CN207436820U - A kind of rotating wheel positioning disconnecting prevention structure of furniture sliding door - Google Patents

A kind of rotating wheel positioning disconnecting prevention structure of furniture sliding door Download PDF

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CN207436820U
CN207436820U CN201721491469.5U CN201721491469U CN207436820U CN 207436820 U CN207436820 U CN 207436820U CN 201721491469 U CN201721491469 U CN 201721491469U CN 207436820 U CN207436820 U CN 207436820U
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A kind of rotating wheel positioning disconnecting prevention structure of furniture sliding door, including anti-drop device, anti-drop device includes support element and rotating wheel, and rotating wheel is movably arranged on support element;What the support element corresponded to rotating wheel is movably set with anti-off effect portion, and anti-off effect portion is movably arranged on support element and is set with support element homonymy;By instrument or manual action anti-off effect portion, anti-off effect portion departs from activity on support element and in activity or acts on rotating wheel, to unlock and/or lock moving position of the rotating wheel on support element.The utility model has simple and reasonable, dependable performance, adjusts fast, easy to operate, accurate positioning, good balance effect, bearing capacity is strong, is opened and closed the features such as process is steady, smooth, firmly small and safe and reliable, highly practical by the improvement of said structure.

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A kind of rotating wheel positioning disconnecting prevention structure of furniture sliding door
Technical field
A kind of rotating wheel the utility model is related to furniture sliding door positions disconnecting prevention structure.
Background technology
Chinese patent literature number disclosed a kind of sliding door guide wheel device for CN204238725U on April 1st, 2015, it is wrapped Bottom plate, support plate, spring, bolt, the first guide wheel, the second guide wheel, spacer pin are included, the first guide wheel, the second guide wheel are arranged on branch side by side On fagging;Support plate is equipped with through hole, and bottom plate is equipped with threaded hole, and one end of spring outer ring is fixed on the right end of bottom plate;Bolt Screw cap end and support plate it is affixed, the end of thread sequentially passes through the inner ring of the through hole and spring and the threaded hole screw thread connects Connect, and one end of spring inner ring is between bolt and the right end of bottom plate, and and threaded bolt contacts, spacer pin be located at a left side for bottom plate End, for prevent support sheet reset when beyond the edge of bottom plate.It is said that the structure can realize the double guide wheels of automatic adjustment and guide rail it Between close-fitting state;But the structure cannot adjust the upper-lower position between door body and guide wheel, be unfavorable for the dress of door body Match somebody with somebody, while door body causes the damage of door body and the somatic damage of user in use it is easy to appear phenomenon is fallen down, it can not Meet the use demand of user.Therefore, it is necessary to it is further improved.
Utility model content
The purpose of this utility model is intended to provide a kind of simple and reasonable, dependable performance, adjusts fast, easy to operate, Accurate positioning, good balance effect, bearing capacity is strong, and opening and closing process is steady, smooth, firmly small and safe and reliable furniture sliding door Rotating wheel positions disconnecting prevention structure, to overcome shortcoming of the prior art.
Disconnecting prevention structure is positioned by a kind of rotating wheel of furniture sliding door of this purpose design, including anti-drop device, feature It is:Anti-drop device includes support element and rotating wheel, and rotating wheel is movably arranged on support element;The support element pair That answers rotating wheel is movably set with anti-off effect portion, and anti-off effect portion is movably arranged on support element and same with support element Side is set;By instrument or manual action anti-off effect portion, anti-off effect portion departs from activity on support element and in activity Or effect rotating wheel, to unlock and/or lock moving position of the rotating wheel on support element.
The rotating wheel is up and down or left and right is movably arranged on support element;The direction that anti-off effect portion is set is upward.
Movable part is provided on the support element, rotating wheel is rotatably arranged on movable part, above and below movable part or left and right It is slidably arranged on support element;By instrument or manual action anti-off effect portion, anti-off effect portion on support element activity, And depart from activity or act on movable part, with unlock and/or lock upper and lower on support element of movable part and rotating wheel or Horizontally slip position.
