Barrel mounting device and smoke sprayer
By designing the telescopic basket and limit plate structure of the barrel installation device, the problem of smoke oil leakage when the smoke machine is hung or placed sideways is solved, and the direction of the barrel mouth can be adjusted and fixed, ensuring the normal operation of the smoke machine.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202423008756.9
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-12-05
- Publication Date
- 2025-09-09
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-12-05
AI Technical Summary
When the smoke machine is hung or placed sideways, the smoke oil is likely to leak from the barrel mouth, resulting in waste of smoke oil and safety hazards.
A barrel mounting device is designed, including side panels, a telescopic basket, and a connecting structure. The angle of the telescopic basket can be adjusted through a limit plate and positioning beads to ensure the barrel opening faces the correct direction and prevent smoke oil leakage.
Effectively prevent smoke oil from leaking from the barrel mouth during hanging or side placement, ensuring the normal operation of the smoke machine and reducing waste and safety hazards.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of stage equipment, in particular to a bucket installation device and a smoke machine. Background Art
[0002] Smoke machines are a common special effects device used in performances and shows, creating atmosphere and enhancing visual effects by spraying a constant amount of smoke. One type of smoke machine uses a heater to heat smoke oil to generate smoke. In some applications, the smoke machine needs to be suspended in the air or placed on its side. Because the oil barrel is fixed, when this type of smoke machine is suspended or placed on its side, the barrel mouth may be facing downward or tilted upward, making it easy for the smoke oil to leak out of the barrel mouth. Utility Model Content
[0003] In view of the above problems, the present invention is proposed to provide a barrel mounting device and a smoke machine that overcome the above problems or at least partially solve the above problems.
[0004] In the first aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a barrel installation device, which includes a side panel, a telescopic basket, and a connecting structure, wherein the telescopic basket is installed on the side panel via the connecting structure; the connecting structure includes a limiting plate and a connecting piece; the telescopic basket forms a circular through hole, and the limiting plate includes a cylindrical shaft portion that cooperates with the circular through hole, and a stop portion located on the inner side of the telescopic basket; one end of the shaft portion passes through the circular through hole and abuts against the side panel, and the other end is fixedly connected to the stop portion; the limiting plate is fixed to the side panel via a connecting piece; the telescopic basket also forms The positioning holes are each located on the same virtual circle, and the center of the virtual circle is located on the virtual axis of the shaft; the side panels are equipped with positioning beads, and the positioning beads can extend into and out of the positioning holes; the telescopic basket comprises a first half basket body and a second half basket body, and the first half basket body and the second half basket body together form a space for accommodating a barrel; the first half basket body is installed on the side panel through the connecting structure, and the second half basket body can move relative to the first half basket body in a direction close to or away from the side panel, and the position of the second half basket body relative to the first half basket body can be locked by a locking member.
[0005] In one embodiment, the stopper is in the shape of a circular plate, and the virtual axis of the shaft portion overlaps with the virtual axis of the stopper.
[0006] In one embodiment, the positioning holes are distributed in a circular array, the number of the positioning beads is the same as the number of the positioning holes, and each positioning bead can extend into or leave the corresponding positioning hole at the same time.
[0007] In one embodiment, the first half of the basket is formed with an elongated guide hole extending along the moving direction of the second half of the basket, and the second half of the basket is provided with a column extending into the elongated guide hole.
[0008] In one embodiment, the first half basket body and the second half basket body are both connected by a bottom plate, two opposite first side plates, and a second side plate; the lower edge of the second side plate is connected to the bottom plate, and the two side edges of the second side plate are connected to the two opposite first side plates; the bottom plate of the second half basket body is located outside the bottom plate of the first half basket body, and the two first side plates of the second half basket body are both located outside the corresponding first side plates of the first half basket body.
[0009] In one embodiment, the telescopic basket is formed with an observation hole for observing the remaining amount of liquid contained in the bucket placed in the telescopic basket.
