The present invention involves inflator technical fields, more particularly, to a rotary air pipe and an inflator.
Tyre inflator in automobile is an appliance used for inflating tires with the vehicle power supply. Chinese patent CN201520396451.1 discloses a new protective electric inflator which includes a shell and a motor fixed in the shell. The front of the motor is arranged with a cylinder assembly, which is connected with an air pipe assembly. The air pipe assembly is provided with an air pipe. In the prior art, the air pipe is connected with the nozzle of the inflating tires through the air pipe nozzle. Because the air pipe is fixed, it can not move. However in actual use, when the automobile stops, the orientation of the nozzle of the inflating tires is random. If the orientation of the nozzle of the inflating tires is not convenient for the connection of the nozzle of the air pipe, it is necessary to twist the air pipe. However, the air pipe is generally made of very tough rubber, it is difficult to twist and very inconvenient to use.
The objection of the present invention is to provide a rotary air pipe and an inflator with the rotary air pipe to solve the technical problems that the air pipe of the inflator in the prior art is fixed, it can not rotate, and it is not convenient to use.
In order to achieve the objection, the present invention provide a rotary air pipe, which connects an air outlet of an inflator. The air outlet has a front wall and a back wall; the rotary air pipe includes a pipe body, a sleeve with an inner wall and an outer wall, and a first sealing ring.
The pipe body has main body and a bottom portion at a bottom of the main body, a top of the main body is provided with a joint. The bottom portion has a front portion and a back portion.
The bottom portion passes through the sleeve, the front portion fits the inner wall of the sleeve, the back portion extends out of the sleeve. The bottom portion can rotate around an axial direction of the pipe body in the sleeve; the bottom surface of the sleeve is provided with a thread, the thread is connected with the front wall.
The back portion is movably inserted into the air outlet, the first sealing ring is sleeved with the outer wall of the back portion, the first sealing ring fits the back wall.
Preferably, both of the main body and the bottom portion of the rotary air pipe are cylinder shape, the external diameter of the bottom portion is less than that of the main body.
Preferably, the outer wall of the back portion is provided with an annular groove, the first sealing ring is received in the annular groove.
Preferably, the first sealing ring protrudes the outer wall of the back portion, the first sealing ring is limited by the bottom surface of the sleeve.
The rotary air pipe in the present invention has the following advantages: The thread of the rotary air pipe is connected with the front wall, the sleeve is connected with the air outlet of the inflator by the way of screw connection, the bottom portion passes through the sleeve and can rotate around an axial direction of the pipe body in the sleeve. When the rotary pipe is used, the joint is connected with the nozzle of the inflating tires, and the rotary pipe can be rotated, which is convenient for the joint to connect with the nozzle of the inflating tires, and it has the advantages of easy use and simple structure.
The present invention also provided with the inflator having the above rotary air pipe.
The inflator includes a housing, a driving assembly and a dual-cylinder assembly.
The housing is a long cylinder with a mounting cavity, the mounting cavity is arranged in a straight line along the length direction of the housing. The mounting cavity is communicated with outside world and has a front cavity and a rear cavity.
The driving assembly is arranged in the rear cavity, the driving assembly includes a power controlling assembly and a motor, the motor is electrically connected with the power controlling assembly and the motor is located between the power controlling assembly and the dual-cylinder assembly.
The dual-cylinder assembly is arranged in the front cavity, the dual-cylinder assembly includes a frame, a transmission mechanism, two pistons and a two-cylinder body. The frame has a rear fixing surface and a front fixing surface. The motor has a shell. The rear fixing surface is fixed to the shell. The front fixing surface is fixed to the two-cylinder body. The transmission mechanism is received in the frame. The motor drives and connects the transmission mechanism, the transmission mechanism drives and connects the two pistons respectively. The two pistons are provided with an unidirectional structure respectively. The two-cylinder body has a first cylinder body, a second cylinder body and a cover. The two pistons are movable in the first cylinder body and the second cylinder body, respectively. The air outlet is arranged on the cover. The cover is also provided with a gas passage. A first unidirectional mechanism is arranged at the first cylinder body. A second unidirectional mechanism is arranged at the second cylinder body. The first unidirectional mechanism, the second unidirectional mechanism and the air outlet are all communicated with the gas passage.
