Flange pipe fork

The unique locking and guiding mechanism design solves the problem of inconvenient flange fork connection, enabling quick connection and disassembly, improving work efficiency and vehicle stability, enhancing shock resistance and connection strength, and making it suitable for use in automobiles.

CN223708343UActive Publication Date: 2025-12-23SHANGHAI CHANGTE FORGING CO LTD
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202520557757.4
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-03-27
Publication Date
2025-12-23
Estimated Expiration
2035-03-27

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Technical Problem

Existing flange pipe fork connection methods are generally inconvenient to install and disassemble, especially when frequent maintenance or replacement is required, which is time-consuming and laborious. Bolted connections are prone to loosening, and snap-fit ​​connections cannot withstand large loads, affecting the ease of use and reliability.

Method used

Employing a unique locking and guiding mechanism, including stainless steel locking pins, high-strength spring steel springs, aluminum alloy double-acting screws, and wear-resistant washers, it enables quick connection and easy disassembly. The automatic insertion of the locking pin into the positioning hole and the stability design of the slider ensure connection strength and shock resistance.

Benefits of technology

It enables quick connection and disassembly of flange forks, improving work efficiency, reducing maintenance costs, enhancing connection convenience and shock resistance, and improving the stability and safety of the entire vehicle. The materials are reasonably selected and suitable for use in conditions with limited interior space.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses a flange pipe fork, which belongs to the technical field of flange pipe forks, and comprises a first flange plate, a second flange plate, a locking mechanism and a guide mechanism, the flange pipe fork is novel in design and ingenious in device, rapid connection and convenient disassembly of the flange pipe fork are achieved through the unique locking mechanism and the guiding mechanism, the whole connecting and disassembling process is simple and rapid, the working efficiency is greatly improved, the installation time and labor intensity are remarkably reduced, the maintenance cost is reduced, and the practicability is high. The connecting and fixing convenience of the flange pipe fork is improved, the time and difficulty of mounting and dismounting are reduced, on the premise that the connecting strength is guaranteed, the shock resistance and load capacity are enhanced, the overall reliability is improved, the higher connecting strength and shock resistance are achieved, the stability and safety of the whole vehicle are improved, the structure is compact, the occupied space is small, and the cost is low. The device is suitable for being used under the condition of limited space in a vehicle, materials are reasonably selected, the service life is long, and the practicability of the device is greatly improved.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The application relates to the technical field of flange pipe forks, in particular to a flange pipe fork. BACKGROUND

[0002] As an important automobile transmission structure, the flange pipe fork is widely used in various vehicle models. The traditional flange pipe fork realizes connection and transmission through a cross lock form, can adjust the transmission direction to a certain extent, ensures the transmission effect while reducing the occupied space. However, with the continuous progress of automobile design and the improvement of technical requirements, the traditional flange pipe fork gradually exposes some shortcomings, especially the problems in connection and fixation are increasingly prominent. Therefore, improving the design of the flange pipe fork has become one of the current research focuses.

[0003] At present, the common flange pipe fork connection methods mainly include welding connection, bolt connection and buckle connection. These conventional methods have advantages and disadvantages, but cannot completely meet the requirements of modern automobiles on the connection performance of the flange pipe fork.

[0004] The common problem of the existing flange pipe fork connection methods is that the installation and disassembly are inconvenient, especially in the case of frequent maintenance or replacement, the traditional method not only takes time and effort, but also may cause structural damage. In addition, the bolt connection is easy to loosen in the vibration environment, and the buckle connection is difficult to withstand large load. These problems seriously affect the convenience and reliability of the flange pipe fork.

[0005] Therefore, the application provides a flange pipe fork. CONTENT OF THE INVENTION

[0006] The flange pipe fork provided by the application solves the problems in the background technology. The unique locking mechanism and guide mechanism realize the quick connection and convenient disassembly of the flange pipe fork. The whole connection and disassembly process is simple and fast, greatly improves the work efficiency, significantly reduces the installation time and labor intensity, reduces the maintenance cost, improves the convenience of the flange pipe fork connection and fixation, reduces the installation and disassembly time and difficulty, enhances the anti-vibration ability and load capacity under the premise of ensuring the connection strength, improves the overall reliability, has higher connection strength and anti-vibration ability, improves the stability and safety of the whole vehicle, has compact structure, occupies less space, is suitable for use in the limited space in the vehicle, has reasonable material selection, long service life, and greatly improves the practicability of the device.

[0007] In order to achieve the above purpose, the application adopts the following technical scheme:

[0008] The utility model provides a flange pipe fork, including first flange, second flane, locking mechanism and guide mechanism, first flange and second flange are set up with a plurality of positioning hole respectively, locking mechanism sets up in the side of second flange away from first flange, guide mechanism sets up on first flange and second flange.

