Rotating mechanism for printing apparatus

• US 8,544,152 B2
• Filed: 09/20/2011
• Issued: 10/01/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 05/27/2011
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Hsu, Wen-Hsien
• Primary Examiner(s): MILLER, WILLIAM L
• Application Number:
  US13/237,306
• Publication Number:
  US 20120297576A1
• Time in Patent Office: 742 Days
• Field of Search: 163/74, 162/23, 163/19, 163/37, 162/97, 163/63, 271/7, 271/198
• US Class Current: 16/374
• CPC Class Codes: E05D 1/04 with guide members shaped as circular arcs

Abstract

A rotating mechanism for a printing apparatus includes a fixing member and a rotating member fixed on the fixing member. The fixing member includes a rotating pole and a stop portion on one side of the rotating pole. The rotating member includes a rotating portion and a resisting portion extended from a bottom of the rotating portion. The rotating portion is fixed between the rotating pole and the stop portion and abuts the rotating pole to fix the rotating member on the fixing member. The rotating portion rotates along a first direction relative to the rotating pole between an original position and a first position. Wherein in the first direction to a first position, the rotating portion is parallel to the stop portion and the resisting portion abuts the stop portion to prevent the rotating portion rotating along the first direction relative to the rotating pole.

Claims

1. A rotating mechanism for a printing apparatus comprising:

a fixing member, comprising;

a rotating pole;

a stop portion spaced from and positioned on one side of the rotating pole; and

a rotating member fixed on the fixing member, the rotating member comprising;

a rotating portion adapted to rotate along a first direction relative to the rotating pole between an original position and a first position;

a resisting portion extended from a bottom of the rotating portion;

wherein the rotating portion is fixed between the rotating pole and the stop portion to abut the rotating pole and fix the rotating member on the fixing member,

wherein in the original position, the rotating portion is perpendicular to the stop portion, the resisting portion is separated from the stop portion; and

in the first position, the rotating portion is parallel to the stop portion and the resisting portion abuts the stop portion to prevent the rotating portion rotating along the first direction relative to the rotating pole.

2. The rotating mechanism of claim 1, wherein the rotating portion comprises two rotating arms, each rotating arm defines a first slot on one side;

the fixing member further comprises two guiding portions on two sides of the stop portion; and

when the rotating portion is rotated along the first direction relative to the rotating pole, the two guiding portions slide in the first slots.

3. The rotating mechanism of claim 2, wherein each rotating arm defines a plurality of second slots on a back of the rotating arm corresponding to the rotating pole;

and when the rotating portion is rotated along the first direction relative to the rotating pole, the rotating pole slides in the plurality of second slots.

4. The rotating mechanism of claim 1, wherein the fixing member comprises two parallel sidewalls and a connection wall perpendicularly connected the two parallel sidewalls, and the rotating pole is perpendicularly connected the two parallel sidewalls.

5. The rotating mechanism of claim 4, wherein the fixing member further comprises a top wall perpendicularly connected the two parallel sidewalls, the rotating pole and the top wall cooperatively form an opening therebetween, the stop portion extends from the middle of a side edge of the top wall, and two guiding portions extend from the side edge of the top wall on two sides of the stop portion.

6. The rotating mechanism of claim 1, wherein the first direction is a counterclockwise direction.

7. A rotating mechanism for a printing apparatus comprising:

a fixing member, comprising;

a rotating pole;

a stop portion spaced from and positioned on one side of the rotating pole; and

a rotating member fixed on the fixing member, the rotating member comprising;

a rotating portion adapted to rotate along a first direction relative to the rotating pole between an original position and a first position;

a resisting portion extended from a bottom of the rotating portion;

wherein the rotating portion is fixed between the rotating pole and the stop portion to abut the rotating pole and fix the rotating member on the fixing member;

wherein in the first position, the rotating portion is parallel to the stop portion and the resisting portion abuts the stop portion to prevent the rotating portion rotating along the first direction relative to the rotating pole.

8. The rotating mechanism of claim 7, wherein the rotating portion comprises two rotating arms, each rotating arm defines a first slot on one side, the fixing member further comprises two guiding portions on two sides of the stop portion;

and when the rotating portion is rotated along the first direction relative to the rotating pole, the two guiding portions slide in the first slots.

9. The rotating mechanism of claim 8, wherein each rotating arm defines a plurality of second slots on a back of the rotating arm corresponding to the rotating pole;

and

when the rotating portion rotated along the first direction relative to the rotating pole, the rotating pole slides in the plurality of second slots.

10. The rotating mechanism of claim 7, wherein the fixing member comprises two parallel sidewalls and a connection wall perpendicularly connected the two parallel sidewalls, and the rotating pole is perpendicularly connected the two parallel sidewalls.

11. The rotating mechanism of claim 10, wherein the fixing member further comprises a top wall perpendicularly connected the two parallel sidewalls, the rotating pole and the top wall cooperatively form an opening therebetween, the stop portion extends from the middle of a side edge of the top wall and two guiding portions extend from the side edge of the top wall on two sides of the stop portion.

12. The rotating mechanism of claim 7, wherein when the rotating member is located on the fixing member at the original position, the rotating portion is perpendicular to the stop portion and the resisting portion is separated from the stop portion.

13. The rotating mechanism of claim 7, wherein the first direction is a counterclockwise direction.

14. A rotating mechanism for a printing apparatus comprising:

a fixing member, comprising;

a rotating pole;

a stop portion spaced from and positioned on one side of the rotating pole; and

a rotating member fixed on the fixing member, the rotating member comprising;

a rotating portion adapted to rotate along a first direction relative to the rotating pole between an original position and a first position;

a resisting portion extended from a bottom of the rotating portion;

wherein the rotating portion is fixed between the rotating pole and the stop portion to abut the rotating pole and fix the rotating member on the fixing member;

wherein in the first position, the rotating portion is parallel to the stop portion and the resisting portion abuts the stop portion to prevent the rotating portion from rotating along the first direction relative to the rotating pole; and

when the rotating member is located on the fixing member at the original position, the rotating portion is perpendicular to the stop portion and the resisting portion is separated from the stop portion.

15. The rotating mechanism of claim 14, wherein the rotating portion comprises two rotating arms, each of the two rotating arms defines a first slot on one side, the fixing member further comprises two guiding portions on two sides of the stop portion;

and when the rotating portion is rotated along the first direction relative to the rotating pole, the two guiding portions slide in the first slots.

16. The rotating mechanism of claim 15, wherein each of the two rotating arms defines a plurality of second slots on a back of each of the two rotating arms corresponding to the rotating pole;

and when the rotating portion rotated along the first direction relative to the rotating pole, the rotating pole slides in the plurality of second slots.

17. The rotating mechanism of claim 14, wherein the fixing member comprises two parallel sidewalls and a connection wall perpendicularly connected the two parallel sidewalls, and the rotating pole is perpendicularly connected the two parallel sidewalls.

18. The rotating mechanism of claim 17, wherein the fixing member further comprises a top wall perpendicularly connected the two parallel sidewalls, the rotating pole and the top wall cooperatively form an opening therebetween, the stop portion extends from the middle of a side edge of the top wall and two guiding portions extend from the side edge of the top wall on two sides of the stop portion.