TWI703949B - Clamping device - Google Patents

Abstract

A clamping device is suitable for clamping a container containing food materials. The clamping device includes a bracket mechanism and two holding mechanisms. The stent mechanism includes two stents connected to each other on the top side, and the stents rotate mutually between a closed state and an unfolded state. Each holding mechanism has a holding part pivotally connected to the respective bracket, and the holding part can swing relative to the corresponding bracket between a closed position and a holding position. In the closed position, the The holding portion is leaning against the corresponding bracket. When in the holding position, the holding portion rotates downward relative to the bracket by gravity, and is suitable for clamping the container together with the bracket in the expanded state. With the design of the holding part, even a container with a small gap with the electric pot can be easily clamped out.

Description

Clamping device

The invention relates to a clamping device, in particular to a clamping device for clamping a container in an electric cooker with only a narrow gap with the electric cooker.

A pot clamp generally used to clamp a container placed in an electric cooker includes two interconnected brackets. The brackets can be rotated mutually, and when an included angle is unfolded, the brackets are extended into a gap between the inner edge of the electric cooker and the peripheral edge of the container to directly clamp the container.

Because the shape and size of the container are determined by the user's preference and the amount of food contained. When the size of the container is large, the gap between the electric pot and the top edge of the container is smaller than the width of the bracket, so that the bracket of the pot clip cannot pass through the gap, and the pot clip cannot be used to self-assemble the container. The problem of taking out the electric pot holder.

Therefore, the object of the present invention is to provide a clamping device that can at least overcome the disadvantages of the prior art.

Therefore, the clamping device of the present invention is suitable for clamping a container containing food materials. The clamping device includes a bracket mechanism and two holding mechanisms.

The bracket mechanism includes two brackets connected to each other on the top side, and the brackets rotate mutually between a folded state in which they are close to each other and an expanded state in which an included angle of less than 180 degrees is sandwiched between each other.

Each holding mechanism has a holding part pivotally connected to the respective bracket, and the holding part can swing relative to the corresponding bracket between a closed position and a holding position. In the closed position, the The holding portion is leaning against the corresponding bracket. When in the holding position, the holding portion rotates downward relative to the bracket by gravity, and is suitable for clamping the container together with the bracket in the expanded state.

The effect of the present invention is to utilize the rotatable design of the holding part, and after the support passes through a small gap between an electric cooker and the top edge of the container, the holder is then rotated under the top edge of the container to unfold the support The holding part is located at a holding position where the container can be clamped. Therefore, even if the gap between the electric pot and the container is small, the container can still be clamped out.

2: bracket mechanism

21: Bracket

211: Upright Section

212: connection segment

213: top block

214: Rail

215: Guide groove

22: lever

23: Linkage frame

24: Insulation sheet

25: Cork extractor

26: Lid opener

27: stop

3: Supporting institution

31: Support Department

32: Card Arrival

33: Lifting Department

331: Handle

332: connection line

34: Support Department

91: electric cooker

92: container

Other features and effects of the present invention will be clearly presented in the embodiment with reference to the drawings, in which: FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating a first embodiment of the clamping device of the present invention in an unfolded state; Figure 2 is an incomplete perspective view illustrating the first embodiment; Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view illustrating the holding part of the first embodiment in a closed position; Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view illustrating the first embodiment The holding position is in a holding position; Figure 5 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a second embodiment of the clamping device of the present invention in the closed position; Figure 6 is a cross-sectional view illustrating the second embodiment in the holding position; Figure 7 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a third embodiment of the clamping device of the present invention in the closed position; and Figure 8 is a cross-sectional view illustrating the third embodiment in the holding position.

Before the present invention is described in detail, it should be noted that in the following description, similar elements are represented by the same numbers.

Referring to FIGS. 1 to 3, a first embodiment of the clamping device of the present invention is suitable for clamping a container 92 containing food materials, and includes a bracket mechanism 2 and two holding mechanisms 3. The outer diameter of the container 92 gradually decreases from the top to the bottom, for example, it is a soup bowl or a dinner plate.

