TWI820747B - Bottle cage capable to be reversibly assembled - Google Patents

Abstract

A bottle cage includes a bracket and a fixing frame. The bracket is provided with a frame joint portion with a first side and a second side along a horizontal direction. The fixing frame can be connected to the bracket in a first state or a second state. The fixing frame is provided with a side fixing arm. When the fixing frame is connected to the bracket in the first state, the side fixing arm protrudes from the first side, and when the fixing frame is connected to the bracket in the second state, the side fixing arm protrudes from the second side. Thus, the bottle cage can be used by left-handed or right-handed users.

Description

Water bottle cage that can be assembled in a reversible direction

The present invention mainly discloses a water bottle cage, especially a water bottle cage that can be assembled in a direction-changing manner.

Please refer to the Chinese Patent Certificate No. M471405 "Bicycle Water Bottle Cage Structure" patent case, which is a bicycle water bottle cage structure, which includes: a fixed seat plate with a first locking surface and a second lock on its surface The first locking surface is provided with a plurality of circular hole-shaped first locking holes, and the second locking surface is provided with a long second locking hole; a clamping part is used to clamp and fix the kettle. , make the back sides of the first locking surface and the second locking surface fit on the bicycle frame, and use two bolts to penetrate one of the first locking holes and the second locking holes respectively, and the lock is fixed on the bicycle frame. on the shelf.

However, when the above-mentioned water bottle cage is installed on the bicycle frame, especially the position where the bicycle rider most often installs it on the down tube of the bicycle, the opening of the water bottle cage will be upward and toward the front of the bicycle, because the bicycle rider When placing the kettle, you must wrap the kettle around the upper tube of the frame and align the kettle with the opening before placing the kettle into the kettle cage. The kettle must be inserted into the opening of the kettle cage at a slight angle. The opening of the kettle cage is not conducive to the placement of the kettle. Insert sideways.

In view of the shortcomings of the above-mentioned conventional structures, the inventor has designed a water bottle cage that can be assembled in a reversible direction, which can overcome all the shortcomings of the above-mentioned conventional structures.

The main purpose of the present invention is to provide a water bottle cage that can be assembled by changing directions. It includes a bracket and a fixed frame. The bracket is provided with a water bottle placement area and a vehicle frame combination adjacent to the water bottle placement area. The bracket is provided with a head end and a bottom end opposite to the head end along the extending direction parallel to the kettle placement area. The bracket is provided with a bottom end adjacent to the bottom end and connected to the frame. The joint part of the vehicle frame is provided with a first side and a second side opposite to the first side along the horizontal direction. The joint part of the vehicle frame is provided with a first side protruding from a side opposite to the kettle placement area. A protruding post and a second protruding post, the first protruding post is adjacent to the head end, the second protruding post is adjacent to the bottom end, the fixing bracket can be connected to the bracket in a first state or a second state, the fixing bracket A connecting portion and a side fixing arm are provided. The connecting portion is provided with a first jack hole and a second jack hole. When the fixing bracket is connected to the bracket in the first state, the first protruding post is inserted into the bracket. In the first socket, the second protruding post is inserted into the second socket, the side fixing arm protrudes from the first side and surrounds the kettle placement area, and the fixing bracket is connected to the second socket in the second state. When the bracket is used, the first protruding post is inserted into the second jack hole, the second protruding post is inserted into the first jack hole, and the side fixed arm protrudes from the second side and surrounds the kettle placement area. The water bottle holder can be used by left- or right-handed users through the above structure.

A first clamping arm is provided on the first side protrusion, and a second clamping arm is provided on the second side protrusion. An end of the first clamping arm opposite to the joint part of the vehicle frame and the second clamping arm are opposite to the vehicle frame. One end of the bracket joint portion is adjacent to each other and does not contact and forms an expansion joint between the two. The bracket is provided with a strap, which is annular and sleeved on the first clamp arm opposite to the third clamp arm. One side of the two clamping arms and the second clamping arm are opposite to the side of the first clamping arm.

The bracket is provided with a strap groove. One end of the strap groove is provided at an end of the first clamp arm opposite to the joint part of the vehicle frame. The strap groove follows the first clamp arm and is opposite to the second clamp arm. The outer peripheral contour of one side extends through the side of the frame joint opposite to the water bottle placement area, and then extends along the outer peripheral contour of the second clamp arm opposite to the first clamp arm, and the belt groove The other end of the second clamp arm is disposed at an end of the second clamp arm opposite to the vehicle frame coupling part, and the strap is disposed in the strap groove.