[0009] As a preferred implementation form, the locking mechanism comprises a fixed plate, a rotating plate, a screw, a mounting groove, a first spring, a locking pin and a fixing cap, the fixed plate and the rotating plate are provided with threads, and the fixed plate is threadedly connected with the rotating plate, the fixed plate is fixedly connected to the second flange;

[0010] If disassembly is required, the first flange and the second flange can be easily separated by pressing the locking pin to make it disengage from the positioning hole. The locking pin is made of stainless steel, and the spring is made of high-strength spring steel. The stainless steel locking pin and the high-strength spring steel spring provide reliable fixing function, thereby improving the practicability of the device.

[0011] As a preferred implementation form, the rotating plate is internally provided with a plurality of mounting grooves, each mounting groove is internally provided with a first spring, one end of each first spring is fixedly connected with a locking pin, and the end of each locking pin away from the first spring extends into the corresponding positioning hole;

[0012] The rotating plate is rotated under the action of the groove. When the locking pin coincides with the positioning hole during the rotation of the rotating plate, the locking pin is automatically embedded into the positioning hole under the action of the first spring, realizing quick fixing between the two, thereby improving the practicability of the device.

[0013] As a preferred implementation form, the end of each locking pin and located on the side of the first flange away from the second flange is provided with a fixing cap, and the rotating plate is provided with a groove;

[0014] The fixing cap is installed at the end of the locking pin to prevent accidental falling of the locking pin, and the groove facilitates the rotation of the rotating plate, thereby improving the practicability of the device.

[0015] As a preferred implementation form, the guide mechanism comprises a fixed seat, two mounting plates, a bidirectional screw, a sliding block, a second spring and a hand wheel, the two mounting plates are fixedly connected to the top of the fixed seat, the bidirectional screw is rotatably connected to the two mounting plates, the two sliding blocks are threadedly connected to the bidirectional screw, and the two sliding blocks are fixedly connected with the first flange and the second flange respectively;

[0016] By setting the second spring, the high strength of the second spring can prevent the slider from moving during use, thereby enhancing the stability between the first flange plate and the second flange plate, and the bidirectional screw rod and the slider are made of aluminum alloy material and are subjected to anodic oxidation treatment, so that the aluminum alloy bidirectional screw rod and the slider are light and corrosion-resistant, which is helpful for quick alignment and connection, thereby improving the practicability of the device.

[0017] As a preferred embodiment, the two second springs are arranged on the side close to the mounting plate and outside the bidirectional screw rod, and the two second springs are fixedly connected to the slider at the end away from the mounting plate.

[0018] By rotating the bidirectional screw rod through the hand wheel, when the bidirectional screw rod rotates, the two sliders move inward, so that the positioning holes on the first flange plate and the second flange plate are aligned, thereby improving the practicability of the device.

[0019] As a preferred embodiment, the contact surfaces of the first flange plate and the second flange plate are provided with wear-resistant washers.

[0020] By adding a layer of wear-resistant washer on the contact surfaces of the first flange plate and the second flange plate, the frictional resistance is reduced, and the service life is prolonged, and the first flange plate and the second flange plate are made of high-strength alloy steel material, which ensures the connection strength and durability, thereby improving the practicability of the device.

[0021] The beneficial effects of the present application are:

[0022] 1. The flange pipe fork realizes quick connection and convenient disassembly of the flange pipe fork through the unique locking mechanism and guiding mechanism, the whole connection and disassembly process is simple and fast, greatly improves the work efficiency, significantly reduces the installation time and labor intensity, reduces the maintenance cost, improves the convenience of flange pipe fork connection and fixation, reduces the installation and disassembly time and difficulty, enhances the anti-shock ability and load capacity under the premise of ensuring the connection strength, improves the overall reliability, has higher connection strength and anti-shock ability, improves the stability and safety of the whole vehicle, has compact structure, occupies less space, is suitable for use in the limited space in the vehicle, the material is reasonably selected, and the service life is long, which greatly improves the practicability of the device.

[0023] 2. The flange pipe fork, by setting the second spring, the high strength of the second spring can prevent the slider from moving during use, thereby enhancing the stability between the first flange plate and the second flange plate, by adding a fixed cap at the end of the locking pin to prevent the locking pin from falling off accidentally, by adding a layer of wear-resistant washer on the contact surfaces of the first flange plate and the second flange plate, the frictional resistance is reduced, and the service life is prolonged, which greatly improves the practicability of the device. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0024] Fig. 1 It is a whole schematic diagram of the device of the present application;

[0025] Fig. 2 It is a schematic diagram of the guiding mechanism of the device of the present application;

[0026] Fig. 3 It is a schematic diagram of the locking mechanism of the device of the present application.

