A release mechanism and system

Abstract

The application discloses a release mechanism, which comprises a fixing base, an energy storage component arranged in the fixing base, and a release component which is arranged in the fixing base in a sliding mode and is connected with the energy storage component, wherein the sliding track of the release component is located on the same horizontal plane; a knob is arranged on the release component to drive the release component to slide, and the release component drives the energy storage component to damp the fixing base; a system comprises the release mechanism, a moving body and the knob; the release mechanism is arranged on the moving body; and the knob is arranged on the release mechanism to drive the release mechanism to damp. The track of the release component on the fixing base is located on the same horizontal plane, so that the release component is prevented from changing the position in the vertical direction, the space occupied by the release component in the vertical direction is avoided, and the system space of the system comprising the release component is more compact.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the field of damping devices, and more particularly to a release mechanism and system. Background Technology

[0002] Dampers, as vibration reduction and speed reduction devices, are widely used in many fields. The damping principle of existing dampers is as follows: the end of the telescopic rod of the damping tube is equipped with a movable block (i.e., the damping end). The movable block is equipped with a slot. After the external actuating block is engaged with the slot, it drives the telescopic rod to extend. After the telescopic rod reaches its maximum length, the movable block of the movable block tilts outward so that the actuating block disengages from the slot.

[0003] Therefore, tilting the movable block outward will cause its inner end to tilt upward, thereby increasing the height of the movable block, which in turn increases the overall height of the damper. As a result, space needs to be reserved for the movable block to tilt upward when installing the damper, which may result in the damper occupying too much space and having low space utilization. Summary of the Invention

[0004] In order to overcome at least one of the defects described in the prior art, the present invention provides a release mechanism and system.

[0005] The technical solution adopted by this invention to solve its problem is:

[0006] Fixed base;

[0007] An energy storage component is disposed in the mounting base;

[0008] The release component is slidably disposed on the fixed base and connected to the energy storage component, and the sliding trajectory of the release component is located on the same horizontal plane;

[0009] The actuating block acts on the release assembly to make the release assembly slide, and the release assembly activates the energy storage assembly to dampen the fixed seat.

[0010] Furthermore, the release component includes:

[0011] A sliding seat is slidably disposed in the fixed seat and connected to one end of the energy storage component;

[0012] A rotating component is rotatably mounted on the sliding seat to form a damped position and a release position on the sliding seat;

[0013] A pusher is movably disposed on the sliding seat to form a locked position and an unlocked position for the rotating member;

[0014] The pusher is positioned in the locking position to lock the rotating member in the damping position, and the actuating block acts on the rotating member to drive the sliding seat to slide.

[0015] The pusher is located in the unlock position, and the toggle block acts on the rotating member to rotate the rotating member from the damped position to the released position.

[0016] Furthermore, the fixing seat is provided with a sliding groove;

[0017] Both the energy storage component and the release component are disposed in the chute.

[0018] Furthermore, the fixing base includes a body and a sealing plate, the sealing plate being disposed on one side of the body to form the groove with the body.

[0019] Furthermore, it also includes a driving component comprising a base and a push block;

[0020] The base is slidably disposed on the sliding seat and slides along the damping direction of the energy storage component;

[0021] The push block is disposed on the base, and the push block has a structural position. When the rotating member is located in the structural position, it is locked by the push block.

[0022] Furthermore, the length of the base is greater than the length of the sliding seat, and the end of the base away from the energy storage component abuts against the inner wall of the slide groove to push the push block from the locked position to the unlocked position;

[0023] And / or, the end of the base near the energy storage component abuts against the energy storage component to push the pusher block from the unlocked position to the locked position.

[0024] Furthermore, the rotating component includes a rotating block and a rotating shaft;

[0025] The rotating shaft is rotatably mounted on the sliding seat, and the rotating block is mounted on the rotating shaft;

[0026] The rotating block is adapted to the structural position so that the rotating block is locked in the structural position at the damping position.

[0027] Furthermore, elastic elements;

[0028] The elastic element is disposed on the sliding seat and acts on the rotating member to keep the rotating member positioned at the damping position when the toggle block is used to drive the release assembly to slide.