[0010] In one embodiment, both first side panels of the first half basket body are provided with observation holes, and both first side panels of the second half basket body are provided with observation holes; when the second half basket body is in a first position close to the side panels, the observation holes of the first half basket body coincide with the observation holes of the second half basket body; when the second half basket body is in a second position away from the side panels, the observation holes of the first half basket body and the second half basket body are separated, and external light can enter the telescopic basket through the observation holes of the first half basket body and the second half basket body.
[0011] In one embodiment, the locking piece is a captive screw, which is mounted on the first side panel of the second half basket body. When the second half basket body is in a first position close to the side panel, the end stud of the locking piece cooperates with the first screw hole on the first side panel of the first half basket body. When the second half basket body is in a second position away from the side panel, the end stud of the locking piece cooperates with the second screw hole on the first side panel of the first half basket body.
[0012] In one embodiment, the connection structure further includes an annular gasket arranged between the telescopic basket and the stop portion.
[0013] In one embodiment, an inner wall of the telescopic basket is provided with an elastic limiting piece, and the elastic limiting piece can abut against the outer wall of the bucket placed in the telescopic basket.
[0014] In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a smoke machine, which includes a smoke generating system, a barrel, a box body, and a barrel mounting device as described in the first aspect; the side panels of the barrel mounting device are mounted on or inside the box body, and the telescopic basket is located outside the box body; the barrel is used to contain smoke oil, which is arranged in the telescopic basket.
[0015] The smoke machine of this embodiment can change the orientation of the barrel opening of the barrel placed and fixed in the telescopic basket by adjusting the angle of the telescopic basket, such as making the barrel opening face upward, or nearly facing upward, to solve the problem of smoke oil easily leaking from the barrel opening when the smoke machine is hung or placed on its side. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0016] The included drawings are used to provide a further understanding of the embodiments of the present application, which constitute a part of the specification, are used to illustrate the implementation methods of the present application, and together with the text description, explain the principles of the present application. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present application. For those of ordinary skill in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without inventive work. In the drawings:
[0017] Figure 1 This is a schematic structural diagram of a smoke machine (barrel not shown) according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;
[0018] Figure 2 for Figure 1 Exploded view of the fog machine shown;
[0019] Figure 3 This is a structural diagram of the smoke machine host;
[0020] Figure 4 It is a structural diagram of the telescopic basket;
[0021] Figure 5 It is a structural schematic diagram of the telescopic basket in another state;
[0022] Figure 6 Schematic diagram of the structure of the limit plate;
[0023] Figure 7 is a schematic structural diagram of a smoke machine using a barrel of a first capacity;
[0024] Figure 8 Schematic diagram of the structure of a smoke machine using a barrel of the second capacity.
[0025] Explanation of the accompanying reference numerals: 1. barrel; 2. box body; 3. barrel mounting device; 4. smoke outlet; 5. side panel; 6. telescopic basket; 7. limiting plate; 8. connecting piece; 9. circular through hole; 10. shaft; 11. stopper; 12. annular gasket; 13. positioning hole; 14. positioning bead; 15. first half of the basket body; 16. second half of the basket body; 17. locking piece; 18. long strip guide hole; 19. column; 20. bottom plate; 21. first side panel; 22. second side panel; 23. observation hole; 24. first screw hole; 25. second screw hole; 26. elastic limiting piece. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0026] The following describes in detail embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are shown in the accompanying drawings. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are exemplary and intended to explain the present invention, but are not to be construed as limiting the present invention. Those skilled in the art may make various changes, modifications, substitutions, and variations to these embodiments without departing from the principles and purpose of the present invention. The scope of the present invention is defined by the claims and their equivalents.
[0027] The terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "up", "down", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inside", "outside", "axial", "radial", "circumferential" and the like mentioned or may be mentioned in the description of the present invention indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings. They are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operate in a specific orientation. Therefore, they should not be understood as limiting the present invention.
[0028] Furthermore, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly specifying the quantity of the technical features being referred to. Thus, a feature specified as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of such features. Furthermore, the terms "include," "comprising," and any variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusions.
[0029] In the description of this utility model, it should be noted that, unless otherwise expressly specified or limited, the terms "mounted" and "connected" should be understood in a broad sense. For example, they can refer to fixed connection, detachable connection, or integral connection; mechanical connection, electrical connection; direct connection, indirect connection through an intermediate medium, or internal communication between two components. Those skilled in the art will understand the specific meanings of the above terms in this utility model based on the specific circumstances.
