Foldable softbox convenient to deploy

Abstract

Disclosed in the present application is a foldable softbox convenient to deploy, the foldable softbox comprising a chuck assembly and a light diffusion cloth, wherein the chuck assembly comprises a plurality of first rod members and a plurality of second rod members, which can be rotatably folded; the plurality of second rod members can be overturned below the chuck assembly to be folded in a direction where the second rod members and the first rod members are stacked one above the other; and the light diffusion cloth is sleeved on the first rod members and the second rod members. The foldable softbox also comprises a hand-pulling member which can be curved or bent, wherein the hand-pulling member is located on the outer side of the light diffusion cloth, with two ends of the hand-pulling member being arranged on different second rod members; and the hand-pulling member is configured to pull, during deployment, the second rod members connected thereto, such that the second rod members move away from the first rod members.

Description

Foldable softbox facilitating unfolding

[0001] The present application claims priority to the Chinese patent application No. 2024211306556, filed on May 23, 2024, and entitled "Foldable softbox facilitating unfolding", the content of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. TECHNICAL FIELD

[0002] The present application relates to the technical field of softboxes, in particular to a foldable softbox facilitating unfolding. BACKGROUND

[0003] The Chinese patent document No. CN220913486U entitled "Chuck structure and softbox" discloses a softbox comprising a chuck, a plurality of first rods and a plurality of second rods arranged on the chuck, the plurality of second rods being foldable to below the chuck, the plurality of first rods being foldable to the direction of stacking on the second rods, and the chuck further comprising a locking mechanism for locking each second rod individually and simultaneously releasing the locking state of all second rods, and the first rods and the second rods being sleeved with soft cloth.

[0004] When the softbox is unfolded, the ideal state is that one hand holds the chuck and the other hand holds one of the second support rods and pulls it to one side of the body, and the soft cloth pulls the other second support rods and the first support rods to move, and after each is unfolded to a suitable angle, it is placed on the ground, and the hand holding the chuck is pressed downward to further unfold the support rods until all the second support rods are locked by the locking mechanism.

[0005] However, after actual operation for many times, it is found that the unfolding of the softbox is not smooth. When one of the second support rods is pulled by hand, the second support rod pulled by hand, and the two first support rods closest to the second support rod form a triangle with a small included angle, resulting in increased resistance and making it difficult to continue to unfold to a suitable angle. At this time, it is necessary to first place it on the ground and slightly press the chuck to maintain the existing unfolding angle, and then use the other hand to pull the other first support rods to unfold them to a suitable angle, and then press the chuck to further unfold the support rods until the second support rods are locked by the locking mechanism. Such an unfolding method is relatively troublesome, especially for first-time users, and the operation is more difficult, and even the problem of not knowing how to operate and failing to unfold smoothly occurs. SUMMARY

[0006] To solve the problems of the prior art, the present application provides a foldable softbox facilitating unfolding of the first rods and the second rods.

[0007] The technical solution adopted by the application to solve the problem is:

[0008] The folding soft light box convenient to unfold comprises a chuck assembly and a soft light cloth, the chuck assembly comprises a plurality of rotatable first rod members and a plurality of second rod members, the plurality of second rod members can be turned to the direction of being folded on the first rod members in an up-down stacking manner below the chuck assembly, and the soft light cloth is sleeved on the first rod members and the second rod members.

[0009] Optionally, the hand pulling member is arranged transversely or obliquely.

[0010] Optionally, the hand pulling member is a flexible pulling rope or a chain.

[0011] Optionally, a handle is further arranged on the middle part of the hand pulling member.

[0012] Optionally, the middle part of the hand pulling member spans at most four second rod members.

[0013] Optionally, each side of the hand pulling member is fixedly connected with at least one second rod member.

[0014] Optionally, the connection modes of the two sides of the hand pulling member with the second rod members are the same.

[0015] Optionally, the two sides of the hand pulling member each span at most one second rod member.

[0016] Optionally, the hand pulling member is composed of at least three strip-shaped bodies that are hingedly connected or connected in a universal manner, and the strip-shaped bodies on the two sides are respectively hingedly connected with corresponding second rod members.

[0017] Optionally, the distance from the connection position of the hand pulling member with the second rod member to the top end of the second rod member is not less than 10 cm.

