Ball table capable of being automatically folded and locked

Through the automatic folding locking mechanism, the vertical locking components and the linkage rod system are used to achieve automatic locking and unlocking of the pool table, solving the problems of table tipping and component damage caused by improper user operation, and improving safety and convenience.

CN223452953UActive Publication Date: 2025-10-21QINGDAO HAISHUO STEEL MODEL PROD CO LTD
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202422623920.0
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-10-29
Publication Date
2025-10-21
Estimated Expiration
2034-10-29

AI Technical Summary

Technical Problem

The existing foldable table is prone to tipping over or component damage during the locking and unlocking process due to the user forgetting to operate, and the operation is inconvenient.

Method used

The automatic folding locking mechanism adopts a vertical locking component and linkage rod system, which uses gravity and the movement of the linkage rod to automatically lock the tabletop, avoiding manual operation. It includes the cooperation of the locking plate, locking pawl and locking hook to achieve automatic locking and unlocking.

Benefits of technology

The safety and ease of operation of the table are improved, the risk of the table collapsing due to forgetting to lock or unlock is avoided, the operation process is simplified, and the practicality is enhanced.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to the field of sports equipment, in particular to a ball table capable of being automatically folded and locked. Comprising a table top, supporting legs and a pull rod assembly fixedly arranged below the table top, and the pull rod assembly comprises a hand pull rod and two linkage rods fixed to the two ends of the hand pull rod; a vertical locking assembly is arranged at the end, away from the hand pull rod, of the linkage rod, the table top is lifted to be vertically placed from the side close to the hand pull rod, a locking hook is arranged in a locking groove, the linkage rod slides downwards under the action of gravity to drive a connecting bolt to move along a sliding groove, and the free end of a locking plate moves upwards; when the table top is folded, the locking plate rotates anticlockwise around the hinge point, the locking pawl moves downwards to limit and lock the locking hook, the table top cannot move, the table top is folded and locked, manual locking is not needed, and safety is improved.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to the field of sports equipment, especially an automatic folding and locking billiard table. BACKGROUND

[0002] At present, most of the foldable billiard tables on the market use hinge structures to fix the table top and the legs. When the lock is dropped, the user needs to use his hand to straighten the hinge until it reaches the dead point to ensure that the billiard table is locked. If the customer forgets to lock the hinge, the billiard table may fall over when it is pushed or pulled. At the same time, when the billiard table is folded for storage, the user needs to manually release the dead point of the hinge first. If the customer forgets to release the dead point, the billiard table may not be folded, or even when a lot of force is used to fold it, the hinge may be damaged.

[0003] To avoid the situation that the user forgets to drop the lock or unlock, an automatic folding and locking billiard table is developed, which is convenient for the user to operate and avoids the billiard table collapsing or the billiard table components being damaged due to the customer's incorrect operation. SUMMARY

[0004] In view of the deficiencies in the prior art, the utility model provides an automatic folding and locking billiard table which is simple in structure, safe and easy to operate.

[0005] The utility model provides an automatic folding and locking billiard table, which comprises:

[0006] a table top;

[0007] a leg assembly arranged below the table top, comprising two first legs and two second legs for supporting the table top;

[0008] a pull rod assembly arranged below the table top, comprising a hand pull rod and two linkage rods fixed at both ends of the hand pull rod, the two linkage rods being parallel to each other and perpendicular to the hand pull rod in the horizontal plane;

[0009] two vertical locking assemblies arranged at one end of the linkage rods away from the hand pull rod, each vertical locking assembly comprising:

[0010] a lock catch housing fixed to the bottom of the table top, the lock catch housing having a hollow accommodating cavity formed inside, a sliding groove extending along the length direction being formed on the side of one end of the lock catch housing, a connecting bolt crossing the sliding groove, the end of the linkage rod being fixed to the end of the connecting bolt outside the lock catch housing, the linkage rod moving to drive the connecting bolt to move in the sliding groove, and a protruding hole being formed in the top surface of the lock catch housing above the sliding groove;

[0011] A locking plate is arranged in the accommodating cavity, one end of the locking plate is hinged to one end of the lock shell, and the other end of the locking plate is a free end which is arranged outside through the extension hole and abuts against the upper side of the connecting bolt;

[0012] A locking groove extending downward is formed in the top surface of the other end of the lock shell, and the locking plate has a protruding locking pawl at the position of the locking groove;

[0013] A locking hook is arranged near the second leg of the lock shell, and when the table top is vertically placed, the locking hook is located in the locking groove and cooperates with the locking pawl to make the billiard table in a folded and locked state.

