A folding side table

By using a hand-operated angle adjuster and a foot-operated unlocking mechanism, combined with a controllable gas spring, the tabletop and uprights can be folded together, solving the stability and inconvenience problems of existing folding tables and achieving convenient tabletop folding and stable support.

CN116570105BActive Publication Date: 2025-12-09FUJIAN JIUZHAO INTELLIGENT TECH CO LTD +1
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202310717098.1
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Patents(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2023-06-16
Publication Date
2025-12-09
Estimated Expiration
2043-06-16

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Technical Problem

Existing folding tables have poor stability when unfolding and folding, and require bending over to lock, making it impossible to fold the tabletop and uprights together.

Method used

It adopts a manual angle adjuster and a foot pedal unlocking mechanism. The angle of the tabletop can be adjusted and positioned by the manual angle adjuster, and the table legs can be folded and opened by the foot pedal unlocking mechanism. Combined with the telescopic structure of the controllable gas spring, the tabletop and the upright can be folded and closed together without bending over.

Benefits of technology

It achieves a flat folding of the tabletop and column, saving storage space, reducing transportation costs, and ensuring stability and convenient operation through a self-locking mechanism.

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Abstract

The present application relates to a kind of folding side table, including table board, table leg and column;Table board is positioned on column, and hand control angle adjuster is arranged between the bottom of table board and the upper end of column, and table board is supported in open state to overturn and fold in the state of column side by hand control angle adjuster;The table leg is rotatably positioned at the lower end of column by pivot, and foot pedal unlocking mechanism is arranged between table leg and column, and the open support state and the folding position of table leg on the side of column are kept by the foot pedal unlocking mechanism.The cooperation end of column and table board is by hand control angle adjuster, the inclination angle adjustment and positioning of table top are realized, and the needs of different use scenarios are met;It can further form the folding of table board and column;The cooperation end of column and table leg is by foot pedal unlocking mechanism, the folding and opening action of table leg is realized without bending, and self-locking can be realized in two working conditions;Finally, side table can be folded into a flat, save storage space.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application belongs to the field of daily necessities, and particularly relates to a folding side table, especially a scheme in which a table board and a table leg can be opened and folded. BACKGROUND

[0002] The existing folding table is relatively popular, and mainly provides temporary occasions, such as speeches, welcoming, or provides convenience for computer operation and writing, which can meet the needs of normal sitting posture or standing operation of human body, and can also meet the needs of reading and writing of students in different growth stages.

[0003] For example, CN202022975545.8 discloses a turnover table, which comprises a supporting column, a table board arranged on the supporting column, the table board and the supporting column being rotationally connected, the turnover angle of the table board relative to the upper end face of the supporting column being 0°-90°, and a turnover gas spring being arranged between the table board and the supporting column; the lower end face of the table board is provided with a turnover control assembly which is in linkage connection with the valve needle of the turnover gas spring. This structure only solves the function of turning over and adjusting the table board, the stability of the single-point support of the gas spring is poor, and the folding cannot be realized.

[0004] In order to position the expansion and folding of the bottom rod between the supporting column and the table leg, a more simple method is often used, and the bottom rod is folded by 270 degrees to form a vertical support opposite to the supporting column, and the supporting column and the table leg are folded together, that is, the locking between them is formed by a hook, and in general, it is necessary to bend over to operate manually.

[0005] How to provide a more reasonable technical scheme has become the object of the present application. SUMMARY

[0006] The present application aims to overcome the shortcomings of the prior art, and designs a folding side table in which the table board and the table leg can be folded together with the supporting column, and the operation does not require bending over.