[0030] The following describes a smoke machine according to an embodiment of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings.
[0031] See also Figure 1 and Figure 2 According to an embodiment of the present invention, the smoke machine includes a smoke generating system, a barrel 1, a box body 2, and a barrel mounting device 3.
[0032] The smoke generating system is located within the housing 2 and may comprise a smoke generator, a pump, a delivery pipe, and the like. The pump is used to transfer the smoke oil contained within the barrel 1 to the smoke generator via the delivery pipe. The smoke generator is equipped with a heater and a heating pipe. After the smoke oil is delivered to the heating pipe of the smoke generator, the heat generated by the heater increases the temperature of the smoke oil flowing through the heating pipe, ultimately converting the smoke oil into smoke that is ejected from the nozzle at the end of the heating pipe. The housing 2 is formed with a smoke outlet 4 for smoke exhaust. It should be understood that the smoke generating system may also employ other suitable structures, which are not listed here.
[0033] The tub mounting device 3 includes a side panel 5, a telescopic basket 6, and a connecting structure. The side panel 5 is mounted on or within the box body 2. In another embodiment, the side panel 5 can be a part of the box body 2, for example, serving as a side wall panel of the box body 2. The telescopic basket 6 is mounted on the side panel 5 via the connecting structure.
[0034] Specifically, the connection structure includes a limit plate 7 and a connector 8. The telescopic basket 6 forms a circular through hole 9, and the limit plate 7 includes a cylindrical shaft portion 10 that cooperates with the circular through hole 9, and a stop portion 11 located on the inner side of the telescopic basket 6. One end of the shaft portion 10 passes through the circular through hole 9 and abuts against the side panel 5, and the other end is fixedly connected to the stop portion 11. The limit plate 7 is fixed to the side panel 5 via the connector 8, which can be a screw. The telescopic basket 6 can rotate relative to the side panel 5, and the bucket 1 placed and fixed in the telescopic basket 6 can rotate with the telescopic basket 6.
[0035] See also Figure 6 In this embodiment, the stopper 11 is in the shape of a circular plate, and the virtual axis of the shaft 10 overlaps with the virtual axis of the stopper 11. The connection structure further includes an annular gasket 12 arranged between the telescopic basket 6 and the stopper 11.
[0036] Return now Figure 1 and Figure 2The telescopic basket 6 also forms a plurality of positioning holes 13, each located on a virtual circle whose center lies on the virtual axis of the shaft 10. The side panels 5 are mounted with positioning beads 14 that can be inserted into and removed from the positioning holes 13. When the positioning beads are inserted into the positioning holes 13, the basket 6 is locked at the desired angle, provided there is no external force causing the basket 6 to rotate. To adjust the angle of the telescopic basket 6, an external force can be applied to the basket 6 to rotate it to the desired angle. During this process, the positioning beads 14 first leave the positioning holes 13 and then reenter the corresponding positioning holes 13, repeating this cycle until the basket 6 is locked at the desired angle. Since the bucket 1 is placed and secured within the telescopic basket 6, adjusting the angle of the basket 6 can change the orientation of the bucket opening, such as to face the bucket opening upward, or nearly so. This prevents the smoke machine from leaking from the opening when it is hung or placed on its side.
[0037] In this embodiment, the positioning holes 13 are arranged in a circular array. The number of positioning beads 14 is the same as the number of positioning holes 13, for example, eight. Each positioning bead 14 can simultaneously enter or exit its corresponding positioning hole 13. The number of angles at which the telescopic basket 6 can be locked is the same as the number of positioning holes 13. It should be understood that the number of positioning beads 14 can also be less than the number of positioning holes 13.
