Article placement device and vehicle

By designing the support and clamping components, and combining the movement of the drive assembly and the lifting platform, the problem of low control precision of the drive mechanism is solved, enabling stable fixation and convenient retrieval of items in the vehicle.

CN119329422BActive Publication Date: 2025-12-19SHENZHEN ZHAOWEI MACHINERY&ELECTRONICS CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202411548254.7
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Patents(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-10-31
Publication Date
2025-12-19
Estimated Expiration
2044-10-31

AI Technical Summary

Technical Problem

In the existing technology, the control precision of the drive mechanism is low, which makes the object easy to collide and be damaged with other parts during the movement, and the synchronization is poor when multiple power sources work individually.

Method used

The design employs a combination of support and clamping components. The drive assembly rotates the drive rod, causing the lifting platform to move closer to or further away from the receiving slot, thus achieving synchronous movement of the support plate and clamping components and improving control accuracy.

Benefits of technology

It improves the control precision of the drive mechanism, ensures the stability of items when they are fixed or retrieved in the receiving slot, avoids collision damage, and simplifies the drive process.

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Abstract

The application relates to the technical field of article fixing and storage, in particular to an article placing device and a vehicle. The article placing device comprises a shell, a support plate, a plurality of clamping pieces and a driving mechanism. The shell is provided with an article containing groove, and the support plate is movably arranged in the containing groove on the shell; the clamping pieces are used for abutting against the article to limit the position of the article; the driving mechanism comprises a driving assembly, a driving rod and a lifting platform. The lifting platform is located on the side of the abutting part away from the slot opening of the containing groove. Under the driving of the driving assembly, the driving rod can be rotated to drive the lifting platform to approach the slot opening of the containing groove, so that the lifting platform drives the support plate to approach the slot opening of the containing groove, and the lifting platform drives the clamping pieces to move away from the article. By means of the driving rod, one driving assembly can simultaneously drive the support plate to make the article protrude from the containing groove and drive the plurality of clamping pieces to move away from the article, so that the control precision of the driving mechanism is improved.
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TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of article fixing and storage, and in particular to an article placing device and a vehicle. BACKGROUND

[0002] When an object (for example, a vehicle) carrying articles moves, the articles on the object are prone to moving relative to the object, which can cause the articles to collide with other components of the object and be damaged. Therefore, a relatively deep accommodating groove is formed on the object for accommodating the articles, and a plurality of clamping members are arranged to simultaneously abut against the articles in the accommodating groove to clamp the articles in order to better fix the articles.

[0003] In the above technology, a driving mechanism is arranged for the convenience of taking the articles, and the driving mechanism includes a plurality of power sources for respectively driving the articles to be pushed out of the accommodating groove and driving the plurality of clamping members to be away from the articles, so that the fingers of an operator or a picking device can take the articles out of the accommodating groove. The driving accuracy of the plurality of power sources needs to be strictly controlled to reduce the error of synchronous movement of the articles and the plurality of clamping members, but the separate operation of the plurality of power sources results in low control accuracy of the driving mechanism. SUMMARY

[0004] The purpose of the embodiments of the present application is to provide an article placing device and a vehicle, and to improve the control accuracy of the driving mechanism.

[0005] To achieve the above purpose, the technical solution adopted by the first aspect of the embodiments of the present application is an article placing device, comprising a shell, a support plate, a plurality of clamping members, and a driving mechanism.

[0006] The shell has an accommodating groove for accommodating articles; the support plate comprises a support portion and an abutting portion, the support portion is movably arranged in the accommodating groove, the support portion is used for supporting the articles, the abutting portion movably penetrates the groove bottom of the accommodating groove, and the abutting portion is connected with the support portion; the plurality of clamping members are movably arranged on the shell, the clamping members are used for abutting against the articles to limit the position of the articles; the driving mechanism comprises a driving assembly, a driving rod, and a lifting platform, the lifting platform is located on the side of the abutting portion away from the slot opening of the accommodating groove, under the driving of the driving assembly, the driving rod is rotatable to drive the lifting platform to be close to the slot opening of the accommodating groove, so that the lifting platform abuts against the abutting portion and drives the support plate to be close to the slot opening of the accommodating groove, and the lifting platform drives the clamping members to be away from the articles.

[0007] The article placing device has the advantages that the support part is movably arranged in the accommodating groove, and the clamping part is used for abutting against the article to limit the position of the article; therefore, the article placed on the support part is located in the accommodating groove, and the clamping part can limit the article to prevent the article from being separated from the accommodating groove. Since the driving rod is driven by the driving assembly to rotate, the lifting platform is driven to be close to the slot of the accommodating groove, the lifting platform abuts against the abutting part, the support plate is driven to be close to the slot of the accommodating groove, and the lifting platform drives the clamping part to be away from the article; therefore, the clamping part no longer limits the article, and the support plate can drive the article to protrude from the accommodating groove to facilitate the article to be taken, and one driving assembly can simultaneously drive the support plate to drive the article to protrude from the accommodating groove and drive a plurality of clamping parts to be away from the article by means of the driving rod, so that the control accuracy of the driving mechanism is improved.

[0008] In some embodiments, the driving assembly comprises a driving member and a driving gear, the driving rod is connected with the driving gear, and the driving member is used for driving the driving gear to rotate to drive the driving rod to rotate.

