Foldable beam body
By designing a foldable beam, the problems of space waste and cardboard box breakage during beam transportation were solved by using a hinged structure and locking components, thus achieving efficient space utilization and cost savings.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- ZHEJIANG HOOEASY SMART TECH
- Filing Date
- 2025-04-17
- Publication Date
- 2026-05-15
AI Technical Summary
The existing beam structure is prone to causing problems such as wasted space in the carriage and broken cardboard boxes during transportation.
Design a foldable beam body that achieves foldability through a hinge structure and locking mechanism. The combination of hinge slots, hinge protrusions, pivots, locking mechanisms, and fasteners ensures that the beam body can be folded and secured during transportation.
This effectively avoids wasting space in the carriage, reduces the risk of cardboard boxes breaking, and lowers transportation costs.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This utility model relates to the field of building materials, and in particular to a foldable beam. Background Technology
[0002] In outdoor building installation, beams are essential components of the frame. However, beams are generally quite long. In terms of transportation, there are certain requirements for the length of the transport vehicle's cargo box and the packaging cardboard box. A longer cargo box may result in wasted space, and the longer the cardboard box, the more likely it is to break in the middle. Summary of the Invention
[0003] Based on this, this application provides a foldable beam to solve the above-mentioned technical problems.
[0004] The technical solution adopted by this utility model to solve its technical problem is: a foldable beam, including a first beam and a second beam; the first beam and the second beam are provided with a hinge structure on their first mating edge, and the first beam and the second beam can rotate with the hinge structure as the fulcrum; a locking member is provided on the second mating edge opposite to the first mating edge to lock the overlapping state of the first beam and the second beam.
[0005] In the above technical solution, the hinge structure further includes: at least one hinge groove provided at the first edge of the first beam; at least one hinge protrusion embedded in the hinge groove provided at the first edge of the second beam; and a rotating shaft passing through both the hinge groove and the hinge protrusion.
[0006] In the above technical solution, the locking component further includes: a base, which is respectively disposed at the mating ends of the first beam and the second beam and located on both sides of the second edge, and has locking holes thereon; a locking screw, which passes through the locking holes of the two sets of the base; and a locking nut, which is placed at the tail of the locking screw.
[0007] The above technical solution further includes fasteners disposed on the side edge, the fasteners including: a fastening strip, placed at the joint of the first beam and the second beam, with the joint evenly dividing the fastening strip; and fastening screws, penetrating the first beam and the second beam, and screwed into both ends of the fastening strip respectively.
[0008] In the above technical solution, the first beam and the second beam are hollow, and the fastening strip is attached to the inner side of the first beam and the second beam.
[0009] In the above technical solution, a guide arc is further provided on the first edge of the first beam, and the same guide arc is provided on the second beam and the hinge protrusion.
[0010] In the above technical solution, a guide edge is further provided on the fastening strip and on the side close to the second beam.
[0011] The beneficial effects of this utility model are: in terms of transportation, it can greatly avoid the waste of carriage space; at the same time, in terms of packaging, it can reduce the breakage of cardboard boxes and reduce packaging costs. Attached Figure Description
[0012] The present invention will be further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments.
[0013] Figure 1 This is a perspective view of the folded state of this utility model.
[0014] Figure 2 This is a perspective view of the folded state of this utility model from another angle.
[0015] Figure 3 This is a perspective view of the folded state of this utility model.
[0016] Figure 4 This is an exploded view of the folded state of this utility model.
[0017] Figure 5 This is a front view of the initial folded state of this utility model.
[0018] Figure 6 This is a front view of the folding process of this utility model.
[0019] Figure 7 This is the utility model Figure 4 Enlarged view of point A in the middle.
