TWM558749U - Safety folding structure of kick scooter - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model relates to a safety folding structure of a scooter, which comprises a pedal, a control part and a folding unit. The creation mainly causes the control part to expand or fold through the interlocking effect of the switch, the movable part and the positioning part provided by the folding unit. And the folding unit is assembled in a casing, the pedal is provided with a rear wheel cover, and a shaft is disposed thereon, the shaft can be locked with the linkage portion on the control portion, and the structure is transmitted through the structure The folding unit is hidden in the casing to avoid pinching of the user, and the control portion is fastened to the rear wheel cover to prevent the control portion from being deployed during storage, and the above-mentioned components are combined to form a safety folding of the scooter. structure.

Description

Scooter safety folding structure

The present invention relates to a safety folding structure of a scooter, in particular to a safety folding structure of a scooter.

The advent of scooters (whether manpower or electric) has made people's mobility tools a new choice, and because of the light weight and convenience of scooters, scooters are suitable for use in crowded cities. In this way, people can use the scooter as a means of transportation in the narrow streets and lanes, and in the urban area, people can easily accommodate scooters without taking up space.

The structure of a scooter is the structure of a scooter disclosed in the Chinese Patent Publication No. 505130, which is characterized in that: a pivoting seat, a handle frame, a locking handle and a control unit, the pivoting seat is provided with a guiding a slot, the guide slot is recessed with a set of vertical positioning holes and a folding positioning hole, and a shaft end is arranged under the handle frame to be pivoted to the pivoting seat, and a cavity is arranged inside the shaft end to accommodate the control unit, the control The front end of the unit has a clamping hole, and the locking handle can be clamped to be integrated, and a positioning pin can be inserted into the guiding groove at the rear end, and the positioning pin can be elastically inserted into each positioning hole by an elastic member, and the rotation lock is The tight handle can be rotated to drive the positioning pin and the positioning hole to disengage, so that the folding and positioning action of the handle frame can be completed by one hand.

However, the conventional structure has the following disadvantages: (1) The folded structure controls the scooter to expand or fold through the locking handle as the axis is pushed or pulled back. State, but in terms of design, such a design is not ideal, so that each action must be pulled to lock the handle to move; (2) most scooters must be fitted with an elastic band after folding and storage It is placed in a carrying bag, which mainly avoids the unfolding of the faucet and the pedal of the scooter after storage, which causes inconvenience of storage or transportation, but the extra elastic loop or the carrying bag may cause trouble for the user.

The creators of the case collected the shortcomings of the conventional structure. After years of research, they finally studied the safety folding structure of the scooter that can maintain the folded state after the scooter is folded and stored without separating the grip lever from the pedal.

The main purpose of the present invention is to provide a safety folding structure for a scooter, which is mainly provided with a folding unit on the scooter, and a linking portion which can be fastened to the rear wheel cover on the control portion, and can provide the scooter after folding The grip lever and the pedal remain fixed.

The secondary purpose of the present invention is to provide a scooter safety folding structure in which the components of the folding unit are hidden in a casing to prevent the user from being pinched by the folding unit during the unfolding or folding operation.

The structure that can achieve the above object mainly includes: a pedal having a front pivoting portion and a rear pivoting portion, the rear pivoting portion is provided with a rear wheel, and the rear wheel is provided with a rear wheel cover, The rear wheel cover is provided with a notch having a shaft therein; a control portion comprising a connecting seat, a riser, a handle frame and a front wheel; the handle frame is inserted into the riser with a plurality of screws Locking, the riser is controlled by the handle frame, the lower end of the riser is provided with a joint portion, the joint seat has a sleeve portion at the center, and the front wheel set includes a wheel seat and a shaft sleeve are formed on the front wheel of the wheel base. The riser tube penetrates into the sleeve portion, and is screwed to the joint portion of the riser tube by a plurality of screws. The handle frame is provided with a linkage portion. The coupling portion can be selectively engaged with the shaft of the slot; the folding unit comprises a housing, a switch, an action member and a positioning member, the shell The body is disposed between the connecting seat and the front pivoting portion. The housing is provided with a mounting space. The switch includes a pressing member and a spring is disposed thereon. The actuating member is assembled in the mounting space of the housing. The action member is provided with a central shaft, a first wing piece and a second wing piece. The first wing piece is abutted by the spring of the switch, so that the action piece generates a shaft rotation, and the second wing piece is provided with a hook part. The positioning member is assembled in the installation space, and the positioning member is pivotally connected to the front pivoting portion, the positioning member is provided with at least a first card groove and a second card groove, and the hook portion of the second wing piece Optionally being fixed to the first card groove or the second card groove.