[0009] In some embodiments, the clamping part is provided with two, and the two clamping parts are arranged on opposite sides of the support plate, respectively. The driving rod and the lifting platform are each provided with two, each of the lifting platforms is located on one side of the clamping part away from the slot of the accommodating groove, in the distribution direction of the two clamping parts, the two driving rods are located on opposite sides of the driving gear, respectively, and the two driving rods are coaxially arranged with the driving gear. Under the driving of the driving gear, the two driving rods can synchronously rotate, and each of the driving rods can drive one of the lifting platforms to be close to the slot of the accommodating groove.

[0010] In some embodiments, the two driving rods are each provided with external threads, and the external threads on the two driving rods are opposite in rotation direction. The driving mechanism further comprises two pushing members, the pushing members are one-to-one sleeved on the driving rods, and the pushing members are provided with internal threads engaged with the driving rods.

[0011] The lifting platform is provided with a first driving slope, the first driving slope has oppositely arranged first and second ends, the first end is located on one side of the second end close to the slot of the accommodating groove, and the first end is located on one side of the second end close to the accommodating groove.

[0012] Each of the driving rods can drive one of the pushing members to move relative to the first driving slope on one of the lifting platforms.

[0013] In some embodiments, the pushing member is provided with a second driving slope opposite to and parallel with the first driving slope. Under the driving of the driving rod, the second driving slope can slide relative to the first driving slope.

[0014] In some embodiments, one of the housing and the pusher is provided with a sliding groove, and the other of the housing and the pusher is provided with a protrusion, which is slidably arranged in the sliding groove.

[0015] In some embodiments, the clamping member is provided with a third driving slope, which has a third end and a fourth end arranged oppositely, the third end is located at a side of the fourth end close to the slot opening of the accommodating groove, and the third end is located at a side of the fourth end close to the accommodating groove.

[0016] Under the driving of the driving rod, the lifting platform can abut against the abutting portion and the third driving slope of the clamping member.

[0017] In some embodiments, the lifting platform comprises a lifting plate and a rolling member, the lifting plate is located at a side of the abutting portion away from the slot opening of the accommodating groove, and the rolling member is rotatably arranged on the lifting plate, under the driving of the driving rod, the lifting plate can abut against the abutting portion, and the rolling member can roll against the third driving slope.

[0018] In some embodiments, the driving mechanism further comprises:

[0019] a first elastic member, which is connected with the housing and the lifting platform respectively;

[0020] a plurality of second elastic members, each of which is connected with the housing and one of the clamping members respectively; wherein,

[0021] Under the driving of the driving rod, the lifting platform can drive the supporting plate to be close to the slot opening of the accommodating groove against the elastic force of the first elastic member, and each of the lifting platforms can drive one of the clamping members to be away from the article against the elastic force of one of the second elastic members.

[0022] To achieve the above object, a second aspect of the present application adopts the technical solution of a vehicle comprising the article placing device of the first aspect of the present application.

[0023] The vehicle provided by the present application has the advantages that the article placing device of the first aspect of the present application is applied to the vehicle, which facilitates the placing and taking of articles in the vehicle and improves the control accuracy of the driving mechanism. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0024] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application, the drawings needed to be used in the embodiments or prior art description will be briefly introduced. Obviously, the drawings in the following description only constitute some embodiments of the present application, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained without creative effort.

[0025] Figure 1 is a structural schematic view of an article placing device in one of the embodiments of the present application;

[0026] Figure 2 is Figure 1 is a structural schematic view of the article placing device in another state shown in the figure;

[0027] Figure 3 is a structural schematic view of a driving mechanism in the article placing device in one of the embodiments of the present application, with the first elastic member and the second elastic member removed;

[0028] Figure 4 is a structural schematic view of a driving mechanism in the article placing device in one of the embodiments of the present application, with the first elastic member and the second elastic member removed.

[0029] Reference signs:

[0030] 1, housing; 11, accommodating groove;

[0031] 2, support plate; 21, support part; 22, abutting part;

[0032] 3, clamping member; 31, third driving slope; 311, third end; 312, fourth end;

[0033] 4, driving mechanism; 41, driving assembly; 411, driving member; 412, driving gear; 413, speed reduction member; 42, driving rod; 43, lifting platform; 431, lifting plate; 4311, first driving slope; 43111, first end; 43112, second end; 432, rolling member; 44, pushing member; 441, second driving slope; 442, protrusion; 45, driven gear; 46, guide rod; 47, first elastic member; 48, second elastic member. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0034] In order to make the purpose, technical solutions and advantages of the present application more clear, the present application will be further described in detail below in combination with the drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described here are only used to explain the present application, and are not used to limit the present application.

[0035] It is to be noted that when an element is referred to as being "fixed" or "set" on another element, it can be directly on the other element or indirectly on the other element. When an element is referred to as being "connected" to another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or indirectly connected to the other element.

[0036] In addition, the terms "first", "second", "third", etc. are used only for descriptive purposes and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or an indicated number of technical features. Thus, features defined with "first", "second" or "third" can explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the features. In the description of the present application, the meaning of "a plurality of" is two or more, unless otherwise specifically limited.

[0037] In the description of the present application, the reference to "one embodiment", "some embodiments" or "embodiments" means that the particular feature, structure or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment is included in at least one embodiment of the present application. Thus, the appearance of the phrases "in one embodiment", "in some embodiments", "in other some embodiments", "in yet some embodiments" or the like in various places in the specification is not necessarily all referring to the same embodiment, but means "one or more but not all embodiments", unless otherwise specifically indicated. In addition, in one or more embodiments, the particular features, structures or characteristics can be combined in any suitable manner.