Pusher shoe is provided on the support element, pusher shoe is slidably arranged on support element;The anti-off effect Portion is arranged on towards above formula in pusher shoe and the direction of its setting is identical with the direction that support element is set.
The pusher shoe is slidably arranged on support element and is provided with blocking portion, and stop is provided on movable part Auxiliary section;Anti-off effect portion is acted on by instrument or manual formula from top to bottom, pusher shoe is slided and slided on support element When by blocking portion depart from or act on movable part stop auxiliary section, to unlock and/or lock movable part and rotating wheel in stent The upper and lower or position that horizontally slips on element.
The anti-off effect portion is located at the end and/or top of support element.
Sliding groove and furniture sliding door are further included, support element one side is slidably arranged in by rotating wheel on sliding groove, separately One side is connected with furniture sliding door;Wherein, null region is formed between sliding groove, support element and furniture sliding door, Anti-off effect portion is located in null region;Instrument is manually entered null region and from top to bottom formula effect anti-off effect portion.
The movable part up and down or horizontally slips and is arranged on support element one side, and rotating wheel passes through the upper and lower or left of movable part On sliding groove, support element one side is provided with fixed part and is pushed away by fixed part and furniture right disengaging or the rotary action of sliding Sliding door is connected;Instrument is manually entered null region and from top to bottom formula effect anti-off effect portion, and pusher shoe is in stent member On part linear slide and in linear slide by blocking portion depart from or act on movable part stop auxiliary section, with unlock and/or The upper and lower or position that horizontally slips of movable part and rotating wheel on support element is locked, finally prevents rotating wheel at least when rotating Deviate from sliding groove.
Elastic component is additionally provided on the support element, elastic component one end elastic reaction is on support element, other end bullet Property act on movable part, movable part passes through the elasticity of elastic component up and down or horizontally slips and is arranged on support element.
Further include furniture sliding door and furniture cabinet;Wherein, anti-drop device is arranged on furniture sliding door lower part, furniture push-and-pull Door top, which is provided with, is affiliated to wheel, and furniture cabinet top and the bottom, which are respectively arranged with, is affiliated to slot and sliding groove, and furniture sliding door top passes through It is affiliated to wheel and is affiliated to slide opening and closing being affiliated on slot on furniture cabinet top, the rotating wheel that furniture sliding door lower part passes through anti-drop device Slide opening and closing is on the sliding groove of furniture cabinet lower part.
The utility model is respectively arranged in furniture sliding door top and the bottom by the improvement of said structure and is affiliated to wheel and anticreep Device is respectively arranged in furniture cabinet top and the bottom and is affiliated to slot and sliding groove, and wherein anti-drop device includes support element, rotates Slide opening and closing is affiliated on slot is affiliated in wheel, movable part and pusher shoe, furniture sliding door top by being affiliated to wheel, under furniture sliding door Portion on sliding groove, is effectively improved and improved and slided between furniture sliding door and furniture cabinet by rotating wheel slide opening and closing Effect is opened and closed, facilitates the routine use of user, also simplifies the installation step of furniture sliding door and furniture cabinet;Moreover, it pushes away Move part on be provided with blocking portion and anti-off effect portion, be provided on movable part stop auxiliary section, anti-off effect portion towards above formula set, And positioned at the end and/or top of support element, while the area that has vacant position is formed between sliding groove, support element and furniture sliding door Domain, instrument or is manually entered null region and the anti-off effect portion of formula effect from top to bottom, pusher shoe are linearly slided on support element Stop auxiliary section that is dynamic and departing from or act on movable part by blocking portion in linear slide, to unlock and/or lock movable part With upper and lower or horizontally slip position of the rotating wheel on support element, finally prevent that rotating wheel at least when rotating slide by abjection Slot since anti-off effect portion is towards above formula setting, forms null region for instrument again after suite assembling or is manually entered, therefore User has enough position effect anti-off effect portions, greatly facilitates positioning anticreep of the user to rotating wheel, is effectively prevented from Since spatial position is inadequate, the problem of user can not carry out positioning anticreep after furniture assembling to rotating wheel.
