TWM501995U - Quick-release device - Google Patents

Description

Quick release device

This creation is related to the quick release structure of bicycles, and more specifically to a quick release device for bicycles.

According to the bicycle quick release structure, it is mainly used to quickly combine and detach the wheel and the frame.

However, the common quick release structure mainly includes a shaft that is placed on the axle, a nut that is screwed to one end of the shaft, and a lever that is fixed to the other end of the shaft and can be rotated. a wrench seat placed on the shaft, whereby the distance between the nut and the lever seat can be reduced by pulling the lever to be supported by the lever The pressure is pressed to achieve the effect of combining the frame with the wheel, or the lever is reversely rotated to increase the distance between the nut and the lever seat to achieve the effect of separating the frame from the wheel. However, such a quick release structure, although simple in construction and convenient to use, is less resistant to stress and is less suitable for bicycles that are designed for high-intensity bicycles such as off-road, stunts or downhill.

Therefore, many manufacturers have developed quick-release structures that can withstand high-intensity sports, such as the patents No. I395676 and I413600 of China Patent Certificate, which can also achieve the effects of rapid assembly and high strength. however, The quick release structure disclosed in the above patent case has insufficient convenience in use and operation, and has too many structural parts, resulting in high assembly and manufacturing costs.

In view of this, in order to improve the prior art, the conventional quick release structure has problems such as inconvenient operation, excessive parts, high assembly and manufacturing costs, etc. Therefore, the present invention provides a quick release device, which mainly comprises: a shaft One end has an external thread of a shaft, and the other end has a shaft internal thread; a clutch shaft has a clutch shaft external thread at one end, and a plurality of annular recessed engagement grooves are formed on the outer peripheral surface of the clutch shaft, the clutch shaft The external thread is screwed to the internal thread of the shaft; a wrench has a rod portion and a sleeve portion connected to the rod portion, the sleeve portion axially runs through a set of holes, and one side of the sleeve hole has an action a groove, the sleeve is for the clutch shaft to penetrate; a clutch block, one side of which protrudes with an engaging convex portion, the clutch block is placed in the actuating groove of the trigger rod, and the clutch block can be subjected to an external force And a linear reciprocating slip is performed in the actuating groove; a spring is disposed in the actuating groove of the trigger rod and abuts between the clutch block and the bottom wall of the actuating groove of the trigger rod, and the clutch block is subjected to the The elastic preload of the spring, and the inlay bump is embedded In the engaging groove of the clutch shaft, the trigger rod and the shaft rod are coupled together; a locking unit is locked with the clutch shaft and partially closes the actuating groove to prevent the clutch block Out of the actuating slot; when the clutch block is pushed by an external force to compress the spring, the engaging lug is disengaged from the engaging groove, so that the lever is different from the shaft; The construction is simple, the required parts are few, and the operation is quite easy and convenient, which not only improves the convenience of operation, but also effectively reduces the cost of manufacturing and assembly, and makes the creation more competitive in the market.

100‧‧‧ quick release device

10‧‧‧ shaft

11‧‧‧Axle external thread

12‧‧‧ shaft internal thread

13‧‧‧ Ring groove

20‧‧‧Washers

30‧‧‧Clutch axis

31‧‧‧Clutch shaft thread

32‧‧‧Clutch shaft internal thread

33‧‧‧Inlay slot

40‧‧‧Toggles

41‧‧‧ Rod

42‧‧‧ Sets

421‧‧‧ hole sets

422‧‧‧ actuation slot

50‧‧‧Clutch

51‧‧‧Sliding body

52‧‧‧Inlay projection

60‧‧‧ Spring

70‧‧‧Lock unit

71‧‧‧ side cover

711‧‧‧Perforation

72‧‧‧ screws

90‧‧‧ front fork

91‧‧‧first side pole

911‧‧‧ screw hole

92‧‧‧Second side pole

921‧‧‧through hole

423‧‧‧ grip

712‧‧‧ annular groove

Figure 1 is a perspective exploded view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a perspective assembled view of the embodiment shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view showing the combination of the embodiment shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a schematic view showing the state of use of the embodiment shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is a schematic view showing the state of use of the actual life example shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 6 is a schematic view showing the state of use of the embodiment shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 7 is a schematic view showing the state of use of the embodiment shown in Fig. 1.

Figure 8 is a perspective assembled view of another embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 9 is a perspective exploded view of another embodiment of the present invention.