[0029] Furthermore, the energy storage component includes a reset component and a traction component;

[0030] The reset component is mounted on the fixed base;

[0031] One end of the traction member is connected to the sliding seat, and the other end is connected to the reset member;

[0032] The sliding seat, which slides under the action of the actuating block, drives the traction member to move, and the reset member dampens the fixed seat.

[0033] A system comprising the release mechanism, a movable body, and a toggle block;

[0034] The release mechanism is disposed on the moving body; the actuating block acts on the release mechanism to stimulate the damping of the release mechanism.

[0035] In summary, the release mechanism and system provided by the present invention have the following technical effects:

[0036] The release component is slidably mounted on the fixed base, and its sliding trajectory on the fixed base is on the same horizontal plane. Therefore, the release component will not change its position in the vertical direction during the sliding process, thus avoiding its vertical space occupation. As a result, the space occupation rate of the release component in the system is lower, and the system is more compact. Attached Figure Description

[0037] Figure 1 This is an exploded view of the present invention;

[0038] Figure 2 for Figure 1 Enlarged view of point A in the middle;

[0039] Figure 3 This is a partial assembly drawing of the present invention;

[0040] Figure 4 This is an assembly drawing of the present invention;

[0041] Figure 5 This is the first damping action process of the energy storage component of the release mechanism of the present invention;

[0042] Figure 6 This is the second damping action process of the energy storage component of the release mechanism of the present invention;

[0043] Figure 7 This is the reset process of the energy storage component of the release mechanism of the present invention;

[0044] Figure 8 This is the second reset operation process of the energy storage component of the release mechanism of the present invention.

[0045] The meanings of the reference numerals in the attached figures are as follows:

[0046] 1. Fixed base; 11. Body; 12. Sealing plate; 2. Energy storage component; 21. Reset component; 22. Traction component; 3. Sliding base; 4. Pushing component; 41. Base; 42. Push block; 421. First side wall; 422. Second side wall; 5. Rotating component; 51. Rotating block; 511. Third side wall; 512. Fourth side wall; 52. Rotating shaft; 6. Actuating block; 7. Torsion spring; 8. Slide groove. Detailed Implementation

[0047] To better understand and implement this invention, the technical solutions in the embodiments of this invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0048] In the description of this invention, it should be noted that the terms "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", etc., indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the accompanying drawings. They are only for the convenience of describing this invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation. Therefore, they should not be construed as limitations on this invention.

[0049] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention pertains. The terminology used herein in the description of the invention is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention.

[0050] Example 1

[0051] See Figure 1 , Figure 2 , Figure 3 and Figure 4 The present invention discloses a release mechanism, which includes:

[0052] Energy storage component 2 is used for damping external components; preferably, energy storage component 2 can be a damping tube or other damping device with damping effect.

[0053] Release component, which is located at the damping end of energy storage component 2.

[0054] Preferably, the release component is fixedly disposed at the damping end of the energy storage component 2, so that the release component can change its relative position at that end.

[0055] The release mechanism can be used for various moving bodies, such as sliding doors and sliding windows; a system includes a release mechanism, a moving body and a toggle block 6, wherein the release mechanism is located on the top of the moving body.

[0056] Specifically, the energy storage component is installed on the top of the mobile body, and an upper rail is provided above the mobile body, with a toggle block 6 at the top of the upper rail.

[0057] In the initial state, the projection of the release component onto the damping direction of the energy storage component 2 coincides with the toggle block 6, and the energy storage component 2 is in an undamped state.

[0058] The moving body drives the release component to move toward the toggle block 6. After the release component comes into contact with the toggle block 6, the release component activates the energy storage component to dampen, which means damping the moving body. When the energy storage component reaches the maximum damping distance, the moving body also reaches the final position and stops moving.

[0059] Conversely, the moving body is pushed back to its initial position. After moving back to the initial position, the energy storage component 2 is reset to its undamped state.

[0060] Example 2

[0061] Based on Embodiment 1, specifically, in order to better protect the energy storage component 2 and achieve more stable telescopic damping of the energy storage component 2, the release mechanism includes: a fixed seat 1 and a sliding seat 3.

