The present disclosure provides a folding table, and in particular to a folding table that can be folded for storage and unfolded for use.
A common conventional folding table is usually formed by one tabletop and two legs, wherein the legs and the tabletop are movably assembled. Thus, the legs can be unfolded at a bottom portion of the tabletop to form a table, or the legs can be folded at the bottom portion of the tabletop so as to achieve the effects of folding and storage.
However, for such conventional folding table that merely has the legs gathered toward the bottom portion of the tabletop, the width of the tabletop when folded is the same as that when unfolded, resulting in drawbacks of occupying a space and lacking ease of portability. Moreover, when the folding table is unfolded, support with respect to the ground is achieved by means of only the legs, and this may lead to inadequacy in both stability and bearing ability.
Therefore, it is an object of the present disclosure to aim to develop and disclose a folding table which appears as a long strip shape and has a rectangular cross section when folded to achieve effects of a minimal occupied space and ease of portability, and better stability and a bearing ability when unfolded.
In view of the issues and drawbacks of the prior art above, it is an object of the inventor with dedicated research and development to provide a folding table, which appears as a long strip shape and has a rectangular cross section when folded to achieve effects of a minimal occupied space and ease of portability, and better stability and a bearing ability when unfolded.
To achieve the above and other objects, the present disclosure provides a folding table including a tabletop, a left folding mechanism, a left table leg, a right folding mechanism and a right table leg. The tabletop includes a center table panel, a first folding table panel and a second folding table panel. The first folding table panel is movably joined on one side of the center table panel, and the second folding table panel is movably joined on the other side of the center tablet panel. The left folding mechanism is arranged on one side of a bottom surface of the center table panel, and includes a left folding seat, a left inclined support, a first left beam, and a second left beam. The left folding seat is arranged at the bottom surface of the center table panel, one end of the left inclined support is movably joined at the left folding seat and presses against the bottom surface of the center table panel, and the first left beam and the second left beam are respectively joined on two sides of the left folding seat and press against the bottom surface of the center table panel. The left table legs are arranged at the left folding mechanism, and includes a left telescopic rod, a left front leg, a left front connection rod, a left front sliding member, a left back leg, a left back connection rod, a left back sliding member and a left telescopic rod fixing portion. The left telescopic rod has one end arranged at the left folding seat, and the other end movably joined on one other end of the left inclined support. The left front leg has one end movably joined at the left folding seat. The left front connection rod has one end movably joined at the first left beam, and the other end movably joined on the other end of the left telescope rod. The left front leg is sleeved at the left front sliding member, and the left front connection rod is movably joined at the left front sliding member. The left back leg has one end movably joined at the left folding seat. The left back connection rod has one end movably joined at the second left beam and the other end movably joined on the other end of the left telescopic rod. The left back leg is sleeved at the left back sliding member, and the left back connection rod is movably joined at the left back sliding member. The left telescopic fixing portion is arranged at the left telescopic rod. The right folding mechanism is arranged on the other side of the bottom surface of the center table panel, and includes a right folding seat, a right inclined support, a first right beam and a second right beam. The right folding seat is arranged at the bottom surface of the center table panel. The right inclined support has one end movably joined at the right folding seat and pressing against the bottom surface of the center table panel. The first right beam and the second right beam are respectively movably joined on two sides of the right folding seat and press against the bottom surface of the center table panel. The right table leg is arranged at the right folding mechanism, and includes a right telescopic rod, a right front leg, a right front connection rod, a right front sliding member, a right back leg, a right back connection rod, a right back sliding member and a right telescopic rod fixing portion. The right telescopic rod has one end movably joined at the first right unfolding seat, and the other end movably joined on the other end of the right inclined support. The right front leg has one end movably joined at the right folding seat. The right front connection rod has one end movably joined at the first right beam, and the other end movably joined at the other end of the right telescopic rod. The right front leg is sleeved at the right front sliding member, and the right front connection rod is movably joined at the right front sliding member. The right back leg has one end movably joined at the right folding seat. The right back connection rod has one end movably joined at the second right beam and the other end movably joined on the other end of the right telescopic rod. The right back sliding member is sleeved at the right back leg, and the right back sliding member is movably joined at the right back connection rod. The right telescopic rod fixing portion is arranged at the right telescopic rod.