The lower edge of the first clamping arm adjacent to the bottom end is connected to the bottom of the support, and the lower edge of the second clamping arm adjacent to the bottom end is connected to the bottom of the support.

The frame joint is provided with two first buckling flanges and two second buckling flanges on one side opposite to the water bottle placement area. The two first buckling flanges are connected to the first protruding column. Adjacent, and the two first fastening flanges are respectively provided on the side of the first protruding column adjacent to the head end and the side adjacent to the bottom end, the two second fastening flanges and the second protruding column Adjacent, and the two second buckling flanges are respectively provided on the side of the second protruding column adjacent to the head end and the side adjacent to the bottom end, and the inner periphery of the first socket is provided with two first buckles. groove, the inner periphery of the second socket is provided with two second buckle grooves, and when the fixing bracket is connected to the bracket in the first state, the two first buckle flanges are respectively buckled with the two The first buckling groove, the two second buckling flanges are respectively buckled with the two second buckling grooves, and when the fixing frame is connected to the bracket in the second state, the two first buckling flanges are respectively The two second buckling flanges are respectively buckled with the two first buckling grooves.

The bottom bracket includes a first bracket arm and a second bracket arm. One end of the first bracket arm is combined with the frame coupling part with an integrally formed structure. The second bracket arm is combined with the first bracket with an integrally formed structure. The support arm is opposite to one end of the frame coupling part, and the second support arm is perpendicular to the first support arm. One end of the second support arm is combined with the first clamp arm with an integrally formed structure and the other end is combined with an integrally formed structure. on the second clamping arm.

Other objects, advantages and novelty of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description and the accompanying drawings.

Regarding the technology, means and effects used in the present invention, a preferred embodiment is described in detail below along with the drawings. This is for illustrative purposes only, and the patent application is not limited by this structure.

Referring to Figures 1 to 5, there are three-dimensional appearance views, three-dimensional exploded views, cross-sectional structural views and usage diagrams of the water bottle cage that can be assembled in a reversible direction according to the present invention. The water bottle cage 10 of the present invention includes a bracket 20 and a fixed frame 30; wherein:

The bracket 20 is provided with a water bottle placing area 21 and a frame connecting portion 22 adjacent to the water bottle placing area 21. The water bottle placing area 21 can be used by the user to place a water bottle. The frame connecting portion 22 can be connected to the bicycle. Frame 90, the bracket 20 is provided with a head end 23 and a bottom end 24 opposite to the head end 23 along the extending direction parallel to the kettle placement area 21, the bracket 20 is provided with a bottom end 25, the bottom end 25 25 is adjacent to the bottom end 24 and connected to the frame connecting portion 22. The frame connecting portion 22 is provided with a first side 221 and a second side 222 opposite to the first side 221 along the horizontal direction. The frame A first protruding post 223 and a second protruding post 224 protrude from the side of the connecting portion 22 opposite to the kettle placement area 21. The first protruding post 223 is adjacent to the head end 23, and the second protruding post 224 is adjacent to the head end 23. Bottom 24.

The fixing bracket 30 can be connected to the bracket 20 in a first state or a second state. The fixing bracket 30 is provided with a connecting portion 31 and a side fixing arm 32. The connecting portion 31 is provided with a first jack 311 and a side fixing arm 32. A second jack 312. When the fixing bracket 30 is connected to the bracket 20 in the first state, the first protruding post 223 is plugged into the first jack 311, and the second protruding post 224 is plugged into the first jack 311. The second socket 312, the side fixing arm 32 protrudes from the first side 221 and surrounds the kettle placement area 21. When the fixing bracket 30 is connected to the bracket 20 in the second state, the first protruding post 223 The second protruding post 224 is inserted into the second socket 312 and the first socket 311 . The side fixing arm 32 protrudes from the second side 222 and surrounds the kettle placement area 21 .

A first clamping arm 26 protrudes from the first side 221 , and a second clamping arm 27 protrudes from the second side 222 . An end of the first clamping arm 26 opposite to the frame connecting portion 22 is connected to the second clamping arm 27 . One end of the clamp arm 27 opposite to the frame joint 22 is adjacent to each other and does not contact and forms an expansion joint 28 between the two. The bracket 20 is provided with a belt 29, which is annular and It is sleeved on the side of the first clamp arm 26 opposite to the second clamp arm 27 and the side of the second clamp arm 27 opposite to the first clamp arm 26 .