[0062] Fixed base 1, with a sliding groove 8 provided on the fixed base 1.

[0063] The energy storage component 2 is disposed in the slide groove 8 and is telescopically damped along the length of the fixed base 1.

[0064] The release assembly also includes a sliding seat 3, a pushing component 4, and a rotating component 5.

[0065] The sliding seat 3 is slidably disposed in the slide groove 8 and connected to the damping end of the energy storage component 2. Horizontally arranged slide tracks are provided on both sides of the slide groove 8. The two sides of the sliding seat 3 are slidably connected to the nearest slide track. The sliding seat 3 will not produce vertical position changes when sliding in the horizontal slide track. The top surface of the sliding seat 3 is flush with or higher than the top surface of the fixed seat 1. In this embodiment, the top surface of the sliding seat 3 is flush with the top surface of the fixed seat 1 as an example.

[0066] The pusher 4 is movably mounted on the sliding seat 3. Specifically, the pusher 4 includes a base 41 and a push block 42. The push block 42 is mounted on the base 41, and the base 41 is slidably mounted on the sliding seat 3. The base 41 slides along the extension and retraction direction of the energy storage component 2.

[0067] Specifically, the base 41 is a strip-shaped base with a length greater than that of the sliding seat 3; the push block 42 is disposed on the base 41 and has an L-shaped structure; it can be known that the inner side of the L-shaped push block 42 forms an L-shaped structural position, which is set towards the middle of the sliding seat 3 and away from the energy storage component 2. For ease of description, the two side walls of the structural position are named the first side wall 421 and the second side wall 422, respectively. The first side wall 421 is parallel to the sliding direction of the sliding seat 3, and the second side wall 422 is perpendicular to the sliding direction of the sliding seat 3; preferably, the push block 42 is located in the middle of the base 41.

[0068] In addition, the base 41 has an L-shaped cross-section, and correspondingly, the sliding seat 3 is provided with an L-shaped sliding groove. The base 41 is inserted into the sliding groove, and the L-shaped sliding groove limits the base 41 in the vertical direction.

[0069] Rotating component 5 rotates on top of sliding seat 3 and is located on the sliding path of the structural position.

[0070] Specifically, the rotating component 5 includes a rotating block 51 and a rotating shaft 52; the rotating shaft 52 is rotatably mounted on the sliding seat 3, and the rotating block 51 is mounted on the rotating shaft 52; when the push block 42 slides, its structural position will engage with the outer periphery of the rotating block 51.

[0071] See Figure 2 The rotating block 51 is provided with a third sidewall 511 and a fourth sidewall 512. When the rotating block 51 is in the structural position: the third sidewall 511 and the first sidewall 421 are in contact, and the fourth sidewall 512 and the second sidewall 422 are in contact (e.g., Figure 5 (As shown).

[0072] Specifically, the length of the third sidewall 511 is greater than the length of the first sidewall 421, and the length of the fourth sidewall 512 is greater than the length of the second sidewall 422. That is, the end of the third sidewall 511 protrudes beyond the end of the first sidewall 421, and the end of the fourth sidewall 512 protrudes beyond the end of the second sidewall 422. In addition, to prevent the rotating block 51 from locking up in the L-shaped structure, a chamfer or rounded corner is provided at the joint between the third sidewall 511 and the first sidewall 421.

[0073] The release mechanism can be used for various moving bodies, such as sliding doors and sliding windows; a system includes a release mechanism, a moving body and a toggle block 6, wherein the release mechanism is located on the top of the moving body.

[0074] Specifically, the fixed base 1 is located on the top of the movable body; an upper rail is provided above the movable body, and the rotating part 5 of the release mechanism is at least partially located in the upper rail in the height direction, and a toggle block 6 is provided on the top of the upper rail.

[0075] In the initial state, the energy storage component 2 is in an undamped state. The end of the base 41 away from the energy storage component 2 protrudes from the nearest end of the sliding seat 3, and the other end is flush with the end of the sliding seat 3 near the energy storage component 2. The rotating block 51 is located in the L-shaped structural position. Specifically, the third side wall 511 is close to the first side wall 421, and the fourth side wall 512 is close to the second side wall 422 (at this time, the pusher 4 locks the rotating component 5, which is called the locking position of the pusher 4 and the damping position of the rotating component 5).

