Tripod assembly and device having the tripod assembly

Abstract

The present invention provides a tripod assembly and a device having the tripod assembly. The tripod assembly includes: a mounting structure formed with at least one accommodating cavity, and at least one side of the mounting structure is provided with a side opening communicating with the accommodating cavity; at least one tripod, which is rotatably mounted on the mounting structure and has a storage state in which it is turned into the accommodating cavity through the side opening, and a support state in which it is turned out of the accommodating cavity through the side opening and is adapted to support the device to be supported; a locking structure adapted to lock the storage state and the support state. When it is necessary to support the device to be supported, the tripod structure can be turned out of the accommodating cavity through the side opening and locked by the locking structure to support the device to be supported; when it is necessary to store or package and transport the device to be supported, the tripod can be turned into the accommodating cavity so that the tripod is stored in the accommodating cavity, so that the tripod does not occupy extra space, and the storage and packaging space of the device to be supported can be reduced, facilitating storage or transportation.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of household appliances, and particularly to a tripod assembly and a device with the tripod assembly. Background Art

[0002] Electric heaters have been widely used in people's lives due to advantages such as fast heating and portability. During use, in order to maintain the stability of the entire electric heater, a tripod is generally provided below the body of the electric heater to support the body of the electric heater. However, the tripod occupies a certain amount of space and is not convenient for storage when not in use. At the same time, it also increases the packaging and transportation costs. Summary of the Invention

[0003] Therefore, the technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to overcome the defect that the existing tripod assembly occupies a large amount of space when not in use, so as to provide a tripod assembly and a device with the tripod assembly that can reduce the occupied space when not in use.

[0004] The present invention provides a tripod assembly, including:

[0005] An installation structure, forming at least one accommodation cavity, and at least one side of the installation structure is provided with a side opening communicating with the accommodation cavity;

[0006] At least one tripod, the tripod is rotatably installed on the installation structure, and has a storage state in which it is rotated into the accommodation cavity through the side opening, and a support state in which it is rotated out of the accommodation cavity through the side opening and is adapted to support the device to be supported;

[0007] A locking structure, at least adapted to lock the support state.

[0008] The bottom of the installation structure is provided with a bottom opening communicating with the accommodation cavity, and the bottom opening communicates with the side opening.

[0009] The opposite sides of the installation structure are respectively provided with the side openings, and the side openings on both sides of the installation structure are respectively communicated with the bottom opening.

[0010] There are at least two tripods, and when the tripods are in the support state, the parts of at least two tripods extending out of the accommodation cavity are located on both sides of the installation structure.

[0011] There are two tripods, and the parts of the two tripods located on both sides of the installation structure form two waists of an isosceles triangle.

[0012] The tripod is rotatably connected to the installation structure through a rotating shaft.

[0013] The rotating shaft is fixed to one side wall of the accommodating cavity and extends towards the opposite side wall.

[0014] The locking structure includes:

[0015] A guide groove, which is arc-shaped and is provided on one of the wall of the accommodating cavity and the tripod;

[0016] A guide block, which is provided on the other of the wall of the accommodating cavity and the tripod, is inserted into the guide groove, and is adapted to slide in the guide groove when the tripod rotates relative to the mounting structure. The guide block is located at the first end of the guide groove when the tripod is in the supporting state.

[0017] During the process of the tripod converting from the supporting state to the storage state, the guide block slides from the first end of the guide groove to the second end of the guide groove; the groove width of the guide groove at the second end is smaller than the length of the guide block in the groove width direction of the guide groove.

[0018] The tripod includes:

[0019] A tripod body, which is accommodated in the accommodating cavity and is provided with the guide groove or the guide block;

[0020] An extending portion, which extends from the tripod body and is accommodated in the accommodating cavity when the tripod is in the storage state, and extends out of the accommodating cavity when the tripod is in the supporting state.

[0021] The tripod body is in a disc-shaped structure, and the extending portion is in a strip-shaped structure.