[0038] When an object (such as a vehicle) carrying an article moves, the article on the object is prone to move relative to the object, which can cause the article to collide with the remaining parts of the object and be damaged. Therefore, a deep receiving groove is formed on the object to accommodate the article, and in order to better fix the article, a plurality of clamping members are arranged to abut the article in the receiving groove to clamp the article.

[0039] In the above technology, in order to facilitate the taking of the article, a driving mechanism is arranged, and the driving mechanism includes a plurality of power sources to respectively drive the article to be pushed out of the receiving groove and drive the plurality of clamping members to move away from the article, so that the fingers of an operator or a picking device can take the article out of the receiving groove. Among them, the driving accuracy of the plurality of power sources needs to be strictly controlled to reduce the error of the synchronous movement of the article and the plurality of clamping members, but the separate work of the plurality of power sources leads to low control accuracy of the driving mechanism.

[0040] In view of the above problems, the embodiments of the present application provide an article placing device and a vehicle, which aims to improve the control accuracy of the driving mechanism.

[0041] In order to illustrate the technical solutions of the present application, the specific embodiments and drawings will be described below.

[0042] Please refer to Figure 1 andFigure 2 The embodiment of the present application provides an article placing device, which comprises a shell 1, a supporting plate 2, a plurality of clamping pieces 3 and a driving mechanism 4.

[0043] The shell 1 has a containing groove 11 used for containing an article (not shown in the figure); the supporting plate 2 comprises a supporting part 21 and an abutting part 22, the supporting part 21 is movably arranged in the containing groove 11 and is used for supporting the article, the abutting part 22 is movably penetrated through the groove bottom of the containing groove 11 and is connected with the supporting part 21; the plurality of clamping pieces 3 are movably arranged on the shell 1 and are used for abutting against the article to limit the position of the article; the driving mechanism 4 comprises a driving assembly 41, a driving rod 42 and a lifting platform 43, the lifting platform 43 is located on the side of the abutting part 22 away from the slot opening of the containing groove 11, under the driving of the driving assembly 41, the driving rod 42 can rotate to drive the lifting platform 43 to approach the slot opening of the containing groove 11, so that the lifting platform 43 abuts against the abutting part 22 and drives the supporting plate 2 to approach the slot opening of the containing groove 11, and the lifting platform 43 drives the clamping pieces 3 to move away from the article.

[0044] In the article placing device provided by the present application, the supporting part 21 is movably arranged in the containing groove 11, and the clamping pieces 3 are used for abutting against the article to limit the position of the article; therefore, the article placed on the supporting part 21 is located in the containing groove 11, and the clamping pieces 3 can limit the article to prevent the article from separating from the containing groove 11. Under the driving of the driving assembly 41, the driving rod 42 can rotate to drive the lifting platform 43 to approach the slot opening of the containing groove 11, so that the lifting platform 43 abuts against the abutting part 22 and drives the supporting plate 2 to approach the slot opening of the containing groove 11, and the lifting platform 43 drives the clamping pieces 3 to move away from the article; therefore, the clamping pieces 3 no longer limit the article, and the supporting plate 2 can drive the article to protrude out of the containing groove 11 to facilitate the article to be taken, and one driving assembly 41 can simultaneously drive the supporting plate 2 to drive the article to protrude out of the containing groove 11 and drive the plurality of clamping pieces 3 to move away from the article by means of the driving rod 42, so as to reduce the control difficulty of the driving mechanism 4.

[0045] Please refer to Figure 1 and Figure 2 , the lifting platform 43 is provided in plurality, and the plurality of lifting platforms 43 are located on the side of the driving part away from the slot opening of the containing groove 11, under the driving of the driving rod 42, the plurality of lifting platforms 43 approach the slot opening of the containing groove 11, so that the plurality of lifting platforms 43 abut against the driving part and drive the supporting plate 2 to approach the slot opening of the containing groove 11, and each lifting platform 43 drives one clamping piece 3 to move away from the article.

[0046] It should be noted that in some embodiments, the lifting platform 43 is provided with one, the lifting platform 43 is located on the side of the driving part away from the slot of the containing groove 11, and the lifting platform 43 is also located on the side of the clamping piece 3 away from the slot of the containing groove 11. Under the driving of the driving rod 42, the lifting platform 43 approaches the slot of the containing groove 11, so that the lifting platform 43 abuts against the driving part and drives the support plate 2 to approach the slot of the containing groove 11, and one lifting platform 43 drives multiple clamping pieces 3 to simultaneously move away from the article.

[0047] The working principle of the article placing device of the present application will be described below taking the embodiments shown in Figure 1 and Figure 2 as examples. Please refer to Figure 2 Under the driving of the driving mechanism 4, the driving rod 42 rotates, so that multiple lifting platforms 43 all approach the slot of the containing groove 11 to drive multiple clamping pieces 3 to all move away from the article, and simultaneously drive the support plate 2 to approach the slot of the containing groove 11 to the support part 21 flush with the slot of the containing groove 11, so that there is no obstruction around the article placed on the support part 21, and there is enough space around the article to accommodate fingers or picking equipment, so as to facilitate placing the article on the support part 21 or taking the article off the support part 21.