[0014] In the technical solution, when the table top is lifted from the side near the hand lever to be vertically placed, the locking hook is arranged in the locking groove, the linkage rod slides downward under the action of gravity, the connecting bolt moves along the sliding groove, the free end of the locking plate moves upward, the locking plate rotates counterclockwise around the hinge point, the locking pawl moves downward to limit and lock the locking hook, the table top cannot be moved, and the billiard table is folded and locked without manual operation, thereby increasing safety.

[0015] In some embodiments of the present application, the free end of the locking plate extends upward relative to the hinged end, so that the free end abuts against the upper side of the connecting bolt, and the length of the free end is greater than the length of the sliding groove, so that when the connecting bolt is located at the limit position of the sliding groove away from the hinged end of the locking plate, the free end always abuts against the upper side of the connecting bolt.

[0016] In some embodiments of the present application, a torsional spring is further arranged in the accommodating cavity and coaxially hinged to the locking plate, the torsional spring is in an unfolded state when the vertical locking assembly is in a locked state, and the torsional spring is in a compressed state when the vertical locking assembly is unlocked.

[0017] In some embodiments of the present application, the locking hook is a frame structure including a locking horizontal rod, and the locking pawl limits the locking horizontal rod to achieve vertical locking of the table top.

[0018] In some embodiments of the present application, the first leg is arranged on one side of the table top near the hand lever, and the second leg is arranged on the other side of the table top.

[0019] The first leg and the second leg are hinged to the table top, and the first leg and the second leg can rotate around the table top by 0-90°.

[0020] In some embodiments of the present application, a support rod is arranged between the two second legs, the support rod is perpendicular to the linkage rod, and two ends of the support rod are symmetrically provided with the locking hooks, which are vertically arranged and parallel to the second legs.

[0021] In some embodiments of the present application, in order to improve the stability of the billiard table in the folded state, a pulley assembly is arranged below the second leg, the pulley assembly comprises:

[0022] A connecting cross rod is horizontally arranged, the connecting cross rod is parallel to the linkage rod and perpendicular to the second leg when the table top is horizontal;

[0023] Two pulleys are arranged at two ends of the connecting cross rod, respectively;

[0024] While improving the stability, the pulley can facilitate the movement of the billiard table.

[0025] In some embodiments of the present application, sleeves are fixed to the bottom surface of the table top near the two ends of the hand-pulling rod, corresponding to the two linkage rods, respectively, the sleeves have limiting cavities arranged in line with the linkage rods, one end of the limiting cavity near the linkage rod is open, and the other end is closed, one end of the linkage rod away from the vertical locking assembly is located in the limiting cavity and can move back and forth in the limiting cavity.

[0026] In some embodiments of the present application, a connecting longitudinal rod is arranged between the first leg and the second leg, when the second leg rotates, the connecting longitudinal rod drives the first leg to rotate synchronously, facilitating operation.

[0027] Based on the above technical solution, the billiard table of the present application lifts the table top from the side close to the hand-pulling rod to vertical placement, the locking hook is placed in the locking groove, the linkage rod slides downward under the action of gravity, the connecting bolt moves along the sliding groove, the free end of the locking plate rotates upward, the locking plate rotates counterclockwise around the hinge point, the locking pawl moves downward to limit and lock the locking hook, the table top cannot be moved, the billiard table is folded and locked, no manual operation is required for locking, the risk of billiard table collapse after folding is avoided, and safety is increased.

