Wheel insertion element

Abstract

Wheel insertion element (1) designed for moving a component base plate (12), comprising the wheel insertion element (1) • a frame body (2), • at least one wheel (3) rotatably mounted on the frame body (2), • wherein the frame body (2) has an upper part (4) and a lower part (5), • wherein at least one stop element (6, 7) is arranged between the upper part (4) and the lower part (5), • wherein the frame body (2) is designed to receive a component base plate (12) by allowing the component base plate (12) to be inserted along an insertion direction (100) between the upper part (4) and the lower part (5) and to be placed against the at least one stop element (6, 7), and • wherein a guide element (8) is attached to the upper part (4) and / or to the lower part (5), which projects from the frame body (2) in the opposite direction of insertion (100) and is designed to guide the component base plate (12) into the frame body (2).

Description

[0001] The invention relates to a wheel insert element.

[0002] Components with base plates are known from the state of the art. For example, tripods with base plates ensure stable support. Truss base plates are also known, which can hold stage structures, for example.

[0003] All of these base plates are naturally relatively heavy and large in order to ensure reliable stability on a floor. This also means that the components with the base plate or the base plate alone are difficult to handle, and in particular difficult to transport. This makes it difficult, for example, to move such base plates to their intended location on a stage or at an event. This is usually done using muscle power, by carrying the base plate to the desired location. If the base plate is to be moved while assembled, it usually has to be disassembled in order to be able to move it. For example, a tripod must be disassembled before its base plate can be moved.

[0004] The object of the invention is to provide a wheel insert element which allows safe and reliable transport of component base plates with simple and cost-effective production and assembly.

[0005] This object is achieved by the features of claim 1. The subclaims contain preferred developments of the invention.

[0006] The wheel insert element is designed to move a component base plate. For example, using the wheel insert element, tripods can be moved effortlessly and safely without having to dismantle the tripod. The wheel insert element can simply be plugged onto the base plate of the tripod, and the tripod can be tilted onto the wheel insert element and then moved. For example, a component base plate can also be moved using the wheel insert element alone. In particular, tripod base plates usually have a handle or a handle recess by means of which the tripod base plate can be moved on the wheel insert element.

[0007] The wheel insert element comprises a frame body and at least one wheel rotatably mounted on the frame body. Preferably, two wheels rotatably mounted on the frame body are provided. If multiple wheels are provided, they in particular have the same axis of rotation.

[0008] The frame body has an upper part and a lower part. At least one stop element is arranged between the upper part and the lower part. Preferably, the upper part and the lower part do not touch each other. In particular, the upper part and the lower part are firmly connected to one another via mounting elements such as screws, rivets, or the like. The at least one stop element preferably serves as a spacer for the upper part and the lower part.

[0009] The frame body is designed to accommodate a component base plate by allowing the component base plate to be inserted between the upper part and the lower part along an insertion direction and to be placed against the at least one stop element. This allows the component base plate, together with the frame body, to be tilted onto the wheel mounted on the frame body, thereby enabling the component base plate to be displaced. The rotational axis of the at least one wheel is preferably transverse, preferably perpendicular, to the insertion direction.

[0010] A guide element is attached to each of the upper part and / or the lower part. The guide element protrudes from the frame body opposite to the insertion direction and is designed to guide the component base plate into the frame body. In particular, the guide element is thus arranged on the frame body in a cantilever beam shape. The guide element is designed, in particular, to come into contact with the component base plate as the first component of the wheel insertion element when the wheel insertion element is plugged onto the component base plate. This allows the component base plate to be guided between the upper part and the lower part of the frame body.

[0011] The stop elements preferably comprise columnar stop elements and at least one wall-shaped stop element. The columnar stop elements and the wall-shaped stop element each extend between the upper part and the lower part. This allows, in particular, forces to be introduced into the upper part and the lower part. The columnar stop elements advantageously serve to establish point contact with the component base plate, wherein the at least one wall-shaped stop element is advantageously provided for establishing planar contact with the stop element.

[0012] Particularly advantageously, the columnar stop elements are sleeve-shaped and surround a screw element. The screw element is attached for screwing the upper and lower parts together, with the columnar stop elements being designed in particular as spacers between the upper and lower parts. The columnar stop element therefore preferably fulfills several functions. On the one hand, the screw element is protected by the stop element, and on the other hand, the component base plate is protected from the screw element by the sleeve-shaped stop element when the stop is reached. In addition, the sleeve-shaped stop element is preferably designed as a spacer so that a predefined distance between the upper and lower parts is maintained when the upper and lower parts are connected using the screw element. The screw element is, for example, screwed into a thread in the upper or lower part of the frame body.