In order to enable the review committee to have a better understanding and recognition of the features and characteristics of this creation, the following preferred embodiments are illustrated with the following description: Please refer to Figures 1 to 7 for a better The quick release device 100 provided by the embodiment mainly includes a shaft 10, a washer 20, a clutch shaft 30, a trigger rod 40, a clutch block 50, a spring 60 and a locking unit 70, wherein: Referring to Figures 1 to 3, the shaft 10 is a circular rod body having a shaft external thread 11 at one end and a shaft internal thread 12 at the other end. The shaft 10 is adjacent to the shaft. There is a recess on the outer peripheral surface of the rod internal thread 12 Ring groove 13.

Referring to FIGS. 1 to 3, the gasket 20 is made of an elastic material such as rubber, and the gasket 20 is sleeved on the ring groove 13 of the shaft 10.

Referring to FIGS. 1 to 3, the clutch shaft 30 has a clutch shaft external thread 31 at one end and a clutch shaft internal thread 32 at the other end. The clutch shaft 30 is adjacent to the clutch shaft internal thread 32. A plurality of annular recessed engagement grooves 33 are formed on the surface; the clutch shaft external thread 31 of the clutch shaft 30 is screwed to the shaft internal thread 12 of the shaft 10, and is pressed by the clutch shaft 30 to the washer. 20 on.

Referring to FIG. 1 to FIG. 3 , the trigger rod 40 is integrally formed, and has a rod portion 41 and a sleeve portion 42 integrally connected to one end of the rod portion 41 . The sleeve portion 42 is axially penetrated by a set. a hole 421, one side of the sleeve hole 421 has an inwardly extending actuation groove 422; the sleeve hole 421 of the trigger 40 is for the clutch shaft 30 to penetrate, so that the sleeve portion 42 is located outside the clutch shaft 30, and One side of the sleeve portion 42 abuts against the gasket 20.

Referring to FIG. 1 to FIG. 3 , the clutch block 50 has a sliding body 51 and an engaging protrusion 52 protruding from the side of the sliding body 51; the clutch block 50 is inserted into the wrench In the actuating groove 422 of the rod 40, the engaging convex portion 52 faces the clutch shaft 30, and the clutch block 50 can be linearly reciprocally slipped in the actuating groove 422 by an external force.

Referring to Figures 1 to 3, the spring 60 is placed on the wrench The damper 422 of the rod 40 is abutted between the sliding body 51 of the clutch block 50 and the bottom wall of the actuating groove 422 of the ram 40 to provide an elastic pre-extrusion force of the clutch block 50.

Referring to FIGS. 1 to 3 , the locking unit 70 is configured to be locked with the clutch shaft 30 and partially close the actuating slot 422 to prevent the clutch block 50 from coming out of the actuating slot 422 . The locking unit 70 has a side cover 71 and a screw 72. The side cover 71 has a through hole 711 which abuts against the other side of the sleeve portion 42 of the trigger 40. The screw 72 is threaded through. The through hole 711 of the side cover 71 is screwed to the clutch shaft internal thread 32 of the clutch shaft 30, and the head of the screw 72 abuts against the side cover 71 to close the lever 40 by the side cover 71. The sleeve hole 421 and the partial actuation groove 422.

Therefore, the above description is a description of each component of the quick release device 100 and its assembly manner provided by a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and then the features of its use are described as follows: when using this creation with a bicycle front fork 90 When combined, as shown in FIG. 3, the front fork 90 has a first side bar 91 and a second side bar 92. The first side bar 91 has a screw hole 911, and the second side bar 92 has A through hole 921 corresponding to the position of the screw hole 911. First, as shown in FIG. 3, the shaft 10 of the present invention is passed through the through hole 921 of the second side rod 92, and the external thread 11 of the shaft of the shaft 10 and the first side rod 91 are screwed. The hole 911 is screwed. At this time, the clutch block 50 is pushed by the elastic pre-stress of the spring 60 to add the engaging projection 52 of the clutch block 50 and one of the engaging grooves 33 of the clutch shaft 30. With the engagement connection, the trigger 40 is interlocked with the shaft 10 by the engagement of the clutch block 50 with the clutch shaft 30, and the washer 20 can be forced by pulling the trigger 40 The second side bar 92 is abutted against the second side bar 92 to achieve a tight connection with the front fork 90.

Further, if the direction of the lever 40 is directed forward or downward, collision with a foreign object or hooking to a foreign object may occur, so that the direction of the lever 40 is appropriate upward or backward.

After the creation and the front fork 92 are tightly coupled, since the position of the trigger 40 may not be in the proper direction, the user can press the clutch 50, as shown in FIG. 4, to make the clutch 50 The upper engaging projection 52 is disengaged from the engaging groove 33 of the clutch shaft 30, that is, the trigger 40 is no longer interlocked with the shaft 10, and the lever can be rotated while pressing the clutch 50. The lever 40 is in the proper direction (as shown in Fig. 5) such that the lever 40 faces upward to avoid the danger of colliding with foreign objects or hooking to foreign objects.

