The present invention relates to an angle adjustment mechanism which is applied to adjust an angle of a storage drawer of a desk for a keyboard.
With popularity and advancement of computers, computer desks are classified to a hidden computer desk or a computer desk with a tiltable angle for a desktop panel on which a computer screen is placed. It can protect a user's eyes and avoid serious damage caused by radiation after a period of using time.
However, the computer desks on the market are usually only adjusted for the computer screen, but there is no adjustable angle for the storage drawers on which the keyboard is placed, so the storage drawers can only be pulled out or pushed back under the desktop board. Furthermore, each user's height and arm length are different, so the user's arm cannot be placed on the storage drawer in the most comfortable posture, thus causing the user's muscles to be stiff and sore after a period of using time.
The present invention has arisen to mitigate and/or obviate the afore-described disadvantages.
The primary objective of the present invention is to provide an angle adjustment mechanism of a storage drawer of a desk for a keyboard which contains two adjustment assemblies moved to the retainer so as to actuate a connector to move, each retainer and the connector remove from a locking section of a locker and a connecting section of a movable piece, and multiple first teeth disengage from multiple second teeth of each retainer respectively, hence the movable piece is rotated to an angle at which a top of a support section connects with a storage drawer, and a user's arm puts on the storage drawer comfortably.
To obtain above-mentioned objectives, an angle adjustment mechanism of a storage drawer of a desk for a keyboard provided by the present invention contains: a locker, a connector, a movable piece, a retainer, and an adjustment assembly.
The locker includes a locking section and a through orifice defined on the locking section.
The connector includes a stop plate, a fitting portion which is hollow and extends from the stop plate, multiple first teeth surrounding around an inner rim of the fitting portion, and a column extending from a center of the connector surrounded by the multiple first teeth, wherein a length of the column is more than the fitting portion, the fitting portion is inserted into the through orifice, and the stop plate contacts with the locking section.
The movable piece includes a connecting section, a passing orifice defined on a center of the connecting section, and a support section perpendicularly bending from a bottom of the connecting section, wherein the connecting section of the movable piece is connected with the locking section of the locker, and the column is inserted into the passing orifice.
The retainer includes a first receiving orifice, multiple second teeth surrounding around a first end of the retainer, at least one first slot and at least one recess which are formed on a second end of the retainer, and at least one second slot defined between and connected with the at least one first slot and the at least one recess, wherein the retainer is mounted between the connecting section and the support section of the movable piece, the multiple second teeth are inserted through the passing orifice to engage with the multiple first teeth respectively, and the first receiving orifice accommodates the column.
The adjustment assembly is secured between the connecting section and the support section, and the adjustment assembly includes: a drive member, a first adjusting member, and a second adjusting member.
The drive member has an accommodation space defined in an end of the drive member, at least one second protrusion received in the accommodation space, a second receiving orifice formed in the other end of the drive member, and a third receiving orifice communicating with the accommodation space and the second receiving orifice, wherein the accommodation space is fitted with the at least one first slot, the at least one recess and the at least one second slot. The at least one second protrusion is movably fixed into the at least one first slot, the at least one recess and the at least one second slot, and the third receiving orifice accommodates the column.
The first adjusting member includes a fourth receiving orifice defined in the first adjusting member, at least one fourth notch and at least one fifth notch which are defined on a center of the first adjusting member and communicate with the fourth receiving orifice, and a sixth notch defined between and parallel to the at least one fourth notch and the at least one fifth notch, wherein the first adjusting member is accommodated in the second receiving orifice.
The second adjusting member has at least one post extending from a first end of the second adjusting member, wherein the second adjusting member is accommodated in the fourth receiving orifice, and the at least one post is movably fixed into the at least one fourth notch, the at least one fifth notch and the sixth notch.
The present invention will be clearer from the following description when viewed together with the accompanying drawings, which show, for purpose of illustrations only, a preferred embodiment in accordance with the present invention. In operation, two angle adjustment mechanisms of the present invention are mounted on two ends of a storage drawer of a desk for a keyboard. Accordingly, we take an angle adjustment mechanism for example in following description of the structure.
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The locker 10 includes a locking section 11, a through orifice 12 defined on the locking section 11, at least one first notch 13 formed inside the through orifice 12, a first engagement section 14 bending and extending from a top of the locking section 11 perpendicular to the locking section 11, a bending section 15 extending from the first engagement section 14 opposite to the locking section 11 and perpendicular to the first engagement section 14, a second engagement section 16 bending from a distal end of the bending section 15 opposite to the first engagement section 14 so that an opening 17 is defined between the first engagement section 14 and the second engagement section 16.
The connector 20 includes a stop plate 21, a fitting portion 22 which is hollow and extends from the stop plate 21, wherein a diameter of the fitting portion 22 is less than the stop plate 21, and the connector 20 includes at least one cutout 23 formed thereon, at least one shoulder 24 arranged on an outer rim of the fitting portion 22, multiple first teeth 25 surrounding around an inner rim of the fitting portion 22, and a column 26 extending from a center of the connector 20 surrounded by the multiple first teeth 25, wherein a length of the column 26 is more than the fitting portion 22. The connector 20 further includes a first coupling portion 27 located on an end of the column 26 opposite to the stop plate 21, and a first threaded orifice 28 passing through the stop plate 21 and the column 26, wherein the fitting portion 22 of the connector 21 is inserted into the through orifice 12 of the locker 10, the at least one shoulder 24 is fixed in the at least one first notch 13 respectively, and the stop plate 21 contacts with the locking section 11.
