US20220282518A1

US20220282518A1 - Folding tent switch chuck

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Publication number: US20220282518A1
Application number: US17/752,886
Authority: US
Inventors: Lijun Pan
Original assignee: Shaoxing Unique Umbrella Co Ltd
Current assignee: Shaoxing Unique Umbrella Co Ltd
Priority date: 2022-05-10
Filing date: 2022-05-25
Publication date: 2022-09-08
Also published as: CN217420735U

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a folding tent switch chuck, including: an upper plate and a lower plate. The upper plate is provided with a plugging rod; the lower plate is provided with a plugging slot; the plugging rod and the plugging slot are in plug connection; the plugging slot is provided with an elastic press key; the plugging rod is provided with a locking subassembly; the elastic press key can press the locking subassembly to retract into the plugging rod for unlocking; a position of the lower plate corresponding to the locking subassembly is provided with a locking bulge; and after extending out of the plugging rod, the locking subassembly can be abutted against the locking bulge, so that the plugging rod is limited and locked relative to the plugging slot.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present disclosure belongs to the technical field of tent supporting members, and particularly relates to a folding tent switch chuck.

BACKGROUND

Folding tents generally have upper and lower layers of keels, also referred to as brackets. Each layer of keel is provided with a plurality of annular and spaced keels. Long support keels are disposed on the upper layer, and short support keels are disposed on the lower layer. An upper plate of a switch chuck is hinged to the long support keels, and a lower plate of the switch chuck is hinged to the short support keels; the upper plate and the lower plate can be in a locked state and an unlocked state; when the upper plate and the lower plate are in the locked state, the tent is in an unfolded and extended state; and when the upper plate and the lower plate are in the unlocked state, the tent is in a folded state. However, an unfolding button in a lock structure for the traditional upper and lower plates is also of a pull ring structure with a spring, so that there is a problem of inconvenience in operation; and furthermore, if a protection measure for the spring is not appropriate, the unfolding button easily fails due to the failure of the spring, thus affecting the service life of the tent switch chuck