[0076] Specifically, the overall width of the pusher 4 and the rotating member 5 in the width direction of the fixed base 1 is smaller than the width of the fixed base 1, that is, the pusher 4 and the rotating member 5 do not protrude from the edge in the width direction of the fixed base 1; the toggle block 6 is located on the side of the push block 42 close to the energy storage component 2.

[0077] See Figure 5 The moving body drives the release mechanism to move, and the pusher 4 moves toward the actuating block 6. The actuating block 6 acts on the part of the fourth side wall 512 that protrudes from the second side wall 422. Since the third side wall 511 is close to the first side wall 421, the two planes are in contact and pressed together, so the rotating block 51 will not rotate. It should be noted that the projection of the actuating block 6 in the direction of movement of the moving body is as close as possible to the rotating shaft 52.

[0078] After the actuating block 6 abuts against the fourth side wall 512 of the rotating block 51, the actuating block 6 pushes the sliding seat 3 to move in the opposite direction to the movement of the moving body. At this time, the energy storage component 2 dampens the fixed seat 1, that is, dampens the moving body; thereby reducing the moving speed of the moving body.

[0079] See afterward. Figure 6At the end of the base 41 furthest from the energy storage component 2, it first abuts against the end of the slide groove 8 furthest from the energy storage component 2. The base 41 drives the push block 42 to move towards the energy storage component 2. At this time, the first side wall 421 and the third side wall 511 separate, and the second side wall 422 and the fourth side wall 512 separate, until the end of the sliding seat 3 furthest from the energy storage component 2 abuts against the end of the slide groove 8 furthest from the energy storage component 2 (at this time, the energy storage component 2 is in its maximum elongation state (that is, the fully damped state), and the end of the base 41 furthest from the energy storage component 2 is flush with the end of the sliding seat 3 furthest from the energy storage component 2). Then, the actuating block 6 pushes the rotating block 51 to rotate outward from the fixed seat 1 until the actuating block 6 and the rotating block 51 is misaligned, but at this time the toggle block 6 and the rotating block 51 still remain in contact (that is, the rotating block 51 avoids, which is called the release position here); during the process of rotating block 51 from the damped position to the release position, the moving body can continue to move forward a corresponding distance along the fourth side wall 512 of the rotating block 51. This distance is called the compensation distance. The purpose of the toggle block 6 is: assuming the moving body is a door leaf, when the end of the sliding seat 3 away from the energy storage component 2 abuts against the end of the slide groove 8 away from the energy storage component 2, the side of the door leaf fails to abut against the inner wall of the door frame, that is, the door leaf is not completely closed. The door leaf can be moved forward by the compensation distance, and finally the side of the door leaf is completely attached to the inner wall of the door frame.

[0080] Conversely, see Figure 7 If the moving body moves in the direction of its initial position, the toggle block 6 separates from the rotating block 51. (See reference...) Figure 8 Then, when the sliding seat 3 is moved to the initial position, the end of the base 41 near the energy storage component 2 first abuts against the end of the slide groove 8 near the energy storage component 2. The base 41 drives the push block 2 to move away from the energy storage component 2. The end of the push block 42 and the sliding seat 3 parallel to each other acts on the third side wall 511. The rotating block 51 rotates from the clearance position to the damping position, that is, it rotates towards the inside of the fixed seat 1. Finally, the first side wall 421 and the third side wall 511 are in contact, the second side wall 422 and the fourth side wall 512 are in contact, and the rotating block 51 stops rotating. In addition, at this time, the end of the base 41 near the energy storage component 2 is just flush with the end of the sliding seat 3 near the energy storage component 2. Therefore, the end of the sliding seat 3 near the energy storage component 2 abuts against the energy storage component 2, and the energy storage component 2 returns to the undamped state.

