CONVERTIBLE AXLE STRUCTURE

• US 20160083988A1
• Filed: 12/29/2014
• Published: 03/24/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 09/24/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: First Dome Corporation
• Original Assignee: First Dome Corporation
• Inventors: HSU, AN SZU
• Granted Patent: US 9,791,895 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1681 Details related solely to hinges hinge details related to the transmission of signals or power are classified in G06F1/1683

Abstract

A convertible axle structure includes a first shaft, a second shaft parallel to the first shaft, and a switch member disposed between the first shaft and the second shaft. The outer wall of the first shaft has a slide groove composed of a front radial slide groove portion, an axial slide groove portion, and a rear radial slide groove portion. The outer wall of the second shaft has a guide groove composed of a radial guide groove portion, a front inclined guide groove portion, and a rear inclined guide groove portion. The switch member has a first protrusion slidable in the slide groove and a symmetrical second protrusion slidable in the guide groove to guide the first shaft and the second shaft to carry out an asynchronous convertible turning.

Claims

1. A convertible axle structure, comprising a first shaft, a second shaft parallel to the first shaft, and a switch member disposed between the first shaft and the second shaft, the first shaft and the second shaft being jointly pivoted to at least one bearing member;

an outer wall of the first shaft having a slide groove, an outer wall of the second shaft having a guide groove, the slide groove and the guide groove having a reciprocal segmented relationship of different paths;

the switch member having a first protrusion slidable in the slide groove and a second protrusion slidable in the guide groove at two opposing sides thereof, the first shaft and the second shaft being turned through the first protrusion and the second protrusion of the switch member to slide in the slide groove and the guide groove, respectively.

2. The convertible axle structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein the slide groove includes a front radial slide groove portion which extends along a turning direction of the first shaft, an axial slide groove portion which turns the slide direction of the front radial slide groove portion and extends along an axial direction of the first shaft, and a rear radial slide groove portion which turns the slide direction of the axial slide groove portion and extends along the turning direction of the first shaft;

the guide groove including a radial guide groove portion which extends along a turning direction of the second shaft and has a path corresponding in position a path integrated by the front radial slide groove portion, the axial slide groove portion, and the rear radial slide groove portion, a front inclined guide groove portion extending obliquely from one end of the radial guide groove portion and corresponding in position to the front radial slide groove portion, a rear inclined guide groove portion extending obliquely from another end of the radial guide groove portion and corresponding in position to the rear radial slide groove portion.

3. The convertible axle structure as claimed in claim 2, wherein the front inclined guide groove portion and the rear inclined guide groove portion each have a distal end, the distal end of the front inclined guide groove portion corresponding to an axial position of the front radial slide groove portion, the distal end of the rear inclined guide groove portion corresponding to an axial position of the rear radial slide groove portion.

4. The convertible axle structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein the switch member is pivotally disposed between the first shaft and the second shaft, a pivot axis of the switch member passing between the first shaft and the second shaft.

5. The convertible axle structure as claimed in claim 2, wherein the switch member is pivotally disposed between the first shaft and the second shaft, a pivot axis of the switch member passing between the first shaft and the second shaft.

6. The convertible axle structure as claimed in claim 4, comprising a plurality of bearing members which includes a first bearing member and a second bearing member, the first shaft and the second shaft being jointly connected with the first bearing member and the second bearing member, the first bearing member and the second bearing member being provided with two symmetrical pivot seats disposed between the first bearing member and the second bearing member for the switch member to be pivotally connected between the two pivot seats.

7. The convertible axle structure as claimed in claim 5, comprising a plurality of bearing members which includes a first bearing member and a second bearing member, the first shaft and the second shaft being jointly connected with the first bearing member and the second bearing member, the first bearing member and the second bearing member being provided with two symmetrical pivot seats disposed between the first bearing member and the second bearing member for the switch member to be pivotally connected between the two pivot seats.

8. The convertible axle structure as claimed in claim 1, further comprising two symmetrical stop faces disposed between the first shaft and the second shaft and located at a position where the position of the switch member is not interfered, each of the first shaft and the second shaft being provided with a protruding block, the stop faces being adapted to stop the protruding blocks of the first shaft and the second shaft, the protruding blocks of the first shaft and the second shaft being disposed in the same direction.

9. The convertible axle structure as claimed in claim 2, further comprising two symmetrical stop faces disposed between the first shaft and the second shaft and located at a position where the position of the switch member is not interfered, each of the first shaft and the second shaft being provided with a protruding block, the stop faces being adapted to stop the protruding blocks of the first shaft and the second shaft, the protruding blocks of the first shaft and the second shaft being disposed in the same direction.

10. The convertible axle structure as claimed in claim 4, further comprising two symmetrical stop faces disposed between the first shaft and the second shaft and located at a position where the position of the switch member is not interfered, each of the first shaft and the second shaft being provided with a protruding block, the stop faces being adapted to stop the protruding blocks of the first shaft and the second shaft, the protruding blocks of the first shaft and the second shaft being disposed in the same direction.

11. The convertible axle structure as claimed in claim 5, further comprising two symmetrical stop faces disposed between the first shaft and the second shaft and located at a position where the position of the switch member is not interfered, each of the first shaft and the second shaft being provided with a protruding block, the stop faces being adapted to stop the protruding blocks of the first shaft and the second shaft, the protruding blocks of the first shaft and the second shaft being disposed in the same direction.