In the folding table according to one embodiment, the tabletop further includes a bottom support bar, which is movably joined at the bottom surface of the center table panel by a pivot portion.
In the folding table according to one embodiment, a first limiting portion is arranged at the bottom surface of the first folding table panel, a second limiting portion is arranged at a bottom surface of the second folding table panel, and two ends of the bottom support bar are respectively embedded into the first limiting portion and the second limiting portion.
In the folding table according to one embodiment, a first fastening portion and a second fastening portion are arranged at the bottom surface of the first folding table panel, a third fastening portion and a fourth fastening portion are arranged at the bottom surface of the second folding table panel, the first left beam and the second left beam are respectively fastened at the first fastening portion and the third fastening portion, and the first right beam and the second right beam are respectively fastened at the second fastening portion and the fourth fastening portion.
In the folding table according to one embodiment, the left folding seat is provided with a first rotating shaft, a first pivot joint, a second pivot joint, a third pivot joint, a fourth pivot joint and a first sleeve. The first rotating shaft is arranged on an outer side of the left folding seat, the third pivot joint is arranged on one end of the left folding seat, the fourth pivot joint is arranged on the other end of the left folding seat, the first pivot joint is adjacent to the third pivot joint, and the second pivot joint is adjacent to the fourth pivot. The first rotating shaft is movably joined at the left inclined support, the first left beam has one end movably joined at the first pivot joint, the second left beam has one end movably joined at the second pivot joint, the left front leg has one end movably joined at the third pivot joint, the left back leg has one end movably joined at the fourth pivot joint, and the left telescopic rod has one end sleeved at the first sleeve.
In the folding table according to one embodiment, the left inclined support is provided with two left support cross arms and two left support inclined arms. The left support cross arms are movably joined respectively at the left support inclined arms and the first rotating shaft, and the left telescopic rod has the other end movably joined at the left support inclined arms.
In the folding table according to one embodiment, the left telescopic rod is provided with a left outer tube, a left inner tube, a first connection member, a fifth pivot joint and a sixth pivot joint. The left inner tube is sleeved in the left outer tube. The first connection member is arranged on an outer end of the left inner tube, the fifth pivot joint is arranged on one side of the first connection member, and the sixth pivot joint is arranged on the other side of the first connection member. The left outer tube has one end is arranged at the left folding seat, and the left telescopic rod fixing portion is arranged at the left outer tube. The left front connection rod has the other end movably joined at the fifth pivot joint, and the left back connection rod has the other end movably joined at the sixth pivot joint.
In the folding table according to one embodiment, the left telescopic rod fixing portion includes a first seat, a first latch pin, a first elastic member and a first pull member. The first seat is located on one end of the left outer tube. The first latch pin is arranged at the first seat. The first elastic member is arranged between the first seat and the first latch pin. The first pull member is arranged at the first latch pin. A first limiting hole and a second limiting hole corresponding to each other are provided at the left outer tube and the left inner tube. The first latch pin is fastened with or unfastened from the first limiting hole and the second limiting hole.
In the folding table according to one embodiment, the left front sliding member includes a second sleeve and a seventh pivot joint. The seventh pivot joint is arranged on one side of the second sleeve, the left front leg is movably inserted at the second sleeve, and the left front connection rod is movably joined at the seventh pivot joint.
In the folding table according to one embodiment, the left back sliding member includes a third sleeve and an eighth pivot joint. The eighth pivot joint is arranged on one side of the third sleeve, the left back leg is movably inserted at the third sleeve, and the left back connection rod is movably joined at the eighth pivot joint.
In the folding table according to one embodiment, the right folding seat is provided with a second rotating shaft, a ninth pivot joint, a tenth pivot joint, an eleventh pivot joint, a twelfth pivot joint and a fourth sleeve. The second rotating shaft is arranged on an outer side of the right folding seat, the eleventh pivot joint is arranged on one end of the right folding seat, the twelfth pivot joint is arranged on the other end of the right folding seat, the ninth pivot joint is adjacent to the eleventh pivot joint, and the tenth pivot joint is adjacent to the twelfth pivot. The second rotating shaft is movably joined at the right inclined support, the first right beam has one end movably joined at the ninth pivot joint, the second right beam has one end movably joined at the tenth pivot joint, the right front leg has one end movably joined at the eleventh pivot joint, the right back leg has one end movably joined at the twelfth pivot joint, and the right telescopic rod has one end sleeved at the fourth sleeve.