Through the above structure, the functions that this creation can provide are briefly described as follows:

In this creation, the scooter is to be unfolded, and the linkage is first separated from the shaft of the rear wheel cover, and then the switch is pressed to press the first wing, and the central shaft is used as a fulcrum, so that the second wing is tilted. The grooving portion is separated from the second card groove, and the control portion is pivoted in the direction of the front pivoting portion, and in this state, the action member gradually moves toward the first card groove, when the control portion is pushed to the end, The hook portion of the action member is naturally inserted into the first card groove to complete the unfolding state of the scooter.

In the present invention, the scooter is folded, and the switch is pressed such that the hook portion on the second flap of the actuating member is separated from the first slot of the positioning member, and the control portion is passed through the front pivoting portion as an axis toward the pedal. In this state, the control unit drives the actuating member to be displaced in the direction of the second groove, and the linking portion is locked to the shaft of the rear wheel cover. Therefore, the control is performed during storage. The part is tightly fixed to the pedal to prevent deployment after storage.

Since the folding unit of the present invention is disposed in the casing, it is not easy to use, and the use of the structure may cause a problem of pinching the hand. This creation is quite safe in use and high in reliability.

10‧‧‧ pedal

11‧‧‧ Front pivotal department

12‧‧‧ Rear pivoting

13‧‧‧ Rear wheel

14‧‧‧ Rear wheel cover

141‧‧‧ Missing slot

142‧‧‧ shaft

15‧‧‧Axis

16‧‧‧Flexible components

17‧‧‧Slip-stop

20‧‧‧Control Department

21‧‧‧Links

211‧‧‧ shaft sleeve

22‧‧‧Rich

221‧‧‧Combination Department

23‧‧‧Handle

24‧‧‧front wheel set

241‧‧·wheel seat

242‧‧‧ Front wheel

25‧‧‧ linkage department

26‧‧‧ quick release structure

27‧‧‧Drive unit

271‧‧‧Control Module

272‧‧‧ drive

273‧‧‧Battery

30‧‧‧Folding unit

31‧‧‧Shell

311‧‧‧ installation space

32‧‧‧ switch

321‧‧‧Pressing parts

322‧‧ ‧ spring

33‧‧‧Action parts

331‧‧‧ center axis

332‧‧‧ first wing

333‧‧‧second wing

334‧‧‧Hook

34‧‧‧ Positioning parts

341‧‧‧first card ditch

342‧‧‧Second card ditch

343‧‧‧third card ditch

40‧‧‧Vibration unit

Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the creation.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing the structure of the rear wheel cover.

Figure 3 is a schematic view showing the structure of the folding unit.

Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of the action of the present invention (1). After the push switch is turned on, the second flap of the action member is separated from the first card groove of the positioning member.

Figure 5 is a schematic diagram of the action of the creation (2), illustrating the folding action of the control unit and the action of the folding unit.

Figure 6 is a schematic diagram of the action of the creation (3), illustrating a schematic diagram of the control unit being fixed to the second card groove after the folding of the control unit.

Fig. 7 is a structural exploded view of the interlocking portion and the rear wheel cover of the present invention.

Figure 8 is a schematic view showing the structure of the interlocking portion fixed to the rear wheel cover.

Figure 9 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the application in the electric scooter.

In order to enable your review committee to have a better understanding and recognition of the characteristics and characteristics of the case, the following preferred examples are listed below with the following description:

Referring to Figures 1 to 8, the safety folding structure of the present scooter mainly comprises a pedal 10, a control unit 20 and a folding unit 30.

The pedal 10 is mainly provided with a user standing thereon, and the control unit 20 and the folding unit 30 are assembled. The pedal 10 has a front pivoting portion 11 and a rear pivoting portion 12, and the rear pivoting portion 12 is provided with a The rear wheel 13 is provided with a rear wheel cover 14, and the rear wheel cover 14 is provided with a notch 141 in which a shaft 142 is disposed. In the embodiment of the present invention, the rear pivoting portion 12 is provided with a shaft center 15 and an elastic member 16, and the rear wheel housing 14 is pivotally connected to the shaft core 15. After the user presses the rear wheel housing 14, The rear wheel cover 14 can be returned to the original position by the elastic member 16. In the present embodiment, the control unit 20 can be quickly separated from the rear wheel cover 14.

