This application claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 202410055671.1 filed Jan. 15, 2024, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
The present disclosure relates to the technical field of mounting and demounting devices for fan blades and, in particular, to a mounting and demounting structure and a fan BACKGROUND
A fan is a commonly used electric appliance that accelerates the circulation of air by using an electric motor to drive fan blades to rotate, mainly used for cooling down and circulating the air and widely applied in various places in life. Most fan blades are mounted and secured through bolts. During assembly, multiple bolts are required to be screwed, which consumes time and energy and has a very low efficiency. Moreover, when maintenance or cleaning is required later, the bolts are required to be unscrewed to take the fan blades down, causing great inconvenience. If the fan is mounted to a high position such as the ceiling, a ladder is also required for this operation, so an operator's safety cannot be guaranteed.
In some quick-mounting structures disclosed in the related art, quick fasteners engaging with fan blade insertion assemblies are disposed on fan turntable bodies. During mounting, only fan blades are required to be inserted into the quick fasteners for engagement. When the fan blades are required to be demounted, pressing portions on the quick fasteners are pushed to release the fan blades. However, when fans using the preceding quick mounting structures are used, fan blades are prone to shake, so the stability and safety of the fan blades cannot be ensured.
The present disclosure provides a mounting and demounting structure and a fan to quickly mount and demount fan blades and ensure the stability of the fan blades during use.
In an aspect, a mounting and demounting structure is provided. The mounting and demounting structure includes a blade hub and a plurality of fan blades. A plurality of mounting seats are disposed on the blade hub along a circumferential direction of the blade hub. The plurality of mounting seats are connected to the plurality of fan blades respectively.
An insertion assembly is disposed on each of the plurality of fan blades, and each of the plurality of mounting seats is provided with an insertion cavity, where the insertion assembly is provided with a resilient limiting member, each of the plurality of mounting seats is provided with a first limiting hole communicating with the insertion cavity, the insertion assembly is inserted into the insertion cavity, and the resilient limiting member has a state where the insertion assembly engages with the first limiting hole and a state where the insertion assembly disengages from the first limiting hole.
Each of the plurality of mounting seats is rotatably connected to a locking leaf, where the locking leaf has a locked state where the locking leaf engages with a corresponding mounting seat and an unlocked state where the locking leaf disengages from the each of the plurality of mounting seats, a locking tab protrudes from one side of the locking leaf facing the each of the plurality of mounting seats, the each of the plurality of mounting seats is provided with a fixing hole, each of the plurality of fan blades is provided with a anti-detachment hole, and when the locking leaf is in the locked state, the locking tab passes through the fixing hole and engages with the anti-detachment hole.
In another aspect, a fan is provided. The fan includes a mounting base and the preceding mounting and demounting structure. The mounting and demounting structure is mounted to the mounting base, and a locking leaf is configured to rotate upward or downward relative to a corresponding mounting seat so as to be switched to the unlocked state.
The present disclosure is further described hereinafter in detail in conjunction with drawings and embodiments. It is to be understood that the specific embodiments set forth below are intended to illustrate and not to limit the present disclosure. In addition, it is to be noted that for ease of description, only part, not all, of the structures related to the present disclosure are illustrated in the drawings.
In the description of the present disclosure, unless otherwise expressly specified and limited, the term “connected to each other”, “connected” or “secured” is to be construed in a broad sense, for example, as securely connected, detachably connected or integrated; mechanically connected or electrically connected; directly connected to each other or indirectly connected to each other via an intermediary; or internal connection between two components or an interaction relation between two components. For those of ordinary skill in the art, specific meanings of the preceding terms in the present disclosure may be construed based on specific situations.
In the present disclosure, unless otherwise expressly specified and limited, when a first feature is described as “above” or “below” a second feature, the first feature and the second feature may be in direct contact or be in contact via another feature between the two features. Moreover, when the first feature is described as “on”, “above”, or “over” the second feature, the first feature is right on, above, or over the second feature, the first feature is obliquely on, above, or over the second feature, or the first feature is simply at a higher level than the second feature. When the first feature is described as “under”, “below”, or “underneath” the second feature, the first feature is right under, below, or underneath the second feature, the first feature is obliquely under, below, or underneath the second feature, or the first feature is simply at a lower level than the second feature.
In the description of this embodiment, the orientation or position relationships indicated by terms such as “above”, “below” and “right” are based on the orientation or position relationships shown in the drawings. These orientations or position relationships are only for ease of description and simplifying an operation and do not indicate or imply that the referred device or element must have a specific orientation and is constructed and operated in a specific orientation. Thus, these orientations or position relationships are not to be construed as limiting the present disclosure. In addition, the terms “first” and “second” are only used for distinguishing between descriptions and have no special meanings.
The technical solutions of the present disclosure are further described hereinafter in conjunction with the drawings and the embodiments.