The dual-cylinder assembly is arranged in the front cavity, the dual-cylinder assembly includes a frame, a transmission mechanism, two pistons and a two-cylinder body. The frame has a rear fixing surface and a front fixing surface. The motor has a shell. The rear fixing surface is fixed to the shell. The front fixing surface is fixed to the two-cylinder body. The transmission mechanism is received in the frame. The motor drives and connects the transmission mechanism, the transmission mechanism drives and connects the two pistons respectively. The two pistons are provided with an unidirectional structure respectively. The two-cylinder body has a first cylinder body, a second cylinder body and a cover. The two pistons are movable in the first cylinder body and the second cylinder body, respectively. The air outlet is arranged on the cover. The cover is also provided with a gas passage. A first unidirectional mechanism is arranged at the first cylinder body. A second unidirectional mechanism is arranged at the second cylinder body. The first unidirectional mechanism, the second unidirectional mechanism and the air outlet are all communicated with the gas passage.
Preferably, the frame includes a hollow frame and a spacer, A cavity is formed in the hollow frame. The front fixing surface and the rear fixing surface are arranged on the front side and rear side of the hollow frame, respectively. The rear fixing surface is provided with a through hole. The spacer is fixed to a third inner surface in the cavity and divide the cavity into an upper cavity and a lower cavity. A circular hole is arranged on the spacer, and the through hole is communicate with the circular hole. The surface of the hollow frame is also evenly provided with at least two assembly slots. The inner wall of the housing is provided with convex strips matching the assembly slots.
Preferably, the transmission mechanism comprises a first bevel gear, a ring member, a second bevel gear and an eccentric wheel.
The axial direction of the first bevel gear is arranged along the length of the mounting cavity. The motor has a driving shaft, the first bevel gear is mounted on the driving shaft and passes through the through hole.
A ring limiting wall is arranged on the hole wall of the circular hole, and the ring member are deposed in circular hole and limited by the hole wall.
The axial direction of the second bevel gear is perpendicular to the axial direction of the first bevel gear, and the second bevel gear is meshed with the first bevel gear. A connecting shaft is arranged at the axis of the second bevel gear, the connecting shaft extends upward and passes through the ring member.
The eccentric wheel is arranged at the top of the connecting shaft and is received in the upper cavity.
Optionally, each of the two pistons comprises a piston rod, a head and a second sealing ring. The two piston rods are respectively eccentrically connected with the eccentric wheel and the second bevel gear. The two heads are respectively fixed at the front ends of the two piston rods. The two second sealing rings are sleeved on of the heads. Each of the unidirectional structure comprises an one-port and a C shrapnel. The one-port runs through the head along its thickness direction. The front end of the head is provided with a slot. The C shrapnel is closely received in the slot, and the two end of the C shrapnel is fixed with the front end of the head. The middle part of the C shrapnel covers the one-port. Both of the first cylinder body and the second cylinder body are circular cylinders with that one end is provided with a cylinder inlet, the other end is provided with a cylinder outlet. The two piston rods, are respectively extended out of the two cylinder inlet, and the two piston rods closely fits with the second inner wall of the first cylinder body and the second cylinder body, respectively. The first unidirectional mechanism and the second unidirectional mechanism respectively comprises a spring and a sealing plug. The cover is provided with the one-ports which are respectively corresponding to the two cylinder outlet and are communicated with the gas channel . One end of the spring is limited on the top end of the one-ports, the other end of the spring is connected with the sealing plug. The spring presses the sealing plug in the cylinder outlet.
Optionally, the power controlling assembly includes a battery module, one PCB plate and one controlling key. Both poles of the battery module are respectively connected with the PCB plate by connecting terminal, and the controlling key is exposed on the housing.
The inflator in the present invention has the following advantages: When the rotary air pipe of the inflator is used, the joint is connected with the tire nozzle and the rotary air pipe is rotated, so it is convenient for the joint to connect with the tire nozzle, and it has the advantages of easy use and simple structure.
In order to explain more clearly the technical scheme in the embodiment of the present invention, a brief introduction is given below to the attached drawings needed in the embodiment or the prior art description. Obviously, the attached drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the invention.
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Concretely, the main body 240 and the bottom portion 250 are integrated molding, when the bottom portion 250 is rotated, the whole pipe body 210 is rotated. Referring to
The sleeve 220 of the rotary air pipe 200 is screwed to the air outlet 194 of the inflator 100, the bottom portion 250 passes through the sleeve 220 and can rotate around the axial direction of the pipe body 210 in the sleeve 220. When the rotary air pipe 200 is used, the joint 260 is connected with an nozzle of an inflating tires. The rotary air pipe 200 can be rotated thus facilitating the connection of the joint 260 to the nozzle of the inflating tires, it has the advantages of easy use and simple structure.
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The driving assembly 120 is arranged in the rear cavity 113, the driving assembly 120 includes a power controlling assembly 140 and a motor 150, the motor 150 is electrically connected with the power controlling assembly 140 and the motor 150 is located between the power controlling assembly 140 and the dual-cylinder assembly 130.
