Reinforced electric supporting rod structure

By installing an outer tube and a plastic open ring on the outside of the guide tube of the car tailgate strut, the problems of poor extension and retraction and easy jamming of traditional struts are solved, achieving smooth extension and retraction and reduced noise, thus improving the safety and stability of the strut.

CN223523575UActive Publication Date: 2025-11-07GUANGZHOU CHANGYI AUTO PARTS CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202422399458.0
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Priority Date
2024-03-20
Filing Date
2024-09-30
Publication Date
2025-11-07
Estimated Expiration
2034-09-30

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Technical Problem

Traditional car tailgate struts are prone to jamming or breaking due to insufficient lateral shear strength during use, posing a safety hazard.

Method used

An outer tube is installed outside the guide tube of a traditional car tailgate. It is fixed to the ball joint assembly by a threaded connection. The outer tube and the guide tube are in frictional contact to provide additional support to prevent the guide tube from deforming. A plastic open ring is installed inside the outer tube to reduce noise and facilitate installation.

Benefits of technology

The lateral shear strength of the tailgate strut has been improved, ensuring smooth extension and retraction, reducing noise, preventing jamming and breakage, and enhancing safety and stability.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses a reinforced electric supporting rod structure which comprises an outer pipe and a ball socket assembly, the ball socket assembly is fixedly connected with one end of the outer pipe, a guide pipe is inserted into the other end of the outer pipe, and the guide pipe is fixedly connected with the ball socket assembly. Due to the fact that the outer pipe is arranged on the outer side of the guide pipe of a traditional automobile tail door, when the guide pipe is subjected to lateral shearing force, the outer pipe can support the guide pipe, the guide pipe is prevented from deforming and bending, and the situations that the guide pipe is stuck and broken are avoided.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of automobile accessories, especially to a reinforced electric support rod structure. BACKGROUND

[0002] With the rapid development of automobile electronic technology, the comfort and richness of vehicle use functions are increasingly improved. As a convenient device for opening and closing the tail door, the automobile tail door support rod faces the urgent needs of comfort, safety and stability while bringing convenience to people's life.

[0003] At present, the lateral shear strength of the traditional automobile tail door support rod is provided by three functional parts of the screw rod, the nut tube and the guide tube. Once deformation and bending occur, the support rod will not extend smoothly, and in severe cases, it will cause the support rod to be stuck and broken, causing safety accidents. SUMMARY

[0004] The present application provides a kind of, solve the technical problem of electric support rod not smooth in prior art.

[0005] The present application provides a reinforced electric support rod structure, comprising an outer tube and a ball socket assembly, the ball socket assembly is fixedly connected with one end of the outer tube, a guide tube is inserted into the other end of the outer tube, and the guide tube is fixedly connected with the ball socket assembly.

[0006] In some embodiments, the inner side of the outer tube is provided with an inner groove away from one end of the ball socket assembly, an open ring is arranged in the inner groove, the guide tube passes through the open ring and moves in the outer tube.

[0007] In some embodiments, the open ring has a deformation function.

[0008] In some embodiments, the inner side of the open ring is provided with a boss, and the outer wall of the guide tube is frictionally matched with the boss.

[0009] In some embodiments, the boss is a plurality of uniformly spaced.

[0010] In some embodiments, the ball socket assembly includes a ball socket and a ball socket seat, the ball socket is detachably fixedly connected with the ball socket seat, and the ball socket seat is detachably fixedly connected with the outer tube.

[0011] In some embodiments, the ball socket and the ball socket seat are connected by threads, and the ball socket seat and the outer tube are connected by threads.

[0012] In some embodiments, the guide tube and the ball socket assembly are connected by pressure riveting.

[0013] The application has the following beneficial effects: the outer pipe is arranged outside the guide pipe of the traditional automobile tail door, when the guide pipe is subjected to lateral shearing force, the outer pipe supports the guide pipe, prevents the guide pipe from being deformed and bent, and avoids the guide pipe from being stuck and broken. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0014] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application or the prior art, the following will briefly introduce the drawings needed to be used in the embodiment description. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present application.

[0015] Figure 1 It is a structural schematic view of the present application;

[0016] Figure 2 It is a sectional view of the structure of the present application;

[0017] Figure 3 It is a structural schematic view of the split ring of the present application;

[0018] Figure 4 It is a structural schematic view of the socket ball assembly of the present application;

[0019] Figure 5 It is a structural schematic view of the outer pipe of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0020] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be described clearly and completely below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present application, but not all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in 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.

[0021] It should be noted that all the directionality indications (such as up, down, left, right, front, back, etc.) in the embodiments of the present application are only used to explain the relative position relationship, movement condition, etc. between the components in a certain specific posture (as shown in the drawings), if the specific posture changes, the directionality indications also change accordingly.

[0022] In addition, the description related to "first", "second" and the like in the present application is only for the purpose of description, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying the relative importance of the indicated technical features or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features. Therefore, the features defined as "first", "second" can be explicitly or implicitly included at least one of the features. In addition, the technical solutions of various embodiments can be combined with each other, but it must be based on the realization of the ordinary skilled in the art, when the combination of technical solutions appears contradictory or unachievable, it should be considered that the combination of technical solutions does not exist, nor in the protection scope claimed by the present application.

[0023] The embodiment of the present application provides a kind of, solve the technical problem of the existing technology electric supporting rod extension is not smooth, supporting rod is easy to jam breakage.

[0024] In order to better understand the technical solution, the technical solution will be described in detail in the description of the drawings and specific embodiments.

