Patent Application
20080314089
1. Field of Invention
This invention relates to an aluminum alloy connecting and supporting device for a glass construction project, particularly to one able to increase convenience and applicability in use, save cost of producing different-sized extension rods, speed up glass assembling work and enhance safety after glass is assembled.
2. Description of the Related Art
Generally, a conventional glass supporting and connecting device can only be employed for construction of glass with certain specifications, that is, the space between every two panes of glass must be of the same because the extension rods of the conventional glass supporting-and-connecting device are made of cast iron formed integral by casting and cannot be changed in length. Therefore, when panes of glass with special specifications are to be assembled, special extension rods have to be made for assembling such glass, thus increasing cost and time in assembly. In addition, when assembled by means of the conventional glass supporting and connecting device, panes of glass must be on a same level without height difference and cannot be curved, resulting in much inconvenience in assembly.
The objective of this invention is to offer aluminum alloy connecting and supporting device for a glass construction project, able to assemble and connect glasses of different specifications, of different locations or at different angles.
The aluminum alloy connecting-and-supporting device for a glass construction project in the present invention includes a base, extension rods, connecting rods, glass clamping-connecting rods and glass clamping-connecting members.
The base made of aluminum alloy has a plurality of combining holes with their upper ends respectively formed with a receiving recess communicating with the combining hole and having a comparatively large diameter. A gasket whose thickness is larger than the depth of the receiving recess is received in the receiving recess for reinforcing combined stability of the base.
The extension rod made of aluminum alloy has one end bored with a combining hole corresponding with the combining hole of the base. The extension rod and the base are combined together by a pivot locked in the combining holes of the extension rod and the base. The extension rod is able to be turned and shifted to different locations.
The connecting rod made of aluminum alloy has one end connected with the outer end of the extension rod by means of a pivot. One or more connecting rods can be connected with the extension rod to lengthen the whole rod body for facilitating assembling glasses at different locations and angles or at different distances, especially applicable to assembling, adjusting and changing angles of small-sized or arc-shaped glass.
The glass clamping-connecting rod made of aluminum alloy and somewhat curved has one end formed with a U-shaped engage member to be engaged with the inverted m-shaped engage member of the extension rod or with the corresponding engage member of the connecting rod. The glass clamping-connecting rod is bored with an adjusting hole at a proper location for fitting the glass clamping-connecting member and adjusting it to a proper position for carrying out glass assembling work. In other words, the adjusting hole of the glass clamping-connecting rod can function to adjust glass locating errors, able to lessen time needed for glass assembling work and save cost in producing different-shaped supporting frames.
The glass clamping-connecting member is composed of a glass outer cover, a glass cushion, a glass inner cover, a threaded rod, a front nut and a rear nut. The glass clamping-connecting member is fitted in the adjusting hole of the glass clamping-connecting rod for stably fixing glass in position to prevent the glass from falling down and injuring people.
This invention will be better understood by referring to the accompanying drawings, wherein:
A preferred embodiment of an aluminum alloy connecting and supporting device 1 for glass construction project in the present invention, as shown in
The base 10 made of aluminum alloy has a plurality of combining holes 100 with their upper ends respectively formed with a receiving recess 101 communicating with the combining hole 100 and having a comparatively larger diameter than the combining hole 100. The receiving recesses 101 respectively receive a gasket 102 having a larger thickness than the depth of the receiving recess 101. After being tightly locked in the receiving recess 101, the gasket 102 is able to reinforce the holding force of the base 10 after combined and greatly elevate the strength of bearing heavy loads.
The extension rods 20 are made of aluminum alloy, respectively having one end bored with a combining hole 200 corresponding with the combining hole 100 of the base 10. The extension rod 20 and the base 10 are connected together by means of a pivot 201 locked in the combining holes 200 and 100, and the gasket 102 is firmly positioned between the base 10 and the extension rod 20.
The connecting rod 30 made of aluminum alloy has one end connected with the outer end of the extension rod 20 and the inner end connected with the glass clamping-connecting rod 40 by means of a pivot 301. Thus, one or more connecting rods 30 can be connected between the extension rod 20 and the glass clamping-connecting rod 40 to properly lengthen the rod body for facilitating glass assembling work at different locations, angles or distances.