[0048] After the article is placed on the article placing device shown in Figure 2 , under the driving of the driving mechanism 4, the driving rod 42 rotates, so that the lifting platform 43 moves away from the slot of the containing groove 11 to make the support plate 2 move away from the slot of the containing groove 11, so that the article is more accommodated in the containing groove 11 to define the position of the article; at the same time, the clamping piece 3 moves to be transversely arranged on the side of the support part 21 close to the slot of the containing groove 11 (please refer to Figure 1 ), so that the clamping piece 3 fixes the article in the containing groove 11 to prevent the article from escaping from the containing groove 11, thereby avoiding the movement of the article and preventing the article from being damaged due to collision.

[0049] In some embodiments, the driving assembly 41 includes a driving piece 411 and a driving gear 412, the driving rod 42 is connected with the driving gear 412, and the driving piece 411 is used to drive the driving gear 412 to rotate to drive the driving rod 42 to rotate.

[0050] The structure and connection relationship of the driving gear 412 and the driving rod 42 in the article placing device of some embodiments of the present application, the structure and connection relationship of the driving rod 42 and the lifting platform 43, and the principle of driving the lifting platform 43 to approach the slot of the containing groove 11 by the driving rod 42 will be described below in combination with Figure 1 and Figure 4 , wherein the number of the lifting platforms 43 is the same as the number of the clamping pieces 3, and each lifting platform 43 drives one clamping piece 3 to move.

[0051] Please refer to Figure 1In some embodiments, the rotation axis of the driving gear 412 is perpendicular to the direction of the opening of the accommodating groove 11 (the X direction in the figure), the driving rod 42 is coaxially arranged with the driving gear 412, so that the driving rod 42 rotates synchronously with the driving gear 412, and the rotation axis of the driving rod 42 is parallel to the rotation axis of the driving gear 412.

[0052] It should be noted that the driving assembly 41 in the above embodiments is only applicable to the article placing device with two clamping members 3.

[0053] Please refer to Figure 1 The clamping members 3 are provided in two, and the two clamping members 3 are arranged on the opposite sides of the support plate 2. The driving rod 42 and the lifting platform 43 are each provided in two, and each lifting platform 43 is located on the side of one clamping member 3 away from the opening of the accommodating groove 11. In the distribution direction of the two clamping members 3 (the direction perpendicular to the X direction in the figure), the two driving rods 42 are respectively located on the opposite sides of the driving gear 412, and the two driving rods 42 are coaxially arranged with the driving gear 412. Under the driving of the driving gear 412, the two driving rods 42 can rotate synchronously, and each driving rod 42 can drive one lifting platform 43 to approach the opening of the accommodating groove 11. When the two clamping members 3 are located in the accommodating groove 11, and the two clamping members 3 are horizontally arranged on the side of the support part 21 close to the opening of the accommodating groove 11, the two clamping members 3 can clamp the articles on the support part 21 to fix the articles.

[0054] Optionally, in the above embodiments, the two driving rods 42 are integrally formed with the driving gear 412. For example, the two driving rods 42 are integrally cast with the driving gear 412, or the two driving rods 42 are cut from a complete blank.

[0055] Please refer to Figure 1 In some embodiments, the two driving rods 42 are provided with external threads, and the external threads on the two driving rods 42 are in opposite directions. The driving mechanism 4 further comprises two pushing members 44, the pushing member 44 is one-to-one sleeved on the driving rod 42, and the pushing member 44 is provided with internal threads engaged with the driving rod 42; the lifting platform 43 is provided with a first driving slope 4311, the first driving slope 4311 has a first end 43111 and a second end 43112 arranged oppositely, the first end 43111 is located on the side of the second end 43112 close to the opening of the accommodating groove 11, and the first end 43111 is located on the side of the second end 43112 close to the accommodating groove 11; each driving rod 42 can drive one pushing member 44 to move relative to the first driving slope 4311 on one lifting platform 43.

[0056] In the above embodiment, the driving member 411 drives the driving gear 412 to rotate, so that the two driving rods 42 rotate and drive the two pushing members 44 to move away from each other, so that each pushing member 44 moves relative to the first driving slope 4311 on the lifting platform 43, so as to drive the two lifting platforms 43 to move close to the slot opening of the accommodating groove 11; and the driving member 411 drives the driving gear 412 to rotate in the opposite direction, so that the two driving rods 42 rotate and drive the two pushing members 44 to move close to each other, so that each pushing member 44 moves relative to the first driving slope 4311 on the lifting platform 43, so as to drive the lifting platform 43 to move away from the slot opening of the accommodating groove 11.

[0057] Please refer to Figure 1 In some embodiments, the pushing member 44 is provided with a second driving slope 441 opposite to and parallel to the first driving slope 4311, and the second driving slope 441 can slide relative to the first driving slope 4311 under the driving of the driving rod 42.

[0058] In the above embodiment, the first driving slope 4311 and the second driving slope 441 can be attached and slide relative to each other, which can increase the contact area between the pushing member 44 and the lifting platform 43, so as to reduce the pressure between the pushing member 44 and the lifting platform 43.

[0059] Alternatively, the structure of the pushing member 44 can also be that the pushing member 44 comprises a main body part and a rolling part. The main body part is sleeved on the driving rod 42, and the main body part is provided with an internal thread engaged with the driving rod 42; the rolling part is rollingly arranged on the main body part; and under the driving of the driving rod 42, the rolling part rollingly abuts against the first driving slope 4311, so as to reduce the friction between the pushing member 44 and the lifting platform 43.