[0018] Based on the folding soft light box, the hand pulling member that can be bent or folded is arranged on the second rod member, when the soft light box is unfolded, one hand holds the chuck assembly and the other hand holds the hand pulling member and pulls it, because the hand pulling member simultaneously drives different second rod members connected therewith, when the angle reaches a certain value, the angle between the second rod member connected with the hand pulling member and other second rod members is large, so that the friction with the chuck is avoided to be too large to unfold, and after the soft light box is unfolded to a proper angle and placed on the ground, the chuck assembly is pressed by hand to be completely unfolded. The hand pulling member can simultaneously drive different second rod members, so that the soft light box is more smoothly unfolded from the folded state. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0019] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application or the prior art, the accompanying drawings needed to be used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly introduced. Obviously, the accompanying drawings in the following description only represent some embodiments of the present application, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings can also be obtained from the structures shown in the drawings without creative labor.

[0020] Fig. 1 is a front structural schematic diagram of a first embodiment of the present application;

[0021] Fig. 2 is a front structural schematic diagram of a second embodiment of the present application;

[0022] Fig. 3 is a partial structural schematic diagram of a third embodiment of the present application;

[0023] Fig. 4 is a partial structural schematic diagram of a fourth embodiment of the present application;

[0024] Fig. 5 is a partial structural schematic diagram of a fifth embodiment of the present application;

[0025] Fig. 6 is a partial cross-sectional structural schematic diagram of a sixth embodiment of the present application;

[0026] Fig. 7 is a partial cross-sectional structural schematic diagram of a seventh embodiment of the present application;

[0027] Fig. 8 is a schematic diagram of the unfolding process of the present application;

[0028] Fig. 9 is a principle diagram of a prior soft light box when unfolded to a certain angle;

[0029] Fig. 10 is a principle diagram of the present application when unfolded to a certain angle. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0030] In order to make the purpose, technical solutions and advantages of the present application more clear, the following will further describe the embodiments of the present application in combination with the drawings.

[0031] The following description refers to the accompanying drawings. Unless otherwise indicated, same numbers in different drawings indicate same or similar elements. The embodiments described in the following example embodiments are not representative of all embodiments consistent with the present application. Rather, they are merely examples of apparatuses and methods consistent with some aspects of the present application as detailed in the appended claims.

[0032] In the description of the present application, it is understood that the terms "first", "second" and the like are used only for the purpose of description, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance. For those of ordinary skill in the art, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present application can be understood according to the specific circumstances. In addition, in the description of the present application, "a plurality of" means two or more, unless otherwise specified. The association relationship of the associated objects is described, which means that there can be three relationships, for example, A and / or B can represent the following three cases: A exists alone, A and B exist together, and B exists alone. The character " / " generally represents an "or" relationship between the associated objects before and after it.

[0033] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which the present application belongs. The terms used in the specification of the present application are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the present application. The term "and / or" used herein includes any and all combinations of one or more associated listed items.

[0034] As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the folding soft light box 10 includes a chuck assembly 1, wherein the chuck assembly 1 includes a plurality of first rods 11 that can be rotated to fold and a plurality of second rods 12 that can be flipped to the direction below the chuck assembly 1 and above and below the first rods 11 to fold. The specific structure of the chuck assembly 1, the first rods 11 and the second rods 12 is disclosed in the Chinese patent document with publication number CN220913486U and the name of a chuck structure and a soft light box. The chuck assembly 1 includes a locking mechanism that can lock and maintain the second rods 12 in a fully expanded state. In addition, the Chinese patent document with publication number CN220820438U and the name of a folding soft light box chuck also discloses another specific structure of the chuck assembly 1, the first rods 11 and the second rods 12, which is different from the above-mentioned patent document in that the locking structure on the chuck assembly 1 is different.

[0035] The structure of the above-mentioned folding soft light box 10 also includes a soft cloth 2, which is sleeved on the first rods 11 and the second rods 12. After being fully expanded, the soft cloth 2 is opened with the first rods 11 and the second rods 12, which can reflect and soften the light emitted by the photographic lamp.

[0036] The folding soft light box 10 of this structure has the problem of not smooth operation when unfolding, mainly that only one second rod 12 can be pulled at a time, and when the soft light cloth 2 pulls the other second rods 12 and first rods 11, it is difficult to continue unfolding after reaching a certain angle. As shown in FIG. 9, there are ten first rods 11 and six second rods 12, and when the force F1 pulls one of the second rods 12 to a certain angle, the position A of the second rod 12 and the positions B and C of the two first rods 11 closest to the second rod 12 form a triangle, and at this time the angle of ∠ACB is small, and the first rod 11 at point C is difficult to be pulled open, and at this time the resistance of the second rod 12 at A increases due to the pulling of the soft light cloth, and it cannot be pulled further, and the whole can only be unfolded to this angle, and cannot reach the suitable unfolding angle. It needs to be placed on the ground to pull the other second rods 12 to further unfold to the suitable angle, so the unfolding operation is more troublesome and not smooth. Similarly, if the first rods 11 and the second rods 12 are of other quantities, the same problem will occur. For example, if there are five second rods 12, and the middle one is pulled, then ∠ABC and ∠ACB are also small, making it difficult to unfold.