[0013] Particularly preferably, the at least one wall-shaped stop element is also attached to the upper part and / or lower part. In particular, the wall-shaped stop element is firmly attached, preferably glued. Thus, the stop element is easily and reliably held to the frame body.

[0014] Preferably, two guide elements are attached to each of the upper and lower parts. One guide element, attached to the upper part and one to the lower part, are arranged opposite each other to guide the component base plate between them. This minimizes the risk of the component base plate tipping over. Furthermore, the component base plate can be guided reliably.

[0015] Particularly preferably, two wheels are rotatably mounted on the frame body. All guide elements are mounted, in particular, in a region of the frame body between the wheels. The wheels are preferably arranged on the same axis of rotation. This makes the wheel insert element stable and easy to handle.

[0016] Each wheel is preferably mounted on a region of the frame body between two stop elements, in particular column-shaped stop elements. In particular, one stop element, in particular a column-shaped stop element, is arranged between the wheel and the guide elements. This achieves a particularly stable structure.

[0017] Advantageously, the guide element has a fastening region and a cantilever region along the insertion direction. The guide element rests in particular on the fastening region on the frame body and is fastened thereto. For example, the guide element is plugged onto the frame body, in particular the upper part or lower part, with the fastening region and / or screwed to the frame body, in particular the upper part or lower part. Furthermore, it is preferably provided that the guide element protrudes from the frame body at the cantilever region. If the component base plate is to be plugged together with the wheel insertion element, the component base plate always first comes into contact with the respective cantilever region of the at least one guide element.

[0018] The frame body is designed to rest on a surface on the at least one wheel and on at least one guide element attached to the lower part. Contact of the lower part with the surface is preferably avoided. The guide element is preferably made of a friction-optimized material or has a friction-optimized coating. This allows the wheel insert element to be moved across a floor easily and with little effort. Damage or wear to the frame body is minimized. Any worn guide element can be easily and inexpensively removed and replaced.

[0019] Advantageously, the frame body has an engagement element. The engagement element is designed for a user to hold and / or guide the wheel insert element. In particular, the engagement element is designed for actuation by a user's foot. The engagement element extends along a direction that, starting from the upper part, has a component towards the lower part or, starting from the lower part, has a component towards the upper part. Particularly advantageously, the engagement element is formed integrally with the upper part and / or the lower part. This enables a user to move the wheel insert element across a floor and, in particular, to attach it to a component base plate easily and with little effort. This simplifies handling of the wheel insert element.

[0020] The stop element is preferably made of plastic or a rubber material, in particular a hard rubber material. Rubber material here refers in particular to a material based on natural rubber or synthetic rubber. Alternatively or additionally, the guide element is preferably made of plastic or a rubber material, in particular a hard rubber material. This serves, on the one hand, to protect the component base plate from damage; on the other hand, the stop element and / or the guide element are thus robustly designed to guide and / or limit movement of the component base plate during insertion.

[0021] Preferably, the upper part and / or the lower part are made of a metallic material. For example, the upper part and / or the lower part are made of steel or aluminum. This makes the upper part and / or the lower part stable and robust, yet lightweight.

[0022] The stop elements, in particular the columnar stop elements, are preferably arranged offset relative to the insertion direction. This allows for optimal accommodation of component base plates of different sizes and / or a certain degree of lateral guidance of the component base plate transverse to the insertion direction.

[0023] Further details, advantages, and features of the present invention will become apparent from the following description of exemplary embodiments with reference to the drawings. It shows: Fig. 1 a schematic perspective view of a wheel insert element according to an embodiment of the invention, Fig. 2 a schematic plan view of the wheel insert element according to the embodiment of the invention, and Fig. 3 a schematic side view of the wheel insert element according to the embodiment of the invention.

[0024] The Fig. 1 to 3 show different schematic representations of a wheel insert element 1 according to an exemplary embodiment of the invention and are described together below. The wheel insert element 1 is designed to move a component base plate 12. For this purpose, the wheel insert element 1 is designed to receive the component base plate 12 by inserting it into the wheel insert element 1 along an insertion direction 100.

[0025] The wheel insertion element 1 comprises a frame body 2 and at least one wheel 3 rotatably mounted on the frame body 2. In the illustrated embodiment, two wheels 3 are each attached to an outer region of the frame body 2 transversely to the insertion direction 100. The two wheels 3 are rotatably mounted about the same axis of rotation.

[0026] The frame body 2 has an upper part 4 and a lower part 5. The upper part 4 and / or the lower part 5 are made of a metallic material, for example. A preferred material is steel, for example. Aluminum would also be possible. This makes the upper part 4 and lower part 5 stable and robust, while also being lightweight. This results in optimal properties of the frame body 2.