During dismounting, it is only necessary to by instrument or manual action anti-off effect portion, make the blocking portion and support element of pusher shoe Stop auxiliary section be separated from each other, then pull movable part, rotating wheel can depart from sliding groove, and furniture sliding door can be from furniture It is removed on cabinet, greatly meets the use of user.
During assembling, movable part is pulled, rotating wheel is made to stretch into sliding groove, then passes through instrument or manual action anti-off effect Portion makes the blocking portion of pusher shoe and the stop auxiliary section of support element interact, and furniture sliding door can be stably installed On furniture cabinet, the effect of furniture cabinet can not be deviate from slide opening and closing by being finally reached furniture sliding door, be effectively prevented from The problem of furniture sliding door is easily fallen down in use improves the safety in utilization of furniture sliding door, while also effective Ground eliminates to be caused difficult to install and misplaces in installation process between each component because manufacturing specification is not inconsistent, and causes furniture A series of problems, such as moving up and down, swing or can not being normally opened and closed during sliding door slide opening and closing, further prevents house Tool sliding door is fallen down in use, make between furniture sliding door and furniture cabinet slide opening and closing process it is more smooth, it is soft, It rocks small and safe.
In terms of comprehensive, with simple and reasonable, dependable performance, quick, easy to operate, accurate positioning, balance are adjusted The features such as effect is good, and bearing capacity is strong, and opening and closing process is steady, smooth, firmly small and safe and reliable, it is highly practical.
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Fig. 1 is the decomposition texture schematic diagram of the utility model first embodiment.
Fig. 2, Fig. 3 are the assembling example structure diagram that the utility model first is implemented.
Fig. 4 is enlarged structure schematic diagram at the A in Fig. 2.
Fig. 5 is enlarged structure schematic diagram at the B in Fig. 3.
The anti-drop device assembling structure schematic diagram of Fig. 6, Fig. 7 the utility model first embodiment.
The anti-drop device decomposition texture schematic diagram of Fig. 8, Fig. 9 the utility model first embodiment.
The rotating wheel locking schematic diagram of Figure 10 the utility model first embodiments.
The rotating wheel unlock schematic diagram of Figure 11 the utility model first embodiments.
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The utility model is further described with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments.
Referring to Fig. 1-Figure 11, the rotating wheel positioning disconnecting prevention structure of this furniture sliding door, including anti-drop device C, feature exists In:Anti-drop device C includes support element 1 and rotating wheel 2, and rotating wheel 2 is movably arranged on support element 1;The stent member What part 1 corresponded to rotating wheel 2 is movably set with anti-off effect portion 3, anti-off effect portion 3 be movably arranged on support element 1 and with branch 1 homonymy of frame element is set;By instrument or manual action anti-off effect portion 3, anti-off effect portion 3 on support element 1 activity and Depart from activity or act on rotating wheel 2, to unlock and/or lock moving position of the rotating wheel 2 on support element 1.
Further speaking, about 2 or left and right of rotating wheel is movably arranged on support element 1;The side that anti-off effect portion 3 is set To upward.
Further speaking, movable part 4 is provided on support element 1, rotating wheel 2 is rotatably arranged on movable part 4, movable part It about 4 or horizontally slips and is arranged on support element 1;By instrument or manual action anti-off effect portion 3, anti-off effect portion 3 exists Activity and disengaging or effect movable part 4 in activity, are existed with unlocking and/or locking movable part 4 and rotating wheel 2 on support element 1 The upper and lower or position that horizontally slips on support element 1.
Further speaking, pusher shoe 5 is provided on support element 1, pusher shoe 5 is slidably arranged on support element 1;It is described Anti-off effect portion 3 be arranged on towards above formula in pusher shoe 5 and direction that it is set is identical with the direction that support element 1 is set.
Further speaking, pusher shoe 5 is slidably arranged on support element 1 and is provided with blocking portion 6, on movable part 4 It is provided with and stops auxiliary section 7;Anti-off effect portion 3 is acted on by instrument or manual formula from top to bottom, pusher shoe 5 is in support element 1 Upper slip and the stop auxiliary section 7 for departing from or acting on movable part 4 by blocking portion 6 when sliding, to unlock and/or lock work The upper and lower or position that horizontally slips of moving part 4 and rotating wheel 2 on support element 1.