Of course, as shown in FIG. 6 and FIG. 7, the user can also turn the trigger lever 40 to the rear direction while pressing the clutch block 50, which can also avoid collision with foreign objects. Or hook into the dangerous situation of foreign objects.

In addition, since the engaging protrusion 52 on the clutch block 50 is disengaged from the engaging groove 33 of the clutch shaft 30 when the clutch 50 is pressed, since the lever 40 and the shaft 10 are not interlocked The relationship is therefore such that the tension between the front fork 90 and the front fork 90 is not changed when the lever 40 is turned to maintain the strength of the connection with the front fork 90.

Because the design of the creation is simple, the required parts are few, and the operation is quite easy and convenient, not only can the convenience of operation be improved, but also the cost of manufacturing and assembly can be effectively reduced, and the creation is more competitive in the market.

Referring to FIG. 8 , in fact, a plurality of grip portions 423 may be protruded from the outer peripheral surface of the sleeve portion 42 of the trigger lever 40 for the operator to grip and hold.

Referring to FIG. 9, an annular groove 712 is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the side cover 70 for the user to conveniently hold.

The above description is only for the preferred embodiment provided by the present invention, and is not intended to limit the scope of implementation of the present invention. All of the relevant artisans in the art are equally varied according to the present creation, and should belong to the present invention. The scope of coverage.

100‧‧‧ quick release device

10‧‧‧ shaft

11‧‧‧Axle external thread

12‧‧‧ shaft internal thread

13‧‧‧ Ring groove

20‧‧‧Washers

30‧‧‧Clutch axis

31‧‧‧Clutch shaft thread

32‧‧‧Clutch shaft internal thread

33‧‧‧Inlay slot

40‧‧‧Toggles

41‧‧‧ Rod

42‧‧‧ Sets

421‧‧‧ hole sets

422‧‧‧ actuation slot

50‧‧‧Clutch

51‧‧‧Sliding body

52‧‧‧Inlay projection

60‧‧‧ Spring

70‧‧‧Lock unit

71‧‧‧ side cover

711‧‧‧Perforation

72‧‧‧ screws

90‧‧‧ front fork

91‧‧‧first side pole

911‧‧‧ screw hole

92‧‧‧Second side pole

921‧‧‧through hole

Claims (8)

A quick release device mainly comprises: a shaft rod having one shaft external thread at one end and a shaft internal thread at the other end; a clutch shaft having a clutch shaft external thread at one end, and a majority of the outer circumference of the clutch shaft is formed An engaging groove having an annular recess, the external thread of the clutch shaft is screwed with the internal thread of the shaft; a wrench has a rod portion and a sleeve portion connected to the rod portion, the sleeve portion is axially penetrated a sleeve hole having an actuating groove on one side of the sleeve hole, the sleeve hole is for the clutch shaft to penetrate; and a clutch block having a fitting protrusion protruding from one side, the clutch block being placed on the trigger rod In the actuating groove, the clutch block can be linearly reciprocated in the actuating groove by an external force; a spring is placed in the actuating groove of the trigger rod and abuts against the clutch block and the trigger rod The clutch block is biased by the spring of the spring, and the engaging protrusion is embedded in any of the engaging grooves of the clutch shaft to connect the lever to the shaft. a locking unit that is locked with the clutch shaft and partially closes the actuating slot to prevent The clutch block is disengaged from the actuating slot; when the clutch block is pushed by an external force to compress the spring, the latching lug is disengaged from the engaging slot, and the lever is different from the shaft move. The quick release device according to claim 1, further comprising a gasket; the shaft is recessed with a ring groove on an outer peripheral surface of the inner thread adjacent to the shaft, the pad The loop sleeve is placed on the ring groove of the shaft and abuts against the clutch shaft, and the sleeve side of the trigger rod abuts against the washer. The quick release device according to claim 2, wherein the gasket is integrally formed of rubber. The quick release device according to claim 1, wherein the other end of the clutch shaft has a clutch shaft internal thread; the lock unit has a side cover and a screw, the side cover has a perforation, and the side cover is Abutting on the sleeve portion of the trigger rod, the screw is threaded through the through hole of the side cover and screwed into the clutch shaft of the clutch shaft, and the head of the screw abuts against the side cover to The sleeve hole and the partial movement groove of the trigger rod are closed by the side cover. The quick release device according to claim 4, wherein an annular groove is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the side cover. The quick release device of claim 4, wherein the engagement grooves are located on an outer circumferential surface adjacent to the internal thread of the clutch shaft. The quick release device according to claim 1, wherein the clutch block further has a sliding body, and the engaging convex portion protrudes from a side of the sliding body. The quick release device according to claim 1, wherein the outer peripheral surface of the sleeve portion of the trigger rod has at least one grip portion protruding outward.