[0020] In the figure, 1. First beam, 2. Second beam, 3. First edge, 31. Guide arc, 4. Hinge structure, 41. Hinge groove, 42. Hinge protrusion, 43. Rotating shaft, 5. Second edge, 6. Fastener, 61. Fastening strip, 611. Guide edge, 62. Fastening screw, 7. Locking component, 71. Base, 711. Locking hole, 72. Locking screw, 73. Locking nut. Detailed Implementation
[0021] The technical solutions of the embodiments of this application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of this application, and not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of this application, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative effort are within the scope of protection of this application. In addition, the technical solutions of various embodiments can be combined with each other, but this must be based on the ability of those of ordinary skill in the art to implement them. When the combination of technical solutions is contradictory or cannot be implemented, it should be considered that such combination of technical solutions does not exist and is not within the scope of protection of this application.
[0022] Reference Figure 1-7 As shown, a foldable beam includes a first beam 1 and a second beam 2. The first beam 1 and the second beam 2 are provided with a hinge structure 4 on their mating first edge 3, and the first beam 1 and the second beam 2 can rotate between each other with the hinge structure 4 as the fulcrum. A locking member 7 is provided on the second edge 5 on the opposite side of the first edge 3 to lock the overlapping state of the first beam 1 and the second beam 2.
[0023] The first beam 1 and the second beam 2 are rectangular tubes, and the first edge 3 and the second edge 5 are the shorter beam edges respectively. Specifically, the hinge structure 4 is located on the bottom beam edge, and the locking member 6 is located on the top beam edge.
[0024] Specifically, the hinge structure 4 includes at least one hinge groove 41 disposed at the first edge 3 of the first beam 1. Preferably, the number of hinge grooves 41 can be set to two. It also includes at least one hinge protrusion 42 disposed at the first edge 3 of the second beam 2 and cooperating with the hinge groove 41. Preferably, the hinge protrusion 42 is embedded in the hinge groove 41, and the number of the hinge protrusion 42 is set to two. At the same time, the hinge protrusion 42 can be formed in the middle part of the two hinge grooves 41. Similarly, the hinge groove 41 can be formed in the middle part of the two hinge protrusions 42. Meanwhile, in order to ensure that it can rotate, a rotating shaft 43 is provided to pass through both the hinge groove 41 and the hinge protrusion 42.
[0025] Furthermore, to avoid interference between the first beam 1 and the second beam 2 during rotation, a guide arc 31 is provided on the first edge 3 of the first beam 1. Similarly, the same guide arc 31 is provided on the first edge 3 of the second beam 2, and the radii of the two guide arcs 31 are the same.
[0026] The locking component 7 includes two sets of bases 71 disposed on the top surfaces of the first beam 1 and the second beam 2 and located on both sides of the mating end. Each base 71 has a locking hole 711 at its center. A locking screw 72 passes through the locking holes 711 on both bases 71. After the tail of the locking screw 72 passes through the base 71, a locking nut 73 is screwed into the locking screw 72 to provide a tightening function.
[0027] Meanwhile, it should be noted that, in order to further ensure the clamping strength between the first beam 1 and the second beam 2, fasteners 6 are provided on the sides of the first beam 1 and the second beam 2. Specifically, the fasteners 6 include fastening strips 61 and fastening screws 62. The fastening strips 61 are evenly divided along their length by the side splicing seam of the first beam 1 and the second beam 2. In addition, fastening holes are provided on both sides of the fastening strips 61 along their length. The fastening screws 62 pass through the sides of the first beam 1 and the second beam 2 from the sides and are screwed into the fastening holes at both ends of the fastening strips 61.
[0028] Meanwhile, it should be noted that in order to ensure that the second beam 2 can smoothly cooperate with the fastening strip 61 after rotation, a guide edge 611 is provided on the fastening strip 61 and on the side close to the second beam 2. Specifically, the guide edge 611 is located on the bottom edge and side edge (close to one end of the second beam) of the fastening strip 61.
[0029] It should be noted that the fastening strip 61 is installed on the inner wall side of the first beam 1 and the second beam 2. This arrangement can hide the fastening strip 61. Furthermore, the fastening screw 62 is a countersunk screw, which can further ensure the flatness of the outer surface of the first beam 1 and the second beam 2.
