Movable base for heavy equipment.

Abstract

A movable base for heavy equipment, characterized in that it is made from a laminar body (1) with dimensions corresponding to the plan dimensions of the heavy equipment (2) to be supported, the laminar body having at least four pairs of support elements on its underside, each pair consisting of: a) A rolling leg (5) of fixed height. b) A stabilizing element selected from either a stabilizing point (9) or a leg (9'), equipped with height adjustment means.

Description

Movable base for heavy equipment TECHNICAL SECTOR The present invention relates to a support base for heavy equipment such as speakers, amplifiers, digital-to-analog converters, pre-amplifiers, turntables, audio racks, and other audio components. The object of the invention is to provide a base that has the ability to easily move the equipment it supports, but that at the same time, once placed in its work location, remains perfectly immobilized and stabilized against possible vibrations. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION In the practical application of the invention, it is known that audio equipment must be perfectly stabilized in its place of implantation, in order to avoid vibrations that could affect its operation. In practice, this means that this type of equipment has legs or support bases equipped with elastic vibration absorption means which, although they satisfactorily fulfill the function for which they were intended, pose a problem when moving the equipment, precisely because of their anti-slip capacity, requiring other types of accessories to be able to move them. EXPLANATION OF THE INVENTION The proposed movable base for heavy equipment fully and satisfactorily solves the aforementioned problem, based on a simple but highly effective solution, offering two operating positions: a displacement position, in which the base rolls easily on the surface on which it rests, and a locking position in which the base is perfectly stabilized and isolated from vibrations. To this end, the basis of the invention starts from a laminar element or base itself, intended to receive the heavy equipment in question, a base that includes, corresponding to its vertices, two pairs of support elements. These support elements materialize in two different devices, selectively usable, depending on whether the aim is to easily and comfortably move the equipment supported by the base, or to ensure that it is perfectly stabilized and minimally affected by possible vibrations. More specifically, rolling support elements will be established, including spheres or ball joints that allow the device to be moved in all directions, and stabilization elements, materialized in points or legs (depending on the type of surface on which the device is intended to be placed), which have a vertically movable character, allowing the assembly to be stabilized and preventing its involuntary movement, as well as allowing vibrations to be absorbed. Thus, while the rolling legs have an invariable height, the stabilizing points or legs will have an adjustable height, by means of a screw-in mechanism of a bolt that terminates at the top and that passes through the corresponding hole made in the base. Using adjustment nuts, these stabilizing elements can be raised and lowered, either to easily move the equipment, or to stabilize it optimally, in a position where the rolling legs do not touch the ground. This creates a base for heavy equipment that is easy to use, extremely practical and suitable for audio equipment that requires maximum stability in an operational situation and that is not easy to move due to its weight. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS To complement the description that follows and to aid a better understanding of the characteristics of the invention, according to a preferred embodiment thereof, a set of drawings is included as an integral part of said description, in which, for illustrative and non-limiting purposes, the following has been represented: Figure 1 shows a bottom-side perspective view of a movable base for heavy equipment made in accordance with the object of the present invention. Figure 2 shows a front perspective view of the base of the invention on which a heavy equipment installed on it is partially represented. Figure 3 shows, finally, a detail in front perspective of one of the stabilizing tips. Figure 4 shows a perspective detail of one of the base's stabilizing legs. PREFERRED EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION In view of the figures described, it can be observed how the basis of the invention is constituted from a laminar body (1) or base itself, of dimensions appropriate to the heavy equipment (2) to be supported, for example a speaker, and which, optionally, could be screwed to said base through through holes (3) provided in the laminar body (1). To reduce weight, the laminar body (1) may be provided with a central window (4) that affects it mainly. Well, in accordance with the essence of the invention, the laminar body (1) will preferably have a rectangular / quadrangular configuration, without ruling out other configurations according to the plan configuration of the device to be supported, with the particularity that in correspondence with its vertices two sets of support elements are established. The first of the support elements is materialized in rolling legs (5), in the form of a housing open at the bottom and which include a spherical ball joint (6) that protrudes partially through said lower opening, to determine a means of rolling the base. These rolling legs (5) have an invariable height, so that depending on how the device is adjusted, they will either come into contact with the ground to facilitate its movement or be raised above the ground, preventing such movement. In parallel, for each rolling leg (5) the base includes a stabilizing point (9) that is finished at the top with a bolt (7) with its corresponding adjusting nut (8). This tip can be adjusted in height, so that it extends a greater length than the rolling legs, rendering them inoperative and stabilizing the assembly. If it is a matter of floors or delicate surfaces, the spikes can be replaced by legs (9) as shown in figure 4, also equipped with the same height adjustment mechanism based on a bolt (7) with its corresponding adjustment nut (8), and finished with an anti-vibration rubber base (12). Thus, when the stabilizing elements are in the raised position, the rolling legs (5) become operational, so that the base can be easily moved by pushing along the surface on which it is located, while, once the device is in place, it will be enough to act on the corresponding nuts / screws to lower the stabilizing elements, whether those of figure 3 or those of figure 4, so that these perfectly immobilize the assembly. Finally, it only remains to point out that the tips are intended to be complemented by discs (10), on which the ends (11) of the tips rest, discs of an anti-slip and vibration-absorbing nature that prevent damage to the surface that would be caused by the direct support of the tips.

Claims

1. A movable base for heavy equipment, characterized in that it is made from a laminar body (1) with dimensions corresponding to the plan dimensions of the heavy equipment (2) to be supported, the laminar body having at least four pairs of support elements on its underside, each pair consisting of: a) A rolling leg (5) of fixed height. b) A stabilizing element selected from either a stabilizing point (9) or a leg (9'), equipped with height adjustment means.

2. A movable base for heavy equipment, according to claim 1, characterized in that the laminar body (1) is provided with a central lightening window (4).

3. A movable base for heavy equipment, according to claim 1, characterized in that the points are complemented by discs (10) of vibration-absorbing and anti-slip material. 4.A movable base for heavy equipment, according to claim 1, characterized in that the legs (9') terminate at their lower ends in a rubber base (12) made of vibration-absorbing and anti-slip material.

5. A movable base for heavy equipment, according to claim 1, characterized in that the laminar body (1) includes holes (3) for screwing the heavy equipment to be supported to it.

6. A movable base for heavy equipment, according to claim 1, characterized in that the rolling legs include a housing open at the bottom in which a spherical joint (6) is located, which partially protrudes through said lower opening, determining the means of displacement of the base. 7.Sliding base for heavy equipment, according to claim 1, characterized in that the means for adjusting the height of the stabilizing elements are materialized in bolts (7) that are finished at the top of said pieces, passing through holes made in the laminar body (1) and assisted by height adjustment nuts (8).