[0007] The present application is implemented as follows: a folding side table comprises a table board, a table leg and a stand; the table board is positioned on the stand, a hand control angle adjuster is arranged between the bottom of the table board and the upper end of the stand, the table board is supported in an open state to a state of being folded on the side of the stand by means of the hand control angle adjuster; the table leg is rotatably positioned at the lower end of the stand by means of a rotating shaft, a foot pedal unlocking mechanism is arranged between the table leg and the stand, and the table leg is kept in an open supporting state and a folded position on the side of the stand by means of the foot pedal unlocking mechanism; characterized in that: the hand control angle adjuster and the foot pedal unlocking mechanism each comprise an angle disc, a lock pin, a spring and a flap; the lock pin always maintains a tendency of locking the angle disc under the action of the spring; the flap is positioned on a connecting bracket of the bottom of the table board and a connecting seat of the table leg, the flap has a swing part and a driving part, the swing part is linked with the lock pin and can drive the lock pin to release a notch locking state of the angle disc; a spring cylinder is formed on the connecting bracket and the connecting seat, the end of the spring arranged in the spring cylinder abuts against the lock pin or the flap, and always maintains a tendency of the lock pin entering the notch of the angle disc in a locking state; the flap corresponding to the hand control angle adjuster is an L-shaped flap, the vertical driving part is pulled by a brake line, and the brake handle of the brake line is arranged at the edge of the bottom of the table board; the flap corresponding to the foot pedal unlocking mechanism is a mouth-shaped flap, the opening of the flap can be sleeved outside the spring cylinder, and the driving part extends out of the angle disc and can be touched by the foot.

[0008] The lock pin is connected with a guide cylinder, and is symmetrically distributed in the radial direction of the guide cylinder; the outer diameter of the guide cylinder is smaller than the inner diameter of the spring cylinder, and is reversely buckled on the end of the spring; the swing part of the flap can abut against the bottom of the guide cylinder or be buckled on the surface of the lock pin, and drives the guide cylinder to compress the spring.

[0009] The flap and the lock pin are connected in one body, are directly fixed on the swing part of the flap, the end of the spring abuts against the flap or the lock pin, and a guide column capable of being inserted into the end of the spring is arranged on the flap or the lock pin.

[0010] The mouth-shaped flap is in a wave shape, the opening front end is formed with a flap shaft, both sides are formed with C-shaped swing parts, and the rear end is formed with a driving part for the foot pedal; the flap shaft is arranged in a shaft groove of the connecting seat, and a shaft cover is arranged above the shaft groove; the swing part is buckled on the surface of the lock pin by means of the C-shaped arch, and drives a downward unlocking action; the L-shaped flap is formed with a flap shaft at the corners of the two sides, a horizontal end is a swing part, and a vertical end is a driving part for the brake line; the flap shaft is arranged in a shaft hole of the connecting bracket, and the swing part abuts against the bottom of the guide cylinder.

[0011] The mouth-shaped bellow is waved, the open front end is shaped into a bellow shaft, two sides are shaped into a C-shaped arching swing part, and the rear end is shaped into a driving part for a pedal; the bellow shaft is arranged into a shaft slot of a connecting bracket, and a shaft cover is arranged above the shaft slot; the swing part is fixed with a lock pin through the C-shaped arching part, and a descending unlocking action is driven; the L-shaped bellow is shaped with a bellow shaft at both sides of a corner, a horizontal end is shaped into a swing part, and a vertical end is shaped into a driving part for a brake wire; the bellow shaft is arranged into a shaft hole of a connecting bracket for positioning, and the swing part is fixed with a lock pin.

[0012] The stand is of a telescopic structure, comprising an inner column, an outer column and a controllable gas spring for driving telescoping, and a control handle of the controllable gas spring is arranged at an edge of a bottom surface of a table board.

[0013] The inner column and the outer column are shaped with two or more than two pairs of arc-shaped sliding grooves in a telescoping direction, a plurality of balls are arranged in the arc-shaped sliding grooves, and a movement gap between the inner column and the outer column is maintained by the balls; the balls are arranged with a bracket, the bracket is shaped with a row of round holes by a steel sheet, and the distance between the balls is maintained by the round holes on the bracket.

[0014] The brackets on the two or three adjacent arc-shaped sliding grooves of the inner column are of a connected structure and are shaped by a steel sheet or plastic, the brackets at the edges are shaped into a reverse folding structure, and the balls on the reverse folding brackets at the two edges form a tight positioning to the inner column; a anti-falling baffle is arranged between the adjacent round holes of the bracket, and the anti-falling baffles are uniformly arranged on the outer side of the reverse folding bracket.