The bracket mechanism 2 includes two brackets 21 connected to each other on the top side, one A tie rod 22 that vertically penetrates the bracket 21, a linkage frame 23 connected to the bottom side of the tie rod 22 and pivotally connected to the bracket 21, and a spacer disposed on the tie rod 22 and located above the brackets 21 The hot plate 24, a cork extractor 25 (for example, a wine corkscrew) connected to the top side of the pull rod 22 in a spiral manner, and a cap opener 26 (for example, a cap opener) connected to the top side of the cork extractor 25 : Beer bottle opener), and a set of stoppers 27 set on the pull rod 22 and against the heat insulation sheet 24.

Each bracket 21 includes two vertical sections 211 that are hollow and spaced apart from each other, a connecting section 212 transversely connected to the top side of the vertical section 211, and two top blocks 213 respectively connected to the bottom side of the vertical section 211 , And two guide rails 214 respectively disposed in the upright sections 211 and extending along the length direction of the upright sections 211. Each straight section 211 of the bracket 21 is pivotally connected to the linkage frame 23 and forms a guide groove 215 extending along the length of the vertical section. The connecting sections 212 of the brackets 21 are integrally connected, and the pull rod 22 can be moved up and down through. The pull rod 22 moves up and down relative to the bracket 21 when under force, and drives the linkage frame 23 to link the bracket 21 between a folded state in which they are close to each other and an expanded state in which an included angle of less than 180 degrees is sandwiched between each other. Rotate each other. In the folded state, the brackets 21 are close to each other. In the expanded state, the bracket 21 can be controlled to sandwich a predetermined angle according to the size of the container 92. Through the design of the pull rod 22, the bracket 21 can be rotated between the folded state and the expanded state without directly applying force by the user's hand.

Each holding mechanism 3 is connected to a respective bracket 21. The holding institution 3 There are two holding parts 31 in the shape of short rods and respectively pivotally connected to the bottom side of the upright section 211 of the corresponding bracket 21, and two holding parts 31 in block shape and located in the corresponding upright section 211 and above the holding part 31 The retaining portion 32, a pulling portion 33 connected to the retaining portions 32, and a supporting portion 34 connected to the holding portion 31. Each engaging portion 32 is fitted into a respective guide rail 214 located in the upright section 211, and can move up and down relative to the upright section 211 along the guide rail 214, so that the movement path of the engaging portion 32 It can be limited to the corresponding guide rail 214. The lifting portion 33 includes a handle 331 in the shape of a crossbar and two opposite ends respectively extending into the guide groove 215 of the upright section 211, and two handles 331 respectively passing through the upright section 211 and respectively connected to the lifting The two opposite ends of the 331 are connected to the connecting line 332 of the engaging portion 32. When the handle 331 of the lifting portion 33 receives a force, it can move along the length of the guide groove 215, and the connecting line 332 connecting the handle 331 and the engaging portion 32 drives the engaging The portion 32 moves so that the engaging portion 32 can move up and down along the guide rail 214 and is used to engage the corresponding holding portion 31. The supporting portion 34 is a wavy metal wire.

3, when using the clamping device, first, the handle 331 of the pulling portion 33 is pushed down due to the weight of the engaging portion 32 and the driving of the connecting wire 332, and the engaging portion 32 moves down along the guide rail 214 of the upright section 211 and is positioned at the bottom of the guide rail 214; at this time, the user first rotates the holding portion 31 to make the holding portion 31 close as shown in FIG. 3 The upright section 211 of the bracket 21 is engaged with the inner side of the engaging portion 32 to be in a closed position.

After that, the pull rod 22 of the bracket mechanism 2 is pressed down to drive the bracket 21 to rotate from the folded state to the expanded state, and the clamping device is extended into the inner edge of the electric cooker 91 and the top edge of the container 92 Until the holding portion 31 is positioned below the top edge of the container 92. Because the shape of the container 92 is wide at the top and narrow at the bottom, the gap between the top edge of the container 92 and the electric cooker 91 is the smallest, and the gap gradually increases as it goes down; when the holding portion 31 passes the top of the container 92 After the gap between the edge and the electric pot 91, it is located below the top edge of the container 92, that is, the position where the gap between the container 92 and the electric pot 91 is larger.