[0025] As shown in Figure 1 And Figure 2 The electric supporting rod of the utility model includes outer tube 1, guide pipe 9 and ball socket assembly 3. Ball socket assembly 3 is fixedly connected with one end of outer tube 1, guide pipe 9 is inserted into the other end of outer tube 1, guide pipe 9 is fixedly connected with ball socket assembly 3, and the inner side of one end of outer tube 1 is provided with a thread, which is connected with the bottom of ball socket assembly 3 through the thread. Outer tube 1 is a hollow metal pipe, and the shape of outer tube 1 can be circular, wedge-shaped, square and the like, and the utility model preferably has a circular shape.

[0026] By providing outer tube 1 outside the guide pipe of the traditional automobile tail door, when guide pipe 9 is subjected to lateral shear force, outer tube 1 can support guide pipe 9, prevent guide pipe 9 from being deformed and bent, so that the electric supporting rod can be smoothly extended and retracted, and is not easy to jam, and metal outer tube 1 also provides external protection for guide pipe 9.

[0027] Guide pipe 9 is inserted into outer tube 1 through split ring 2, boss 4 is elastically matched with guide pipe 9 in friction, noise is reduced, and the opening of split ring 2 has a deformation function, so that split ring 2 can be conveniently installed in the inner groove 8 of metal outer tube 1.

[0028] As shown in Figure 3 Split ring 2 of the utility model is shown. Split ring 2 is made of plastic and has a C-shaped structure. The opening is arranged in the inner groove 8 at the other end of outer tube 1, and the inner side of split ring 2 is matched with guide pipe 9. Boss 4 is evenly arranged on the inner side of split ring 2, and the number of boss 4 is preferably six. Figure 5As shown, an inner groove 8 is provided on the inner side of the other end of the outer tube 1, and an open ring 2 is provided in the inner groove 8. The guide tube 9 is made of metal. The inner side of the boss 4 is in frictional engagement with the guide tube 9, thereby reducing noise. The preferred C-shaped ring of this utility model has a deformation function, which facilitates installation in the inner groove 8 of the outer tube 1.

[0029] like Figure 4 The image shows the ball socket assembly 3 of this utility model. The ball socket assembly 3 includes a ball socket 5, a ball socket seat 6, and a screw 7. The upper part of the ball socket 5 is hollow, with a pre-drilled connection point for vehicle connection. A screw hole is provided at the bottom of the ball socket 5, and the upper end of the ball socket seat 6 is connected via the screw 7. The side wall of the ball socket seat 6 is threaded. After applying threadlocker to one end of the outer tube 1, it is threadedly connected to the ball socket seat 6. The ball socket seat 6 has an axially oriented threaded through hole, through which the screw 7 is threadedly connected to the ball socket 5, thereby achieving a detachable connection between the ball socket seat 6 and the ball socket 5, as well as between the ball socket assembly 3 and the outer tube 1, facilitating installation or maintenance.

[0030] In use, one end of the ball joint assembly 3 is connected to the vehicle's rear cover, and the other end of the ball joint assembly 3 is threaded to one end of the outer tube 1; one end of the guide tube 9 is connected to the vehicle's tailgate strut, and the other end is connected to the ball joint assembly 3. The end of the outer tube 1 away from the ball joint assembly 3 is provided with an inner groove 8, and a plastic C-shaped open ring 2 is provided in the inner groove 8. Six evenly spaced bosses 4 are provided in the open ring 2. The inner side of the bosses 4 is in frictional engagement with the guide tube 9. The guide tube 9 extends and retracts within the outer tube 1 to control the opening or lowering of the vehicle's rear cover.

[0031] This invention solves the problems of uneven extension and retraction of the electric strut and its tendency to jam. It features a simple structure and low cost. The plastic C-shaped open ring 2 effectively ensures smooth extension and retraction of the electric strut, preventing jamming and reducing noise. The guide tube 9 is protected by a metal outer tube 1, making it less susceptible to damage. The outer tube 1 also shares the lateral shear force of the guide tube 9, making the tailgate strut structure more stable and less prone to deformation and bending.

[0032] Although preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described, those skilled in the art, upon learning the basic inventive concept, can make other changes and modifications to these embodiments. Therefore, the appended claims are intended to be interpreted as including the preferred embodiments as well as all changes and modifications falling within the scope of the present invention.

[0033] Obviously, those skilled in the art can make various modifications and variations to this utility model without departing from its spirit and scope. Therefore, if these modifications and variations fall within the scope of the claims of this utility model and their equivalents, this utility model also intends to include these modifications and variations.

Claims

1. A reinforced electrically powered stay structure, characterized by, The utility model provides a ball socket assembly and outer tube, the ball socket assembly is fixedly connected with one end of the outer tube, and the guide tube is inserted into the other end of the outer tube and is fixedly connected with the ball socket assembly; The inner side of the outer tube is provided with an inner groove away from the other end of the ball socket assembly, and the inner groove is provided with an open ring, the guide tube passes through the open ring and moves in the outer tube; The inner side of the open ring is provided with a boss, and the outer wall of the guide tube is in frictional fit with the boss.

2. The reinforced electric prop structure according to claim 1, wherein The open ring has a deformation function.

3. The reinforced electric prop rod structure according to claim 1, wherein The boss is a plurality of uniform intervals.

4. The reinforced electric prop structure according to claim 1, wherein The ball socket assembly includes a ball socket and a ball socket seat, the ball socket is detachably fixedly connected with the ball socket seat, and the ball socket seat is detachably fixedly connected with the outer tube.

5. The reinforced electric prop rod structure according to claim 4, wherein The ball socket and the ball socket seat are connected through threads, and the ball socket seat and the outer tube are connected through threads.

6. The reinforced electric prop rod structure according to claim 1, wherein The guide tube is connected with the ball socket assembly through pressure riveting.