SUPPORT FRAME DEVICE

• US 20160223135A1
• Filed: 01/28/2016
• Published: 08/04/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 02/03/2015
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Apix, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apix, Inc.
• Inventors: Tsai, Chuan-Kuei, Lee, Shih-Chuan
• Application Number:
  US15/008,953
• Publication Number:
  US 20160223135A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 96/021 Structural features of shelf bases
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 13/022 repositionable
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 21/08 Devices for easy attachment to any desired place, e.g. clip, clamp, magnet
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 13/00 Illuminated signs; Luminous advertising G09F9/00, G09F11/00 take precedence; control of displays in general using static means to present variable information G09G

Abstract

A support frame device includes a stationary frame unit that is adapted for supporting two back plates thereon, and a plurality of magnetic units. Each of magnetic units includes a magnetic component connected fixedly to the stationary frame unit, and a magnetic ring. The magnetic ring is adapted to be connected fixedly to a corresponding one of the back plates, surrounds the magnetic component, and is magnetically repulsed from the magnetic component. The back plates are driven by the magnetic rings of the magnetic units to be orderly arranged.

Claims

1. A support frame device adapted for supporting two back plates thereon, said support frame device comprising:

a stationary frame unit that is adapted for supporting the back plates thereon; and

a plurality of magnetic units, each of which includes

a magnetic component connected fixedly to said stationary frame unit, and

a magnetic ring adapted to be connected fixedly to a corresponding one of the back plates, surrounding said magnetic component, and being magnetically repulsed from said magnetic component,

whereby the back plates are driven by said magnetic rings of said magnetic units to be orderly arranged.

2. The support frame device as claimed in claim 1, wherein

said magnetic component of each of said magnetic units has an extension hole;

and

each of said magnetic units further includes a pin that extends through said stationary frame unit and said extension hole of said magnetic component for connecting fixedly said magnetic component to said stationary frame unit.

3. The support frame device as claimed in claim 2, wherein each of said magnetic units further includes

a retaining seat that receives said magnetic component and said magnetic ring therein, that is adapted to be connected to the corresponding one of the back plates, and that has an opening opened toward said stationary frame unit;

and

a lid that covers said opening of said retaining seat and that has a lid hole,

said pin extending movably through said lid hole of said lid and fittingly through said extension hole of said magnetic component so as to allow movement of said magnetic ring and said retaining seat relative to said magnetic component.

4. The support frame device as claimed in claim 1, wherein on each of said frame members, said magnetic components of the corresponding ones of said magnetic units are aligned.

5. The support frame device as claimed in claim 4, wherein said magnetic component and said magnetic ring of each of said magnetic units cooperatively define a gap therebetween.

6. The support frame device as claimed in claim 5, wherein said gap of each of said magnetic units has a width ranging between 0.5 millimeters and 1.5 millimeters.

7. The support frame device as claimed in claim 6, wherein the width of said gap of each said magnetic units is 1 millimeter.

8. The support frame device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said magnetic component and said magnetic ring of each of said magnetic units cooperatively define a gap therebetween.

9. The support frame device as claimed in claim 8, wherein said gap of each of said magnetic units has a width ranging between 0.5 millimeters and 1.5 millimeters.

10. The support frame device as claimed in claim 9, wherein the width of said gap of each said magnetic units is 1 millimeter.

11. The support frame device as claimed in claim 1, wherein opposite magnetic poles of said magnetic component and said magnetic ring of each of said magnetic units are arranged in a radial direction of said magnetic ring.

12. The support frame device as claimed in claim 1, wherein opposite magnetic poles of each of said magnetic component and said magnetic ring of each of said magnetic units are arranged in an axial direction parallel to a central axis of said magnetic ring.