[0028] The operation of releasing the vertical folding lock is simple, the linkage rod is linked by pulling the hand-pulling rod, the locking plate rotates, the locking pawl releases the locking of the locking hook, the table top is rotated downward on the side of the hand-pulling rod, no walking is required during operation, the practicability is strong, and the billiard table is suitable for popularization and use. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0029] The drawings described herein are used to provide further understanding of the present application, and form a part of the present application, the illustrative embodiments of the present application and the description thereof are used to explain the present application, and do not constitute undue limitation on the present application. In the drawings:

[0030] Figure 1 is a structure schematic view of the billiard table when unfolded for the embodiment of the present application;

[0031] Figure 2 is a structure schematic view of the billiard table when folded for the embodiment of the present application;

[0032] Figure 3 is a structure schematic view of the vertical locking assembly for the embodiment of the present application;

[0033] Figure 4 is an exploded structure schematic view of the vertical locking assembly for the embodiment of the present application;

[0034] Figure 5 is a position relation schematic view of the vertical locking structure and the limiting hook when the billiard table is folded for the embodiment of the present application.

[0035] In the drawings:

[0036] 10, table top; 11, sleeve; 20, first supporting leg; 21, connecting longitudinal rod; 30, pull rod assembly; 31, hand pull rod; 32, linkage rod; 50, vertical locking assembly; 51, lock catch housing; 511, extension hole; 512, locking groove; 52, accommodating cavity; 53, sliding groove; 54, connecting bolt; 55, locking plate; 551, locking ratchet; 552, free end; 553, hinged end; 56, torsional spring; 60, second supporting leg; 61, locking hook; 611, locking cross rod; 62, pulley; 63, supporting rod. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0037] The technical solutions in the embodiments will be described clearly and completely with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present application, rather than all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present application, all the other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor fall within the scope of protection of the present application.

[0038] In the description of the utility model, it needs to be understood that the orientation or positional relationship indicated by the terms "center", "transverse", "longitudinal", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer" and the like is the orientation or positional relationship shown based on the drawings, which is only for the convenience of describing the utility model and simplifying the description, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying that the devices or elements indicated must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as limiting the utility model.

[0039] The terms "first", "second", "third" are only for the purpose of description, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features. Therefore, the features defined with "first", "second", "third" can explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the features.

[0040] In the description of the utility model, it needs to be explained that, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, the terms "mounting", "connection", "connection" should be understood broadly, for example, it can be fixed connection, or detachable connection, or integrally connected; it can be directly connected, or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, or the communication inside two elements. For ordinary skilled in the art, the specific meaning of the above terms in the utility model can be understood according to the specific circumstances.

[0041] As shown in the accompanying drawings, Figures 1-4 The embodiment provides an automatic folding and locking billiard table, which comprises:

[0042] The table top 10 is used for training table tennis.

[0043] The leg assembly is arranged below the table top 10 and comprises two first legs 20 and two second legs 60, and is used for supporting the table top 10.

[0044] The pull rod assembly 30 is arranged below the table top 10 and comprises a hand pull rod 31 and two linkage rods 32 fixed at both ends of the hand pull rod 31, the two linkage rods 32 are parallel to each other and perpendicular to the hand pull rod 31 in the horizontal plane, as shown in the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 The hand pull rod 31 and the two linkage rods 32 are respectively located on the three side edges of the table top 10, and the hand pull rod 31 is pulled, and the linkage rods 32 move synchronously.

[0045] The vertical locking assembly 50 has two groups, which are respectively arranged at one end of the linkage rod 32 away from the hand pull rod 31, and the vertical locking assembly 50 comprises:

[0046] The lock buckle housing 51 is a reversed U-shaped plate structure, which is fixed to the bottom of the table top 10 near the end of the linkage rod 32. A hollow accommodating cavity 52 is formed in the lock buckle housing 51. The two ends of the accommodating cavity 52 are open. A sliding groove 53 extending along the length direction is formed in the side of one end of the lock buckle housing 51. A connecting bolt 54 is transversely arranged in the sliding groove 53. The end of the linkage rod 32 is fixed to the end of the connecting bolt 54 arranged outside the lock buckle housing 51. The linkage rod 32 drives the connecting bolt 54 to move in the sliding groove 53. An extension hole 511 is formed in the top surface of the lock buckle housing 51 above the sliding groove 53. The extension hole 511 is a rectangular hole.