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When the inflator 100 works, the motor 150 drives the two pistons 180a, 180b through the transmission mechanism 170 to alternately move forward and backward. Taking the piston 180a arranged in the first cylinder body 191 as an example, the working principle of the piston 180a is illustrated as follows: When the piston 180a move backward, the unidirectional structure 181a is opened, the first cylinder body 191 inhales gas, at this time, the first unidirectional mechanism 196a, the second unidirectional mechanism 196b are closed. When the piston 180a moves forward, the unidirectional structure 181a is closed, at this time, the first unidirectional mechanism 196a is opened, the gas enters the gas passage 195 and then be compressed therein. The compressed gas in the gas passage 195 enters the rotary air pipe 200 through the air outlet hole 194.
The inflator 100 has the following advantages:
When the rotary air pipe 200 in the inflator 100 is used, the joint 260 is connected with the nozzle of the inflating tires. The rotary air pipe 200 is rotated so that it is convenient for the joint 260 to connect with the nozzle of the inflating tires, and it has the advantages of easy use and simple structure.
The inflator 100 is a linear structure, and the mounting cavity 111 is arranged in a straight line along the length direction of the housing 110. The driving assembly 120 is arranged in the rear cavity 113, and the dual-cylinder assembly 130 is arranged in the front cavity 112. The long strip housing 110 is more convenient to hold.
The inflator 100 uses the dual-cylinder assembly 130 to pump gas, the two piston 180a. 180b works at the same time to alternatively pump gas. It improves the efficiency of inhaling gas.
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The working principle of the transmission mechanism 170 is as follows: the motor 150 drives the first bevel gear 172 to rotate, the first bevel gear 172 drives the second bevel gear 174 to rotate, and the second bevel gear 174 drives the eccentric wheel 175 to rotate. The transmission mechanism 170 is capable of converting rotational motion into linear motion. The transmission mechanism 170 is capable of distributing the power from one power input source, that is the motor 150, to two power outputs, that are the second bevel gear 174 and the eccentric wheel 175.
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Both of the first cylinder body 191 and the second cylinder body 192 are circular cylinders with that one end is provided with a cylinder inlet 197a, 197b, the other end is provided with a cylinder outlet 198a, 198b. The two piston rods 182a, 182b, are respectively extended out of the two cylinder inlet 197a,197b, and the two piston rods 182a, 182b, closely fits with the second inner wall 199a,199b of the first cylinder body 191 and the second cylinder body 192, respectively.
The first unidirectional mechanism 196a and the second unidirectional mechanism 196b respectively comprises a spring 1961a,1961b and a sealing plug 1962a,1962b. The cover 193 is provided with the one-ports 1811a and 1811b which are respectively corresponding to the two cylinder outlet 198a, 198b and are communicated with the gas channel 195. One end of the spring 1961a , 1961b is limited on the top end of the one-ports 1811a and 1811, the other end of the spring 1961a, 1961b is connected with the sealing plug 1962a, 1962b. The spring 1961a, 1961b presses the sealing plug 1962a, 1962b in the cylinder outlet 198a, 198b.
The motor 150 drives the second bevel gear 174 to rotate, the second bevel gear 174 drives the eccentric wheel 175 to rotate, the eccentric wheel 175 drives the two piston rod 182a,182b to move forward and backward. The two head 183a, 183b alternately move forward and backward in the first cylinder body 191 and the second cylinder body 192, respectively. Taking the head 183a in the first cylinder body 191 as example, the working principle of the piston 180a is illustrated as follows: When the head 183a moves backward, a negative pressure is formed in the first cylinder body 191, the external gas pushes the C shrapnel 1812a and enters the first cylinder body 191 from the air hole 1811a. At this time, the spring 1961a presses the sealing plug 1962a in the cylinder outlet 198a of the first cylinder body 191.
When the head 183a moves forward, the gas in the first cylinder body 191 is compressed into high pressure gas. Because of the pressure difference, the the C shrapnel 1812a resets and covers the one-ports 1811a, while the spring 1961a is compressed, the sealing plug 1962a is away from the cylinder outlet 198a. The high pressure gas enters the gas passage 195 from the cylinder outlet 198a. The above process is a complete pumping process. The process is repeated so that continuous pump gas can be realized.
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In another example in the present invention, the pistons 180a, 180b in inflator 100 have unidirectional intake function and are not limited to the above structure. The pistons 180a, 180b may also be the piston rod disclosed in CN202010041850.1, or the piston assembly disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 9,115,807.
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The above is only a better embodiment of the present invention and is not used to limit the present invention. Any modification, equivalent replacement and improvement made within the spirit and principles of the present invention shall be included in the protection scope of the present invention.
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202023350418.5 | Dec 2020 | CN | national |