4, and then pull up the handle 331 of the lifting portion 33, so that the engaging portion 32 is driven by the lifting portion 33 to move upward along the guide rail 214 and away from the support The direction of the holding portion 31 moves, and is separated from the holding portion 31; at this time, the holding portion 31 is only subjected to gravity without being engaged by the engaging portion 32, so that the gap can be larger The position (that is, there is enough space) relative to the bracket 21 to rotate downward, until the holding portion 31 abuts the abutting block 213 to stop rotating and is positioned at a holding position. Finally, the holding portion 31 and the supporting portion 34 at the holding position are reused to hold and hold the container 92 together with the support 21 in the expanded state. In addition, according to the size and shape of the container 92, the support portion 34 of the holding mechanism 3 can be used to support the bottom surface of the container 92, and the container 92 located in the electric pot 91 can also be extracted. . On the other hand, when extracting the container 92, the pull rod 22 is forced to move upward, which can also drive the linkage frame 23. The support 21 is linked to make the support 21 more close, so that the holding mechanism 3 can clamp the container 92 more closely. Therefore, when the weight of the container 92 increases, because the pull rod 22 receives a relatively increased force, the clamping force between the bracket 21 and the holding mechanism 3 and the container 92 is relatively increased, and It is tighter, so during the clamping process, the probability of the container 92 slipping and slipping off from the holding mechanism 3 can be reduced.

With the design of the holding mechanism 3, the holding device can first pass through the small gap between the electric pot 91 and the top edge of the container 92, and then pass through the gap between the top edge of the container 92 and the electric pot 91. With a large gap, by using the engaging control of the engaging portion 32, the holding portion 31 can swing from the closed position to the holding position to clamp the container 92, which improves the current pot clip cannot pass through the There is a small gap between the electric pot 91 and the top edge of the container 92, and the container 92 cannot be gripped.

It should be noted that when the number of the holding portion 31 and the holding portion 32 of each holding mechanism 3 is one each, if the holding portion 31 can hold the two opposite sides of the container 92, and the width When it is wide enough, it can still provide enough holding capacity to hold the container 92.

In addition, when the food to be picked up is a container 92 containing hot food after heating the food in an electric pan, the heat insulation sheet 24 of the holding mechanism 3 is suitable for blocking the hot food from rising upward. Steam; In addition, the heat-insulating sheet 24 can also be taken out from the pull rod 22, and can be positioned by the stopper 27 below it without sliding down. The heat insulation sheet 24 is For example, but not limited to silicon-based insulation materials.

On the other hand, the cork extractor 25 of the bracket mechanism 2 can also be detached from the pull rod 22 together with the lid opener 26 connected to the cork extractor 25 in a screw manner. The cork extractor 25 is used to pull out a cork (not shown in the figure) of a wine bottle (for example: a wine bottle); and the cap opener 26 can be used to separate and set in another wine bottle (for example: beer). Bottle) cap (not shown in the figure).

5 and 6, it is a second embodiment of the clamping device of the present invention. The difference from the first embodiment is that each engaging portion 32 and each holding portion 31 are made of magnetic material Specifically, one of each engaging portion 32 and the corresponding holding portion 31 is a magnet, and the other is a ferromagnetic material, and can attract each other when they are close to each other. Taking advantage of the ability of the engaging portion 32 and the holding portion 31 to attract each other, when the engaging portions 32 move down, the corresponding holding portion 31 is adsorbed, so that the holding portion 31 abuts against the upright Segment 211 is located in the closed position. When the retaining portions 32 are pulled up, the corresponding holding portion 31 rotates to the holding position without being adsorbed.

7 and 8, it is a third embodiment of the clamping device of the present invention. The difference from the first embodiment is that the clamping device can also omit the engaging portion 32 and the pulling portion 33 (as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4), each of the holding parts 31 of the holding mechanism 3 can swing by gravity. Before the clamping device extends into the electric cooker 91, the user pushes the holding portion 31 as far as possible to the closed position of the upright section 211 of the bracket 21, or can be supported by the top edge of the container 92 Is in the closed position; After that, the holding portion 31 can swing downward to rotate to the holding position by the gravity received when the upright section 211 obliquely extends into the gap between the electric pot 91 and the container 92.