[0038] See now Figure 4 and Figure 5 The telescopic basket 6 comprises a first basket half 15 and a second basket half 16, which together enclose a space for accommodating a bucket 1. The first basket half 15 is formed with the circular through-hole 9 and is mounted to the side panel 5 via the connecting structure. The second basket half 16 is movable relative to the first basket half 15, toward or away from the side panel 5. The position of the second basket half 16 relative to the first basket half 15 is locked by a locking member 17. When the second basket half 16 is in a first position, close to the side panel 5, the telescopic basket 6 can accommodate and secure a bucket 1 of a first capacity, such as a 2L bucket. When the second basket half 16 is in a second position, away from the side panel 5, the telescopic basket 6 can accommodate and secure a bucket 1 of a second capacity, such as a 5L bucket. It should be understood that, depending on the position of the second basket half 16 relative to the first basket half 15 locked by the locking member 17, the telescopic basket 6 can also accommodate and secure buckets with capacities between the first and second capacities.
[0039] In this embodiment, the first basket half 15 is formed with an elongated guide hole 18 extending along the movement direction of the second basket half 16. The second basket half 16 is provided with a column 19 extending into the elongated guide hole 18. The cooperation between the elongated guide hole 18 and the column 19 constrains the movement of the second basket half 16. The number of elongated guide holes 18 and the number of columns 19 can both be four, and the position of each elongated guide hole 18 can be determined to ensure smooth movement of the second basket half 16.
[0040] For example, the first half basket 15 and the second half basket 16 can each be formed by connecting a bottom plate 20, two opposing first side plates 21, and a second side plate 22. The lower edge of the second side plate 22 is connected to the bottom plate 20, and the side edges of the second side plate 22 are connected to the two opposing first side plates 21. The bottom plate 20 of the second half basket 16 is located outside the bottom plate 20 of the first half basket 15, and the two first side plates 21 of the second half basket 16 are located outside the corresponding first side plates 21 of the first half basket 15. Two of the elongated guide holes 18 can be located near the upper edges of the two opposing first side plates 21 of the first half basket 15, and the remaining two elongated guide holes 18 can be located near the two edges of the bottom plate 20, which are the edges of the bottom plate 20 that are connected to the two first side plates 21.
[0041] The telescopic basket 6 may also be formed with an observation hole 23 for observing the remaining amount of liquid contained in the barrel 1 placed in the telescopic basket 6. Specifically, both first side panels 21 of the first half basket 15 are provided with an observation hole 23, and both first side panels 21 of the second half basket 16 are provided with an observation hole 23. When the second half basket 16 is in a first position close to the side panel 5, the observation hole 23 of the first half basket 15 overlaps with the observation hole 23 of the second half basket 16. When the second half basket 16 is in a second position away from the side panel 5, the observation holes 23 of the first half basket 15 and the observation holes 23 of the second half basket 16 are separated, allowing external light to enter the telescopic basket 6 through the observation holes 23 of the first half basket 15 and the observation holes 23 of the second half basket 16.
[0042] In this embodiment, the locking member 17 is a captive screw, and the locking member 17 is mounted on the first side panel 21 of the second half basket body 16. When the second half basket body 16 is in a first position close to the side panel 5, the end stud of the locking member 17 cooperates with the first screw hole 24 on the first side panel 21 of the first half basket body 15. When the second half basket body 16 is in a second position away from the side panel 5, the end stud of the locking member 17 cooperates with the second screw hole 25 on the first side panel 21 of the first half basket body 15.
[0043] In this embodiment, the inner wall of the telescopic basket 6 is provided with an elastic limiting piece 26, which can abut against the outer wall of the bucket 1 placed in the telescopic basket 6 to secure the bucket 1 within the telescopic basket 6. Specifically, the number of the elastic limiting pieces 26 can be four, with two elastic limiting pieces 26 each being provided on the upper portion of the two first side panels 21 of the first half basket body 15. During the process of placing the bucket 1 into the telescopic basket 6, the elastic limiting piece 26 is deformed toward the first side panel 21 on which it is located by the action of the outer wall of the bucket 1. After the bucket 1 contacts the bottom panel 20 of the telescopic basket 6, the elastic limiting piece 26 is deformed away from the first side panel 21 on which it is located under the action of its own restoring force and abuts against the outer wall of the top of the bucket 1, thereby securing the bucket 1 placed in the telescopic basket 6.