[0027] In this exemplary embodiment, a plurality of stop elements 6, 7 are arranged between the upper part 4 and the lower part 5. In this exemplary embodiment, the plurality of stop elements 6, 7 are a plurality of column-shaped stop elements 6 and a wall-shaped stop element 7, all of which extend between the upper part 4 and the lower part 5.

[0028] The columnar stop elements 6 are, for example, sleeve-shaped and serve, in particular, multiple purposes. Thus, it is preferably provided that the sleeve-shaped columnar stop elements 6 each surround a screw element 13. Each screw element 13 is attached for screwing the upper part 4 and lower part 5 together. For example, the screw elements 13 are guided through the upper part 4 and screwed to the lower part 5, for example by forming a thread on the lower part 5. The columnar stop elements 6 are also preferably designed as spacers between the upper part 4 and lower part 5. Thus, the upper part 4 and lower part 5 can be easily screwed together, leaving a predefined distance between the upper part 4 and lower part 5.

[0029] The frame body 2 is designed to accommodate a component base plate 12 in that the component base plate 12 can be inserted along the insertion direction 100 into the distance between the upper part 4 and the lower part 5. The stop elements 6, 7 serve as a stop for the component base plate 12 so that the component base plate 12 can be placed against the stop elements 6, 7. The columnar stop elements 6 surround the screw elements 13 in a sleeve-like manner and thus serve, on the one hand, to protect the screw elements 13 from the component base plate 12 and, on the other hand, to protect the component base plate 12 from the screw elements 13. The wall-shaped stop element 7 serves to lie flat against the component base plate 12 and is fastened to the upper part 4 and / or lower part 5. The fastening is carried out, for example, by means of a material bond, gluing.

[0030] The stop elements 6, 7 are made of plastic, for example, PA6. Alternatively, the stop elements 6, 7 can also be made of a rubber material, in particular hard rubber material.

[0031] Two guide elements 8 are attached to each of the upper part 4 and the lower part 5. Each guide element 8 protrudes from the frame body 2 opposite to the insertion direction 100. Each guide element 8 has a fastening area 9 and a cantilever area 10 along the insertion direction 100. The respective guide element 8 rests against the fastening area 9 on the frame body 2 and is fastened thereto. For example, the guide element 8 is plugged onto the upper part 4 or the lower part 5 with the fastening area 9 and fixed to the upper part 4 or the lower part 5 by a screw connection. The respective guide element 8 also protrudes from the frame body 2 at the cantilever area 10.

[0032] A guide element 8, each attached to the upper part 4 and a guide element 8, attached to the lower part 5, are formed opposite one another to guide the component base plate 12 therebetween. The guide elements 8 are designed to guide the component base plate 12 into the frame body 2. The respective cantilever areas 10 ensure that the component base plate 12 contacts the guide elements 8 as the first components of the wheel insert element 1. This ensures reliable guidance of the component base plate by the guide elements 8. In particular, it is provided that the component base plate 12 only contacts the guide elements 8 and the stop elements 6, 7, but not the frame body 2.

[0033] Each guide element 8 is made, for example, of a rubber material, in particular hard rubber. This makes the respective guide element 8 particularly robust and stable, and the guide elements 8 can assume a reliable guiding function for the base plate 12. Alternatively, the guide elements 8 can also be made of plastic.

[0034] The frame body 2 is designed such that it rests on a surface on the two wheels 3 and on the two guide elements 8 attached to the lower part 5. In particular, contact between the frame body 2 itself, and especially between the lower part 5, and the surface is avoided. The risk of damage or wear to the frame body 2 due to grinding on the surface is thus minimized. Furthermore, the areas of the guide elements 8 resting on the surface are preferably designed or coated with optimized friction, thus enabling easy handling of the wheel insert element 1.

[0035] For easy handling of the wheel insert element 1, the frame body 2 has an engagement element 11. The engagement element 11 is designed to hold and / or guide the wheel insert element 1 by a user's foot. It is provided that the engagement element 11 is formed integrally with the upper part 5 and extends along a direction that, starting from the upper part 4, has a component toward the lower part 5. Thus, the engagement element 11 extends obliquely downward from the upper part 4.

[0036] A user can thus guide the wheel insert element 1 along the ground without having to bend down. Operation using only the foot is simple and advantageous. Thus, the wheel insert element 1 can simply be pushed onto a component base plate 1. If the component base plate is, for example, a tripod base plate, the tripod does not need to be dismantled. If necessary, the tripod may need to be tilted slightly to insert the component base plate 12 into the wheel insert element 1. The component base plate 12, together with the wheel insert element 1, can then be tilted onto the wheels 3 and moved easily and reliably.