[0047] The locking plate 55 is arranged in the accommodating cavity 52. The hinged end 553 of the locking plate 55 is hinged to one end of the lock buckle housing 52. The other end of the locking plate 55 is a free end 552, which extends out of the lock buckle housing 51 through the extension hole 511 and abuts against the upper side of the connecting bolt 54.

[0048] A locking groove 512 extending downward is formed in the top surface of the other end of the lock buckle housing 51. The locking plate 55 has a protruding locking pawl 551 at the position of the locking groove 512.

[0049] A locking hook 61 is arranged on the second leg 60 near the lock buckle housing 51. When the table top 10 is vertically placed, the locking hook 61 is arranged in the locking groove 512 and cooperates with the locking pawl 551. The locking pawl 551 limits the locking hook 61 in the locking groove 512, so that the billiard table is in the folded and locked state.

[0050] The locking hook 61 is a reversed U-shaped structure. The locking pawl 551 limits the transverse rod of the locking hook 61.

[0051] When the table top 10 is lifted from the side near the hand-pulling rod to the vertical placement, the locking hook 61 is arranged in the locking groove 512. The linkage rod 32 slides downward under the action of gravity, drives the connecting bolt 54 to move along the sliding groove 53, and drives the free end 552 of the locking plate 55 to move upward. The locking plate 55 rotates counterclockwise around the hinge point, and the locking pawl 551 moves downward to limit and lock the locking hook 61. The table top cannot be moved, and the billiard table is folded and locked without manual operation, which increases the safety.

[0052] The free end 552 of the locking plate 55 extends upward relative to the hinged end 553, so that the free end 552 abuts against the upper side of the connecting bolt 54. The length of the free end 552 is greater than the length of the sliding groove 53, so that when the connecting bolt 54 is located at the limit position of the sliding groove 53 away from the hinged end 553 of the locking plate, the free end 552 always abuts against the upper side of the connecting bolt 54.

[0053] As Figure 4As shown, the accommodating cavity 51 is further internally provided with a torsion spring 56 coaxially hinged with the locking plate 55, when the vertical locking assembly 50 is in the locked state, the connecting bolt 54 is driven to move downward by the downward movement of the linkage rod 32, the free end of the locking plate 55 is subjected to the upward pressure of the connecting bolt, at this time the torsion spring is in the unfolded state, the two ends of the locking plate 55 are subjected to the oblique upward elastic force of the torsion spring 56, the locking pawl 551 of the locking plate 55 limits and locks the locking hook 61, so that the locking pawl 551 can stably limit the locking hook 61 in the locking groove 512; when the vertical locking assembly 50 is unlocked, the connecting bolt 54 is driven to move upward by the upward movement of the linkage rod 32, under the action of the torsion spring 56, the free end of the locking plate 55 rotates, then the locking pawl 551 of the locking plate 55 also rotates, when the connecting bolt 54 moves upward by a certain distance and stops, the free end of the locking plate 55 also stops rotating, at this time the torsion spring is in the compressed state, the locking pawl 551 rotates to the position of unlocking the locking hook 61, and the locking hook 61 is separated from the locking groove 512.

[0054] As shown in the figure, Figure 5 The locking hook 61 is a reverse U-shaped frame structure including a locking cross rod 611, and the locking pawl 551 limits the locking cross rod 611 to achieve vertical locking of the table top.

[0055] In this embodiment, the first leg 20 is a rod-shaped support structure, and the lower portion of the second leg 60 is provided with two pulleys for facilitating movement; in order to facilitate operation, the first leg 20 is arranged on one side of the table top 10 close to the hand lever 31, and the second leg 60 is arranged on the other side of the table top 10, and the unfolding and folding operation of the billiard table is performed on the side of the first leg 20, thereby saving the effort during operation. The first leg 20 and the second leg 60 are hinged to the table top 10, and the first leg 20 and the second leg 60 can rotate 0-90° around the table top.