[0037] In view of the problem of not smooth operation when unfolding the existing folding soft light box 10, the hand pulling piece 3 is arranged on the second rod 12 as described above, and is located outside the soft light cloth 2, and the two sides of the hand pulling piece 3 are arranged on different second rods 12, and are arranged to pull the second rod 12 connected thereto away from the first rod 11 when unfolding, so that pulling the hand pulling piece 3 can simultaneously pull at least two second rods 12 connected thereto, compared with the existing design of being able to pull only one, the interference problem of the second rod 12 and the first rod 11 during pulling can be greatly reduced, and the unfolding operation is more smooth. Since the distance between the second rods 12 changes during unfolding or folding, the hand pulling piece 3 is bendable or foldable. One is to use a material that is relatively soft itself, so that it can be bent, and the other is to use a component formed by mechanical structure connection, so that it can be folded.

[0038] The hand pulling piece 3 is arranged transversely or obliquely, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. Preferably, it is arranged transversely, so that the force is relatively uniform during pulling of the second rod 12. The connection of the two sides of the hand pulling piece 3 with the second rod 12 is the same, and also makes the force during pulling of the second rod 12 relatively small. According to actual needs, different connection methods can also be used. In addition, the hand pulling piece 3 is preferably arranged on the middle rod of the second rods 12, which can further make the force during pulling of the second rod 12 relatively uniform. Of course, the hand pulling piece 3 can also be arranged on the left or right of the middle rod, and can also achieve the effect of facilitating unfolding.

[0039] The hand pulling member 3 is a flexible pulling rope or chain. The pulling rope is a common pulling rope on the market, such as nylon rope, cotton rope or leather rope, and the cross section can be round or flat. The chain is a common chain on the market, such as O-shaped chain, cross chain or pearl chain. In addition, as shown in FIG. 6, a handle 4 can be arranged in the middle of the pulling rope or chain, which can be easily grabbed by hand, and the handle 4 can be further provided with a texture to improve the hand feeling when grabbing.

[0040] In the first embodiment, referring to FIG. 1, the second rod member 12 has six rods, the hand pulling member 3 is a pulling rope, and the pulling rope is arranged in a horizontal manner, and each side of the pulling rope is fixedly connected with three second rod members 12.

[0041] In the second embodiment, referring to FIG. 2, the second rod member 12 has six rods, the hand pulling member 3 is a pulling rope, and the pulling rope is arranged in an inclined manner, and each side of the pulling rope is fixedly connected with two second rod members 12.

[0042] In the third embodiment, referring to FIG. 3, the second rod member 12 has six rods, the hand pulling member 3 is a pulling rope, and the pulling rope is arranged in a horizontal manner, and the connection mode of the two sides of the pulling rope with the second rod member 12 is the same, each side is fixedly connected with one second rod member 12, and the middle part of the pulling rope crosses two second rod members 12.

[0043] The middle part of the pulling rope in the above-mentioned third embodiment can also cross four second rod members 12, that is, the two sides of the pulling rope are fixedly connected with the first and sixth second rod members 12 respectively. Of course, the middle part of the pulling rope can also cross three second rod members 12, that is, the two sides of the pulling rope are fixedly connected with the first and fifth second rod members 12 respectively, or the two sides of the pulling rope are fixedly connected with the second and sixth second rod members 12 respectively, which can also achieve the effect of convenient unfolding.

[0044] In the fourth embodiment, referring to FIG. 4, the second rod member 12 has five rods, the hand pulling member 3 is a pulling rope, and the pulling rope is arranged in a horizontal manner, and the connection mode of the two sides of the pulling rope with the second rod member 12 is the same, each side is fixedly connected with two second rod members 12, and the middle part of the pulling rope crosses one second rod member 12.

[0045] In the fifth embodiment, referring to FIG. 5, the second rod member 12 has six rods, the hand pulling member 3 is a pulling rope, and the pulling rope is arranged in a horizontal manner, and the connection mode of the two sides of the pulling rope with the second rod member 12 is the same, each side is fixedly connected with two second rod members 12, and the two side parts cross one second rod member 12.