[0060] Alternatively, in some embodiments, the driving rod 42 is provided with one, the driving rod 42 comprises a penetrating part and two driving parts, the penetrating part penetrates the driving gear 412, the two driving parts are respectively located on the opposite sides of the driving gear 412, and the two driving parts are respectively provided with external threads with opposite rotation directions, and the pushing member 44 is one-to-one sleeved on the driving part.

[0061] In some embodiments, the shell 1 is provided with a sliding groove (not shown in the figure), the pushing member 44 is provided with a protrusion 442, and the protrusion 442 is slidably arranged in the sliding groove (please refer to Figure 1 ); or the pushing member 44 is provided with a sliding groove, and the shell 1 is provided with a protrusion, and the protrusion is slidably arranged in the sliding groove.

[0062] Please refer to Figure 1 The protrusion 442 is slidably arranged in the sliding groove, which not only can guide the movement of the pushing member 44, but also can limit the position of the pushing member 44, so that the pushing member 44 can stably move.

[0063] Alternatively, the structure and connection relationship of the driving rod 42 and the lifting platform 43 can also be that: each of the two lifting platforms 43 is provided with a rack, each of the two driving rods 42 is provided with a straight tooth engaged with the rack, or each of the two driving rods 42 is provided with a transmission gear engaged with the rack and coaxially connected with the driving rod 42, the driving member 411 drives the driving gear 412 to rotate, so that the two driving rods 42 rotate, and the transmission gear drives the rack to be close to the slot of the accommodating groove 11, so that the lifting platform 43 is close to the slot of the accommodating groove 11; the driving member 411 drives the driving gear 412 to rotate in the opposite direction, so that the two driving rods 42 rotate in the opposite direction, and the transmission gear drives the rack to be away from the slot of the accommodating groove 11, so that the lifting platform 43 is away from the slot of the accommodating groove 11.

[0064] Alternatively, in some embodiments, the driving rod 42 is provided with one, the driving rod 42 includes a through portion and two driving portions, the through portion penetrates the driving gear 412, and the two driving portions are respectively located on the opposite sides of the driving gear 412, and each of the two driving portions is provided with a straight tooth engaged with the rack, or each of the two driving portions is provided with a transmission gear engaged with the rack and coaxially connected with the driving portion.

[0065] The structure and connection relationship of the driving gear 412 and the driving rod 42 in the article placing device of some embodiments of the present application, the structure and connection relationship of the driving rod 42 and the lifting platform 43, and the principle of driving the lifting platform 43 to be close to the slot of the accommodating groove 11 by the driving rod 42 will be described below. Figure 3 The number of the lifting platform 43 is the same as that of the clamping member 3, and each lifting platform 43 drives one clamping member 3 to move.

[0066] Please refer to Figure 3 In some embodiments, the rotation axis of the driving gear 412 is parallel to the direction (the X direction in the figure) of the slot of the accommodating groove 11, the driving gear 412 is a cylindrical gear, the driving rod 42 is engaged with the driving gear 412, the rotation axis and the axial direction of the driving rod 42 are both parallel to the rotation axis of the driving gear 412, the driving rod 42 is provided with an external thread, and the lifting platform 43 is sleeved on the driving rod 42 and provided with an internal thread engaged with the driving rod 42.

[0067] It should be noted that the driving assembly 41 in the above embodiments is applicable to the article placing device with multiple clamping members 3, multiple lifting platforms 43 and multiple driving rods 42. The multiple driving rods 42 are distributed at intervals around the rotation axis of the driving gear 412, and the multiple driving rods 42 are all engaged with the driving gear 412. When the driving member 411 drives the driving gear 412 to rotate, the multiple driving rods 42 can rotate synchronously.

[0068] It should be noted that in the above embodiments, the external threads on the multiple drive rods 42 have the same direction of rotation.

[0069] In the above embodiment, the driving member 411 drives the driving gear 412 to rotate, causing the multiple driving rods 42 to rotate and drive the multiple lifting platforms 43 to approach the opening of the receiving groove 11; and the driving member 411 drives the driving gear 412 to rotate in the opposite direction, causing the multiple driving rods 42 to rotate and drive the multiple lifting platforms 43 to move away from the opening of the receiving groove 11.

[0070] Please refer to Figure 3 Optionally, the drive gear 412 can be a helical cylindrical gear, with helical teeth on the drive rod 42 meshing with the helical cylindrical gear, or the drive rod 42 can be provided with a driven gear 45 meshing with the helical cylindrical gear.

[0071] Optionally, the drive gear 412 may be a spur gear, with spur teeth on the drive rod 42 meshing with the spur gear, or the drive rod 42 may be provided with a driven gear 45 meshing with the spur gear.

[0072] Please refer to Figure 3 The drive mechanism 4 also includes a guide rod 46, the axis of which is parallel to the axis of the drive rod 42, and the lifting platform 43 is slidably sleeved on the guide rod 46.

[0073] In the above embodiment, the axial direction of the guide rod 46 is parallel to the axial direction of the drive rod 42. When the drive rod 42 rotates, the lifting platform 43 moves along the axial direction of the drive rod 42. The guide rod 46 can limit the position of the lifting platform 43 during the movement and prevent the lifting platform 43 from rotating relative to the drive rod 42. In addition, the guide rod 46 also guides the lifting platform 43, making the movement of the lifting platform 43 more stable.