SUMMARY

The present disclosure mainly aims to provide a folding tent switch chuck, including an upper plate and a lower plate. The upper plate is provided with a plugging rod; the lower plate is provided with a plugging slot; the plugging rod and the plugging slot are in plug connection; the plugging slot is provided with an elastic press key; a position of the plugging rod corresponding to the elastic press key is provided with a locking subassembly; the elastic press key can press the locking subassembly to retract into the plugging rod for unlocking; a position of the lower plate corresponding to the locking subassembly is provided with a locking bulge; and after extending out of the plugging rod, the locking subassembly can be abutted against the locking bulge, so that the plugging rod is locked relative to the plugging slot. By adopting the above-mentioned solution, the above-mentioned locked and unlocked structures are simple and are convenient to operate; furthermore, the above-mentioned locked and unlocked structures can avoid the use of a spring, so that a failure of an unfolding button due to the spring is avoided, and the service life of the tent switch chuck is further prolonged.
In order to solve the above technical problems, the present disclosure provides the following technical solutions:
A folding tent switch chuck includes an upper plate and a lower plate. The upper plate is provided with a plugging rod; the lower plate is provided with a plugging slot; the plugging rod and the plugging slot are in plug connection; the plugging slot is provided with an elastic press key; the plugging rod is provided with a locking subassembly; the elastic press key can press the locking subassembly to retract into the plugging rod for unlocking; a position of the lower plate corresponding to the locking subassembly is provided with a locking bulge; and after extending out of the plugging rod, the locking subassembly can be abutted against the locking bulge, so that the plugging rod is limited and locked relative to the plugging slot.
As a preferable solution of the folding tent switch chuck, the locking subassembly includes an elastic stop bulge, and a stop bulge mounting member used for mounting the elastic stop bulge; the stop bulge mounting member mounts the elastic stop bulge in the plugging rod; the stop bulge mounting member is provided with a first penetrating slot; the plugging rod is provided with a second penetrating slot; one end of the elastic stop bulge is fixed in the stop bulge mounting member; the other end of the elastic stop bulge can pass through the first penetrating slot and the second penetrating slot in sequence, so that the elastic stop bulge can extend out of the plugging rod or retract into the plugging rod; after extending out of the plugging rod, the elastic stop bulge is abutted against the elastic press key; a top of the elastic stop bulge can be abutted against the locking bulge, so that the plugging rod is limited and locked relative to the plugging slot; the elastic press key can press the elastic stop bulge to retract into the plugging rod, so that the plugging rod is unlocked relative to the plugging slot.
As a preferable solution of the folding tent switch chuck, the elastic stop bulge includes an arc-shaped elastic part arranged at one end of the elastic stop bulge, and a stop bulge part arranged at the other end of the elastic stop bulge.
As a preferable solution of the folding tent switch chuck, one end of the elastic stop bulge is provided with an elastic clamping bulge; the stop bulge mounting member is provided with a clamping slot; and the elastic clamping bulge is clamped to the clamping slot, so that one end of the elastic stop bulge is fixed in the stop bulge mounting member.
As a preferable solution of the folding tent switch chuck, the upper plate is also provided with a keel support upper cover; the keel support upper cover is provided with a bolt slot; a bolt passes through the plugging rod from a bottom of the plugging rod and then extends into the bolt slot of the keel support upper cover for fixing; a plurality of first hinge slots are arranged around the keel support upper cover; and the first hinge slots are used for being hinged to long support keels of a tent.
As a preferable solution of the folding tent switch chuck, a top of the keel support upper cover is provided with a decorative cover; the decorative cover is in clamping connection to the keel support upper cover; and the decorative cover is used for covering the bolt slot.
As a preferable solution of the folding tent switch chuck, the upper plate is also provided with a lock catch; a bottom of the keel support upper cover is provided with a plugging end; the lock catch is in plugging fit with the plugging end; the upper plate is also provided with a support rod driving member and a reset spring; the support rod driving member is arranged between the keel support upper cover and the lock catch; one end of the reset spring is abutted against the keel support upper cover; the other end of the reset spring is abutted against the lock catch; and the reset spring is also sleeved outside a slot wall of the bolt slot.
As a preferable solution of the folding tent switch chuck, the lower plate includes an upper cover and a lower cover; the upper cover and the lower cover are fixed through a bolt; the plugging slot is arranged in the lower cover; and a portion of the upper cover extending into the plugging slot is formed into the locking bulge.
As a preferable solution of the folding tent switch chuck, the elastic press key is formed by hollowing a slot wall of the plugging slot.
As a preferable solution of the folding tent switch chuck, a plurality of second hinge slots are arranged around the upper cover; and the second hinge slots are used for being hinged to short support keels of the tent.
The present disclosure has the beneficial effects.
In the present disclosure, the folding tent switch chuck includes an upper plate and a lower plate. The upper plate is provided with a plugging rod; the lower plate is provided with a plugging slot; the plugging rod and the plugging slot are in plug connection; the plugging slot is provided with an elastic press key; a position of the plugging rod corresponding to the elastic press key is provided with a locking subassembly; the elastic press key can press the locking subassembly to retract into the plugging rod for unlocking; a position of the lower plate corresponding to the locking subassembly is provided with a locking bulge; and after extending out of the plugging rod, the locking subassembly can be abutted against the locking bulge, so that the plugging rod is locked relative to the plugging slot. By adopting the above-mentioned solution, the above-mentioned locked and unlocked structures are simple and are convenient to operate; furthermore, the above-mentioned locked and unlocked structures can avoid the use of a spring, so that a failure of an unfolding button due to the spring is avoided, and the service life of the tent switch chuck is further prolonged.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

In order to describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present disclosure more clearly, accompanying drawings required to be used in the descriptions of the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings in the illustration below are merely some embodiments of the present disclosure. Those ordinarily skilled in the art also can acquire other drawings according to these drawings without doing creative work, and the drawings all fall within the protection scope of the present disclosure.