The bracket 20 is provided with a strap groove 291. One end of the strap groove 291 is disposed at an end of the first clamp arm 26 opposite to the frame connecting portion 22. The strap groove 291 follows the first clamp arm 26. The outer peripheral contour of the side opposite to the second clamp arm 27 extends through the side of the frame connecting portion 22 opposite to the water bottle placement area 21, and then the second clamp arm 27 is opposite to the first clamp arm 26. The outer peripheral contour of one side extends, the other end of the strap groove 291 is disposed at an end of the second clamp arm 27 opposite to the frame connecting portion 22 , and the strap 29 is disposed in the strap groove 291 .

The lower edge of the first clamp arm 26 adjacent to the bottom end 24 is connected to the support bottom 25 , and the lower edge of the second clamp arm 27 adjacent to the bottom end 24 is connected to the support bottom 25 .

Two first fastening flanges 225 and two second fastening flanges 226 protrude from the side of the frame connecting portion 22 opposite to the water bottle placement area 21. The two first fastening flanges 225 and The first protruding posts 223 are adjacent to each other, and the two first fastening flanges 225 are respectively disposed on the side of the first protruding post 223 adjacent to the head end 23 and the side adjacent to the bottom end 24 . The second fastening flange 226 is adjacent to the second protruding post 224, and the two second fastening flanges 226 are respectively disposed on a side of the second protruding post 224 adjacent to the head end 23 and adjacent to the bottom end. 24, the inner circumference of the first insertion hole 311 is provided with two first buckling grooves 313, and the inner circumference of the second insertion hole 312 is provided with two second buckling grooves 314. When connected to the bracket 20 in a state, the two first buckling flanges 225 are respectively buckled with the two first buckling grooves 313, and the two second buckling flanges 226 are respectively buckled with the two The second buckling groove 314. When the fixing bracket 30 is connected to the bracket 20 in the second state, the two first buckling flanges 225 are buckled with the two second buckling grooves 314 respectively. The two buckling flanges 226 are respectively buckled with the two first buckling grooves 313 .

The bottom bracket 25 includes a first bracket arm 251 and a second bracket arm 252. One end of the first bracket arm 251 is combined with the frame connecting portion 22 in an integrally formed structure, and the second bracket arm 252 is integrally formed in a The structure is combined with an end of the first bracket arm 251 opposite to the frame connecting part 22, and the second bracket arm 252 is perpendicular to the first bracket arm 251. One end of the second bracket arm 252 is combined with the first bracket arm 252 in an integrally formed structure. The other end of one clamp arm 26 is combined with the second clamp arm 27 in an integrally formed structure.

When a bicycle rider wants to carry a water bottle, he often installs the water bottle cage 10 on the down tube of the bicycle frame, with the head end 23 of the bracket 20 facing upwards of the bicycle, and the bottom end 24 of the bracket 20 facing upwards. Under the bicycle, the kettle can be placed in the kettle placement area 21, the side fixed arms 32 can surround the sides of the kettle, and the support bottom 25 can be supported on the bottom of the kettle. When the fixing frame 30 is connected to the kettle in the first state, When the bracket 20 is connected to the bracket 20, the notch of the side fixed arm 32 is adjacent to the second side 222, making it easy for right-handed cyclists to take or place the water bottle. When the bracket 30 is connected to the bracket 20 in the second state, , the notch of the side fixed arm 32 is adjacent to the first side 221, making it easy for left-handed cyclists to take or place the water bottle.

And the first clamping arm 26 and the second clamping arm 27 can cooperate with the elasticity of the strap 29 to clamp the bottom of the kettle, reducing the shaking of the kettle, and also preventing the kettle from popping up during riding, thereby enhancing the effect of the kettle rack 10 on fixing the kettle. .

From the above, it can be concluded that the present invention has the following advantages:

1. The kettle cage of the present invention can be assembled in a reversible direction. The kettle cage includes a bracket and a fixed frame. The bracket is provided with a kettle placement area and a vehicle frame joint portion adjacent to the kettle placement area. The bracket is provided with a head end and a bottom end opposite to the head end in a direction parallel to the extending direction of the kettle placing area. The bracket is provided with a bottom end adjacent to the bottom end and connected to the frame joint. The frame connecting portion is provided with a first side and a second side opposite to the first side along the horizontal direction. The frame connecting portion is provided with a first protruding column on a side opposite to the kettle placement area. A second protruding post, the first protruding post is adjacent to the head end, the second protruding post is adjacent to the bottom end, the fixing bracket can be connected to the bracket in a first state or a second state, and the fixing bracket is provided with a The connecting part and a side fixing arm are provided with a first jack hole and a second jack hole. When the fixing bracket is connected to the bracket in the first state, the first protruding post is inserted into the third A socket, the second protruding post is inserted into the second socket, the side fixing arm protrudes from the first side and surrounds the kettle placement area, when the fixing bracket is connected to the bracket in the second state , the first protruding post is plugged into the second jack, the second protruding post is plugged into the first jack, the side fixed arm protrudes from the second side and surrounds the kettle placement area, and the kettle holder Through the above structure, it can be used by left- or right-handed users.