[0056] The two second legs 60 are provided with a support rod 63 perpendicular to the linkage rod 32, and the two ends of the support rod 63 are symmetrically provided with locking hooks 61, which are vertically arranged and parallel to the second leg 60.

[0057] Meanwhile, a connecting vertical rod 21 is arranged between the first leg 20 and the second leg 60, and the two ends of the connecting vertical rod 21 are hinged to the first leg 20 and the second leg 60, so that when the second leg 60 rotates, the connecting vertical rod 31 drives the first leg 20 to rotate synchronously, thereby reducing the manual operation steps.

[0058] In order to improve the stability of the billiard table in the folded state, in this embodiment, a pulley assembly is arranged below the second leg 60, and the pulley assembly comprises:

[0059] The connecting horizontal rod 64 is horizontally arranged and parallel to the linkage rod 32 and perpendicular to the second supporting leg 60 when the table top is unfolded, and the connecting horizontal rod 64 is perpendicular to the linkage rod 32 when the table top is vertically folded.

[0060] The pulleys 62 are arranged at two ends of the connecting horizontal rod 64, which can facilitate the movement of the billiard table while improving the stability.

[0061] In the embodiment, the bottom surface of the table top 10 near the two ends of the hand-pulling rod 31 is fixed with a sleeve 11 corresponding to the two linkage rods 32, the sleeve 11 has a limiting cavity arranged in line with the linkage rod 32, one end of the limiting cavity near the linkage rod 32 is open, and the other end is closed, one end of the linkage rod 32 near the hand-pulling rod 31 is located in the limiting cavity and can move back and forth in the limiting cavity, the pulling stroke of the hand-pulling rod 31 is less than or equal to the length of the limiting cavity, and the limiting cavity also has a certain guiding effect on the linkage rod 32.

[0062] The first supporting leg 20 and the second supporting leg 60 are provided with a connecting longitudinal rod 21, two ends of the connecting longitudinal rod 21 are hinged to the first supporting leg 20 and the second supporting leg 60, and the connecting longitudinal rod 31 drives the first supporting leg 20 to rotate synchronously when the second supporting leg 60 rotates, thereby reducing the manual operation steps.

[0063] When the billiard table is folded in the unfolded state, as shown in Figure 1 , the table top 10 is initially horizontal, the hand-pulling rod 31 is pulled horizontally and outward, the linkage rod 32 moves outward synchronously, the table top 10 on the side near the hand-pulling rod 31 is lifted upward, the first supporting leg 20 is lifted and rotated to fold, the bottom of the second supporting leg 60 is driven to start rotating and folding by the connecting longitudinal rod 21, when the table top 10 rotates to the locking hook 61 entering the locking groove 512 of the vertical locking assembly 50, the hand-pulling rod 31 and the linkage rod 32 move downward due to the gravity, the connecting bolt 54 moves downward along the sliding groove 53, the free end 552 of the locking plate 55 is pushed upward to rotate, the locking plate 55 rotates counterclockwise around the hinge point, and the locking pawl 551 moves downward to limit and lock the locking hook 61, as shown in Figure 5 , the table top is vertically locked, and the folding and storage of the billiard table are completed.

[0064] Based on the above technical scheme, the billiard table of the present application lifts the table top from the side near the hand-pulling rod to vertical placement, the locking hook is placed in the locking groove, the linkage rod slides downward under the action of gravity, the connecting bolt moves along the sliding groove, the free end of the locking plate rotates upward, the locking plate rotates counterclockwise around the hinge point, the locking pawl moves downward to limit and lock the locking hook, the table top cannot be moved, the billiard table is folded and locked, and no manual operation is required for locking, thereby avoiding the risk of the billiard table collapsing after folding and increasing the safety.

[0065] The operation of releasing the vertical folding locking is simple, linkage is generated by pulling the hand pull rod, the locking plate rotates, the locking pawl releases the locking of the locking hook, the tabletop is rotated downward on one side of the hand pull rod, no walking is needed during the operation, the practicability is high, and the method is suitable for promotion and use.