[0022] One end of the extending portion away from the tripod body is arc-shaped.

[0023] The mounting structure includes a first component part and a second component part that is detachably connected to the first component part. The accommodating cavity is formed between the first component part and the second component part.

[0024] The present invention also provides a device with a tripod assembly, including the above-mentioned tripod assembly.

[0025] It further includes a machine body. There are two tripod assemblies, which are respectively connected to both ends of the machine body.

[0026] The device with the tripod assembly is an electric heater.

[0027] The technical solution of the present invention has the following effects:

[0028] 1. The tripod assembly provided by the present invention includes: a mounting structure formed with at least one accommodating cavity, and at least one side of the mounting structure is provided with a side opening communicating with the accommodating cavity; at least one tripod, which is rotatably mounted on the mounting structure and has a storage state in which it is turned into the accommodating cavity through the side opening, and a supporting state in which it is turned out of the accommodating cavity through the side opening and is adapted to support the device to be supported; a locking structure adapted to lock the storage state and the supporting state. There can be various specific situations of the mounting structure provided by the present invention. For example, it can be the body of the device to be supported that uses the tripod for support, or the device to be supported itself, or a device separately provided for facilitating the assembly of the tripod and the device to be supported, etc.; in any of the above situations, when it is necessary to support the device to be supported, the tripod structure can be turned out of the accommodating cavity through the side opening and locked through the locking structure, so as to support the device to be supported; when it is necessary to store or package and transport the device to be supported, the tripod can be turned into the accommodating cavity so that the tripod is stored in the accommodating cavity, so that the tripod does not occupy extra space, and the storage and packaging space of the device to be supported can be reduced, thus facilitating storage or transportation. At the same time, since the tripod is turned into or out of the accommodating cavity through the side opening, the space of the device to be supported in height can be saved. Especially when the device to be supported is a long strip structure such as the body of an electric heater, this way of turning into or out of the accommodating cavity through the side opening to switch between the storage state and the supporting state can fully save the storage space or packaging space of the device to be supported.

[0029] 2. In the tripod assembly provided by the present invention, there are at least two tripods. When the tripods are in the supporting state, the parts of at least two tripods extending out of the accommodating cavity are located on both sides of the mounting structure. This can keep the two sides of the mounting structure and the device to be supported balanced, so that the device to be supported can be supported more stably.

[0030] 3. In the tripod assembly provided by the present invention, there are two tripods, and the parts of the two tripods located on both sides of the mounting structure form the two waists of an isosceles triangle. This can make the support of the tripods for the device to be supported more stable.

[0031] 4. The tripod assembly provided by the present invention, the locking structure includes: a guide groove, which is arc-shaped and is provided on one of the cavity wall of the accommodating cavity and the tripod; a guide block, which is provided on the other of the cavity wall of the accommodating cavity and the tripod, is inserted into the guide groove, and is adapted to slide in the guide groove when the tripod rotates relative to the mounting structure, and the guide block is located at the first end of the guide groove when the tripod is in the supporting state. For the locking structure of this structural form, only by sliding the guide block in the guide groove, the locking of the tripod at least in the supporting state can be realized, with a simple structure, convenient operation and easy implementation.

[0032] 5. In the tripod assembly provided by the present invention, during the process of the tripod converting from the supporting state to the storage state, the guide block slides from the first end of the guide groove to the second end of the guide groove; the groove width of the guide groove at the second end is smaller than the length of the guide block in the groove width direction of the guide groove. In this way, after the guide block moves to the second end, it can be stuck at the second end, thereby realizing the locking of the tripod in the storage state.

[0033] 6. The device with a tripod assembly provided by the present invention further includes a body, the body includes a frame, and there are two tripod assemblies, which are respectively connected to both ends of the body. In this way, the tripod assemblies can support the body more stably. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0034] In order to more clearly illustrate the specific embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the following will briefly introduce the drawings required for use in the description of the specific embodiments or the prior art. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are some embodiments of the present invention. For those of ordinary skill in the art, without creative efforts, other drawings can also be obtained based on these drawings.