[0074] The following is combined Figure 4 The present application describes the structure and connection relationship between the drive gear 412 and the drive rod 42, the structure and connection relationship between the drive rod 42 and the lifting platform 43, and the principle of the drive rod 42 driving the lifting platform 43 to approach the slot of the receiving groove 11 in the article placement device of some embodiments of the present application. The number of lifting platforms 43 is the same as the number of clamping members 3, and each lifting platform 43 drives one clamping member 3 to move.

[0075] Please refer to Figure 4 In some embodiments, the rotation axis of the drive gear 412 is parallel to the orientation direction of the slot opening of the receiving groove 11 (X direction in the figure), the drive gear 412 is a bevel gear, the drive rod 42 meshes with the drive gear 412, and the rotation axis and axial direction of the drive rod 42 are both perpendicular to the rotation axis of the drive gear 412.

[0076] It should be noted that the driving assembly 41 in the above embodiment is suitable for the article placing device with multiple clamping members 3, multiple lifting platforms 43 and multiple driving rods 42. The multiple driving rods 42 are distributed at intervals around the rotation axis of the driving gear 412, and the multiple driving rods 42 are all in mesh with the driving gear 412. When the driving member 411 drives the driving gear 412 to rotate, the multiple driving rods 42 can rotate synchronously.

[0077] In some embodiments, the driving rod 42 has external threads, the driving mechanism 4 further comprises a pushing member 44, the pushing member 44 is one-to-one sleeved on the driving rod 42, and the pushing member 44 is provided with internal threads meshing with the driving rod 42; the lifting platform 43 is provided with a first driving slope 4311, the first driving slope 4311 has oppositely arranged first and second ends 43111 and 43112, the first end 43111 is located on the side of the second end 43112 close to the slot of the accommodating groove 11, and the first end 43111 is located on the side of the second end 43112 close to the accommodating groove 11; each driving rod 42 can drive one pushing member 44 to move relative to the first driving slope 4311 on one lifting platform 43.

[0078] In the above embodiment, the driving member 411 drives the driving gear 412 to rotate, so that the multiple driving rods 42 rotate and drive the multiple pushing members 44 to move away from each other, so that each pushing member 44 moves relative to the first driving slope 4311 on one lifting platform 43, so as to drive the multiple lifting platforms 43 to move close to the slot of the accommodating groove 11; and the driving member 411 drives the driving gear 412 to rotate in the opposite direction, so that the multiple driving rods 42 rotate and drive the multiple pushing members 44 to move close to each other, so that each pushing member 44 moves relative to the first driving slope 4311 on one lifting platform 43, so as to drive the lifting platform 43 to move away from the slot of the accommodating groove 11.

[0079] It should be noted that in the above embodiment, the rotation directions of the external threads on the driving rods 42 located on the opposite sides of the driving gear 412 are opposite.

[0080] Please refer to Figure 4 In some embodiments, the pushing member 44 is provided with a second driving slope 441 opposite and parallel to the first driving slope 4311. Under the driving of the driving rod 42, the second driving slope 441 can slide relative to the first driving slope 4311.

[0081] In the above embodiment, the first driving slope 4311 and the second driving slope 441 can be attached and slide relative to each other, which can increase the contact area of the pushing member 44 and the lifting platform 43, so as to reduce the pressure between the pushing member 44 and the lifting platform 43.

[0082] Optionally, the structure of the pushing member 44 can also be that the pushing member 44 comprises a main body part and a rolling part. The main body part is sleeved on the driving rod 42, and the main body part is provided with an internal thread which is engaged with the driving rod 42; the rolling part is rollingly arranged on the main body part; under the driving of the driving rod 42, the rolling part is rollingly abutted against the first driving slope 4311, so as to reduce the friction between the pushing member 44 and the lifting platform 43.

[0083] In some embodiments, the shell 1 is provided with a sliding groove (not shown in the figure), and the pushing member 44 is provided with a protrusion 442 which is slidably arranged in the sliding groove (please refer to Figure 4 ); or the pushing member 44 is provided with a sliding groove (not shown in the figure), and the shell 1 is provided with a protrusion 442 which is slidably arranged in the sliding groove. The protrusion 442 is slidably arranged in the sliding groove, which not only can guide the movement of the pushing member 44, but also can limit the position of the pushing member 44, so that the pushing member 44 can stably move.

[0084] Optionally, the structure and connection relationship of the driving rod 42 and the lifting platform 43 can also be that the plurality of lifting platforms 43 are all provided with a rack, and the plurality of driving rods 42 are all provided with a straight tooth which is engaged with the rack, or the plurality of driving rods 42 are all provided with a transmission gear which is engaged with the rack and coaxially connected with the driving rod 42; the driving member 411 drives the driving gear 412 to rotate, so that the plurality of driving rods 42 rotate, and the transmission gear drives the rack to be close to the slot opening of the accommodating groove 11, so that the lifting platform 43 is close to the slot opening of the accommodating groove 11; the driving member 411 drives the driving gear 412 to rotate in the opposite direction, so that the plurality of driving rods 42 rotate in the opposite direction, and the transmission gear drives the rack to be away from the slot opening of the accommodating groove 11, so that the lifting platform 43 is away from the slot opening of the accommodating groove 11.