[0066] It should be noted finally that: the various embodiments in the specification are described in a progressive manner, and each embodiment focuses on the difference from other embodiments.

[0067] The above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical scheme of the present application, but not limit it; although the present application has been described in detail with reference to the preferred embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that the specific embodiments of the present application can be modified or some technical features can be replaced by equivalent ones; without departing from the spirit of the technical scheme of the present application, they should be covered in the technical scheme range of the present application claimed.

Claims

1. An automatic folding locking billiard table, characterized by: The utility model relates to a table, including: a table top; legs arranged below the table top, including two first legs and two second legs, for supporting the table top; a pull rod assembly arranged below the table top, including a hand pull rod and two linkage rods fixed at both ends of the hand pull rod, the two linkage rods being parallel to each other and perpendicular to the hand pull rod in a horizontal plane; two vertical locking assemblies arranged at one end of the linkage rods away from the hand pull rod, each vertical locking assembly including: a lock housing fixed at the bottom of the table top, a hollow accommodating cavity being formed inside the lock housing, a sliding groove extending along the length of the lock housing being formed in the side of one end of the lock housing, a connecting bolt passing through the sliding groove, the end of the linkage rod being fixed to the end of the connecting bolt outside the lock housing, the linkage rod moving to move the connecting bolt in the sliding groove; a locking plate built into the accommodating cavity, one end of the locking plate being hingedly connected to one end of the lock housing, the other end of the locking plate being a free end and abutting the connecting bolt; a locking slot extending downward being formed in the top surface of the other end of the lock housing, the locking plate having a protruding locking pawl at the position of the locking slot; a locking hook being arranged on the second leg near the lock housing, the locking hook being located in the locking slot and cooperating with the locking pawl when the table top is vertically placed, so that the table is in a folded and locked state.

2. The self-folding locking game table according to claim 1, wherein, The free end of the locking plate extends upward relative to the hingedly connected end, so that the free end abuts the connecting bolt, and the length of the free end is greater than the length of the sliding groove, so that when the connecting bolt is located at the limit position of the sliding groove away from the hingedly connected end of the locking plate, the free end always abuts the connecting bolt.

3. The self-folding locking game table according to claim 2, wherein, The accommodating cavity further has a torsion spring arranged therein, the torsion spring being coaxially hingedly connected to the locking plate, the torsion spring being in an expanded state when the vertical locking assembly is in a locked state, and the torsion spring being in a compressed state when the vertical locking assembly is unlocked.

4. The self-folding locking game table of claim 1, wherein, The locking hook is a frame structure including a locking cross bar, the locking pawl limiting the locking cross bar to achieve vertical locking of the table top.

5. The self-folding locking game table of claim 1, wherein, The first legs are arranged on one side of the table top near the hand pull rod, and the second legs are arranged on the other side of the table top. The first legs and the second legs are hingedly connected to the table top, and the first legs and the second legs can rotate about the table top by 0-90°.

6. The self-folding locking game table of claim 5, wherein, A support rod is arranged between the two second legs, the support rod being perpendicular to the linkage rods, and the two ends of the support rod being symmetrically provided with the locking hooks, the hooks being vertically arranged and parallel to the second legs.

7. The self-folding locking game table of claim 1, wherein, A pulley assembly is arranged below the second legs, the pulley assembly including: a connecting cross bar arranged horizontally, the connecting cross bar being parallel to the linkage rods and perpendicular to the second legs when the table top is horizontal; two pulleys arranged at both ends of the connecting cross bar.

8. The self-folding locking game table of claim 1, wherein, The bottom surface of the table top near the two ends of the hand pull rod is fixed with sleeves corresponding to the two linkage rods, the sleeves have limiting cavities arranged in line with the linkage rods, one end of the limiting cavities is open, the other end is closed, and one end of the linkage rod away from the vertical locking assembly is located in the limiting cavity and can move back and forth in the limiting cavity.

9. The self-folding locking game table of claim 1, wherein, A connecting longitudinal rod is arranged between the first leg and the second leg, and when the second leg rotates, the connecting longitudinal rod drives the first leg to rotate synchronously, facilitating operation.