Further speaking, anti-off effect portion 3 is located at the end and/or top of support element 1.
Specifically, this structure further includes sliding groove 8 and furniture sliding door X, and 1 one side of support element is slided by rotating wheel 2 Dynamic to be arranged on sliding groove 8, opposite side is connected with furniture sliding door X;Wherein, sliding groove 8, support element 1 are pushed away with furniture Null region D is formed between sliding door X, anti-off effect portion 3 is located on null region D;Instrument or be manually entered null region D, And formula acts on anti-off effect portion 3 from top to bottom.
Further speaking, movable part about 4 or horizontally slips and is arranged on 1 one side of support element, and rotating wheel 2 passes through movable part 4 upper and lower horizontally slips disengaging or rotary action on sliding groove 8, and 1 one side of support element is provided with fixed part 9 and passes through Fixed part 9 and furniture sliding door X is connected;Instrument is manually entered null region D and the anti-off effect of formula effect from top to bottom Portion 3, pusher shoe 5 is in linear slide on support element 1 and is departed from linear slide by blocking portion 6 or acts on movable part 4 Stop auxiliary section 7, to unlock and/or lock the upper and lower or position that horizontally slips of movable part 4 and rotating wheel 2 on support element 1, It is final to prevent rotating wheel 2 from least deviating from sliding groove 8 when rotating.
Further speaking, elastic component 10 is additionally provided on support element 1,10 one end elastic reaction of elastic component is in support element On 1, for other end elastic reaction on movable part 4, movable part 4, which passes through the elastic upper and lower of elastic component 10 or horizontally slips, is arranged on branch On frame element 1.
More particularly, this structure further includes furniture sliding door X and furniture cabinet Y;Wherein, anti-drop device C settings are in Have sliding door X lower parts, furniture sliding door X tops, which are provided with, is affiliated to wheel 11, and furniture cabinet Y top and the bottom, which are respectively arranged with, is affiliated to slot 12 With sliding groove 8, slide opening and closing being affiliated on slot 12 on furniture cabinet Y tops is affiliated in furniture sliding door X tops by being affiliated to wheel 11, Furniture sliding door X lower parts are by 2 slide opening and closing of rotating wheel of anti-drop device C on the sliding groove 8 of furniture cabinet Y lower parts.
Support element 1 in said structure can also realize the adjusting of right position, and anti-drop device C is made to can be adapted for not On the furniture sliding door X of stack pile size.
The advantages of basic principle, main feature and the utility model of the utility model has been shown and described above.Ability The technical staff in domain should be recognized that the present utility model is not limited to the above embodiments, described in the above embodiment and specification Simply illustrate the principle of the utility model, the utility model also has on the premise of not departing from the spirit and scope of the utility model Various changes and modifications, these various changes and improvements fall within the scope of the claimed invention.The requires of the utility model Protection domain is defined by appended claims and its equivalent.

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1. a kind of rotating wheel positioning disconnecting prevention structure of furniture sliding door, including anti-drop device (C), it is characterised in that:Anti-drop device (C) support element (1) and rotating wheel (2) are included, rotating wheel (2) is movably arranged on support element (1);The support element (1) correspond to rotating wheel (2) is movably set with anti-off effect portion (3), and anti-off effect portion (3) are movably arranged on support element (1) Above and with support element (1) homonymy set;By instrument or manual action anti-off effect portion (3), anti-off effect portion (3) are being propped up Activity and disengaging or effect rotating wheel (2) in activity on frame element (1), to unlock and/or lock rotating wheel (2) in stent Moving position on element (1).
2. the rotating wheel positioning disconnecting prevention structure of furniture sliding door according to claim 1, it is characterised in that:The rotating wheel (2) up and down or left and right be movably arranged on support element (1);The direction that anti-off effect portion (3) is set is upward.