[0081] In summary, the outward or inward rotation of the rotating block 51 relative to the fixed seat 1 achieves the contact or avoidance of the toggle block 6, thereby damping or releasing the energy storage component 2. It should be noted that the rotation of the rotating block 51 only produces a change in relative position on the horizontal plane and does not affect the space in the vertical direction. Therefore, the release mechanism occupies less space in the system installation, making the system more concise.

[0082] In other embodiments, to facilitate the installation of the energy storage component 2, the pusher 4 and the rotating component 5 in the groove 8, the fixing base 1 includes a body 11 and a wind plate 12. The body 1 is provided with a notch facing the side or top surface. The wind plate 12 is detachably connected to the side of the notch to close the side of the notch and form the groove 8.

[0083] In other embodiments, after the rotating block 51 is turned to the release position, if the moving body continues to move forward, the rotating block 51 follows the moving body and continues to move forward. The interaction between the toggle block 6 and the rotating block 51 is released, and the rotating block 51 follows the moving body from one side of the toggle block 6 to the other side of the toggle block 6. Therefore, the energy storage component 2 plays a fixed-point damping role on the moving body.

[0084] Similarly, when the moving body returns to its initial position, since the rotating block 51 has been misaligned with the toggle block 6, the rotating block 51 will not interfere with the toggle block 6. After the moving body returns to its initial position, as described above, the components of the pushing member 4 and the rotating member 5 restore their initial state, which will not be repeated here.

[0085] Example 3

[0086] In order to ensure that when the actuating block 6 acts on the rotating block 51 to pull the energy storage component for damping, the rotating block 51 can withstand the thrust of the actuating block 6 and not easily rotate (that is, to prevent the rotating block 51 from rotating from the damping position to the avoidance position), so that the rotating block 51 can drive the energy storage component 2 to be subjected to force damping.

[0087] See Figure 1 , Figure 5 and Figure 6 In this embodiment, taking the maximum release position of the rotating block 51 as an example (that is, the toggle block 6 is always located on the same side of the rotating block 51), the release component also includes an elastic element, preferably a torsion spring 7; the rotating shaft 52 is fitted with the torsion spring 7, one end of the torsion spring 7 acts on the rotating block 51, and the other end acts on the rotating body 3; specifically, the rotating shaft 52 is located at the middle position of the bottom of the rotating block 51, and the toggle block 6 acts on one end of the rotating block 51. It can be known that the end of the torsion spring 7 acting on the rotating block 51 and the end of the toggle block 6 acting on the rotating shaft 52 are respectively located on both sides of the rotating shaft 52 and are close to the same side of the energy storage component when the rotating block 51 is in the damping position.

[0088] The working principle of torsion spring 7 is as follows: Refer to Embodiment 2, and similarly, see... Figure 5 , Figure 6 , Figure 7 and Figure 8The moving body drives the release mechanism to move, and the actuating block 6 acts on the part of the fourth side wall 512 that protrudes from the second side wall 422. At this time, since the rotating block 51 has a tendency to rotate due to self-damping position avoidance, the torsion spring 7 provides a reverse force to the rotating block 51, so that before the base 41 abuts against the end of the slide groove 8 away from the energy storage component 2, the rotational deviation of the rotating block 51 is effectively avoided, and the situation where the actuating block 6 and the rotating block 51 are misaligned in advance, resulting in the inability to drive the energy storage component to work is prevented.

[0089] Conversely, when the moving body moves to the initial position, the actuating block 6 separates from the rotating block 51, and the rotating block 51 returns from the release position to the damped position under the action of the torsion spring 7.

[0090] Example 4

[0091] Based on Examples 2 and 3, for details please refer to... Figure 1 and Figure 2 The energy storage component 2 includes a reset component 21 and a traction component 22.

[0092] Preferably, the reset component is a spring at position 21, and the traction component is a tension rod at position 22. One end of the tension rod is connected to the end of the spring away from the sliding seat 3, and the other end is connected to the sliding seat 3.

[0093] When the moving body is in the disposal state, the spring is in the naturally extended state. When the sliding seat 3 moves away from the spring, the spring is compressed, so the spring dampens the fixed seat (at this time, the actuating block 6 acts on the rotating block 51 to drive the sliding seat 3 to slide).