The glass clamping-connecting rod 40 made of aluminum alloy has one end connected with the outer end of the extension rod 20 or one end of the connecting rod 30 and the other end bored with an adjusting hole 400 for fitting and adjusting the glass clamping-connecting member 50 to a suitable location for carrying out glass assembling work.
The glass clamping-connecting member 50 made of aluminum alloy is fitted in the adjusting hole 400 of the glass clamping-connecting rod 40 and is able to firmly fixing glass in position to prevent the glass from falling down and injuring people.
Specifically, referring to
The extension rod 20 has its outer end formed with an inverted m-shaped engage member 202, and the glass clamping-connecting rod 40 has one end formed with a U-shaped engage member 401 to be engaged with the inverted m-shaped engage member 202 of the extension rod 20. After the engage members 202 and 401 of the extension rod 20 and the glass clamping-connecting rod 40 are engaged together, they are formed with four contact surfaces A, B, C, D closely contacting with one another and inserted therethrough by a pivot 301 to connect the extension rod 20 and the glass clamping-connecting rod 40 together. In addition, one or more connecting rods 30 can be connected between the extension rod 20 and the glass clamping-connecting rod 40 to extend the connected rod for a proper distance for facilitating assembling, adjusting and changing angles of small-sized or arc-shaped glass. Moreover, the extension rod 20 and the glass clamping-connecting rod 40 can be integrally made into a single member with a curved or a straight-line shape.
A first preferred embodiment of the glass clamping-connecting member 50, as shown in
The glass outer cover 5010 is a hollow T-shaped body made of aluminum alloy, provided with male threads 50101 on the surface of a lower portion for connecting other members and its hollow center provided therein with female threads 50102 to be connected with the threaded rod 5013.
The glass cushion 5011 is a sidewise H-shaped body made of rubber, having its center bored with a through hole 50110 to be fitted on the glass outer cover 5010 and having its outer end closely contact with the inner end of the glass outer cover 5010. The glass cushion 5011 is disposed with a recessed groove 50111 in the outer circumferential side between its opposite ends for stably fixing glass therein so as to prevent the glass from falling down and from being locked tight with excessively large force to break potentially the glass.
The glass inner cover 5012 is a circular body made of aluminum alloy, having its center bored with a through round hole provided therein with female threads 50121 to be combined with the male threads 50101 on the surface of the glass outer cover 5010, letting the outer end of the glass inner cover 5012 closely contact with the inner end of the glass cushion 5011. Therefore, after the inner cover 5012 is turned tight, the glass cushion 5011 will be forced to closely contact with the glass outer cover 5010.
The threaded rod 5013 made of stainless steel has its surface provided with male threads 50131 by which the outer end of the threaded rod 5013 can be combined with the female threads 50102 of the glass outer cover 5010.
The front nut 5014 is a hollow cylinder made of aluminum alloy, having its center bored with a through round hole provided therein with female threads 50141 to be combined with the male threads 50131 of the threaded rod 5013, letting the outer end of the front nut 5014 closely contact with the outer end of the round hole of the glass outer cover 5010.
The rear nut 5015 is a sidewise U-shaped body made of aluminum alloy, having the inner portion of its hole disposed with female threads 50151 by which the rear nut 5015 can be connected with the rear end of the threaded rod 5013. Thus, by turning the rear nut 5015, the threaded rod 5013 can be adjusted to a proper length tallying with the total thickness of the members fitted on the threaded rod 5013 so as to enable all the members to closely contact with one another and be firmly secured together after the rear nut 5015 is turned tight.
A second preferred embodiment of the glass clamping-connecting member 50 in the present invention, as shown in
It is readily apparent that the above-described embodiments have the advantage of wide commercial utility. It should be understood that the specific form of the invention hereinabove described is intended to be representative only, as certain modifications within the scope of these teachings will be apparent to those skilled in the art. Accordingly, reference should be made to the following claims in determining the full scope of the invention.
