The present disclosure relates to a damping device and a seat of a stroller, and a stroller.
Generally, strollers are used to take children outdoors. With the development of technology, requirements for strollers are also increasing. The existing stroller is generally not provided with a damping structure on its seat, so that when the stroller rides through the bumpy road, the child sitting in the stroller may feel uncomfortable, which will affect the riding comfort.
Thus, a seat with elastic wires has been proposed, which can achieve a certain, but not good enough, damping effect. Moreover, since only one wire is provided on a seat plate, the seat plate has insufficient strength and poor bearing capacity.
Therefore, it is necessary to develop a damping device for a stroller, which can avoid the above problems in the prior art.
In view of the above defects in the prior art, an object of the present disclosure is to provide a damping device for a stroller, which can enable the stroller to achieve better damping effect.
As embodied and generally described herein, in order to achieve these and other advantages and according to the object of the present disclosure, a damping device of a stroller is provided. The damping device is arranged on a first pipe and a second pipe of a seat pipe of the stroller which are parallel to each other, and carries a seat part of the stroller. The damping device comprises a bracket structure pivotally connected to the first pipe and the second pipe, and the bracket structure is arranged to elastically prevent the bracket structure from pivoting relative to the first pipe and the second pipe by means of a damping elastic element to delay a downward movement of the seat part.
In one embodiment, the bracket structure comprises: a damping pipe abutting against a lower surface of the seat part, and having a fixed end pivotally connected to the first pipe and a free end that is higher than the second pipe; and a damping sleeve having a first end pivotally connected to the second pipe and a second end slidably pivotally connected to the damping pipe, the damping sleeve being arranged to be driven to pivot downward about the second pipe when the damping pipe is pressed downward and pivots downward about the first pipe; wherein the damping elastic element is a separate member other than the damping pipe and the damping sleeve, and the damping elastic element is arranged to apply a damping force on the damping pipe and/or the damping sleeve when the damping pipe and the damping sleeve pivot downward.
In one embodiment, the damping pipe is provided with a connecting sleeve which is slidable along the damping pipe, and the second end of the damping sleeve is pivotally connected to the connecting sleeve, so that the second end of the damping sleeve is indirectly pivotally connected to the damping pipe.
In one embodiment, the connecting sleeve is provided with a pin perforation which is transverse to the damping pipe, the second end of the damping sleeve is provided with a pin connecting hole, and a part of the damping pipe surrounded by the connecting sleeve is provided with an elongated-slot-shaped sliding hole, and a pin passes through the pin connecting hole, the pin perforation and the sliding hole in sequence.
In one embodiment, the connecting sleeve is provided with a damping sleeve hole in which the damping pipe slides, and a connecting column transverse to the damping pipe is arranged at a position of the connecting sleeve provided with the pin perforation, and the pin perforation penetrates through the connecting column; the first end of the damping sleeve is provided with a second sleeve hole through which the second pipe passes, the second end of the damping sleeve is provided with two limiting bosses, the pin connecting hole is formed by penetrating through the two limiting bosses, a limiting groove is defined between the two limiting bosses, and a part of the connecting sleeve provided with the connecting column is accommodated in the limiting groove.
In one embodiment, the damping elastic element is a torsion spring, the first end of the torsion spring is a pushing part acting on the damping pipe, and the second end of the torsion spring is a hook part engaged in an engaging hole of the damping sleeve, a ring-shaped collar wound by a spring wire of the torsion spring is provided between the pushing part and the hook part, and the collar is arranged on the connecting column of the connecting sleeve.
In one embodiment, a boss is provided at a lower part of the connecting sleeve and provided with a rotating hole, a pin connecting hole is provided at the second end of the damping sleeve, and a pin passes through the pin connecting hole and the rotating hole on the boss in sequence.
In one embodiment, an elongated-slot-shaped sliding hole is provided at a part of the damping pipe pivotally connected with the damping sleeve, and a pin connecting hole is provided at the second end of the damping sleeve, and a pin passes through the pin connecting hole and the sliding hole, so that the second end of the damping sleeve is directly pivotally connected to the damping pipe.
In one embodiment, the damping elastic element is a tension spring, a compression spring, a hydraulic rod or a pneumatic rod, which acts on the damping pipe and/or the damping sleeve to generate a damping force in response to downward pivoting of the damping pipe and the damping sleeve.