[0046] In the sixth embodiment, referring to FIG. 6, the hand pulling member 3 is a pulling rope and arranged in a horizontal manner, the connection mode of the two sides of the pulling rope with the second rod member 12 is the same, each side is fixedly connected with two second rod members 12, and the middle part of the pulling rope is provided with a handle 4, and the handle 4 is further provided with a texture.

[0047] In the seventh embodiment, referring to Fig. 7, the hand-pulling member 3 is composed of three sections of strip bodies 31 hingedly connected end to end, forming a bendable structure, and the strip bodies 31 at both ends are respectively hingedly connected to the corresponding second rod members 12. The strip body 31 in the middle is further provided with a texture. Of course, the strip bodies 31 can also be connected by universal joints. On this basis, the strip bodies 31 can also be four, five or more.

[0048] In the above embodiments, the distance from the connection position of the hand-pulling member 3 to the top end of the second rod member 12 is not less than 10 cm, and is further preferably not less than 15 cm, which can provide sufficient operating space when the hand-pulling member 3 is gripped. In addition, the chuck assembly 1 includes a handle, which is arranged on the side where the second rod member 12 is located and extends in a direction perpendicular to the circumferential direction of the chuck assembly 1. The handle helps the hand to better grip and press during the unfolding process.

[0049] Fig. 8 is a schematic view of the unfolding process of the folding soft light box 10. During unfolding, one hand grips the chuck assembly 1 or the handle thereon, and the other hand pulls the hand-pulling member 3 in the direction of F1, driving the second rod members 12 connected to the hand-pulling member 3 to move in the direction of F1. After the second rod members 12 are unfolded to a certain angle, they are placed on the ground and pressed in the direction of F2 with force, so that the second rod members 12 and the first rod members 11 are completely unfolded and locked. As shown in Fig. 10, during the process of pulling the second rod members 12 to a certain angle, the two second rod members 12 connected to the hand-pulling member 3 reach positions D and G, respectively, and the positions E and F of the two first rod members 11 closest to the second rod members 12 form a quadrilateral, wherein ∠DEG and ∠EFG are not too small, and the resistance of the second rod members 12 at positions D and G is not too large. At this time, the hand-pulling member 3 can be further pulled to drive the first rod members 11 to further rotate until they reach an appropriate angle for unfolding. If the hand-pulling member 3 is connected to other second rod members 12 in addition to the second rod members 12 at positions D and G, the pulling effect will be better.

[0050] In the drawings of the embodiments, the same or similar reference numerals correspond to the same or similar components; in the description of the present application, it should be understood that the orientations or positional relationships indicated by terms such as "upper", "lower", "left", "right" are based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present application and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the devices or elements referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, therefore the terms describing the positional relationships in the drawings are only used for exemplary illustration and cannot be understood as a limitation of the present patent. For those skilled in the art, the specific meanings of the above terms can be understood according to the specific circumstances.

[0051] The above merely provides preferred embodiments of the present application, and is not used to limit the present application. Any modification, equivalent replacement, and improvement made in the spirit and principle of the present application shall be included in the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A collapsible softbox comprising a chuck assembly and a soft cover, the chuck assembly comprising a plurality of first rods rotatable to be collapsed and a plurality of second rods rotatable to be collapsed to a direction below the chuck assembly and stacked with the first rods, the soft cover being sleeved on the first rods and the second rods, wherein, The folding softbox further comprises a bendable or foldable hand pull located outside the softbox cloth, two sides of the hand pull being arranged on different second rods and configured to pull the second rods connected thereto away from the first rod when unfolded.

2. The collapsible soft light box of claim 1, wherein, The hand pull is arranged transversely or obliquely.

3. The collapsible soft light box of claim 1, wherein, The hand pull is a flexible pull rope or chain.

4. The collapsible soft light box of claim 3, wherein, The middle part of the hand pull is further provided with a handle.

5. The collapsible soft light box of claim 3, wherein, The middle part of the hand pull spans at most four second rods.

6. The collapsible soft light box of claim 3, wherein, Each side of the hand pull is fixedly connected with at least one second rod.

7. The collapsible soft light box of claim 6, wherein, The connection modes of the two sides of the hand pull with the second rods are the same.

8. The collapsible soft light box of claim 7, wherein, The two sides of the hand pull each span at most one second rod.

9. The collapsible soft light box of claim 1, wherein, The hand pull is composed of at least three bar-shaped bodies connected in a hinge or universal joint manner, and the bar-shaped bodies at the two sides are respectively hingedly connected with corresponding second rods.

10. The collapsible soft light box of any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein, The distance from the connection of the hand pull with the second rod to the top end of the second rod is not less than 10 cm.

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