3. the rotating wheel positioning disconnecting prevention structure of furniture sliding door according to claim 2, it is characterised in that:The support element (1) movable part (4) is provided on, rotating wheel (2) is rotatably arranged on movable part (4), and movable part (4) up and down or horizontally slips and sets It puts on support element (1);By instrument or manual action anti-off effect portion (3), anti-off effect portion (3) are in support element (1) Upper activity and disengaging or effect movable part (4) in activity, are being propped up with unlocking and/or locking movable part (4) and rotating wheel (2) The upper and lower or position that horizontally slips on frame element (1).
4. the rotating wheel positioning disconnecting prevention structure of furniture sliding door according to claim 3, it is characterised in that:The support element (1) pusher shoe (5) is provided on, pusher shoe (5) is movably arranged on support element (1);The anti-off effect portion (3) is upward Formula is arranged in pusher shoe (5).
5. the rotating wheel positioning disconnecting prevention structure of furniture sliding door according to claim 4, it is characterised in that:The pusher shoe (5) it is slidably arranged on support element (1) and is provided with blocking portion (6), is provided on movable part (4) and stops auxiliary section (7);By instrument or manually from top to bottom formula effect anti-off effect portion (3), pusher shoe (5) slided on support element (1) and Depart from or act on the stop auxiliary section (7) of movable part (4) by blocking portion (6) when sliding, to unlock and/or lock movable part (4) and upper and lower or horizontally slip position of the rotating wheel (2) on support element (1).
6. disconnecting prevention structure is positioned according to the rotating wheel of any one of the claim 1-5 furniture sliding doors, it is characterised in that:It is described Anti-off effect portion (3) is located at the end and/or top of support element (1).
7. the rotating wheel positioning disconnecting prevention structure of furniture sliding door according to claim 6, it is characterised in that:Further include sliding groove (8) be slidably arranged in furniture sliding door (X), support element (1) one side by rotating wheel (2) on sliding groove (8), opposite side with Furniture sliding door (X) is connected;Wherein, formed and had vacant position between sliding groove (8), support element (1) and furniture sliding door (X) Region (D), anti-off effect portion (3) are located in null region (D);Instrument is manually entered null region (D) and from top to bottom formula It acts on anti-off effect portion (3).
8. the rotating wheel positioning disconnecting prevention structure of furniture sliding door according to claim 7, it is characterised in that:The movable part (4) up and down or horizontally slip and be arranged on support element (1) one side, rotating wheel (2) is by the upper and lower of movable part (4) or horizontally slips Depart from or rotary action on sliding groove (8), support element (1) one side be provided with fixed part (9) and by fixed part (9) with Furniture sliding door (X) is connected;Instrument is manually entered null region (D) and from top to bottom formula effect anti-off effect portion (3), pusher shoe (5) on support element (1) linear slide and in linear slide pass through blocking portion (6) depart from or effect live The stop auxiliary section (7) of moving part (4), it is upper on support element (1) to unlock and/or lock movable part (4) and rotating wheel (2) The lower or position that horizontally slips finally prevents rotating wheel (2) from least deviating from sliding groove (8) when rotating.
9. disconnecting prevention structure is positioned according to the rotating wheel of the furniture sliding door of claim 7 or 8, it is characterised in that:The stent Elastic component (10) is additionally provided on element (1), elastic component (10) one end elastic reaction is on support element (1), other end elasticity It acts on movable part (4), movable part (4), which passes through the elastic upper and lower of elastic component (10) or horizontally slips, is arranged on support element (1) on.
10. the rotating wheel positioning disconnecting prevention structure of furniture sliding door according to claim 1, it is characterised in that:Further include furniture Sliding door (X) and furniture cabinet (Y);Wherein, anti-drop device (C) is arranged on furniture sliding door (X) lower part, furniture sliding door (X) Top, which is provided with, is affiliated to wheel (11), and furniture cabinet (Y) top and the bottom, which are respectively arranged with, is affiliated to slot (12) and sliding groove (8), and furniture pushes away Slide opening and closing being affiliated on slot (12) on furniture cabinet (Y) top, furniture push-and-pull are affiliated to by being affiliated to wheel (11) in sliding door (X) top Door (X) lower part is by rotating wheel (2) slide opening and closing of anti-drop device (C) on the sliding groove (8) of furniture cabinet (Y) lower part.
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