with the inner wall surface thereof when inserted into the pillar 20. In this case, each rib 15 The bottom hem 15a of the pedestal 20 is appropriately tapered so as to be pressed against the inner wall surface of the open end of the pillar 20 with a stronger force. In addition, a portion 11a of the trunk wall of this script body 11 is placed on the upper end side.
(See FIG. 2) A mounting groove 16 is provided which is cut out in the circumferential direction, and a retaining ring 17 for the pillar 20 is fitted into this mounting groove 16. Referring also to FIG. 3, this retaining ring 17 is made of a spring steel plate, for example, which is narrower than the groove width of the mounting groove 16 and bent into a substantially C-shape. A plurality of locking pieces 17a, four in this embodiment, are provided. This locking piece 17a is formed so as to protrude outward from the outer shape of the script body 11,
The length of the protrusion, the angle of the cut and the like, etc. may be arbitrary. Note that, since a portion 11a of the body of the script body 11 remains in the mounting groove 16, the retaining ring 17 cannot rotate within this mounting groove 16.

In FIG. 4, this mounting leg 10 is shown as a square tubular pillar
A cross-sectional view of the device inserted into the device is shown. That is, when the script body 11 is press-fitted into the interior with each locking piece 17a corresponding to the inner surface of each side wall of the pedestal 20, each locking piece 17a bites into the inner surface of each side wall of the pedestal 20, and the rib 15 is in close contact with the inner surface of each side wall, the mounting leg 10 is very firmly fixed within the pedestal 20 without wobbling or the like. Note that if the wall thickness of the pedestal 20 is so thin that the expected slip-out prevention effect cannot be expected, a locking piece that can be locked to the corner of the pedestal 20 may be additionally provided. Bye.

Above, an example of attachment in the case where the pedestal 20 has a rectangular cylindrical shape has been described, but it will be understood without a detailed explanation that the same retaining effect can be achieved with a cylindrical pedestal. .

[Effects] As is clear from the description of the embodiments described above, this invention provides a fastening means that can exhibit a sufficient retaining effect not only for cylindrical pillars but also for rectangular cylindrical pillars. A mounting leg is provided comprising:

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a partially sectional side view of an embodiment of the mounting leg according to this invention, Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken along the - line in Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 is a retaining ring fitted to the mounting leg. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing how the mounting leg is attached to the pillar, and FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view showing a conventional example. In the figure, 10 is a mounting leg, 11 is a script body, 12 is a female thread, 13 is a support leg, 14 is a male thread, 15 is a rib, 16 is a mounting groove, 17 is a retaining ring, and 17a is a locking piece.

Claims (1)

[Claims for Utility Model Registration] A cylindrical script body having an internal female thread, and a support leg having a male thread that engages with the female thread and is screwed to the script body so that its height can be adjusted. and a mounting leg that is attached to a pillar of a kitchen appliance, etc. by fitting the script into the pillar, and a mounting groove extending in the circumferential direction with one portion left in the trunk of the script. , and a substantially C-shaped retaining ring formed by cutting and raising a plurality of retaining pieces that act on the inner wall surface of the pedestal and acting on the inner wall surface of the pillar is fitted into the mounting groove. leg.