[0094] Conversely, the moving body moves to the initial position. After the toggle block 6 separates from the rotating block 51, the spring returns to its original extension to drive the sliding seat 3 and the pushing member 4 and rotating member 5 disposed on the sliding seat 3 to move to the initial position. Referring to Embodiment 2, the pushing member 4 and rotating member 5 finally return to the final state.

[0095] The technical means disclosed in this invention are not limited to those disclosed in the above embodiments, but also include technical solutions composed of any combination of the above technical features. It should be noted that those skilled in the art can make various improvements and modifications without departing from the principles of this invention, and these improvements and modifications are also considered within the scope of protection of this invention.

Claims

1. A release mechanism, characterized in that, include: The fixed base (1) is provided with a sliding groove (8); An energy storage component (2) is disposed in the fixed base (1); The release assembly includes a sliding seat (3), a rotating member (5), and a pushing member (4); the sliding seat (3) is slidably disposed on the slide groove (8) and connected to one end of the energy storage assembly (2); the rotating member (5) is rotatably disposed on the sliding seat (3) to form a damping position and a release position on the sliding seat (3); the pushing member (4) is slidably disposed on the sliding seat (3) to form a locking position and an unlocking position for the rotating member (5), and the pushing member (4) slides along the damping direction of the energy storage assembly (2); The actuating block (6) acts on the release assembly to make the release assembly slide, and the release assembly actuates the energy storage assembly (2) to dampen the fixed seat (1); The pusher (4) is located in the locking position to lock the rotating member (5) in the damping position. When the actuating block (6) acts on the rotating member (5), it drives the sliding seat (3) to slide. The pusher (4) is located in the unlock position. When the toggle block (6) acts on the rotating member (5), the rotating member (5) rotates from the damping position to the release position. When the end of the pusher (4) away from the energy storage component (2) abuts against the inner wall of the slide (8), it moves from the locked position to the unlocked position; When the end of the pusher (4) near the energy storage component (2) comes into contact with the energy storage component (2), it moves from the unlock position to the lock position.

2. The release mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that, The fixing seat (1) includes a body (11) and a sealing plate (12), the sealing plate (12) being disposed on one side of the body (11) to form the groove (8) with the body (11).

3. A release mechanism according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that, The pusher (4) includes a base (41) and a pusher (42); The base (41) is slidably disposed on the sliding seat (3) and slides along the damping direction of the energy storage component (2); The push block (42) is disposed on the base (41). The push block (42) has a structural position. When the rotating member (5) is located in the structural position, it is locked by the push block (42).

4. A release mechanism according to claim 3, characterized in that, The length of the base (41) is greater than the length of the sliding seat (3). The end of the base (41) away from the energy storage component (2) abuts against the inner wall of the groove (8) to push the push block (42) from the locked position to the unlocked position. And / or, the base (41) abuts against the energy storage component (2) at one end near the energy storage component (2) to push the pusher (42) from the unlock position to the locked position.

5. A release mechanism according to claim 3, characterized in that, The rotating component (5) includes a rotating block (51) and a rotating shaft (52); The rotating shaft (52) is rotatably mounted on the sliding seat (3), and the rotating block (51) is mounted on the rotating shaft (52); The rotating block (51) is adapted to the structural position so that the rotating block (51) is locked in the structural position at the damping position.

6. A release mechanism according to claim 5, characterized in that, It also includes elastic components; The elastic element is disposed on the sliding seat (3) and acts on the rotating member (5) to keep the rotating member (5) positioned at the damping position when the toggle block (6) drives the rotating member (5) to slide.

7. A release mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that, The energy storage component (2) includes a reset component (21) and a traction component (22); The reset component (21) is installed on the fixed base (1); One end of the traction member (22) is connected to the sliding seat (3), and the other end is connected to the reset member (21); The sliding seat (3), which slides under the action of the actuating block (6), drives the traction member (22) to move, and the reset member (21) dampens the fixed seat (1).

8. A system, characterized in that, Includes the release mechanism, the movable body, and the actuating block (6) as described in any one of claims 1-7; The release mechanism is disposed on the moving body; the toggle block (6) acts on the release mechanism to stimulate the damping of the release mechanism.

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