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a folding tent switch chuck provided in the present disclosure;

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the folding tent switch chuck shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a schematic exploded diagram of the folding tent switch chuck shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of an upper plate of the folding tent switch chuck shown in FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a schematic exploded diagram of an upper plate of the folding tent switch chuck shown in FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of a locking subassembly of the folding tent switch chuck shown in FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a sectional view of the locking subassembly of the folding tent switch chuck shown in FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of a lower plate of the folding tent switch chuck shown in FIG. 3;

FIG. 9 is a sectional view of the lower plate of the folding tent switch chuck shown in FIG. 8.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present disclosure will be described clearly and completely below. Obviously, the embodiments described herein are only part of the embodiments of the present disclosure, not all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present disclosure, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative work shall fall within the protection scope of the present disclosure.
Therefore, the following detailed description for the embodiments of the present disclosure provided in the accompanying drawings is not intended to limit the scope of the claimed present disclosure, but merely represents selected embodiments of the present disclosure. It should be noted that, in the case of no conflict, various features in the embodiments of the present disclosure can be combined with each other, and the combined embodiments still fall within the protection scope of the present disclosure.
In the description of the present disclosure, it should be also noted that unless otherwise explicitly defined and defined, the terms “arranged”, “mounted”, “coupled”, and “connected” shall be understood broadly, and may be, for example, fixedly connected, or removably connected, or integrally connected, or mechanically connected, or electrically connected, or directly connected, or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, or interconnection between two elements. Those of ordinary skill in the art can understand the specific meanings of the above terms in the present disclosure according to specific situations.
Folding tents generally have upper and lower layers of keels, also referred to as brackets. Each layer of keel is provided with a plurality of annular and spaced keels. Long support keels are disposed on the upper layer, and short support keels are disposed on the lower layer. An upper plate of a switch chuck is hinged to the long support keels, and a lower plate of the switch chuck is hinged to the short support keels; the upper plate and the lower plate can be in a locked state and an unlocked state; when the upper plate and the lower plate are in the locked state, the tent is in an unfolded and extended state; and when the upper plate and the lower plate are in the unlocked state, the tent is in a folded state. However, an unfolding button in a lock structure for the traditional upper and lower plates is also of a pull ring structure with a spring, so that there is a problem of inconvenience in operation; and furthermore, if a protection measure for the spring is not appropriate, the unfolding button easily fails due to the failure of the spring, thus affecting the service life of the tent switch chuck.
In the present disclosure, as shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 2, FIG. 3, FIG. 4, FIG. 5, FIG. 6, FIG. 7, FIG. 8 and FIG. 9, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a folding tent switch chuck, including an upper plate 10 and a lower plate 20. The upper plate 10 is provided with a plugging rod 11; a position of the lower plate 20 corresponding to the plugging rod 11 is provided with a plugging slot 21; and the plugging rod 11 and the plugging slot 21 are in plug connection. After the plugging rod 11 is plugged into the plugging slot 21, the tent is in an unfolded and extended state; and after the plugging rod 11 and the plugging slot 21 are separated from each other, the tent is in a folded state.
The plugging slot 21 is provided with an elastic press key 211; the plugging rod 11 is provided with a locking subassembly 111; the elastic press key 211 can press the locking subassembly 111 to retract into the plugging rod 11 for unlocking, so that the upper plate 10 and the lower plate 20 are in a state where they can be separated from each other.
A position of the lower plate 20 corresponding to the locking subassembly 111 is provided with a locking bulge 22; and after extending out of the plugging rod 11, the locking subassembly 111 can be abutted against the locking bulge 22, so that the plugging rod 11 is limited and locked relative to the plugging slot 21, so that the upper plate 10 and the lower plate 20 are in a connected state.
In the present disclosure, by adopting the above-mentioned solution, the above-mentioned locked and unlocked structures are simple and are convenient to operate; furthermore, the above-mentioned locked and unlocked structures can avoid the use of a spring, so that a failure of an unfolding button due to the spring is avoided, and the service life of the tent switch chuck is further prolonged.
In order to mount the locking subassembly 111, the locking subassembly 111 includes an elastic stop bulge 1111, and a stop bulge mounting member 1112 used for mounting the elastic stop bulge 1111; the stop bulge mounting member 1112 mounts the elastic stop bulge 1111 in the plugging rod 11.