In one embodiment, the bracket structure of the damping device comprises: a damping pipe abutting against a lower surface of the seat part, and having a fixed end pivotally connected to the first pipe and a free end that is higher than the second pipe; a damping sleeve having a first end pivotally connected to the second pipe and a second end pivotally connected to the damping pipe; wherein the damping elastic element is a hydraulic rod or pneumatic rod forming a part of the damping sleeve, and when the damping sleeve is pressed downward and pivots downward about the first pipe, the damping sleeve is driven to pivot downward about the second pipe and apply a damping force on the damping pipe by means of the hydraulic rod or the pneumatic rod forming a part of the damping sleeve.
In another aspect, the present disclosure also provides a seat of a stroller, wherein the seat comprises the damping device as mentioned above.
In still another aspect, the present disclosure also provides a stroller, wherein the stroller comprises a frame and a seat arranged on the frame, and the seat comprises the damping device as mentioned above.
The beneficial effect of the present disclosure is that the damping device of the child stroller prevents the bracket structure from pivoting to delay the downward movement of the seat part, so that the stroller can achieve a better damping effect.
The foregoing and other objects, features, aspect and advantages of the present disclosure will become more apparent from the following detailed description of the present disclosure taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
The accompanying drawings are included in the present disclosure to provide a further understanding of the present disclosure and are incorporated into and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the present disclosure, and serve to explain the concept of the present disclosure together with the following description.
In the drawings:
Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. It can be understood that although terms such as “first” and “second” can be used to describe various elements, these elements are not limited by these terms. These terms are usually only used to distinguish one element from another. In addition, terms specifically defined in consideration of the construction and operation of embodiments are only used to describe the embodiments, and do not limit the scope of the embodiments.
The damping device according to the present disclosure is provided on the first pipe 101 and the second pipe 102, and is used for carrying the seat part of the stroller. In this text, a direction towards which the stroller faces is defined as a forward direction, and a direction away from which the stroller faces is defined as a backward direction. It should be understood that, although as shown in
The damping device comprises a bracket structure pivotally connected to the first pipe 101 and the second pipe 102 and a damping elastic element 30, and the bracket structure is arranged to elastically prevent the bracket structure from pivoting relative to the first pipe 101 and the second pipe 102 by means of the damping elastic element 30 to delay a downward movement of the seat part. As the present disclosure prevents the pivoting of the bracket structure to delay the downward movement of the seat part, the present disclosure enables the stroller to achieve a more stable and soothing damping effect compared with a manner of directly preventing the downward movement of the seat by applying resistance in an up-down direction.
The bracket structure comprises a damping pipe 10 and a damping sleeve 20. The damping pipe 10 and the damping sleeve 20 are connected to each other to form a bracket structure that may move up and down (as shown in
The components of the damping device will be described in detail below.
The damping pipe 10 has a fixed end 10a and a free end 10b. The fixed end 10a is pivotally connected to the first pipe 101, and the free end 10b is higher than the second pipe 102, so that a plane defined by the damping pipe 10 and the first pipe 101 forms a certain angle with respect to a plane defined by the second pipe 102 and the first pipe 101. In the embodiment shown in
In addition, the damping pipe 10 shown in
In order to keep the plane defined by the damping pipe 10 and the first pipe 101 at a certain angle relative to the plane defined by the second pipe 102 and the first pipe 101, the damper device 100 further comprises a damping sleeve 20 which forms the bracket structure together with the damping pipe 10.
Referring to
The reason why the second end 20b of the damping sleeve 20 has to be slidably pivotally connected to the damping pipe 10 will be explained below with reference to
As shown in
Therefore, the pivot point 40 needs to be able to slide relative to the damping pipe 10, so that the distance between the pivot point 40 and the first pipe 101 is variable. As shown in
In order to realize that the second end 20b of the damping sleeve 20, together with the pin 40 (i.e., the pivot point 40) passing therethrough, can slide relative to the damping pipe 10, the present disclosure may adopt various embodiments.
As shown in
In a first embodiment of the damping device according to the present disclosure, the connecting sleeve 50 is provided with a pin perforation 51 (see
In this embodiment, the pin 40 is supported by the connecting column 53 on the connecting sleeve 50 to slide in the sliding hole 11 on the damping pipe 10, avoiding the contact friction between the pin 40 and the sliding hole 11 which affects the service life.
Of course, the present disclosure is not limited thereto. The damping device according to the present disclosure may simplify the structure based on the first embodiment, and adopt a second embodiment in which the damping pipe 10 is not provided with the connecting sleeve 50. In the second embodiment with simplified structure, the elongated-slot-shaped sliding hole 11 is provided at a part of the damping pipe 10 pivotally connected with the damping sleeve 20, and the pin connecting hole 21 is provided at the second end 20b of the damping sleeve 20. The pin 40 passes through the pin connecting hole 21 and the sliding hole 11 in sequence and acts as a pivot point between the damping sleeve 20 and the damping pipe 10. In this case, the second end 20b of the damping sleeve 20 is directly pivotally connected to the damping pipe 10.