[0027] Reference numerals in the figure: 1, first flange plate; 2, second flange plate; 12, positioning hole; 3, locking mechanism; 31, fixed plate; 32, rotating plate; 321, groove; 33, screw thread; 34, mounting groove; 35, first spring; 36, lock pin; 37, fixed cap; 4, guiding mechanism; 41, fixed seat; 42, mounting plate; 43, bidirectional screw rod; 44, sliding block; 45, second spring; 46, hand wheel; 5, wear-resistant washer. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0028] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be described clearly and completely below in combination with the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some of the embodiments of the present application, not all the embodiments.

[0029] Reference Figs. 1-3 A flange pipe fork, comprising a first flange plate 1, a second flange plate 2, a locking mechanism 3 and a guiding mechanism 4, the first flange plate 1 and the second flange plate 2 are respectively provided with a plurality of positioning holes 12, the locking mechanism 3 is arranged on the side of the second flange plate 2 away from the first flange plate 1, and the guiding mechanism 4 is arranged on the first flange plate 1 and the second flange plate 2.

[0030] The locking mechanism 3 comprises a fixed plate 31, a rotating plate 32, a screw thread 33, a mounting groove 34, a first spring 35, a lock pin 36 and a fixed cap 37, the fixed plate 31 and the rotating plate 32 are both provided with the screw thread 33, and the fixed plate 31 is threadedly connected with the rotating plate 32 through the screw thread 33, and the fixed plate 31 is fixedly connected on the second flange plate 2; if disassembly is needed, only the lock pin 36 needs to be pressed down to make it disengage from the positioning hole 12, so that the first flange plate 1 and the second flange plate 2 can be easily separated, the lock pin 36 is made of stainless steel material, the spring is selected from high-strength spring steel, the stainless steel lock pin 36 and the high-strength spring steel spring provide reliable fixing function, thereby improving the practicability of the device.

[0031] The interior of the rotating plate 32 is provided with a plurality of mounting grooves 34, and each mounting groove 34 is provided with a first spring 35 inside, one end of each first spring 35 is fixedly connected with a locking pin 36, and the end of each locking pin 36 away from the first spring 35 extends into the corresponding positioning hole 12; the rotating plate 32 is rotated under the action of the thread 33 through the groove 321, when the locking pin 36 coincides with the positioning hole 12 during the rotation of the rotating plate 32, the locking pin 36 is automatically embedded into the positioning hole 12 under the action of the first spring 35, achieving quick fixing between the two, thereby improving the practicality of the device.

[0032] The end of each locking pin 36 and located on the side of the first flange plate 1 away from the second flange plate 2 is provided with a fixed cap 37, and the rotating plate 32 is provided with a groove 321; the fixed cap 37 is added at the end of the locking pin 36 to prevent the locking pin 36 from falling off accidentally, and the groove 321 facilitates the rotation of the rotating plate 32, thereby improving the practicality of the device.

[0033] The guide mechanism 4 comprises a fixed seat 41, two mounting plates 42, a bidirectional screw rod 43, a sliding block 44, a second spring 45 and a hand wheel 46, the two mounting plates 42 are fixedly connected to the top of the fixed seat 41, the bidirectional screw rod 43 is rotatably connected to the two mounting plates 42, the two sliding blocks 44 are threadedly connected to the bidirectional screw rod 43, and the two sliding blocks 44 are fixedly connected with the first flange plate 1 and the second flange plate 2 respectively; the high strength of the second spring 45 can prevent the sliding block 44 from being displaced during use, thereby enhancing the stability between the first flange plate 1 and the second flange plate 2, the bidirectional screw rod 43 and the sliding block 44 are made of aluminum alloy material and the surface is treated by anodic oxidation, the aluminum alloy bidirectional screw rod 43 and the sliding block 44 are light and corrosion-resistant, which is helpful for quick alignment and connection, thereby improving the practicality of the device.

[0034] The second spring 45 is arranged on the side of the two mounting plates 42 close to each other and outside the bidirectional screw rod 43, and the end of the two second springs 45 away from the mounting plate 42 is fixedly connected with the sliding block 44, and the end of the bidirectional screw rod 43 is fixedly connected with the hand wheel 46; the bidirectional screw rod 43 is rotated by the hand wheel 46, when the bidirectional screw rod 43 is rotated, the two sliding blocks 44 will move inward, so that the positioning holes 12 on the first flange plate 1 and the second flange plate 2 are aligned, thereby improving the practicality of the device.

[0035] The contact surface of the first flange plate 1 and the second flange plate 2 is provided with a wear-resistant gasket 5; by adding a layer of wear-resistant gasket 5 on the contact surface of the first flange plate 1 and the second flange plate 2, the frictional resistance is reduced and the service life is prolonged, the first flange plate 1 and the second flange plate 2 are made of high-strength alloy steel material, which ensures the connection strength and durability, thereby improving the practicality of the device.