[0085] Please refer to Figure 4 Optionally, the driving gear 412 can be a straight toothed bevel gear, the driving rod 42 is provided with a straight tooth which is engaged with the straight toothed bevel gear, or the driving rod 42 is provided with a driven gear 45 which is engaged with the straight toothed bevel gear.

[0086] Optionally, the driving gear 412 can be a helical bevel gear, the driving rod 42 is provided with a helical tooth which is engaged with the helical bevel gear, or the driving rod 42 is provided with a driven gear 45 which is engaged with the helical bevel gear.

[0087] Please refer to Figures 1 to 4 The driving assembly 41 further comprises a speed reducer 413, the input end of the speed reducer 413 is connected with the driving end of the driving member 411, and the output end of the speed reducer 413 is connected with the driving gear 412. The speed reducer 413 can be started under the driving of the driving member 411, and output appropriate rotating speed and torque, so as to adjust the rotating direction and rotating speed of the driving gear 412, and realize speed reduction and force increase.

[0088] Optionally, the speed reducer 413 can be single-stage transmission or multi-stage transmission. The speed reducer 413 can be a planetary gear transmission assembly (planetary reducer) to achieve speed reduction and force increase.

[0089] The structure of the clamping piece 3 in the article placing device, the structure of the lifting platform 43, and the principle of the lifting platform 43 driving the clamping piece 3 away from the article and driving the support plate 2 to approach the slot of the containing groove 11 will be described below in some embodiments of the present application. Figure 1

[0090] Please refer to Figure 1 In some embodiments, the clamping piece 3 is provided with a third driving slope 31, the third driving slope 31 has a third end 311 and a fourth end 312 arranged oppositely, the third end 311 is located on the side of the fourth end 312 close to the slot of the containing groove 11, and the third end 311 is located on the side of the fourth end 312 close to the containing groove 11, and the lifting platform 43 is located on the side of the fourth end 312 away from the third end 311; under the driving of the driving rod 42, the lifting platform 43 can abut against the abutting portion 22 and the third driving slope 31 in the clamping piece 3.

[0091] In the above-mentioned embodiments, since the lifting platform 43 is located on the side of the fourth end 312 away from the third end 311, when the driving rod 42 drives the lifting platform 43 to approach the slot of the containing groove 11, the lifting platform 43 will move to abut against the fourth end 312 of the third driving slope 31, and the lifting platform 43 will move to abut against the third end 311 of the third driving slope 31 in the direction approaching the containing groove 11; since the third end 311 is located on the side of the fourth end 312 close to the slot of the containing groove 11, and the third end 311 is located on the side of the fourth end 312 close to the containing groove 11, during the movement of the lifting platform 43 to abut against the third end 311 of the third driving slope 31 in the direction approaching the containing groove 11, the clamping piece 3 will move away from the article, so that the clamping piece 3 is moved out of the containing groove 11. And when the driving rod 42 drives the lifting platform 43 to approach the slot of the containing groove 11, the lifting platform 43 will abut against the abutting portion 22 and drive the support plate 2 to approach the slot of the containing groove 11.

[0092] Please refer to Figure 1 In some embodiments, the lifting platform 43 includes a lifting plate 431 and a rolling piece 432, the lifting plate 431 is located on the side of the abutting portion 22 away from the slot of the containing groove 11, and the rolling piece 432 is rotatably arranged on the lifting plate 431; under the driving of the driving rod 42, the lifting plate 431 can abut against the abutting portion 22, and the rolling piece 432 can roll against the third driving slope 31.

[0093] In the above-mentioned embodiments, the rolling piece 432 can roll against the third driving slope 31, which can reduce the friction between the lifting platform 43 and the clamping piece 3. ​

[0094] Please refer to Figure 1 and Figure 2 In some embodiments, the driving mechanism 4 further comprises a first elastic member 47 and a plurality of second elastic members 48, the first elastic member 47 is connected with the housing 1 and the lifting platform 43 respectively; each second elastic member 48 is connected with the housing 1 and a clamping member 3 respectively; wherein, under the driving of the driving rod 42, the lifting platform 43 can drive the support plate 2 to approach the slot of the accommodating groove 11 against the elastic force of the first elastic member 47, and the lifting platform 43 can drive a clamping member 3 to move away from the object against the elastic force of a second elastic member 48.

[0095] Please refer to Figure 1 and Figure 2 The lifting platform 43 is provided in plurality, and the first elastic member 47 is also provided in plurality, and each first elastic member 47 is connected with the housing 1 and a lifting platform 43 respectively, under the driving of the driving rod 42, each lifting platform 43 can drive the support plate 2 to approach the slot of the accommodating groove 11 against the elastic force of a first elastic member 47.