Since the pin 40 is also slidable in the elongated-slot-shaped sliding hole 11, the second embodiment with simplified structure also realizes that the pivot point 40, i.e., the second end 20b of the damping sleeve 20 is slidable relative to the damping pipe 10. However, since the contact friction between the pin 40 and the sliding hole 11 will affect the service life, the sliding hole 11 may be coated with a wear-resistant coating, or provided with a sliding block (not shown) matching with a shape of the sliding hole 11 and having a sliding groove, and the sliding block is preferably made of a wear-resistant material.
Specifically, as shown in
In addition, a stopping projection or stopper (not shown) may be provided on the damping pipe 10 to limit a sliding range of the connecting sleeve 50 along the damping pipe 10.
Next, the damping elastic element 30 in the damping device 100 will be described in detail.
In order to achieve the damping effect of the damping device 100, the damping elastic element 30 can apply a damping force to the damping pipe 10 and/or the damping sleeve 20 to slow down the downward movement of the bracket structure formed by the damping pipe 10 and the damping sleeve 20.
In the first, second and third embodiments of the damping device according to the present disclosure, the damping elastic element 30 is a separate member other than the damping pipe 10 and the damping sleeve 20.
For example, in the first embodiment of the damping device according to the present disclosure, the damping elastic element 30 may be a torsion spring. As shown in
Next, the operation of the damping device according to the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the first embodiment.
When the damping device is not under pressure from the seat part of the stroller, as shown in
When the damping device is under the pressure from the seat part of the stroller, the damping pipe 10 pivots downward about the first pipe 101, thereby driving the damping sleeve 20 to pivot downward about the second pipe 102, and at the same time, the connecting sleeve 50 slides along the damping pipe 10 from the position P1 to the position P2 (see
Consequently, the bracket structure formed by the damping pipe 10 and the damping sleeve 20 moves to a low position. In this process, the torsion spring 30 applies a damping force on the damping pipe 10 and the damping sleeve 20, thereby greatly slowing down the speed and strength of the bracket structure moving to the low position and weakening the vibration of the seat part of the stroller.
When the pressure on the damping device weakens or disappears, the bracket structure will move back from the low position to the high position under the action of the torsion spring 30.
The operation of the second embodiment of the damping device according to the present disclosure may be generally the same as that of the first embodiment, except that the specific arrangements of some components are changed. For example, since the connecting sleeve 50 is not provided on the damping pipe 10, the torsion spring 30 may be provided in other ways as long as it can apply a damping force on the connection of the damping pipe 10 and the damping sleeve 20.
In addition, the damping elastic element 30 is not limited to a torsion spring, but may also be various elastic bodies that may generate a damping force, such as a tension spring, a compression spring, a hydraulic rod or a pneumatic rod. Furthermore, the damping elastic element 30 may be a single piece acting only on the damping pipe 10 or the damping sleeve 20, or a single piece or multiple pieces acting on both the damping pipe 10 and the damping sleeve 20, as shown in
In a fourth embodiment of the damping device according to the present disclosure, the damping elastic element is not a separate member other than the damping pipe 10 and the damping sleeve 20, for example, the damping elastic element is a hydraulic rod or a pneumatic rod forming a part of the damping sleeve 20. One end of the hydraulic rod or pneumatic rod is pivotally connected to the second pipe 102, and the other end is pivotally connected to the damping pipe 10. When the damping pipe 10 is pressed downward and pivots downward about the first pipe 101, the damping sleeve 20 will be driven to pivot downward about the second pipe 102 and apply a damping force on the damping pipe 10 by means of the hydraulic or pneumatic rod forming a part of the damping sleeve 20. In this case, the damping sleeve 20 has functions of both the damping sleeve and the damping elastic element, so that the separate damping elastic element 30 can be omitted. This embodiment reduces the cost by reducing the number of components of the damping device.
The stroller using the damping device according to the present disclosure will achieve a better damping effect, thereby improving the comfort of the child when riding.
The features of the present disclosure can be embodied in various forms without departing from the characteristics of the present disclosure, it should also be understood that the above-mentioned embodiments are not limited to any details described above, unless otherwise indicated, but should be broadly interpreted as being within the scope defined by the appended claims. Therefore, all modifications and alterations that fall within the scope and limits of the claims or the equivalent of such scope and limits should be covered by the appended claims.
Number | Date | Country | Kind |
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202210046772.3 | Jan 2022 | CN | national |
Filing Document | Filing Date | Country | Kind |
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PCT/EP2023/050776 | 1/13/2023 | WO |