[0035] Figure 1 It is a three-dimensional combined schematic diagram of the electric heater provided in the first embodiment of the present invention when the tripod is in the storage state;

[0036] Figure 2 It is Figure 1 The three-dimensional combined schematic diagram of the electric heater shown when the tripod is in the supporting state;

[0037] Figure 3 It is Figure 1 The three-dimensional exploded schematic diagram of the electric heater shown;

[0038] Figure 4 It is Figure 3 The three-dimensional schematic diagram of the tripod and the first component part in the separated state in

[0039] Description of the reference numerals:

[0040] 1 - Accommodating cavity, 11 - Side opening, 12 - Bottom opening, 21 - Tripod body, 211 - Through hole, 22 - Protruding part, 3 - Rotating shaft, 41 - Guide groove, 411 - First end, 412 - Second end, 42 - Guide block, 51 - First component part, 52 - Second component part, 6 - Machine body. Detailed implementation mode

[0041] The technical solutions of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are part of the embodiments of the present invention, rather than all of the embodiments. All other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art based on the embodiments of the present invention without creative efforts shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

[0042] In addition, the technical features involved in different implementation modes of the present invention described below can be combined with each other as long as they do not conflict with each other.

[0043] As Figures 1 - 4 shown, this embodiment provides a tripod assembly, including an installation structure, a locking structure and at least one tripod.

[0044] The installation structure is formed with at least one accommodating cavity 1, and at least one side of the installation structure is provided with a side opening 11 communicating with the accommodating cavity 1.

[0045] The tripod is rotatably installed on the installation structure, and has a storage state of being rotated into the accommodating cavity 1 through the side opening 11, and a support state of being rotated out of the accommodating cavity 1 through the side opening 11 and being suitable for supporting the device to be supported.

[0046] The locking structure is at least suitable for locking the support state.

[0047] There can be various specific situations of the mounting structure provided in this embodiment. For example, it can be the body 6 of the device to be supported that is supported by a tripod, or it can be the device to be supported itself, or it can also be a device separately provided for facilitating the assembly of the tripod and the device to be supported, etc. In any of the above cases, when it is necessary to support the device to be supported, the tripod structure can be rotated out of the accommodation cavity 1 through the side opening 11 and locked by the locking structure, so as to support the device to be supported. When it is necessary to store or package and transport the device to be supported, the tripod can be rotated into the accommodation cavity 1 so that the tripod is stored in the accommodation cavity 1, so that the tripod does not occupy extra space, and the storage and packaging space of the device to be supported can be reduced, thus facilitating storage or transportation. At the same time, since the tripod is rotated into or out of the accommodation cavity 1 through the side opening 11, the space of the device to be supported in height can be saved. Especially when the device to be supported is a long strip structure such as the body 6 of an electric heater, this way of rotating into or out of the accommodation cavity 1 through the side opening 11 to realize the switching between the storage state and the support state can fully save the storage space or packaging space of the device to be supported.

[0048] In this embodiment, the bottom of the mounting structure is provided with a bottom opening 12 communicating with the accommodation cavity 1, and side openings 11 are respectively provided on the opposite sides of the mounting structure. The side openings 11 on both sides of the mounting structure are respectively communicated with the bottom opening 12. This can enable the tripod to have a larger rotation range, so that it can be rotated to a more stable support state. As a transformable implementation manner, the mounting structure can also be provided with only one side opening 11. As a transformable implementation manner, the mounting structure can also be not provided with the bottom opening 12.

[0049] The specific number of the tripods is not limited. In this embodiment, there are at least two tripods. When the tripods are in the support state, the parts of at least two tripods extending out of the accommodation cavity 1 are located on both sides of the mounting structure. This can keep both sides of the mounting structure and the device to be supported balanced, so that the device to be supported can be supported more stably.