However, the above are only preferred embodiments of the present invention, and should not be used to limit the scope of the present invention. Therefore, any changes in numerical values or replacement of equivalent elements, or equivalence according to the patent scope of the present invention, are mentioned. Changes and modifications should still fall within the scope of the patent of the present invention.

10: Bottle holder 20: Bracket 21: Kettle placement area 22: Frame joint 221: First side 222: Second side 223:The first convex pillar 224:Second convex pillar 225: First fastening flange 226: Second fastening flange 23: Head end 24: Bottom 25: Support the bottom 251:First support arm 252:Second support arm 26:First clamping arm 27:Second clamping arm 28:Expansion joints 29:Girdle 291:Girdle groove 30:fixed frame 31:Connection part 311:First jack 312: Second jack 313:First buckle slot 314:Second buckle slot 32: Side fixed arm

Figure 1: is a three-dimensional appearance view of the water bottle cage that can be assembled in a reversible direction according to the present invention. Figure 2 is a three-dimensional exploded view of the water bottle cage that can be assembled in a reversible direction according to the present invention. Figure 3 is a cross-sectional structural view of a water bottle cage that can be assembled in a reversible direction according to the present invention. Figure 4 is a view of the use state of the water bottle cage fixing bracket that can be assembled in a reversible direction in the first state and is connected to the bracket according to the present invention. Figure 5 is a view of the use state of the water bottle cage fixing bracket that can be assembled in a reversible direction and connected to the bracket in a second state according to the present invention.

10: Bottle holder

20: Bracket

21: Kettle placement area

22: Frame joint

25: Support the bottom

26:First clamping arm

27:Second clamping arm

28:Expansion joints

29:Girdle

30:fixed frame

32: Side fixed arm

Claims (3)