[0015] The stand is of a telescopic structure, comprising an inner column, an outer column and a controllable gas spring for driving telescoping, and a control handle of the controllable gas spring is arranged at an edge of a bottom surface of a table board. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0016] The application will be further described below in combination with specific examples:

[0017] Figure 1 It is a schematic view of a folding side table

[0018] Figure 2 It is an exploded schematic view of a folding side table

[0019] Figure 3 It is a partial cross-sectional schematic view of a folding side table

[0020] Figure 4 It is Figure 3 It is a partial enlarged schematic view of A in the middle

[0021] Figure 5 It is Figure 3Local enlarged view of middle B

[0022] Figure 6 Local exploded view of hand control angle adjuster of folding side table

[0023] Figure 7 Local exploded view of pedal unlocking mechanism of folding side table

[0024] Figure 8 Local exploded view of inner column and outer column of stand

[0025] wherein

[0026] 1 - table board; 10 - hand control angle adjuster; 11 - connecting bracket; 111 - shaft hole;

[0027] 2 - table leg; 20 - pedal unlocking mechanism; 21 - connecting seat; 211 - shaft slot; 212 - shaft cover;

[0028] 3 - stand; 31 - inner column; 32 - outer column; 33 - controllable gas spring; 331 - control handle; 34 - arc-shaped sliding slot;

[0029] 35 - ball; 36 - bracket; 361 - round hole; 362 - anti-falling block;

[0030] 4 - angle disc; 41 - notch;

[0031] 5 - lock pin; 51 - guiding cylinder;

[0032] 6 - spring; 61 - spring cylinder;

[0033] 7 - rocker; 71 - swing part; 711 - opening; 72 - driving part; 721 - brake wire; 722 - brake handle; 73 - rocker shaft; DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0034] Referring to Figures 1 to 8 , the folding side table comprises a table board 1, a table leg 2 and a stand 3; the table board 1 is positioned on the stand 3, and a hand control angle adjuster 10 is arranged between the bottom of the table board 1 and the upper end of the stand 3, so as to support the table board 1 in an open state to a state of being folded on the side of the stand 3; the table leg 2 is rotatably positioned at the lower end of the stand 3 through a rotating shaft, and a pedal unlocking mechanism 20 is arranged between the table leg 2 and the stand 3, so as to keep the table leg in an open supporting state and a folded position on the side of the stand.

[0035] As Figure 6 and Figure 7, hand control angle adjuster 10 and foot pedal unlocking mechanism 20, both including angle disc 4 and lock pin 5, and spring 6 and flap 7, lock pin 5 always maintains the tendency to lock angle disc 4 under the action of spring 6; flap 7 is positioned on connecting bracket 11 and connecting bracket seat 21 of table leg corresponding to the shaft, flap 7 has swing part 71 and driving part 72, swing part 71 is linked with lock pin 5, and can drive lock pin to release the locked state of lock pin to the notch 41 distributed on the arc edge of angle disc; spring cylinder is formed on the connecting bracket and the connecting bracket seat, and the end of the spring arranged in the spring cylinder abuts against the lock pin or the flap, always keeping the tendency of the lock pin entering the notch 41 of the angle disc in the locked state.

[0036] The above-mentioned flap 7 is linked with the lock pin 5, and has the following two structures:

[0037] In the drawing, the flap 7 and the lock pin 5 are in a split structure, the lock pin 5 is connected with a guide cylinder 51, and is symmetrically distributed in the radial direction of the guide cylinder 51; the outer diameter of the guide cylinder 51 is smaller than the inner diameter of the spring cylinder 61, and is inverted on the end of the spring 6, forming a piston-like action to ensure the smooth action of the lock pin 5; the swing part 71 of the flap can abut against the bottom of the guide cylinder 51 or be buckled on the surface of the lock pin 5 to drive the guide cylinder 51 to compress the spring 6.

[0038] Alternatively, the flap 7 and the lock pin 5 are in a connected structure, and are directly fixed on the swing part 71 of the flap, the end of the spring 6 abuts against the flap 7 or the lock pin 5, and a guide column capable of being inserted into the end of the spring 6 is arranged on the flap 7 or the lock pin 5, forming a constraint to the end of the spring 6.

[0039] Since the hand control angle adjuster 10 and the foot pedal unlocking mechanism 20 have the same principle, the above is the common part, and the differences will be described separately below.

[0040] As Figure 4 and Figure 6 The flap 7 corresponding to the hand control angle adjuster 10 is an L-shaped flap, the horizontal end is the swing part 71, and the vertical end is the driving part 72; the vertical driving part 72 is pulled by a brake wire 721, and the brake handle 722 of the brake wire is arranged at the edge of the bottom surface of the table top 1, which is convenient for hand grasping and releasing operation; the L-shaped flap corner is formed with a flap shaft 73, which is positioned in the shaft hole 111 of the connecting bracket 11, and the swing part 71 abuts against the bottom of the guide cylinder 51. The matched angle disc 4 has dense notches in addition to the corresponding notches 41 at the two angles of folding in place and opening to the horizontal state, so as to adjust the different inclinations of the table top 1 to meet the different needs of reading, writing or lecturing, and the design is more humanized, and the hand control angle adjuster 10 can be used to adjust the table top accurately with both hands.