[0050] Specifically, there are two tripods in this embodiment, and the parts of the two tripods located on both sides of the mounting structure form the two waists of an isosceles triangle. This can make the support of the tripods for the device to be supported more stable.

[0051] In this embodiment, the tripod is rotatably connected to the mounting structure through a rotating shaft 3. The rotating shaft 3 is fixed on one side wall of the accommodation cavity 1 and extends towards the opposite side wall. A through hole 211 adapted for the rotating shaft 3 to pass through is formed on the tripod. As a transformable implementation manner, the rotating shaft 3 can also be fixed on the tripod, and a mounting hole for inserting the rotating shaft 3 is correspondingly provided on the cavity wall of the accommodation cavity 1.

[0052] The specific structural form of the locking structure can be various. In this embodiment, the locking structure includes a guide groove 41 and a guide block 42.

[0053] The guide groove 41 is arc-shaped and is provided on the wall of the accommodating cavity 1.

[0054] The guide block 42 is provided on the tripod and is inserted into the guide groove 41, and is adapted to slide in the guide groove 41 when the tripod rotates relative to the mounting structure. The guide block 42 is located at the first end 411 of the guide groove 41 when the tripod is in the supporting state.

[0055] For the locking structure of this structural form, only by sliding the guide block 42 in the guide groove 41, the locking of the tripod at least in the supporting state can be achieved. The structure is simple, the operation is convenient, and it is easy to implement.

[0056] As a transformable implementation manner, it can also be that the guide groove 41 is provided on the tripod and the guide block 42 is provided on the wall of the accommodating cavity 1.

[0057] In order to enable the tripod to maintain the storage state without applying external force, so as to facilitate storage or packaging. In this embodiment, during the process of the tripod converting from the supporting state to the storage state, the guide block 42 slides from the first end 411 of the guide groove 41 to the second end 412 of the guide groove 41; the groove width of the guide groove 41 at the second end 412 is smaller than the length of the guide block 42 in the groove width direction of the guide groove 41. In this way, after the guide block 42 moves to the second end 412, it can be stuck at the second end 412, so as to realize the locking of the tripod in the storage state.

[0058] The specific structural form of the tripod can be various. In this embodiment, the tripod includes a tripod body 21 and an extension part 22.

[0059] The tripod body 21 is accommodated in the accommodating cavity 1 and is provided with a guide block 42.

[0060] The extension part 22 extends from the tripod body 21 and is accommodated in the accommodating cavity 1 when the tripod is in the storage state, and extends out of the accommodating cavity 1 when the tripod is in the supporting state.

[0061] As a transformable implementation manner, the tripod can also include a tripod body 21 and two extension parts 22. The two extension parts 22 are away from each other during the process of extending from the tripod body 21. For the tripod of this structural form, even if only one is provided, it can also achieve the balance of both sides of the mounting structure in the supporting state.

[0062] There is no limitation on the specific shapes of the tripod body 21 and the extension part 22. In this embodiment, the tripod body 21 is in a disc-shaped structure and the extension part 22 is in a strip-shaped structure. As a transformable implementation manner, the tripod body 21 can also be in an elliptical disc structure, and the extension part 22 can also be in a disc-shaped structure.

[0063] In this embodiment, one end of the protruding portion 22 away from the tripod body 21 is arc-shaped.

[0064] There can be various specific structural forms of the mounting structure. In this embodiment, the mounting structure includes a first component part 51 and a second component part 52 detachably connected to the first component part 51, and the accommodating cavity 1 is formed between the first component part 51 and the second component part 52. As an alternative embodiment, the mounting structure can also be an integrally formed structure.

[0065] This embodiment also provides an electric heater, which includes a body 6 and two of the above-mentioned tripod assemblies, and the two tripod assemblies are respectively connected to both ends of the body 6. In this way, the tripod assemblies can support the body 6 more stably. As an alternative embodiment, the electric heater can also be replaced with other devices having tripod assemblies.

