Patent Application
20230180928
The technical field of this disclosure relates to a lifting table stand, and more particularly to a lifting table stand that may be installed with various types of actuation modules.
In order to fit different body types, heights, and using habits of users, many electric lifting tables with adjustable height and position are designed and sold on the market, so that users can adjust the table height as needed to achieve the purpose of comfortable usage of the table.
In a related-art lifting table stand, a small number of actuation modules are used to adjust the height and position manually, and most of the actuation modules are used to lift or lower the table stand through electric motors, or to directly control the height of the lifting through control box.
However, the actuation module of the related-art lifting table stand is usually set up and assembled at the factory, so that consumers do not have the choice to adjust the table stand according to their own needs, and the types of lifting table stands that can be selected at the time of purchase are limited. Therefore, it is a main subject for related manufacturers to overcome the aforementioned drawbacks of the related-art lifting table stand and make the lifting table stand applicable to different actuation modules at the same time to facilitate the replacement for users according to the needs.
In view of the aforementioned drawbacks of the related-art lifting table stand, the discloser of this disclosure based on years of experience in the related industry to conduct extensive research and experiment, and finally provided a feasible solution to overcome the drawbacks of the related art.
Therefore, it is a primary objective of this disclosure to provide a lifting table stand that may be installed with an actuation module of different types to achieve the effect of using the lifting table stand universally.
To achieve the aforementioned and other objectives, this disclosure discloses a lifting table stand including a pair of telescopic columns, a carrier, an actuation module, and a passive mechanism. The telescopic columns are arranged spacedly from each other and each telescopic column includes a plurality of tubes adapted to sheathe with each other and move telescopically relative to each other. The carrier includes a beam and a pair of support members, and the beam straddles the telescopic columns, and the support members are perpendicularly connected to two ends of the beam, and each support member and the beam are fixed to each tube. The actuation module includes a receiving member and a driver connected to the receiving member, and the receiving member is detachably installed to the beam. The passive mechanism includes a transmission shaft and a pair of gear sets, and the gear sets are arranged in the inner tubes respectively, and the transmission shaft passes the driver and is connected to each gear set.
This disclosure has the following effects. Through each connecting member fixed to each inner tube, the carrier may be installed directly on each connecting member for a quick and simple installation/removal. By the connecting member that is formed and bent into a U-shape, the weight of the connecting member may be reduced effectively. Through the passive mechanism, the rotation generated by the actuation module may drive the screw rod inside the inner tube to lift.
The technical contents of this disclosure will become apparent with the detailed description of embodiments accompanied with the illustration of related drawings as follows. It is intended that the embodiments and drawings disclosed herein are to be considered illustrative rather than restrictive.
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The telescopic columns 10 are arranged spacedly from each other and each telescopic column 10 includes a plurality of tubes adapted to sheathe with each other and move telescopically relative to each other. In this embodiment, the tube includes an outer tube 11, an inner tube 12 and a screw rod 13. The inner tube 12 is installed in the outer tube 11, and the inner tube 12 may move telescopically relative to the outer tube 11 through the screw rod 13. In this embodiment, the outer tube 11 and the inner tube 12 are hollow square tubes made of carbon steel or alloy steel. This disclosure is not just limited to such materials only, and the outer tube 11 and the inner tube 12 may also be hollow tubes made of other metals or alloys with a specific strength, and the hollow tube may be in an angular, circular, or polygonal shape.
The carrier 20 is made of metal such as carbon steel or alloy steel. The carrier 20 includes a beam 22 and a pair of support members 21. The beam 22 straddles the telescopic columns 10, and the support members 21 are perpendicularly connected to two ends of the beam 22. In some embodiments, the beam 22 and each support member 21 are fixed by welding. This disclosure is not just limited to such arrangement only, and the beam 22 and each support member 21 may also be fixed by a screw. Each support member 21 and the beam 22 are fixed to the top end of each inner tube 12, and each support member 21 and beam 22 jointly support the tabletop A. When the inner tube 12 moves telescopically in the outer tube 11, the carrier 20 and the tabletop A are driven to lift together.
The actuation module 40 includes a receiving member 40A and a driver connected to the receiving member 40A. In this embodiment, the driver is a current cutoff motor (or direct cut type motor) 41 arranged corresponding to the position of two limit switches (not shown in the figures) to control the upper and lower height limits for the lifting. The receiving member 40A is an L-shaped sheet structure made of metal such as carbon steel or alloy steel, but this disclosure is not limited to such structure only. The receiving member 40A together with the driver are detachably installed on the beam 22 to achieve the effect of changing the actuation module 40 of different types.