[0044] The smoke machine of this embodiment can change the orientation of the barrel opening of the barrel placed and fixed in the telescopic basket by adjusting the angle of the telescopic basket, such as making the barrel opening face upward, or nearly facing upward, to solve the problem of smoke oil easily leaking from the barrel opening when the smoke machine is hung or placed on its side.
Claims
1. A barrel installation device, characterized in that: The telescopic basket comprises a side panel, a telescopic basket, and a connecting structure, wherein the telescopic basket is mounted on the side panel via the connecting structure; the connecting structure comprises a limiting plate and a connecting piece; the telescopic basket forms a circular through hole, the limiting plate comprises a cylindrical shaft portion that cooperates with the circular through hole, and a stop portion located on the inner side of the telescopic basket; one end of the shaft portion passes through the circular through hole and abuts the side panel, and the other end is fixedly connected to the stop portion; the limiting plate is fixed to the side panel via the connecting piece; the telescopic basket further forms a plurality of positioning holes, each of the positioning holes being located on the same virtual circle, the center of the virtual circle being located on the virtual axis of the shaft portion; the side panel is equipped with a positioning bead, which can extend into and out of the positioning hole; the telescopic basket comprises a first half basket body and a second half basket body, the first half basket body and the second half basket body together enclosing a space for accommodating a bucket; the first half basket body is mounted on the side panel via the connecting structure, the second half basket body can move relative to the first half basket body in a direction close to or away from the side panel, and the position of the second half basket body relative to the first half basket body can be locked by a locking piece.
2. The barrel installation device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The stopper is in a circular plate shape, and the virtual axis of the shaft portion overlaps with the virtual axis of the stopper.
3. The barrel installation device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The positioning holes are distributed in a circular array, the number of the positioning beads is the same as the number of the positioning holes, and each positioning bead can extend into or leave the corresponding positioning hole at the same time.
4. The barrel installation device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first half of the basket is formed with a long strip guide hole extending along the moving direction of the second half of the basket, and the second half of the basket is provided with a column extending into the long strip guide hole.
5. The barrel installation device according to claim 4, characterized in that: The first half basket body and the second half basket body are both connected by a bottom plate, two opposite first side plates, and a second side plate; the lower edge of the second side plate is connected to the bottom plate, and the two side edges of the second side plate are connected to the two opposite first side plates; the bottom plate of the second half basket body is located on the outside of the bottom plate of the first half basket body, and the two first side plates of the second half basket body are both located on the outside of the corresponding first side plates of the first half basket body.
6. The barrel installation device according to claim 5, characterized in that: The telescopic basket is formed with an observation hole for observing the remaining amount of liquid contained in the bucket placed in the telescopic basket.
7. The barrel installation device according to claim 6, characterized in that: Both first side panels of the first half basket body are provided with observation holes, and both first side panels of the second half basket body are provided with observation holes; when the second half basket body is in a first position close to the side panels, the observation holes of the first half basket body and the observation holes of the second half basket body coincide with each other; when the second half basket body is in a second position away from the side panels, the observation holes of the first half basket body and the second half basket body are separated, and external light can enter the telescopic basket through the observation holes of the first half basket body and the second half basket body.
8. The barrel installation device according to claim 6, characterized in that: The locking piece is a captive screw, and the locking piece is mounted on the first side panel of the second half basket body. When the second half basket body is in a first position close to the side panel, the end stud of the locking piece cooperates with the first screw hole on the first side panel of the first half basket body. When the second half basket body is in a second position away from the side panel, the end stud of the locking piece cooperates with the second screw hole on the first side panel of the first half basket body.
9. The barrel installation device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The connection structure further includes an annular gasket arranged between the telescopic basket and the blocking portion; an elastic limiting piece is provided on the inner wall of the telescopic basket, and the elastic limiting piece can abut against the outer wall of the bucket placed in the telescopic basket.
10. A smoke machine, characterized in that: It comprises a smoke generating system, a barrel, a box, and a barrel mounting device as described in any one of claims 1 to 9; the side panels of the barrel mounting device are mounted on or inside the box, and the telescopic basket is located outside the box; the barrel is used to contain smoke oil and is arranged in the telescopic basket.