Angle Inclining Structure for a Desk

• US 20140048671A1
• Filed: 08/14/2012
• Published: 02/20/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 08/14/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sing Bee Enterprise Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Sing Bee Enterprise Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Tsai, Chi-Cheng
• Granted Patent: US 8,967,579 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 248/371
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 13/088 Sectional table tops
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 2200/0026 Desks with C-shaped leg
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 2200/0043 Inclination adjustable work top
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 27/18 Locking means, e.g. for locking inclination of board A47B27/14 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 41/02 Adjustable, inclinable, sliding or foldable desks tops

Abstract

An angle inclining structure for a desk contains a body and an angle inclining structure, the body including two opposite support legs, a horizontal rod, and two support posts connected with the two support legs and a first plate, wherein the angle inclining structure is disposed between the horizontal rod and the first plate and has a holder, a covering member, and a buffer member, the holder includes a locking tab and connects with the horizontal rod, a receiving room to receive a retainer and a pushing element, and a groove to receive a positioning member; the covering member includes a slot, plural tilted recesses, and a locking hole; a free end of the buffer member axially couples with one end of the covering member and a bottom surface of the first plate so that when the first plate axially rotates upwardly, the covering member slides on the holder.

Claims

1. An angle inclining structure for a desk comprising:

a body and an angle inclining structure, the body including two opposite support legs, a horizontal rod fixed between the two opposite support legs, and two support posts connected with two top ends of the two support legs and a first plate, the angle inclining structure being disposed between the horizontal rod and the first plate;

wherein

the angle inclining structure is comprised of a holder, a covering member, and a buffer member, the holder includes a locking tab extending outwardly from one end thereof and axially connecting with the horizontal rod, a receiving room and a groove, both of which are defined on a top surface of the holder, and the receiving room is used to receive a retainer with a boss and a pushing element for pushing the retainer, the groove is applied to receive a positioning member;

the covering member includes a slot, a plurality of tilted recesses communicating with the slot, the boss of the retainer is fixed in one of the plurality of tilted recesses, and the covering member also includes a locking hole defined thereon relative to the positioning member;

a free end of the buffer member axially couples with one end of the covering member and a bottom surface of the first plate so that when the first plate axially rotates upwardly, the covering member slides on the holder.

2. The angle inclining structure for the desk as claimed in claim 1, wherein the buffer member is comprised of a tube, an adjusting valve, a screw bolt, a push stem with a sealing plug, and a frame;

one end of the tube connects with the adjusting valve, and another end of the tube couples with the screw bolt, the push stem is fixed in the tube so as to extend out of or retract into the tube, and the frame is mounted on two peripheral sides of the tube to receive the holder and the covering member, wherein the holder is connected with the frame.

3. The angle inclining structure for the desk as claimed in claim 1, wherein the pushing element is a spring.

4. The angle inclining structure for the desk as claimed in claim 1, wherein the positioning member is comprised of a spring and a ball.

5. The angle inclining structure for the desk as claimed in claim 1 further comprising a second plate secured on two top ends of the two support posts adjacent to the first plate.

6. The angle inclining structure for the desk as claimed in claim 1, wherein the buffer member is a pneumatic cylinder.

7. The angle inclining structure for the desk as claimed in claim 1, wherein the buffer member is a hydraulic cylinder.

8. The angle inclining structure for the desk as claimed in claim 1, wherein the covering member also includes a limiting portion defined on one side of the slot relative to the locking tab, and the covering member is mounted on a top surface of the holder so that the boss of the retainer is fixed in the limiting portion.

9. The angle inclining structure for the desk as claimed in claim 1, wherein the covering member includes a peg extending outwardly from one end thereof adjacent to another end of the slot, and the free end of the buffer member axially couples with the peg and the bottom surface of the first plate.