In summary, the clamping device of the present invention utilizes the holding portion 31 of the holding mechanism 3 to swing between the closed position and the holding position, and can clamp a container with a small gap with the electric pot 91 92. Furthermore, the heat-insulating sheet 24 can be used to block the steam of hot food to prevent the user's hand from being burned, and the cork extractor 25 stored in the pull rod 22 and the cork extractor 25 connected to the top of the cork extractor can be used. The cap opener 26 is convenient for opening various wine bottles, so it can indeed achieve the purpose of the invention.

However, the above are only examples of the present invention. When the scope of implementation of the present invention cannot be limited by this, all simple equivalent changes and modifications made in accordance with the scope of the patent application of the present invention and the content of the patent specification still belong to This invention patent covers the scope.

2: bracket mechanism

21: Bracket

211: Upright Section

212: connection segment

213: top block

215: Guide groove

22: lever

23: Linkage frame

24: Insulation sheet

25: Cork extractor

26: Lid opener

3: Supporting institution

31: Support Department

33: Lifting Department

331: Handle

34: Support Department

Claims (9)

A clamping device suitable for clamping a container. The clamping device comprises: a bracket mechanism, including two brackets connected to each other on the top side. An included angle of less than 180 degrees rotates between the expanded states; and two holding mechanisms, each holding mechanism has at least one holding portion pivotally connected to the respective bracket, and at least one of the brackets can move up and down relative to the corresponding bracket The supporting portion is disposed on the engaging portion of the corresponding bracket, and the supporting portion can swing between a closed position and a supporting position relative to the corresponding bracket. In the closed position, the supporting portion abuts against The corresponding bracket is engaged with the buckling portion, and in the holding position, the buckling portion is separated from the holding portion, and the holding portion is rotated downward relative to the bracket by gravity, which is suitable for The container is clamped together with the bracket in the expanded state. The clamping device according to claim 1, wherein each bracket of the bracket mechanism includes two vertical sections spaced apart from each other, and a connecting section connecting the top side of the vertical section, and the connecting sections of the brackets are connected to each other , Each bracket further has a thrust block respectively extending from the bottom side of the upright section, and each holding mechanism has two said holding parts pivotally connected to the bottom side of the upright section of the corresponding bracket , And the two engaging portions respectively connected to the upright section and movable along the length direction of the upright section, when the engaging portion moves away from the holding portion, the engaging portion The part is separated from the holding part, and each holding part is pressed against the pressing block of the corresponding bracket to stop rotating when each holding part is rotated to the holding position by gravity. The clamping device according to claim 2, wherein each straight section is hollow, In addition, the card-receiving parts of the corresponding holding mechanism are arranged therein, and each holding mechanism further includes a pulling part connected to the card-receiving parts and capable of driving the card-receiving parts to move when moving. The clamping device according to claim 3, wherein the pulling portion of each holding mechanism includes a handle located between the upright sections of the corresponding bracket, and two handles respectively passing through the upright sections and Connect the connecting wires of the two opposite sides of the handle and the engaging part respectively. The clamping device according to claim 4, wherein each bracket further includes two guide rails respectively arranged in the upright sections, and the engaging parts of the corresponding holding mechanism are movably fitted into the respective guide rails, The movement path of each engaging part is limited by the corresponding guide rail. The clamping device according to claim 5, wherein each straight section is formed with a guide groove extending along its length, and two opposite ends of the pulling portion extend into the guide grooves of the vertical sections and are subjected to force. Move along the guide groove. The clamping device according to claim 6, wherein the connecting sections of the brackets are integrally connected, and the bracket mechanism further includes a pull rod that penetrates the connecting section of the bracket and can move up and down relative to the bracket, and a A linkage frame connected to the pull rod and pivotally connected to the upright section of the bracket, the linkage frame drives the bracket to rotate between the folded state and the expanded state when the pull rod moves up and down. The clamping device according to claim 7, wherein the support mechanism further includes a heat insulation sheet arranged on the pull rod and located above the supports and suitable for blocking the steam emitted from the food, and a screw lock on the pull rod The cork extractor on the top side, and a lid opener connected to the cork extractor. The clamping device according to claim 1, wherein the engaging portion and the corresponding One of the holding parts is a magnet, and the other is a ferromagnetic material, which is used to attract each other when they are close to each other.

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