The stop bulge mounting member 1112 is provided with a first penetrating slot 1113; the plugging rod 11 is provided with a second penetrating slot 112; one end of the elastic stop bulge 1111 is fixed in the stop bulge mounting member 1112; the other end of the elastic stop bulge 1111 can pass through the first penetrating slot 1113 and the second penetrating slot 112 in sequence, so that the elastic stop bulge 1111 can extend out of the plugging rod 11 or retract into the plugging rod 11.
After extending out of the plugging rod 11, the elastic stop bulge 1111 is abutted against the elastic press key 211; a top of the elastic stop bulge 1111 can be abutted against the locking bulge 22, so that the plugging rod 11 is limited and locked relative to the plugging slot 21.
The elastic press key 211 can press the elastic stop bulge 1111 to retract into the plugging rod 11, so that the plugging rod 11 is unlocked relative to the plugging slot 21.
In the present disclosure, the elastic stop bulge 1111 includes an arc-shaped elastic part 1114 arranged at one end of the elastic stop bulge 1111, and a stop bulge part 1115 arranged at the other end of the elastic stop bulge 1111. The arc-shaped elastic part 1114 provides an elastic basis for enabling the elastic stop bulge 1111 to extend out of the plugging rod 11 and to retract into the plugging rod 11. The stop bulge part 1115 can be abutted against the locking bilge 22, so that the plugging rod 11 is locked relative to the plugging slot 21.
In order to fix the elastic stop bulge 1111, one end of the elastic stop bulge 1111 is provided with an elastic clamping bulge 1116; a position of the stop bulge mounting member 1112 corresponding to the elastic clamping bulge 1116 is provided with a clamping slot 1117; and the elastic clamping bulge 1116 is clamped to the clamping slot 1117, so that one end of the elastic stop bulge 1111 is fixed in the stop bulge mounting member 1112.
In order to mount the plugging rod 11, the upper plate 10 is also provided with a keel support upper cover 12; the keel support upper cover 12 is provided with a bolt slot 121; a bolt passes through the plugging rod 11 from a bottom of the plugging rod 11 and then extends into the bolt slot 121 of the keel support upper cover 12 for fixing.
In order to enable the keel support upper cover 12 to support long support keels of the tent, a plurality of first hinge slots 122 are arranged around the keel support upper cover 12; and the first hinge slots 122 are used for being hinged to long support keels of the tent.
In order to cover the bolt slot, a top of the keel support upper cover 12 is provided with a decorative cover 123; the decorative cover 123 is in clamping connection to the keel support upper cover 12; and the decorative cover 123 is used for covering the bolt slot 121, thus further improving the beauty of the folding tent switch chuck.
In the present disclosure, the upper plate 10 is also provided with a lock catch 13; a bottom of the keel support upper cover 12 is provided with a plugging end 124; and the lock catch 13 is in plugging fit with the plugging end 124.
In order to assist in folding the tent, the upper plate 10 is also provided with a support rod driving member 14 and a reset spring 15; the support rod driving member 14 is arranged between the keel support upper cover 12 and the lock catch 13, so that the support rod driving member 14 is limited between the keel support upper cover 12 and the lock catch 13; one end of the reset spring 15 is abutted against the keel support upper cover 12; the other end of the reset spring 15 is abutted against the lock catch 13; and the reset spring 15 is also sleeved outside a slot wall of the bolt slot 121.
During use, when the tent needs to be supported, the support rod driving member 14 moves up to be abutted against the long support keels hinged to the keel support upper cover 12 to assist in the unfolding of the tent; at this time, the support rod driving member 14 compresses the reset spring 15; when the tent needs to be collapsed and folded, the support rod driving member 14 moves down, and the reset spring 15 resets the support rod driving member 14, so that the long support keels hinged to the keel support upper cover 12 can be collapsed.
In order to assemble the lower plate 20, the lower plate 20 includes an upper cover 23 and a lower cover 24; the upper cover 23 and the lower cover 24 are fixed through a bolt; the plugging slot 21 is arranged in the lower cover 24; and a portion of the upper cover 23 extending into the plugging slot 21 is formed into the locking bulge 22.
In the present disclosure, the elastic press key 211 is formed by hollowing a slot wall of the plugging slot 21, which is not limited in the present disclosure. Other structures that can be in direct contact with the locking subassembly 111 to enable the locking subassembly 111 to retract all fall within the protection scope of the present disclosure. For example, the position of the plugging slot 21 corresponding to the locking bulge 22 is hollowed, and press cloth is disposed at the hollowed position; after a finger is in contact with the press cloth, the locking bulge 22 is connected, which can also achieve an effect of retraction of the locking bulge 22. The present disclosure will not limit this.
In order to support the short support keels, a plurality of second hinge slots 231 are arranged around the upper cover 23. The second hinge slots 231 are used for being hinged to the short support keels of the tent. During use, in the upward moving process of the lower plate 20, the upper cover 23 drives the short support keels to be spread, so as to drive the long support keels to be spread, thus realizing the unfolding of the tent.
The present disclosure is described in detail above in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, but the present disclosure is not limited to the described implementations. For those skilled in the art, various changes, modifications, alterations, and transformations are made to these implementation modes without departing from the principle and spirit of the present disclosure, and shall still fall within the protection scope of the present disclosure.