[0030] The working process of this utility model is as follows: In the initial state, the hinge protrusion 42 of the second beam 2 is inserted into the hinge groove 41 of the first beam 1. The second beam 2 is rotatably mounted on the first beam 1 through the rotating shaft 43, which ensures foldable packaging. During assembly, the fastening strip 61 is placed on the inner side wall of the first beam 1, and the fastening strip 61 is fixed to the first beam 1 by the fastening screw 62. By rotating the second beam 2, the second beam 2 moves closer to the fastening strip 61, and the side wall of the second beam 2 contacts the guide edge 611 on the fastening strip 61. The fastening strip 61 temporarily deforms and... To ensure that the end face of the second beam 2 is completely in contact with the end face of the first beam 1, the second beam 2 cannot easily detach from the first beam 1 due to the rebound of the fastening strip 61. Then, the fastening strip 61 is fixed to the second beam 2 by the fastening screw 62. The first beam 1 and the second beam 2 are spliced in an extended shape. Finally, the tail of the locking screw 72 is inserted into the locking hole 711 of one of the bases 71 and the tail of the locking screw 72 is passed out into the locking hole 711 of the other base 71. The locking nut 73 is screwed into the tail of the locking screw 72 to lock and tighten the whole.
[0031] The various embodiments of this application have now been described in detail. To avoid obscuring the concept of this application, some details known in the art have not been described. Those skilled in the art can fully understand how to implement the technical solutions disclosed herein based on the above description.
[0032] Finally, it should be noted that the above description is only a preferred embodiment of this application. The foregoing embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of this application and are not intended to limit it. Although this application has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that modifications can still be made to the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments, or equivalent substitutions can be made to some of the technical features. These modifications or substitutions do not cause the essence of the corresponding technical solutions to deviate from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of this application.
Claims
1. A foldable beam, characterized in that, include, First beam (1); Second beam (2); The first beam (1) and the second beam (2) are provided with a hinge structure (4) on their first mating edge (3), and the first beam (1) and the second beam (2) can rotate with the hinge structure (4) as the fulcrum. The second edge (5) on the opposite side of the first edge (3) is provided with a locking member (7) to lock the overlapping state of the first beam (1) and the second beam (2).
2. The foldable beam according to claim 1, characterized in that, The hinge structure (4) includes, At least one hinge groove (41) is provided at the first edge (3) of the first beam (1); At least one hinge protrusion (42) embedded in the hinge groove (41) is provided at the first edge (3) of the second beam (2); A pivot (43) is provided that passes through both the hinge groove (41) and the hinge protrusion (42).
3. A foldable beam according to claim 1, characterized in that, The locking element (7) includes, The base (71) is respectively disposed at the mating end of the first beam (1) and the second beam (2) and located on both sides of the second edge (5), and a locking hole (711) is provided thereon. The locking screw (72) passes through the locking holes (711) of the two sets of bases (71). A locking nut (73) is placed at the tail of the locking screw (72).
4. A foldable beam according to claim 1, characterized in that, It also includes a fastener (6) disposed on the side edge, the fastener (6) comprising, Fastening strip (61) is placed at the side splicing point of the first beam (1) and the second beam (2), and its splicing seam divides the fastening strip (61) evenly; Fastening screws (62) pass through the first beam (1) and the second beam (2) and are screwed into both ends of the fastening strip (61).
5. A foldable beam according to claim 4, characterized in that, The first beam (1) and the second beam (2) are hollow, and the fastening strip (61) is attached to the inner side of the first beam (1) and the second beam (2).
6. A foldable beam according to claim 2, characterized in that, The first beam (1) has a guide arc (31) on its first edge (3), and the second beam (2) and the hinge protrusion (42) have the same guide arc (31).
7. A foldable beam according to claim 4, characterized in that, A guide edge (611) is provided on the fastening strip (61) and on the side close to the second beam (2).