[0041] If the flap 7 and the lock pin 5 are in a connected structure, the swing part 71 is directly fixed with the lock pin 5.

[0042] As Figure 5 And Figure 7 , the rocker 7 corresponding to the pedal unlocking mechanism 20 is a mouth-shaped rocker, the opening 711 can be sleeved outside the spring barrel 61, the driving part 72 extends out of the angle disc 4 and can be touched by the foot, and the pedal is used to realize the operation without bending over. More specifically, the mouth-shaped rocker is in a wave shape, the front end of the opening 711 is shaped into a rocker shaft 73, the two sides are shaped into C-shaped arching swing parts 71, and the rear end is shaped into a driving part 72 for the pedal; the rocker shaft 73 is arranged in the shaft groove 211 of the connecting bracket 21, and a shaft cover 212 is additionally arranged above the shaft groove 211; the swing part 71 is buckled on the surface of the lock pin 5 by means of the C-shaped arching, and drives the unlocking action downward. The matched angle disc 4 generally only needs to be correspondingly provided with two notches 41 when the table leg 2 is folded to the position and unfolded to the position, and other parts are kept smooth and arc-shaped, so that the lock pin 5 can slide along the arc-shaped surface with little resistance until it enters the notch 41 to realize self-locking; no matter the hand-controlled angle adjuster 10 or the pedal unlocking mechanism 20, the external force only completes the unlocking action, and the self-locking is completed by the spring 6 and maintained in the locked state.

[0043] If the rocker 7 and the lock pin 5 are in a connected structure, that is, the swing part 71 is fixed to the lock pin 5 by means of the C-shaped arching, and the unlocking action can be driven downward.

[0044] Referring to Figure 2 And Figure 8 , the stand 3 is in a telescopic structure, including an inner column 31, an outer column 32 and a controllable gas spring 33 for driving the telescopic movement, and the control handle 331 of the controllable gas spring 33 is arranged at the edge of the bottom surface of the table top 1, so that the hand can be conveniently held to operate.

[0045] The inner column 31 and the outer column 32 are shaped with two or more than two pairs of arc-shaped sliding grooves 34 in the telescopic direction, a plurality of ball bearings 35 are arranged in the arc-shaped sliding grooves 34, and the movement gap between the inner column 31 and the outer column 32 is maintained by the ball bearings 35; the ball bearings 35 are provided with a support 36, the support 36 is shaped with a row of round holes 361 from a steel sheet, and the distance between the ball bearings 35 is maintained by the round holes 361 on the support.

[0046] Further, the supports 36 on the adjacent two or three arc-shaped sliding grooves 34 of the inner column 31 are in a connected structure, as Figure 8 , shaped from a steel sheet or plastic, the supports 36 at the edges are in an inverted folding structure, the ball bearings 35 on the inverted folding supports 36 at the two edges form a tight positioning on the inner column 31; the adjacent round holes 361 of the support 36 are provided with a anti-falling baffle 362, the anti-falling baffles 362 are uniformly arranged on the outer side of the inverted folding supports 36, that is, inwardly clamped on the inner column 31, so as to facilitate assembly and maintain stability during use.