In the folding table according to one embodiment, the right inclined support is provided with two right support cross arms and two right support inclined arms. The right support cross arms are movably joined respectively at the right support inclined arms and the second rotating shaft, and the right telescopic rod has the other end movably joined at the right support inclined arms.
In the folding table according to one embodiment, the right telescopic rod is provided with a right outer tube, a right inner tube, a second connection member, a thirteenth pivot joint and a fourteenth pivot joint. The right inner tube is sleeved in the right outer tube. The second connection member is arranged on an outer end of the right inner tube, the thirteenth pivot joint is arranged on one side of the second connection member, and the fourteenth pivot joint is arranged on the other side of the second connection member. The right outer tube has one end arranged at the right folding seat, and the right telescopic rod fixing portion is arranged at the right outer tube. The right front connection rod has the other end movably joined at the thirteenth pivot joint, and the right back connection rod has the other end movably joined at the fourteenth pivot joint.
In the folding table according to one embodiment, the right telescopic rod fixing portion includes a second seat, a second latch pin, a second elastic member and a second pull member. The second seat is located on one end of the right outer tube. The second latch pin is arranged at the second seat. The second elastic member is arranged between the second seat and the second latch pin. The second pull member is arranged at the second latch pin. A third limiting hole and a fourth limiting hole corresponding to each other are respectively provided at the right outer tube and the right inner tube. The second latch pin is fastened with or unfastened from the third limiting hole and the fourth limiting hole.
In the folding table according to one embodiment, the right front sliding member includes a fifth sleeve and a fifteenth pivot joint. The fifteenth pivot joint is arranged on one side of the fifth sleeve, the right front leg is movably inserted at the fifth sleeve, and the right front connection rod is movably joined at the fifteenth pivot joint.
In the folding table according to one embodiment, the right back sliding member includes a sixth sleeve and a sixteenth pivot joint. The sixteenth pivot joint is arranged on one side of the sixth sleeve, the right back leg is movably inserted at the sixth sleeve, and the right back connection rod is movably joined at the sixteenth pivot joint.
In the folding table according to one embodiment, a first handle is arranged on one side of the first folding table panel, and a second handle is arranged on one side of the second folding table panel.
To achieve the above and other objects, the present disclosure further provides a folding table including a tabletop, a left folding mechanism, a left table leg, a right folding mechanism and a right table leg. The tabletop includes a center table panel, a first folding table panel and a second folding table panel. The first folding table panel includes a first folding inner table panel and a first folding outer table panel movably joined with each other, and the second folding table panel includes a second folding inner table panel and a second folding outer table panel movably joined with each other. The first folding inner table panel is movably joined on one side of the center table panel, and the second folding inner table panel is joined on the other side of the center table panel. The first folding inner table panel and the second folding inner table panel fold toward a top surface of the center table panel, the first folding outer table panel folds toward a bottom surface of the first folding inner table panel, and the second folding outer table panel folds toward a bottom surface of the second folding inner table panel. The left folding mechanism is arranged on one side of a bottom surface of the center table panel, and includes a left folding seat, a left inclined support, a first left beam, and a second left beam. The left folding seat is arranged at the bottom surface of the center table panel, one end of the left inclined support is movably joined at the left folding seat and presses against the bottom surface of the center table panel, and the first left beam and the second left beam are respectively joined on two sides of the left folding seat and press against the bottom surface of the center table panel. The left table legs are arranged at the left folding mechanism, and includes a left telescopic rod, a left front leg, a left front connection rod, a left front sliding member, a left back leg, a left back connection rod, a left back sliding member and a left telescopic rod fixing portion. The left telescopic rod has one end arranged at the left folding seat, and the other end movably joined on one other end of the left inclined support. The left front leg has one end movably joined at the left folding seat. The left front connection rod has one end movably joined at the first left beam, and the other end movably joined on the other end of the left telescope rod. The left front leg is sleeved at the left front sliding member, and the left front connection rod is movably joined at the left front sliding member. The left back leg has one end movably joined at the left folding seat. The left back connection