[0036] Working principle: when the first flange plate 1 and the second flange plate 2 need to be connected, first, align the first flange plate 1 and the second flange plate 2, then rotate the bidirectional screw rod 43 through the hand wheel 46, when the bidirectional screw rod 43 rotates, it will promote the two sliders 44 to move inward, so that the positioning holes 12 on the first flange plate 1 and the second flange plate 2 are aligned, at this time, the rotating plate 32 is rotated under the action of the thread 33 through the groove 321, when the locking pin 36 coincides with the positioning hole 12 when the rotating plate 32 rotates, the locking pin 36 is automatically embedded into the positioning hole 12 under the action of the first spring 35, realizing the quick fixing between the two, if disassembly is needed, just press the locking pin 36 to make it separate from the positioning hole 12, then the first flange plate 1 and the second flange plate 2 can be easily separated, by setting the second spring 45, the high strength of the second spring 45 can prevent the slider 44 from moving during use, thereby enhancing the stability between the first flange plate 1 and the second flange plate 2, by adding a fixed cap 37 at the end of the locking pin 36 to prevent the locking pin 36 from accidentally falling off, by adding a layer of wear-resistant washer 5 on the contact surface of the first flange plate 1 and the second flange plate 2, the friction resistance is reduced, and the service life is prolonged.

[0037] The unique locking mechanism 3 and guiding mechanism 4 realize the quick connection and convenient disassembly of the flange pipe fork, the whole connection and disassembly process is simple and fast, greatly improving the work efficiency, significantly reducing the installation time and labor intensity, reducing the maintenance cost, improving the convenience of flange pipe fork connection and fixation, reducing the installation and disassembly time and difficulty, under the premise of ensuring the connection strength, enhancing the anti-seismic ability and load capacity, improving the overall reliability, having higher connection strength and anti-seismic ability, improving the stability and safety of the whole vehicle, compact structure, less space occupation, suitable for use in limited space in the vehicle, reasonable material selection, long service life.

[0038] The above is only the preferred specific embodiment of the present application, but the protection scope of the present application is not limited to this, any skilled person in the art can make equivalent replacement or change according to the technical scheme and the utility model concept of the present application within the technical range disclosed by the present application, which should be covered in the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A flange pipe fork, comprising a first flange (1), a second flange (2), a locking mechanism (3), and a guiding mechanism (4), characterized in that, The first flange (1) and the second flange (2) are respectively provided with a plurality of positioning holes (12), the locking mechanism (3) is provided on the side of the second flange (2) away from the first flange (1), and the guiding mechanism (4) is provided on the first flange (1) and the second flange (2).

2. A flange pipe fork according to claim 1, characterized in that, The locking mechanism (3) includes a fixed plate (31), a rotating plate (32), a thread (33), a mounting groove (34), a first spring (35), a locking pin (36), and a fixing cap (37). The fixed plate (31) and the rotating plate (32) are both provided with threads (33), and the fixed plate (31) and the rotating plate (32) are threadedly connected by the threads (33). The fixed plate (31) is fixedly connected to the second flange (2).

3. A flange pipe fork according to claim 2, characterized in that, The rotating plate (32) has multiple mounting slots (34) inside. Each mounting slot (34) is provided with a first spring (35). One end of each first spring (35) is fixedly connected with a locking pin (36), and the end of each locking pin (36) away from the first spring (35) extends into the corresponding positioning hole (12).

4. A flange pipe fork according to claim 3, characterized in that, Each of the locking pins (36) is provided with a fixing cap (37) at the end and on the side of the first flange (1) away from the second flange (2), and the rotating plate (32) is provided with a groove (321).

5. A flange pipe fork according to claim 1, characterized in that, The guiding mechanism (4) includes a fixed seat (41), a mounting plate (42), a bidirectional screw (43), a slider (44), a second spring (45), and a handwheel (46). The two mounting plates (42) are fixedly connected to the top of the fixed seat (41). The bidirectional screw (43) is rotatably connected to the two mounting plates (42). The bidirectional screw (43) is threadedly connected to two sliders (44), and the two sliders (44) are fixedly connected to the first flange (1) and the second flange (2) respectively.

6. A flange pipe fork according to claim 5, characterized in that, A second spring (45) is provided on one side of the two mounting plates (42) that are close to each other and located outside the bidirectional screw (43). The ends of the two second springs (45) away from the mounting plates (42) are fixedly connected to the slider (44). A handwheel (46) is fixedly connected to one end of the bidirectional screw (43).

7. A flange pipe fork according to claim 1, characterized in that, Wear-resistant gaskets (5) are provided on the contact surfaces of the first flange (1) and the second flange (2).