A kettle rack that can be assembled in a reversible direction, which includes: a bracket provided with a kettle placement area and a vehicle frame joint portion adjacent to the kettle placement area; the bracket extends parallel to the kettle placement area The bracket is provided with a head end and a bottom end opposite to the head end. The bracket is provided with a bottom end. The bottom end is adjacent to the bottom end and connected to the frame coupling portion. The frame coupling portion is arranged in a horizontal direction. There is a first side and a second side opposite to the first side. The frame joint portion is provided with a first protruding column and a second protruding column protruding from the side opposite to the water bottle placement area. The first protruding column is The protruding post is adjacent to the head end, the second protruding post is adjacent to the bottom end, the first side protrudes with a first clamping arm, the second side protrudes with a second clamping arm, and the first clamping arm is opposite to One end of the frame joint part and the second clamp arm are adjacent to each other and do not contact each other and form an expansion joint between them. The bracket is provided with a strap. The belt is annular and sleeved on the side of the first clamp arm opposite to the second clamp arm and the side of the second clamp arm opposite to the first clamp arm. The bracket is provided with a strap groove, One end of the strap groove is disposed at an end of the first clamp arm opposite to the frame joint. The strap groove extends along the outer peripheral contour of the side of the first clamp arm opposite to the second clamp arm and passes through the The frame joint extends on the side opposite to the water bottle placement area and follows the outer peripheral contour of the second clamp arm opposite to the first clamp arm. The other end of the belt groove is provided on the second clamp arm. Opposite to one end of the vehicle frame joint part, the strap is arranged in the strap groove; a fixed frame, the fixed frame can be connected to the bracket in a first state or a second state, the fixed frame is provided with a connection and a side fixing arm. The connecting part is provided with a first jack hole and a second jack hole. When the fixing bracket is connected to the bracket in the first state, the first protruding post is inserted into the first jack, the second protruding post is inserted into the second jack, the side fixing arm protrudes from the first side and surrounds the kettle placement area, and when the fixing bracket is connected to the bracket in the second state, The first protruding post is inserted into the second jack, The second protruding post is inserted into the first socket, and the side fixing arm protrudes from the second side and surrounds the kettle placement area. A kettle rack that can be assembled in a reversible direction, which includes: a bracket provided with a kettle placement area and a vehicle frame joint portion adjacent to the kettle placement area; the bracket extends parallel to the kettle placement area The bracket is provided with a head end and a bottom end opposite to the head end. The bracket is provided with a bottom end. The bottom end is adjacent to the bottom end and connected to the frame coupling portion. The frame coupling portion is arranged in a horizontal direction. There is a first side and a second side opposite to the first side. The frame joint portion is provided with a first protruding column and a second protruding column protruding from the side opposite to the water bottle placement area. The first protruding column is The protruding post is adjacent to the head end, the second protruding post is adjacent to the bottom end, the first side protrudes with a first clamping arm, the second side protrudes with a second clamping arm, and the first clamping arm is opposite to One end of the frame joint part and the second clamp arm are adjacent to each other and do not contact each other and form an expansion joint between them. The bracket is provided with a strap. The belt is annular and is sleeved on the side of the first clamp arm opposite to the second clamp arm and the side of the second clamp arm opposite to the first clamp arm. The frame joint is placed opposite to the kettle. Two first fastening flanges and two second fastening flanges are protruding from one side of the area. The two first fastening flanges are adjacent to the first protruding column, and the two first fastening flanges are adjacent to the first protruding column. The connecting flanges are respectively provided on the side of the first protruding column adjacent to the head end and the side adjacent to the bottom end. The two second fastening flanges are adjacent to the second protruding column, and the two second buckling flanges are adjacent to the second protruding column. The connecting flanges are respectively provided on the side of the second protruding column adjacent to the head end and the side adjacent to the bottom end; a fixing bracket, the fixing bracket can be connected to the bracket in a first state or a second state, the fixing bracket A connecting part and a side fixed arm are provided. The connecting part is provided with a first socket and a second socket. The inner periphery of the first socket is provided with two first buckle grooves. The second socket Two second buckling grooves are provided on the inner periphery. When the fixing bracket is connected to the bracket in the first state, the first protruding post is inserted into the third A socket, the second protruding post is inserted into the second socket, the side fixing arm protrudes from the first side and surrounds the kettle placement area, and the two first buckling flanges are respectively buckled on the Two first buckle grooves, the two second buckle flanges are respectively buckled with the two second buckle grooves. When the fixing bracket is connected to the bracket in the second state, the first protruding post is inserted into In the second socket, the second protruding post is inserted into the first socket, the side fixing arm protrudes from the second side and surrounds the kettle placement area, and the two first buckling flanges are buckled respectively. Connected to the two second buckling grooves, the two second buckling flanges are respectively buckled to the two first buckling grooves. A kettle rack that can be assembled in a reversible direction, which includes: a bracket provided with a kettle placement area and a vehicle frame joint portion adjacent to the kettle placement area; the bracket extends parallel to the kettle placement area The bracket is provided with a head end and a bottom end opposite to the head end. The bracket is provided with a bottom end. The bottom end is adjacent to the bottom end and connected to the frame coupling portion. The frame coupling portion is arranged in a horizontal direction. There is a first side and a second side opposite to the first side. The frame joint portion is provided with a first protruding column and a second protruding column protruding from the side opposite to the water bottle placement area. The first protruding column is The protruding post is adjacent to the head end, the second protruding post is adjacent to the bottom end, the first side protrudes with a first clamping arm, the second side protrudes with a second clamping arm, and the first clamping arm is opposite to One end of the frame joint part and the second clamp arm are adjacent to each other and do not contact each other and form an expansion joint between them. The bracket is provided with a strap. The belt is annular and sleeved on the side of the first clamp arm opposite to the second clamp arm and the side of the second clamp arm opposite to the first clamp arm. The first clamp arm is adjacent to the bottom end. The lower edge of the side is connected to the bottom of the support, and the lower edge of the second clamp arm adjacent to the bottom end is connected to the bottom of the support. The bottom of the support includes a first support arm and a second support arm. The first support arm One end of the support arm is connected to the frame coupling part with an integrally formed structure, the second support arm is combined with an integrally formed structure with an end of the first support arm opposite to the frame connection part, and the second support arm is perpendicular to the frame connection part. A first support arm, one end of the second support arm is combined with the first clamping arm with an integrally formed structure and the other end is combined with the first clamping arm with an integrally formed structure the second clamping arm; a fixed frame, the fixed frame can be connected to the bracket in a first state or a second state, the fixed frame is provided with a connecting part and a side fixed arm, the connecting part is provided with a first jack and a second jack. When the fixing bracket is connected to the bracket in the first state, the first protruding post is plugged into the first jack, and the second protruding post is plugged into the second plug. hole, the side fixing arm protrudes from the first side and surrounds the kettle placement area. When the fixing bracket is connected to the bracket in the second state, the first protruding post is inserted into the second socket, and the The second protruding post is inserted into the first socket, and the side fixing arm protrudes from the second side and surrounds the kettle placement area.

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