The movable piece 30 includes a connecting section 31, a passing orifice 32 defined on a center of the connecting section 31, two opposite first fixing orifices 33 concentric with the passing orifice 32, at least one second notch 34 formed inside the passing orifice 32, a support section 35 perpendicularly bending from a bottom of the connecting section 31, an indentation 36 defined between the connecting section 31 and the support section 35, and two first joining orifice 37 formed adjacent to an end of the support section 35 opposite to the connecting section 31, wherein the connecting section 31 of the movable piece 30 is connected with the locking section 11 of the locker 10, and the column 26 is inserted into the passing orifice 32.
The retainer 40 includes a first receiving orifice 41, multiple second teeth 42 surrounding around a first end of the retainer 40, at least one first slot 43 and at least one recess 44 which are formed on a second end of the retainer 40, and at least one second slot 45 defined between and connected with the at least one first slot 43 and the at least one recess 44, wherein a depth of the at least one recess 44 is more than those of the at least one second slot 45 and the at least one first slot 43, the retainer 40 further includes at least one first protrusion 46 arranged on an end of the multiple second teeth 42, a circular abutting portion 47 surrounding around a center of the retainer 40, two opposite second fixing orifices 48 defined on the circular abutting portion 47 and concentric with the first receiving orifice 41, wherein the retainer 40 is mounted between the connecting section 31 and the support section 35 of the movable piece 30, the multiple second teeth 42 are inserted through the passing orifice 32 to engage with the multiple first teeth 25 respectively, a first end of each of the at least one first protrusion 46 is engaged by each of the at least one second notch 34, and a second end of each first protrusion 46 is located inside each of the at least one cutout 23, the first receiving orifice 41 accommodates the column 26, and the circular abutting portion 47 is limited by the connecting section 31.
The adjustment assembly 50 is secured between the connecting section 31 and the support section 35, and the adjustment assembly 50 includes a drive member 51, a first adjusting member 52, a second adjusting member 53, and a cap 54.
The drive member 51 has an accommodation space 511 defined in an end thereof, at least one second protrusion 512 received in the accommodation space 511, a second receiving orifice 513 formed in the other end of the drive member 51, at least one third protrusion 514 accommodated in the second receiving orifice 513, a third receiving orifice 515 communicating with the accommodation space 511 and the second receiving orifice 513, and a pull portion 516 extending from the drive member 51, wherein the accommodation space 511 of the drive member 51 is fitted with the at least one first slot 43, the at least one recess 44, and the at least one second slot 45 of the retainer 40, the at least one second protrusion 512 is movably fixed into the at least one first slot 43, the at least one recess 44 and the at least one second slot 45, and the third receiving orifice 515 accommodates the column 26.
The first adjusting member 52 includes a fourth receiving orifice 521 defined therein, at least one third notch 522 formed on a first outer surface of the first adjusting member 52, at least one second coupling portion 523 arranged on a second outer surface of the first adjusting member 52, at least one fourth notch 524 and at least one fifth notch 525 which are defined on a center of the first adjusting member 52 and communicate with the fourth receiving orifice 521, and a sixth notch 526 defined between and parallel to the at least one fourth notch 524 and the at least one fifth notch 525, wherein the first adjusting member 52 is accommodated in the second receiving orifice 513, and the at least one third notch 522 is engaged with the at least one third protrusion 514 respectively.
The second adjusting member 53 has at least one post 531 extending from a first end thereof, a fifth receiving orifice 532 formed in the second adjusting member 53, a sixth receiving orifice 533 defined in a second end of the second adjusting member 53, and a second threaded orifice 534 defined between and communicating with the fifth receiving orifice 532 and the sixth receiving orifice 533, wherein the second adjusting member 53 is accommodated in the fourth receiving orifice 521, the at least one post 531 is movably fixed into the at least one fourth notch 524, the at least one fifth notch 525 and the sixth notch 526, and the sixth receiving orifice 533 is connected with the first coupling portion 27.
The cap 54 includes a second joining orifice 541 defined thereon and is received in the second receiving orifice 513 of the drive member 51, and the second joining orifice 541 is fitted with the at least one second coupling portion 523.
The first screwing element 60 is accommodated in the fifth receiving orifice 532 of the second adjusting member 53 and is inserted through the second threaded orifice 534 and the first threaded orifice 28 of the connector 20 so that the second adjusting member 53 is screwed with the connector 20.
The two second screwing elements 61 are inserted through the two opposite first fixing orifices 33 of the movable piece 30 and the two opposite second fixing orifices 48 of the retainer 40 respectively so that the movable piece 30 is connected with the retainer 40.
The storage drawer 70 includes two slide rails 71 arranged on two bottoms of two ends thereof respectively, and each of the two slide rails 71 has an elongated groove 711 defined on a center of each slide rail 71, a slidable block 72 and two third screwing elements 73, wherein the slidable block 72 has two third joining orifices 721 defined on a center thereof and are accommodated in the elongated groove 711, the two third screwing elements 73 are inserted through the two first joining orifice 37 of the movable piece 30 and the two third joining orifices 721 of the slidable block 72 individually so that the slidable block 72 is connected with the movable piece 30.
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Thereby, the angle adjustment mechanism of the present invention has advantage as follows:
The adjustment assembly 50 are moved to the retainer 40 to actuate the connector 20 to move so that the retainer 40 and the connector 20 remove from the locking section 11 of the locker 10 and the connecting section 31 of the movable piece 30, and the multiple first teeth 25 disengage from the multiple second teeth 42 of the retainer 40 respectively, hence the movable piece 30 is rotated to the angle at which the top of the support section 35 connects with the storage drawer 70, and the user's arm puts on the storage drawer 70 comfortably.
While various embodiments in accordance with the present invention have been shown and described, it is clear to those skilled in the art that further embodiments may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.
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