The control unit 20 mainly provides a structure for the user to control the direction of the scooter. The control unit 20 mainly includes a connecting base 21, a riser 22, a handle frame 23 and a front wheel set 24; the handle frame 23 is inserted therein The riser 22 is locked by a plurality of screws, and the riser 22 is controlled by the handle frame 23. The lower end of the riser 22 is provided with a joint portion 221, and the joint seat 21 has a sleeve portion 211 at the center thereof, and the front wheel set 24 includes A wheel base 241 is formed on a front wheel 242 of the wheel base 241. The riser 22 penetrates the sleeve portion 211 and is screwed to the joint portion 221 of the riser 22 by a plurality of screws. The riser 22 is provided with a linkage portion 25 which can correspond to the slot 141, and the linkage portion 25 can be selectively engaged with the shaft 142 of the slot 141. In the embodiment of the present invention, a quick release structure 26 is disposed between the riser 22 and the handle frame 23, and the user can adjust the relative position of the handle frame 23 and the riser 22 according to his height and The disassembling structure 26 locks the position of the handle frame 23, and the position of the linking portion 25 can be adjusted through the quick release structure 26 so that the control portion 20 is tightly coupled with the rear wheel cover 14 of the pedal 10.

The folding unit 30 is mainly used in the structure of folding or unfolding the control unit 20, and comprises a casing 31, a switch 32, an actuating member 33 and a positioning member 34. The casing 31 is disposed on the connecting seat 21 An installation space 311 is disposed in the housing 31 between the front pivotal portion 11 and the front pivoting portion 11 . The switch 32 includes a pressing member 321 and a spring 322 disposed thereon. The actuating member 33 is assembled in the mounting space 311 of the housing 31. The actuating member 33 is provided with a central shaft 331 and a first flap 332. a second flap 333, the first flap 332 is abutted by the spring 322 of the switch 32 to cause the pivoting of the actuating member 33, and the second flap 333 is provided with a hook portion 334; the positioning member 34 is assembled therein The positioning member 34 is axially connected to the front pivoting portion 11 , and the positioning member 34 is provided with at least a first card groove 341 and a second card groove 342 , and the hook portion of the second wing piece 333 . The 334 is selectively fixed to the first card groove 341 or the second card groove 342.

Through the above structure, the use of this creation and the advantages that can be obtained are as follows:

The present invention mainly adopts a link mechanism as a design concept, and the front pivotal portion 11 serves as a pivot point of the structure, so that the connection is pivoted at the upper control portion 20 to achieve the effect of unfolding and folding the scooter.

Referring to FIGS. 1 to 8, first, the manner in which the scooter is unfolded will be described. The interlocking portion 25 is separated from the shaft 142 of the rear wheel cover 14, and in this state, the control portion 20 is in an unfoldable state, and then The first flap 332 is pressed down by the switch 32, and the central shaft 331 is used as a fulcrum, so that the second flap 333 is separated from the second groove 342, and the control portion 20 is pivoted forward. The portion 11 is urged to pivot, and in this state, the action member 33 gradually moves toward the first card groove 341. When the control portion 20 is pushed to the bottom, the hook portion 334 of the actuating member 33 naturally snaps into the In the first card groove 341, the unfolding state of the scooter is completed.

Referring to FIGS. 1-8, the scooter is to be folded, and the switch 32 is pressed to separate the hook portion 334 of the second flap 333 of the actuating member 33 from the first slot 341 of the positioning member 34. The portion 20 is pushed toward the pedal 10 through the front pivot portion 11 as a center of rotation, in this state The control unit 20 drives the actuating member 33 to be displaced in the direction of the second catching groove 342, and the interlocking portion 25 is locked to the shaft 142 of the rear wheel cover 14. Therefore, the control unit 20 and the storage unit 20 are accommodated. The pedal 10 is tightly fixed to prevent the control unit 20 from being deployed after being stored.

Referring to FIGS. 1-8, in the embodiment of the present invention, in order to prevent the folding control unit 20 from causing a pinch of a person too quickly, the positioning member 34 is in the first card groove 341 and the second card groove 342. A third card groove 343 is defined between the hook portion 334 of the second flap 333 and the third card groove 343, which can slow down the moving speed of the control portion 20, whether it is unfolded or folded. It is avoided that the control unit 20 rotates too fast to cause a pinch.