[0037] Ideally, all guide elements 8 are attached to an area of ​​the frame body 2 between the wheels 3. Likewise, the wall-shaped stop element 7 is preferably arranged between the wheels 3, ideally in the area of ​​the guide elements 8. Each wheel 3 is advantageously mounted on an area of ​​the frame body 2 between two column-shaped stop elements 6. Furthermore, a column-shaped stop element 6 is preferably arranged between the wheel 3 and the guide elements 8. This leads to a particularly stable construction of the wheel insertion element 1. Furthermore, the component base plate 12 can be optimally accommodated in order to move it safely and reliably. The column-shaped stop elements 6 can also be arranged offset with respect to the insertion direction 100 in order to enable optimal accommodation of component base plates 12 of different sizes.

[0038] In addition to the above written description of the invention, reference is hereby explicitly made to the graphic representation of the invention in the figures for its supplementary disclosure. List of reference symbols 1 wheel insert element 2 frame bodies 3 wheel 4 Upper part of the frame body 5 Lower part of the frame body 6 column-shaped stop element 7 wall-shaped stop element 8 Guide element 9 Mounting area 10 Free-standing area 11 Attack element 12 Component base plate 13 Screw element

Claims

[1] Wheel insertion element (1) designed to move a component base plate (12), the wheel insertion element (1) comprising • a frame body (2), • at least one wheel (3) rotatably mounted on the frame body (2), • wherein the frame body (2) has an upper part (4) and a lower part (5), • wherein at least one stop element (6, 7) is arranged between the upper part (4) and the lower part (5), • wherein the frame body (2) is designed to receive a component base plate (12) in that the component base plate (12) can be inserted along an insertion direction (100) between the upper part (4) and the lower part (5) and can be placed against the at least one stop element (6, 7), and • wherein a guide element (8) is attached to the upper part (4) and / or to the lower part (5), which guide element (8) projects from the frame body (2) opposite to the insertion direction (100) and is designed to guide the component base plate (12) into the frame body (2). [2] Wheel insert element (1) according to claim 1, characterized by that the stop elements (6, 7) have column-shaped stop elements (6) and at least one wall-shaped stop element (7), which each extend between the upper part (4) and the lower part (5). [3] Wheel insert element (1) according to claim 2, characterized by in that the column-shaped stop elements (6) are sleeve-shaped and surround a screw element (13) which is attached for screwing the upper part (4) and lower part (5), wherein the column-shaped stop elements (6) are designed in particular as spacers between the upper part (4) and lower part (5). [4] Wheel insert element (1) according to claim 2, characterized by that the at least one wall-shaped stop element (7) is fastened to the upper part (4) and / or lower part (5), in particular fastened by a material fit, preferably glued. [5] Wheel insert element (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by that two guide elements (8) are attached to the upper part (4) and to the lower part (5), wherein one guide element (8) attached to the upper part (4) and one attached to the lower part (5) are designed opposite one another in order to guide the component base plate (12) therebetween. [6] Wheel insert element (1) according to claim 5, characterized by that two wheels (3) are rotatably mounted on the frame body (2), wherein all guide elements (8) are attached to a region of the frame body (2) between the wheels (3). [7] Wheel insert element (1) according to claim 5 or 6, characterized bythat each wheel (3) is mounted on a region of the frame body (2) between two stop elements (6, 7), wherein in particular one stop element (6, 7) is arranged between the wheel (3) and the guide elements (8). [8] Wheel insert element (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by that the guide element (8) has a fastening region (9) and a cantilever region (10) along the insertion direction (100), wherein the guide element (8) rests on the fastening region (9) on the frame body (2) and is fastened thereto, and wherein the guide element (8) protrudes from the frame body (2) at the cantilever region (10). [9] Wheel insert element (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized byin that the frame body (2) is designed to rest on a base on which at least one wheel (3) and on at least one guide element (8) attached to the lower part (5), wherein in particular contact of the lower part (5) with the base is avoided. [10] Wheel insert element (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by in that the frame body (2) has an engagement element (11) which is designed to hold and / or guide the wheel insertion element (1) by a user, in particular a foot of the user, and which extends along a direction which, starting from the upper part (4), has a component in the direction of the lower part (5) or, starting from the lower part (5), has a component in the direction of the upper part (4), wherein the engagement element (11) is in particular formed integrally with the upper part (4) and / or the lower part (5). [11] Wheel insert element (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized bythat the stop element (6, 7) and / or the guide element (8) is made of plastic or a rubber material, in particular hard rubber material. [12] Wheel insert element (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by that the upper part (4) and / or the lower part (5) are made of a metallic material, in particular of steel or aluminum.

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