Claims

1. A folding side table comprising a table board (1), a table leg (2) and a stand column (3); the table board (1) is positioned on the stand column (3), a hand control angle adjuster (10) is arranged between the bottom of the table board (1) and the upper end of the stand column (3), the table board (1) is supported in an open state to a state of being folded and placed on the side of the stand column (3) by means of the hand control angle adjuster (10); the table leg (2) is rotatably positioned at the lower end of the stand column (3) through a rotating shaft, and a foot pedal unlocking mechanism (20) is arranged between the table leg (2) and the stand column (3), the table leg (2) is kept in an open supporting state and a folded position on the side of the stand column (3) by means of the foot pedal unlocking mechanism (20); characterized in that: The hand control angle adjuster (10) and the foot pedal unlocking mechanism (20) both comprise an angle disc (4) and a lock pin (5), a spring (6) and a flap (7), the lock pin (5) always maintains the tendency of locking the angle disc (4) under the action of the spring (6); the flap (7) is positioned on the connecting bracket (11) of the bottom surface of the table board (1) and the connecting seat (21) of the table leg (2) corresponding to the shaft, the flap (7) has a swing part (71) and a driving part (72), the swing part (71) is linked with the lock pin (5) and can drive the lock pin (5) to release the locked state of the lock pin (5) to the notches (41) distributed on the arc edge of the angle disc (4); the spring cylinder (61) is formed on the connecting bracket (11) and the connecting seat (21), the end of the spring (6) arranged in the spring cylinder (61) abuts against the lock pin (5) or the flap (7) and always maintains the tendency of the lock pin (5) entering the notches (41) of the angle disc (4) in the locked state; the flap (7) corresponding to the hand control angle adjuster (10) is an L-shaped flap, the vertical driving part (72) is pulled by a brake wire (721), the brake handle (722) of the brake wire (721) is arranged at the edge of the bottom surface of the table board (1); the flap (7) corresponding to the foot pedal unlocking mechanism (20) is a mouth-shaped flap, the opening (711) can be sleeved outside the spring cylinder (61), the driving part (72) extends out of the angle disc (4) and can be touched by the foot; the mouth-shaped flap (7) is wavy, the front end of the opening (711) is formed with a flap shaft (73), the swing part (71) on both sides is C-shaped and arched, and the rear end is formed with the driving part (72) for the foot pedal; the flap shaft (73) is arranged in the shaft groove (211) of the connecting seat and a shaft cover (212) is arranged above the shaft groove (211); the swing part (71) is buckled on the surface of the lock pin (5) by means of the C-shaped arch and drives the downward unlocking action; the L-shaped flap (7) is formed with the flap shaft (73) on both sides of the corner, the horizontal end is the swing part (71), and the vertical end is the driving part (72) for pulling of the brake wire (721); the flap shaft (73) is arranged in the shaft hole (111) of the connecting bracket and is positioned, the swing part (71) abuts against the bottom of the guide cylinder (51), or the swing part (71) is fixed with the lock pin (5).

2. A folding side table according to claim 1, characterised in that: The lock pin (5) is connected with the guide cylinder (51) and is symmetrically distributed in the radial direction of the guide cylinder (51); the outer diameter of the guide cylinder (51) is smaller than the inner diameter of the spring cylinder (61) and is invertedly buckled on the end of the spring (6); the swing part (71) of the flap (7) can abut against the bottom of the guide cylinder (51) or be buckled on the surface of the lock pin (5) and drive the guide cylinder (51) to compress the spring (6).

3. The folding side table of claim 1, wherein: The flap (7) and the lock pin (5) are a connected structure, are directly fixed on the swing part (71) of the flap, the end of the spring (6) abuts against the flap (7) or the lock pin (5), and the guide column capable of being inserted into the end of the spring (6) is arranged on the flap (7) or the lock pin (5).

4. The folding side table of claim 1, wherein: The stand (3) is telescopic, comprising an inner column (31), an outer column (32) and a controllable gas spring (33) for driving the telescopic movement, the handle (331) of which is arranged at the edge of the bottom surface of the table top (1).

5. A folding side table according to claim 4, wherein: The inner column (31) and the outer column (32) are formed with two or more pairs of arc-shaped sliding grooves (34) along the telescopic direction, a plurality of balls (35) are arranged in the arc-shaped sliding grooves (34), and the movement gap between the inner column (31) and the outer column (32) is maintained by the balls (35); the balls (35) are provided with a bracket (36), the bracket (36) is formed with a row of round holes (361) by a steel sheet, and the spacing between the balls (35) is maintained by the round holes (361) on the bracket (36).

6. A folding side table according to claim 5, wherein: The brackets (36) on the adjacent two or three arc-shaped sliding grooves (34) of the inner column (31) are connected structures, which are formed by a steel sheet or plastic, the bracket (36) at the edge is in an inverted folding structure, and the balls (35) on the two edge inverted folding brackets (36) form a tight positioning to the inner column (31); a anti-disengagement baffle (362) is arranged between the adjacent round holes (361) of the bracket (36), and the anti-disengagement baffles (362) are uniformly arranged on the outer side of the inverted folding bracket (36).

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