The structure of the present invention can be applied not only to a scooter that is generally driven by a human being, but also to an electric scooter as shown in FIG. 9, except that the control unit 20 includes a driving unit 27, and the driving unit 27 includes a The control module 271, a driver 272, and a battery 273, as shown in FIG. 9, the battery can be disposed outside the riser 22, the driver 272 is integrated inside the riser 22, and the control module 271 is mounted on the handle set The driver 272 is connected to the front wheel 242, and the front wheel 242 is displaced by the control module 271. The driver 272 can select a hub motor, and the driver 272 is mounted in the front wheel 242, which can save assembly space on the one hand, and effectively reduce mechanical structure loss and improve motor efficiency on the other hand, thereby achieving further energy saving effect and reducing Noise problems and maintenance time.

In the second embodiment, since the battery 273 is provided, the front and rear lights (not shown) can be assembled between the control unit 20 of the scooter and the rear wheel cover 14, and the safety in use can be increased.

In the embodiment of the present invention, a shock absorbing unit 40 can be further disposed between the connecting seat 21 and the riser 22 to effectively improve the riding comfort, and the pedal 10 can be selectively set. The provision of the slip-stop portion 17 increases the friction between the user and the pedal 10 to prevent slipping.

In the first and second embodiments, the folding unit 30 of the present invention is disposed in the casing 31. Therefore, it is not easy to use the conventional structure, which may cause a problem of pinching the hand. This creation is quite safe and reliable in use. high.

In summary, the structure of this creation has not been seen in various books or publicly used, and it is in line with the requirements of new patent applications, so please ask the Bureau of the Ming Dynasty to grant patents as soon as possible.

For those who need to be identified, the above is the technical principle that is applied immediately by the specific implementation of this creation. If the changes made according to the concept of this creation have not yet exceeded the spirit of the manual and the schema, All should be included in the scope of this creation, combined with Chen Ming.

Claims (9)

A scooter safety folding structure mainly comprises: a pedal having a front pivoting portion and a rear pivoting portion, the rear pivoting portion being provided with a rear wheel, the rear wheel being provided with a rear wheel cover, and thereafter The wheel cover is provided with a notch having a shaft therein; a control portion comprising a connecting seat, a riser, a handle frame and a front wheel set; the handle frame is inserted into the riser with a plurality of screws Locking, the riser is controlled by the handle frame, the lower end of the riser is provided with a joint portion, the joint seat has a sleeve portion at the center thereof, and the front wheel set comprises a wheel seat and a front wheel which is sleeved on the wheel seat, The riser penetrates into the sleeve portion, and is screwed to the joint portion of the riser by a plurality of screws. The handle frame is provided with a linkage portion which is correspondingly vacant, and the linkage portion is selectively a folding unit is coupled to the shaft of the slot; a folding unit comprising a housing, a switch, an actuating member and a positioning member, the housing being disposed between the connecting seat and the front pivoting portion The housing is provided with an installation space, and the switch includes a pressing member and A spring is disposed on the casing, and the actuating member is assembled in the installation space of the casing. The actuating member is provided with a central shaft, a first wing and a second wing. The first wing is subjected to the spring of the switch. The second member is provided with a hook portion; the second member is provided with a hook portion; the positioning member is assembled in the installation space, and the positioning member is axially connected to the front pivot portion, and the positioning member is provided with at least one a card groove and a second card groove, and the hook portion of the second wing is fixed to the scooter when the first card groove is fixed, or the scooter is folded when the hook portion is fixed to the second card groove. The scooter safety folding structure according to claim 1, wherein the riser and the handle frame are selectively adjustable in relative position and locked by a quick release structure. The scooter safety folding structure according to claim 1, wherein the positioning member is provided with a third card groove between the first card groove and the second card groove. The scooter safety folding structure according to claim 1, wherein the control unit comprises There is a driving unit, the driving unit comprises a control module, a driver and a battery, the driver is integrated inside the riser, the control module is mounted on the handle set for controlling the driver, and the driver is connected to the front wheel The control module drives the front wheel to generate displacement. The scooter safety folding structure of claim 4, wherein the driver can select a hub motor. The scooter safety folding structure according to claim 4, wherein the control unit and the rear wheel cover are assembled with front and rear lights. The scooter safety folding structure according to claim 1, wherein a damper unit is further disposed between the connecting seat and the riser. The scooter safety folding structure according to claim 1, wherein the pedal is further provided with a non-slip portion. The scooter safety folding structure according to claim 1, wherein the rear pivoting portion is provided with an axial center and an elastic member, and the rear wheel cover is pivotally connected to the axial center, and the user presses the rear After the wheel cover, the rear wheel cover can be returned to the original position through the elastic member.