rod has one end movably joined at the second left beam and the other end movably joined on the other end of the left telescopic rod. The left back leg is sleeved at the left back sliding member, and the left back connection rod is movably joined at the left back sliding member. The left telescopic fixing portion is arranged at the left telescopic rod. The right folding mechanism is arranged on the other side of the bottom surface of the center table panel, and includes a right folding seat, a right inclined support, a first right beam and a second right beam. The right folding seat is arranged at the bottom surface of the center table panel. The right inclined support has one end movably joined at the right folding seat and pressing against the bottom surface of the center table panel. The first right beam and the second right beam are respectively movably joined on two sides of the right folding seat and press against the bottom surface of the center table panel. The right table leg is arranged at the right folding mechanism, and includes a right telescopic rod, a right front leg, a right front connection rod, a right front sliding member, a right back leg, a right back connection rod, a right back sliding member and a right telescopic rod fixing portion. The right telescopic rod has one end arranged at the right folding seat, and the other end movably joined on the other end of the right inclined support. The right front leg has one end movably joined at the right folding seat. The right front connection rod has one end movably joined at the first right beam, and the other end movably joined at the other end of the right telescopic rod. The right front leg is sleeved at the right front sliding member, and the right front connection rod is movably joined at the right front sliding member. The right back leg has one end movably joined at the right folding seat. The right back connection rod has one end movably joined at the second right beam and the other end movably joined on the other end of the right telescopic rod. The right back sliding member is sleeved at the right back leg, and the right back sliding member is movably joined at the right back connection rod. The right telescopic rod fixing portion is arranged at the right telescopic rod.
Thus, the folding table of the present disclosure is foldable by means of coordination of the tabletop, the left folding mechanism, the left table leg, the right folding mechanism and the right table leg. Once folded, the tabletop envelops the left folding mechanism, the left table leg, the right folding mechanism and the right table leg, such that the folding table appears as a long stripe shape and has a rectangular cross section, achieving the object of providing effects of a minimal occupied space and ease of portability when folded, and better stability and a bearing ability when unfolded.
To facilitate understanding of the object, characteristics and effects of this present disclosure, embodiments together with the attached drawings for the detailed description of the present disclosure are provided.
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The tabletop 1 includes a center table panel 11, a first folding table panel 12 and a second folding table panel 13. The first folding table panel 12 is movably joined on one side of the center table panel 11, and the second folding table panel 13 is movably joined on the other side of the center table panel 11.
The left folding mechanism 2 is arranged on one side of a bottom surface of the center table panel 11. The left folding mechanism 2 includes a left folding seat 21, a left inclined support 22, a first left beam 23 and a second left beam 24. The left folding seat 21 is arranged at the bottom surface of the center table panel 11. The left inclined support 22 has one end movably joined at the left folding seat 21 and pressing against the bottom surface of the center table panel 11. The first left beam 23 and the second left beam 24 are respectively movably joined on two sides of the left folding seat 21 and press against the bottom surface of the center table panel 11.
The left table leg 3 is arranged at the left folding mechanism 2. The left table leg 3 includes a left telescopic rod 31, a left front leg 32, a left front connection rod 33, a left front sliding member 34, a left back leg 35, a left back connection rod 36, a left sliding member 37 and a left telescopic rod fixing portion 38. The left telescopic rod 31 has one end arranged at the left folding seat 21, and the other end movably joined at the other end of the left inclined support 22. The left front leg 32 has one end movably joined at the left folding seat 21. The left front connection rod 33 has one end movably joined at the first left beam 23, and has the other end movably joined on the other end of the left telescopic rod 31. The left front leg 32 is sleeved at the left front sliding member 34, and the left front connection rod 33 is movably joined at the left front sliding member 34. The left back leg 35 has one end movably joined at the left folding seat 21. The left back connection rod 36 has one end movably joined at the second left beam 24, and the other end movably joined at the other end of the left telescopic rod 31. The left back leg 35 is sleeved at the left back sliding member 37, and the left back connection rod 36 is movably joined at the left back sliding member 37. The left telescopic rod fixing portion 38 is arranged at the left telescopic rod 31.