The passive mechanism 30 includes a transmission shaft 31 and a pair of gear sets 32. Each gear set 32 is installed in each inner tube 12 and engaged with the corresponding screw rod 13, and the transmission shaft 31 passes the driver on the receiving member 40A and is connected to each gear set 32. The driver of the actuation module 40 drives the transmission shaft 31 to rotate, and each gear set 32 drives the corresponding screw rod 13 to lift each inner tube 12 in each outer tube 11. In some embodiments, the transmission shaft 31 has a cross-section in a hexagonal shape. This disclosure is not limited to such shape only, but it also can be in a quadrilateral or pentagonal shape. Therefore, the transmission shaft 31 may be well driven by the actuation module 40 to rotate.
Further, the telescopic column 10 further includes a pair of connecting members 14. The connecting member 14 is made of a carbon steel sheet or an alloy steel sheet and includes a first connecting plate 141 and a second connecting plate 142 perpendicularly connected to the first connecting plate 141. In some embodiments, the first connecting plate 141 and the second connecting plate 142 are manufactured in one piece form by bending. The upper and lower long sides of the first connecting plate 141 and the second connecting plate 142 are bent inwardly into a substantially U-shape, and the upper and lower long sides are connected and fixed to the inner tube 12. In some embodiments, the first connecting plate 141 and the second connecting plate 142 are fixed to the inner tube 12 by welding, so that the weight of the connecting member 14 may be reduced effectively. In this embodiment, each of the two inner tubes 12 has a joint surface 121 located on the same plane and an outer side 122 perpendicular to each joint surface 121. The first connecting plate 141 is fixed to the joint surface 121, and the second connecting plate 142 is fixed to the outer side 122, and each first connecting plate 141 is provided for connecting and fixing the beam 22, and each second connecting plate 142 is provided for connecting and fixing each support member 21.
In addition, the first connecting plate 141 and the second connecting plate 142 respectively have a plurality of screws holes 143, and the support member 21 and the beam 22 have a plurality of fixing holes 23 formed thereon respectively. The lifting table stand of this disclosure further includes a plurality of screws B, C, each of the screws B, C passes through each fixing hole 23 to be screwed with each screw hole 143, so that the carrier 20 may be fixed to each connecting member 14 on each inner tube 12.
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It is noteworthy that the actuation module 40 of the first embodiment of this disclosure is installed according to the following method. The current cutoff motor 41 is mounted onto the receiving member 40A first, and then the transmission shaft 31 is made to pass and be connected to the current cutoff motor 41, and finally the receiving member 40A is screwed onto the beam 22 to complete the installation of the actuation module 40.
The actuation module 40 of the second embodiment of this disclosure is installed according to the following method. The electrical control motor 42 is mounted onto the receiving member 40A, and then the transmission shaft 31 is made to pass and be connected to the electrical control motor 42 and the receiving member 40A is screwed onto the beam 22, and finally the control box 421 is mounted onto the tabletop A to complete the installation of the actuation module 40.
The actuation module 40 of the third embodiment of this disclosure is installed according to the following method. The adapter 432 is screwed onto the receiving member 40A, and then the transmission shaft 31 is made to pass and be connected to the adapter 432 and the receiving member 40A is screwed onto the beam 22, and finally the rotating handle 431 is connected to the adapter 432 to complete the installation of the actuation module 40.
In the aforementioned three embodiments of this disclosure, each actuation module 40 may be used for the control of lifting the lifting table stand. If it is necessary to change the actuation module 40, the users simply need to reverse the installation procedure according to any one of the foregoing three embodiments in order to remove the receiving member 40A together with the driver from the beam 22, and then install a different type of actuation module 40 onto the beam 22 according to the foregoing installation methods. With this, the production line may install different types of actuation modules 40 on the receiving member 40A according to different shipping requirements, thereby reducing the amount of stocking in the warehouse and effectively controlling the production cost. On the other hand, the users may replace the actuation module 40 quickly and easily by themselves according to their requirements, without requiring an additional expenditure to buy a new lifting table stand with another type of the actuation module 40.
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In summation of the description above, this disclosure surely achieves the expected objective of use, and overcomes the drawbacks of the related art. While this disclosure has been described by means of specific embodiments, numerous modifications and variations could be made thereto by those skilled in the art without departing from the scope and spirit of this disclosure set forth in the claims.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 110208578 | Jul 2021 | TW | national |
This application is a continuation application of U.S. application Ser. No. 17/465,649 filed on Sep. 2, 2021, which claims priority to TW110208578 filed Jul. 21, 2021. The entire disclosures of the above applications are all incorporated herein by reference.
| Number | Date | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parent | 17465649 | Sep 2021 | US |
| Child | 18104791 | US |