Claims

What is claimed is:

1. A folding tent switch chuck, comprising an upper plate and a lower plate, wherein the upper plate is provided with a plugging rod; the lower plate is provided with a plugging slot; the plugging rod and the plugging slot are in plug connection;

the plugging slot is provided with an elastic press key; the plugging rod is provided with a locking subassembly; the elastic press key is capable of pressing the locking subassembly to retract into the plugging rod for unlocking;

a position of the lower plate corresponding to the locking subassembly is provided with a locking bulge; and after extending out of the plugging rod, the locking subassembly is capable of being abutted against the locking bulge, so that the plugging rod is limited and locked relative to the plugging slot.

2. The folding tent switch chuck according to claim 1, wherein the locking subassembly comprises an elastic stop bulge, and a stop bulge mounting member used for mounting the elastic stop bulge; the stop bulge mounting member mounts the elastic stop bulge in the plugging rod;

the stop bulge mounting member is provided with a first penetrating slot; the plugging rod is provided with a second penetrating slot; one end of the elastic stop bulge is fixed in the stop bulge mounting member; the other end of the elastic stop bulge is capable of passing through the first penetrating slot and the second penetrating slot in sequence, so that the elastic stop bulge is capable of extending out of the plugging rod or retracting into the plugging rod;

after extending out of the plugging rod, the elastic stop bulge is abutted against the elastic press key; a top of the elastic stop bulge is capable of being abutted against the locking bulge, so that the plugging rod is limited and locked relative to the plugging slot;

the elastic press key is capable of pressing the elastic stop bulge to retract into the plugging rod, so that the plugging rod is unlocked relative to the plugging slot.

3. The folding tent switch chuck according to claim 2, wherein the elastic stop bulge comprises an arc-shaped elastic part arranged at one end of the elastic stop bulge, and a stop bulge part arranged at the other end of the elastic stop bulge.

4. The folding tent switch chuck according to claim 3, wherein one end of the elastic stop bulge is provided with an elastic clamping bulge; the stop bulge mounting member is provided with a clamping slot; and the elastic clamping bulge is clamped to the clamping slot, so that one end of the elastic stop bulge is fixed in the stop bulge mounting member.

5. The folding tent switch chuck according to claim 2, wherein the upper plate is also provided with a keel support upper cover; the keel support upper cover is provided with a bolt slot; a bolt passes through the plugging rod from a bottom of the plugging rod and then extends into the bolt slot of the keel support upper cover for fixing;

a plurality of first hinge slots are arranged around the keel support upper cover; and the first hinge slots are used for being hinged to long support keels of a tent.

6. The folding tent switch chuck according to claim 5, wherein a top of the keel support upper cover is provided with a decorative cover; the decorative cover is in clamping connection to the keel support upper cover; and the decorative cover is used for covering the bolt slot.

7. The folding tent switch chuck according to claim 5, wherein the upper plate is also provided with a lock catch; a bottom of the keel support upper cover is provided with a plugging end; the lock catch is in plugging fit with the plugging end;

the upper plate is also provided with a support rod driving member and a reset spring; the support rod driving member is arranged between the keel support upper cover and the lock catch; one end of the reset spring is abutted against the keel support upper cover; the other end of the reset spring is abutted against the lock catch; and the reset spring is also sleeved outside a slot wall of the bolt slot.

8. The folding tent switch chuck according to claim 2, wherein the lower plate comprises an upper cover and a lower cover; the upper cover and the lower cover are fixed through a bolt;

the plugging slot is arranged in the lower cover; and a portion of the upper cover extending into the plugging slot is formed into the locking bulge.

9. The folding tent switch chuck according to claim 8, wherein the elastic press key is formed by hollowing a slot wall of the plugging slot.

10. The folding tent switch chuck according to claim 8, wherein a plurality of second hinge slots are arranged around the upper cover; and the second hinge slots are used for being hinged to short support keels of the tent.