The right folding mechanism 4 is arranged on the other side of the bottom surface of the center table panel 11. The right folding mechanism 4 includes a right folding seat 41, a right inclined support 42, a first right beam 43 and a second right beam 44. The right folding seat 41 is arranged at the bottom surface of the center table panel 11. The right inclined support 42 has one end movably joined at the right folding seat 41 and pressing against the bottom surface of the center table panel 11. The first right beam 43 and the second right beam 44 are respectively movably joined on two sides of the right folding seat 41 and press against the bottom surface of the center table panel 11.
The right table leg 5 is arranged at the right folding mechanism 4. The right table leg 5 includes a right telescopic rod 51, a right front leg 52, a right front connection rod 53, a right front sliding member 54, a right back leg 55, a right back connection rod 56, a right sliding member 57 and a right telescopic rod fixing portion 58. The right telescopic rod 51 has one end arranged at the right folding seat 41, and the other end movably joined at the other end of the right inclined support 42. The right front leg 52 has one end movably joined at the right folding seat 41. The right front connection rod 53 has one end movably joined at the first right beam 43, and has the other end movably connected to the other end of the right telescopic rod 51. The right front leg 52 is sleeved at the right front sliding member 54, and the right front connection rod 53 is movably joined at the right front sliding member 54. The right back leg 55 has one end movably joined at the right folding seat 41. The right back connection rod 56 has one end movably joined at the second right beam 44, and the other end movably joined at the other end of the right telescopic rod 51. The right back sliding member 57 is sleeved at the right back leg 55, and the right back sliding member 57 is movably joined at the right back connection rod 56. The right telescopic rod fixing portion 58 is arranged at the right telescopic rod 51.
When the tabletop 1, the left folding mechanism 2, the left table leg 3, the right folding mechanism 4 and the right table leg 5 are unfolded, the present disclosure can be used as a table. Moreover, with the coordination of the tabletop 1, the left folding mechanism 2, the left table leg 3, the right folding mechanism 4 and the right table leg 5, the present disclosure provides better stability and bearing ability when unfolded (as shown in
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Once the left table leg 3 and the right table leg 5 are folded as described above, the left table leg 3 and the right table leg 5 may be layered on each other. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the left folding seat 21 has an extension section 210, and so the length of the left folding seat 21 is longer than that of the right folding seat 41. Thus, after the right table leg 5 is folded with coordination of the right folding mechanism 4, the left table leg 3 is folded with coordination of the left folding mechanism 2, such that the left table leg 3 is layered over the right table leg 5.
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To fold the present disclosure, as given in the description associated with above folding table, the left folding mechanism 2, the left leg 3, the right folding mechanism 4 and the right leg 5 are folded. Then, the first folding inner table panel 121 and the second folding inner table panel 131 are folded toward a top surface of the center folding panel 11, the first folding outer table panel 122 is folded toward a bottom surface of the first folding inner table panel 121, and the second folding outer table panel 132 is folded toward a bottom surface of the second folding inner table panel 131. Thus, the folding table appears as a long stripe shape when unfolded, providing effects of a minimal occupied space and ease of portability.
Moreover, once the above folding is completed, the tabletop 1, the left folding mechanism 2, the left leg 3, the right folding mechanism 4 and the right leg in a folded state can be tied and secured by a tying member (not shown), so as to maintain the stability of the folded folding table.
The present disclosure is described by way of the preferred embodiments above. A person skilled in the art should understand that, these embodiments are merely for describing the present disclosure are not to be construed as limitations to the scope of the present disclosure. It should be noted that all equivalent changes, replacements and substitutions made to the embodiments are to be encompassed within the scope of the present disclosure. Therefore, the scope of protection of the present disclosure should be accorded with the broadest interpretation of the appended claims.
This application is a continuation-in-part patent application of U.S. application Ser. No. 17/732,555 filed on Apr. 29, 2022, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference for which priority is claimed under 35 U.S.C. § 120.
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Parent | 17732555 | Apr 2022 | US |
Child | 17980577 | US |