[0096] In the above embodiments, in the initial state, the support part 21 is located in the accommodating groove 11, and the clamping member 3 is horizontally arranged on the side of the support part 21 close to the slot of the accommodating groove 11 (please refer to Figure 1 ). When the driving rod 42 drives the plurality of lifting platforms 43 to approach the slot of the accommodating groove 11, each lifting platform 43 will drive the support plate 2 to move to the position where the support part 21 is flush with the slot of the accommodating groove 11 against the elastic force of the first elastic member 47, and each lifting platform 43 will drive a clamping member 3 to move away from the object against the elastic force of a second elastic member 48, so as to facilitate the placement of the object on the support part 21 or the removal of the object from the support part 21 (please refer to Figure 2 ). When the driving rod 42 drives the plurality of lifting platforms 43 to move away from the slot of the accommodating groove 11, the force exerted by the lifting platform 43 on the first elastic member 47 and the force exerted by the clamping member 3 on the second elastic member 48 will gradually decrease, so that the first elastic member 47 and the second elastic member 48 return to the original state. During the process of the first elastic member 47 and the second elastic member 48 returning to the original state, the first elastic member 47 will exert an elastic force on the lifting platform 43, so that the support part 21 moves away from the slot of the accommodating groove 11 and returns to the position shown in Figure 1 . The second elastic member 48 will exert an elastic force on the clamping member 3, so that the clamping member 3 moves to be horizontally arranged on the side of the support part 21 close to the slot of the accommodating groove 11. By providing the first elastic member 47 and the second elastic member 48, the energy consumption of the driving mechanism 4 can be reduced, and it is also helpful for the support part 21 and the clamping member 3 to return to the initial state after reciprocating movement.

[0097] To achieve the above object, a second aspect of the present application adopts the technical solution of a vehicle comprising the article placing device of the first aspect.

[0098] By applying the article placing device of the first aspect to the vehicle, the article placing and taking in the vehicle are facilitated, and the control difficulty of the driving mechanism 4 in the vehicle is reduced.

[0099] Optionally, the article placing device can be used to place devices such as a display screen and a sound box on the vehicle, and can also be used to place articles such as a mobile phone, a water cup, a paper towel box, and a driver's license of a user of the vehicle.

[0100] The above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present application, rather than limit them; although the present application has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that the technical solutions recorded in the foregoing embodiments can still be modified, or some technical features can be replaced equivalently; and these modifications or replacements do not make the essence of the corresponding technical solutions deviate from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, and should be included in the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. An item placement device, characterized in that, include: A housing having a receiving groove for receiving articles; A support plate includes a support portion and a supporting portion. The support portion is movably disposed within the receiving groove and is used to support the article. The supporting portion movably extends through the bottom of the receiving groove and is connected to the support portion. Multiple clamping members are movably disposed on the housing, the clamping members being used to hold the article to restrict the position of the article; The driving mechanism includes a driving assembly, a driving rod, and a lifting platform. The lifting platform is located on the side of the abutment portion away from the opening of the receiving groove. Under the drive of the driving assembly, the driving rod is rotatable to drive the lifting platform closer to the opening of the receiving groove, so that the lifting platform abuts against the abutment portion and drives the support plate closer to the opening of the receiving groove, and causes the lifting platform to drive the clamping member away from the item. The driving assembly includes a driving member and a driving gear. The driving rod is connected to the driving gear, and the driving member is used to drive the driving gear to rotate, thereby driving the driving rod to rotate. Two clamping members are provided, and the two clamping members are respectively arranged on opposite sides of the support plate. The driving rod and the... Two lifting platforms are provided, each of which is located on the side of a clamping member away from the opening of the receiving groove. In the distribution direction of the two clamping members, two driving rods are located on opposite sides of the driving gear, and both driving rods are coaxially arranged with the driving gear. Under the drive of the driving gear, the two driving rods can rotate synchronously, and each driving rod can drive one of the lifting platforms to approach the opening of the receiving groove. Both driving rods have external threads, and the external threads on the two driving rods have opposite directions of rotation. The driving mechanism also includes two pushing members, which are fitted one-to-one on the driving rods, and the pushing members have internal threads that mesh with the driving rods. The lifting platform is provided with a first driving inclined surface. The first driving inclined surface has a first end and a second end that are arranged opposite to each other. The first end is located on the side of the second end that is close to the opening of the receiving groove, and the first end is located on the side of the second end that is close to the receiving groove. Each of the drive rods can drive one of the pushers to move relative to the first drive ramp on one of the lifting platforms.

2. The item placement device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The pusher is provided with a second driving inclined surface that is opposite to and parallel to the first driving inclined surface. Under the drive of the driving rod, the second driving inclined surface can slide relative to the first driving inclined surface.

3. The article placement device according to claim 1, characterized in that, One of the housing and the pusher is provided with a groove, and the other of the housing and the pusher is provided with a protrusion, which is slidably disposed in the groove.

4. The article placement device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that, The clamping member is provided with a third driving inclined surface, the third driving inclined surface has a third end and a fourth end that are arranged opposite to each other, the third end is located on the side of the fourth end that is close to the opening of the receiving groove, and the third end is located on the side of the fourth end that is close to the receiving groove. Driven by the drive rod, the lifting platform can abut against the abutment part and the third drive ramp in the clamping member.

5. The article placement device according to claim 4, characterized in that, The lifting platform includes a lifting plate and a rolling element. The lifting plate is located on the side of the abutment portion away from the opening of the receiving groove. The rolling element is rotatably mounted on the lifting plate. Under the drive of the drive rod, the lifting plate can abut against the abutment portion, and the rolling element can roll against the third driving inclined surface.

6. The article placement device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that, The drive mechanism also includes: A first elastic element is connected to both the housing and the lifting platform. Multiple second elastic elements, each of which is connected to the housing and one of the clamping elements respectively; wherein... Driven by the drive rod, the lifting platform can overcome the elastic force of the first elastic element and drive the support plate closer to the opening of the receiving groove, and each lifting platform can drive a clamping member to overcome the elastic force of a second elastic element and move away from the item.

7. A vehicle, characterized in that, Includes the article placement device according to any one of claims 1 to 6.

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