12. The convertible axle structure as claimed in claim 6, further comprising two symmetrical stop faces disposed between the first shaft and the second shaft and located at a position where the position of the switch member is not interfered, each of the first shaft and the second shaft being provided with a protruding block, the stop faces being adapted to stop the protruding blocks of the first shaft and the second shaft, the protruding blocks of the first shaft and the second shaft being disposed in the same direction.

13. The convertible axle structure as claimed in claim 8, wherein the stop faces are disposed on a surface of the second bearing member, each of the first shaft and the second shaft being provided with a cam, the protruding block being disposed on the cam.

14. The convertible axle structure as claimed in claim 10, wherein the stop faces are disposed on a surface of the second bearing member, each of the first shaft and the second shaft being provided with a cam, the protruding block being disposed on the cam.

15. The convertible axle structure as claimed in claim 12, wherein the stop faces are disposed on a surface of the second bearing member, each of the first shaft and the second shaft being provided with a cam, the protruding block being disposed on the cam.

16. The convertible axle structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first shaft is provided with a first roller, the first roller having a roller surface to surround the outer wall of the first shaft, the slide groove being disposed on the roller surface of the first roller, the second shaft being provided with a second roller, the second roller having a roller surface to surround the outer wall of the second shaft, the guide groove being disposed on the roller surface of the second roller, the switch member being located between the first bearing member and the second bearing member.

17. The convertible axle structure as claimed in claim 2, wherein the first shaft is provided with a first roller, the first roller having a roller surface to surround the outer wall of the first shaft, the slide groove being disposed on the roller surface of the first roller, the second shaft being provided with a second roller, the second roller having a roller surface to surround the outer wall of the second shaft, the guide groove being disposed on the roller surface of the second roller, the switch member being located between the first bearing member and the second bearing member.

18. The convertible axle structure as claimed in claim 4, wherein the first shaft is provided with a first roller, the first roller having a roller surface to surround the outer wall of the first shaft, the slide groove being disposed on the roller surface of the first roller, the second shaft being provided with a second roller, the second roller having a roller surface to surround the outer wall of the second shaft, the guide groove being disposed on the roller surface of the second roller, the switch member being located between the first bearing member and the second bearing member.

19. The convertible axle structure as claimed in claim 6, wherein the first shaft is provided with a first roller, the first roller having a roller surface to surround the outer wall of the first shaft, the slide groove being disposed on the roller surface of the first roller, the second shaft being provided with a second roller, the second roller having a roller surface to surround the outer wall of the second shaft, the guide groove being disposed on the roller surface of the second roller, the switch member being located between the first bearing member and the second bearing member.

20. The convertible axle structure as claimed in claim 8, wherein the first shaft is provided with a first roller, the first roller having a roller surface to surround the outer wall of the first shaft, the slide groove being disposed on the roller surface of the first roller, the second shaft being provided with a second roller, the second roller having a roller surface to surround the outer wall of the second shaft, the guide groove being disposed on the roller surface of the second roller, the switch member being located between the first bearing member and the second bearing member.

21. The convertible axle structure as claimed in claim 13, wherein the first shaft is provided with a first roller, the first roller having a roller surface to surround the outer wall of the first shaft, the slide groove being disposed on the roller surface of the first roller, the second shaft being provided with a second roller, the second roller having a roller surface to surround the outer wall of the second shaft, the guide groove being disposed on the roller surface of the second roller, the switch member being located between the first bearing member and the second bearing member.

22. The convertible axle structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein each of the first shaft and the second shaft is provided with a plurality of elastic plates against the bearing member.

23. The convertible axle structure as claimed in claim 2, wherein each of the first shaft and the second shaft is provided with a plurality of elastic plates against the bearing member.

24. The convertible axle structure as claimed in claim 4, wherein each of the first shaft and the second shaft is provided with a plurality of elastic plates against the bearing member.

25. The convertible axle structure as claimed in claim 6, wherein each of the first shaft and the second shaft is provided with a plurality of elastic plates against the bearing member.

26. The convertible axle structure as claimed in claim 8, wherein each of the first shaft and the second shaft is provided with a plurality of elastic plates against the bearing member.

27. The convertible axle structure as claimed in claim 13, wherein each of the first shaft and the second shaft is provided with a plurality of elastic plates against the bearing member.

28. The convertible axle structure as claimed in claim 16, wherein each of the first shaft and the second shaft is provided with a plurality of elastic plates against the bearing member.

29. The convertible axle structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first shaft is connected with a display module of an external electronic article, and the second shaft is connected with a machine body module of the electronic article.

30. The convertible axle structure as claimed in claim 2, wherein the first shaft is connected with a display module of an external electronic article, and the second shaft is connected with a machine body module of the electronic article.

31. The convertible axle structure as claimed in claim 4, wherein the first shaft is connected with a display module of an external electronic article, and the second shaft is connected with a machine body module of the electronic article.

32. The convertible axle structure as claimed in claim 6, wherein the first shaft is connected with a display module of an external electronic article, and the second shaft is connected with a machine body module of the electronic article.

33. The convertible axle structure as claimed in claim 8, wherein the first shaft is connected with a display module of an external electronic article, and the second shaft is connected with a machine body module of the electronic article.

34. The convertible axle structure as claimed in claim 13, wherein the first shaft is connected with a display module of an external electronic article, and the second shaft is connected with a machine body module of the electronic article.

35. The convertible axle structure as claimed in claim 16, wherein the first shaft is connected with a display module of an external electronic article, and the second shaft is connected with a machine body module of the electronic article.

36. The convertible axle structure as claimed in claim 22, wherein the first shaft is connected with a display module of an external electronic article, and the second shaft is connected with a machine body module of the electronic article.