[0066] Obviously, the above embodiments are only examples clearly described and not limitations on the implementation manners. For those of ordinary skill in the art, other different forms of changes or modifications can be made based on the above description. It is not necessary and impossible to list all the implementation manners here. And the obvious changes or modifications derived therefrom are still within the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A tripod assembly, characterized in that, Comprising: An installation structure, forming at least one accommodation cavity (1), and at least one side of the installation structure is provided with a side opening (11) communicating with the accommodation cavity (1); At least one tripod, which is rotatably mounted on the installation structure and has a storage state in which it is turned into the accommodation cavity (1) through the side opening (11), and a support state in which it is turned out of the accommodation cavity (1) through the side opening (11) and is adapted to support the device to be supported; A locking structure, at least adapted to lock the support state; the locking structure includes: a guide groove (41), which is arc-shaped and is provided on one of the cavity walls of the accommodation cavity (1) and the tripod; A guide block (42), which is provided on the other of the cavity walls of the accommodation cavity (1) and the tripod, is inserted into the guide groove (41), and is adapted to slide in the guide groove (41) when the tripod rotates relative to the installation structure. The guide block (42) is located at the first end (411) of the guide groove (41) when the tripod is in the support state.

2. The tripod assembly according to claim 1, wherein The bottom of the installation structure is provided with a bottom opening (12) communicating with the accommodation cavity (1), and the bottom opening (12) communicates with the side opening (11).

3. The tripod assembly according to claim 2, characterized in that, The side openings (11) are respectively provided on the opposite sides of the installation structure, and the side openings (11) on both sides of the installation structure communicate with the bottom opening (12) respectively.

4. The tripod assembly according to claim 2, wherein There are at least two tripods. When the tripods are in the support state, the parts of at least two tripods extending out of the accommodation cavity (1) are located on both sides of the installation structure.

5. The tripod assembly according to claim 4, characterized in that, There are two tripods, and the parts of the two tripods located on both sides of the installation structure form the two waists of an isosceles triangle.

6. The tripod assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that, The tripod is rotatably connected to the installation structure through a rotating shaft (3).

7. The tripod assembly according to claim 6, characterized in that, The rotating shaft (3) is fixed on one side cavity wall of the accommodation cavity (1) and extends towards the opposite side cavity wall.

8. The tripod assembly according to any one of claims 1-7, characterized in that, During the process of the tripod converting from the support state to the storage state, the guide block (42) slides from the first end (411) of the guide groove (41) to the second end (412) of the guide groove (41); the groove width of the guide groove (41) at the second end (412) is smaller than the length of the guide block (42) in the groove width direction of the guide groove (41).

9. The tripod assembly according to any one of claims 1-7, characterized in that, The tripod includes: A tripod body (21), which is accommodated in the accommodation cavity (1) and is provided with the guide groove (41) or the guide block (42); An extension part (22), which extends from the tripod body (21) and is accommodated in the accommodation cavity (1) when the tripod is in the storage state, and extends out of the accommodation cavity (1) when the tripod is in the support state.

10. The tripod assembly according to claim 9, characterized in that, The tripod body (21) is a disc-shaped structure, and the extension part (22) is a strip-shaped structure.

11. The tripod assembly according to claim 9, characterized in that, One end of the extension part (22) far from the tripod body (21) is arc-shaped.

12. The tripod assembly according to any one of claims 1-7, characterized in that, The installation structure includes a first component part (51) and a second component part (52) detachably connected to the first component part (51), and the accommodation cavity (1) is formed between the first component part (51) and the second component part (52).

13. A device with a tripod assembly, characterized in that, It includes the tripod assembly according to any one of claims 1-12.

14. The device with a tripod assembly according to claim 13, characterized in that, It further includes a body (6), and there are two of the tripod assemblies, which are respectively connected to both ends of the body (6).

15. The device with a tripod assembly according to claim 13, characterized in that, The device with the tripod assembly is an electric heater.

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