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When the respective fan blade 2 is mounted, the locking leaf 6 is first enabled to be in the unlocked state, and then the respective fan blade 2 is inserted into the insertion cavity 31 of the each mounting seat 3 through an insertion assembly 4. After the insertion is performed in position, a resilient limiting member 5 engages with the first limiting hole 32, and under the effect of a resilient force of the resilient limiting member 5, an operator is provided with a tactile feedback to further determine whether the respective fan blade 2 is mounted in position to initially mount the respective fan blade 2. Subsequently, the locking leaf 6 is switched to the locked state of engaging with the each mounting seat 3 so that the locking tab 61 can engage with a anti-detachment hole 21 of the respective fan blade 2, preventing the respective fan blade 2 from shaking and falling off during use and ensuring that the respective fan blade 2 can be mounted tightly. When the respective fan blade 2 requires demounting for maintenance later, only the locking leaf 6 is required to be switched to the unlocked state to make the locking tab 61 move out of the anti-detachment hole 21, and then the resilient limiting member 5 within the first limiting hole 32 is moved out, and the respective fan blade 2 is pulled out from the insertion cavity 31. In this manner, the demounting is completed. This operation is simple and convenient and saves time and energy, facilitating the improvement in the operation efficiency.
Specifically, in this embodiment, five mounting seats 3 are disposed on the blade hub 1. The number of mounting seats 3 may be set according to requirements in other embodiments.
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In other embodiments, the resilient portion 51 of the resilient limiting member 5 may also be in the form of another structure. For example, the resilient portion 51 is a spring. A first end of the spring is secured to the bottom wall of the second limiting groove 421 while a second end of the spring is connected to the preceding limiting portion 52. As long as the resilient portion 51 can supply a resilient force to the limiting portion 52, the limiting portion 52 can be enabled to be in the state of engaging with or disengaging from the first limiting hole 32.
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Specifically, in this embodiment, the locking leaf 6 is disposed on a lower side of the each mounting seat 3, limiting protrusions 66 are disposed on the two second limiting plates 64, and second limiting holes 35 are disposed on the each mounting seat 3. The limiting protrusions 66 engage with the second limiting holes 35 respectively so that the locking leaf 6 can also be prevented from being switched to the unlocked state under the effect of gravity. Furthermore, with continued reference to
In this embodiment, two locking tabs 61 are spaced apart on the locking leaf 6 to improve the stability of engaging with the respective fan blade 2. Two resilient sheets 62 are also spaced apart on the locking leaf 6 so that the force applied to the respective fan blade 2 can be more uniform.
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Exemplarily, the fastener is a bolt, a nut, a pin, or a rivet that is commonly used in the art. This is not specifically limited herein.
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Exemplarily, the locking member 7 is also a bolt or a screw that is commonly used in the art.
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This embodiment further provides a fan. The fan includes a mounting base and the preceding mounting and demounting structure. The mounting and demounting structure is mounted to the mounting base. The locking leaf 6 is rotated upward or downward relative to the each mounting seat 3 to be switched to the unlocked state of disengaging from the each mounting seat 3, that is, the locking leaf 6 is disposed above or below the each mounting seat 3.
In addition, a lamp (or another decorative structure) may be mounted to one side of the fan facing away from the mounting base to be assembled into a fan lamp. Exemplarily, when the locking leaf 6 is rotated downward relative to the each mounting seat 3 to be opened, if the locking leaf 6 does not engage with the each mounting seat 3 in position and is in the unlocked state (the limiting protrusions 66 do not engage with the second limiting holes 35) during the mounting of the lamp, the lamp cannot be mounted. This reminds the operator to engage the locking leaf 6 in position so that the mounting stability of the respective fan blade 2 can be ensured, and the safety of a user can be ensured.
The present disclosure provides a quick mounting and demounting structure. The mounting and demounting structure includes the blade hub and the plurality of fan blades. The plurality of mounting seats are disposed on the blade hub along the circumferential direction of the blade hub. The plurality of fan blades are connected to the plurality of mounting seats respectively. The locking leaf is rotatably connected to the each of the plurality of mounting seats. The locking leaf is in the locked state of engaging with the each of the plurality of mounting seats and the unlocked state of disengaging from the each of the plurality of mounting seats. The insertion assembly is disposed on the each of the plurality of fan blades. The corresponding insertion cavity is disposed on the respective one of the plurality of mounting seats. Before the respective one of the plurality of fan blades is mounted, the locking leaf is enabled to be in the unlocked state, the respective one of the plurality of fan blades is inserted into the insertion cavity of the each of the plurality of mounting seats through an insertion assembly, and a resilient limiting member engages with the first limiting hole to initially mount the respective one of the plurality of fan blades; and then the locking leaf is switched to the locked state of engaging with the each of the plurality of mounting seats so that the locking tab can engage with a anti-detachment hole of the respective one of the plurality of fan blades, preventing the respective one of the plurality of fan blades from shaking and falling off during use and ensuring that the respective one of the plurality of fan blades can be mounted tightly. In addition, the effect of a resilient force of the resilient limiting member may supply a tactile feedback to an operator to ensure that the respective one of the plurality of fan blades can be mounted in position. When the respective one of the plurality of fan blades requires demounting for maintenance later, only the locking leaf is required to be switched to the unlocked state to make the locking tab move out of the anti-detachment hole, and then the portion of the resilient limiting member that engages with the first limiting hole is moved out, and the respective one of the plurality of fan blades is pulled out from the insertion cavity. In this manner, the demounting is completed. This operation is simple and convenient, and the operation efficiency can be improved.
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Notice of Grant dated Jul. 15, 2024 from corresponding CN Application No. 202410055671.1. |