CN221273360U - Steering assembly of children tricycle and children tricycle - Google Patents
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The utility model discloses a steering component of a children tricycle, wherein a first annular groove is arranged on a bending shaft on a pedal, an inserting hole for inserting the bending shaft is arranged on a steering fork, a locking plate is arranged at the lower end of the steering fork, a yielding hole for the bending shaft to pass through is arranged on the locking plate, the yielding hole is provided with a locking edge which can be locked with the first annular groove, a reset spring is arranged between the steering fork and the locking plate, a wheel seat is arranged at the central position of a front wheel, a non-circular hole for inserting the bending shaft is arranged on the wheel seat, an inserting part which can be locked and matched with the non-circular hole when the locking edge is locked with the first annular groove is arranged on the bending shaft, a second annular groove which can be locked with the locking plate is also arranged on the bending shaft and positioned between the first annular groove and the inserting part, and when the locking edge of the locking plate is locked with the second annular groove, the inserting part is separated from the non-circular hole. The utility model also discloses a children tricycle which is used for the children to sit comfortably.
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[ Field of technology ]
The utility model relates to a steering assembly of a children tricycle. The utility model also relates to a tricycle for children.
[ Background Art ]
Children tricycle in the current market can be ridden by children alone and can be pushed by adults. When the child rides alone, the child drives the tricycle to travel by stepping on the pedal on the front wheel, and when the adult pushes, the child's feet are placed on the pedal, the child does not step on the pedal any more, but because the pedal assembly is connected with the front wheel, when the adult pushes, the front wheel rotates forwards, the pedal assembly rotates around the central axis of the front wheel along with the front wheel, so that the legs of the child still need to flex back and forth, and riding comfort is reduced.
The present utility model has been made in view of the above drawbacks.
[ utility model ]
The utility model aims to overcome the defects of the prior art and provide a steering assembly of a children tricycle, after the steering assembly is assembled to parts such as a frame and the like to form the children tricycle, the children can ride independently by pedaling the pedal assembly, and can push the children tricycle by a large person by putting feet on the pedals, particularly, when the large person pushes, a bending shaft of the pedal assembly and a front wheel are in a state of being separated and idling, so that when the children tricycle runs, the legs of the children do not need to bend back and forth, but can keep a fixed posture to step on the pedals, and riding is comfortable.
The utility model also provides a tricycle for children, the children can independently ride by stepping on the pedals, and can also be pushed by adults, and when the adults push, the children step on the pedals with feet, the bending shaft of the pedal assembly is in an idling state, and the legs of the children do not need to bend and stretch back and forth, so that the children can sit more comfortably.
The utility model is realized by the following technical scheme:
A steering assembly 2 for a child's tricycle, comprising: the bicycle steering fork comprises a connecting seat 21, a steering fork 22 capable of rotating in the connecting seat 21 is arranged in the connecting seat 21, a front wheel 23 is connected to the lower end of the steering fork 22, a steering handle 24 is connected to the upper end of the steering fork 22, a treading assembly 3 is detachably connected to the front wheel 23, the treading assembly 3 comprises a pedal 31 and a bending shaft 32 arranged on the pedal 31, a first annular groove 33 is arranged on the bending shaft 32, an inserting hole 221 capable of being inserted by the bending shaft 32 is arranged on the steering fork 22, a clamping and locking piece 41 capable of sliding and exposing in the steering fork 22 is arranged at the lower end of the steering fork 22, a yielding hole 42 for the bending shaft 32 to penetrate is formed in the clamping and locking piece 41, a reset spring 5 capable of pushing the clamping and locking piece 41 to reset is further arranged between the steering fork 22 and the clamping piece 41, a wheel seat 231 is arranged at the central position of the front wheel 23, a circular groove 33 is formed in the wheel seat 231, a circular groove 33 is formed in the position between the bending shaft 32 and the circular groove 33 and the annular groove 33, and the circular groove 33 is further formed in the circular groove 43 when the circular groove 33 is in the circular groove 34, and the circular groove 33 is in the circular groove 33, and the circular groove 33 is in the circular groove 43, and the circular groove is in the circular groove 43.
The plug-in portion 34 includes a clamping notch 341 disposed at an end of the bending shaft 32, and the wheel seat 231 is provided with a clamping block 233 capable of being clamped with the clamping notch 341.
The groove wall of the second annular groove 35 near the pedal 31 is an inclined groove wall.
The utility model provides a children tricycle, includes frame 1, frame 1 include frame main part 11 and establish seat 12 on frame main part 11, frame main part 11 front side be connected with the steering assembly 2 of children tricycle as previously described, frame main part 11 with connecting seat 21 connect, frame main part 11 rear side be equipped with back support subassembly 6, back support subassembly 6 including establishing left back leg 61 and right back leg 62 at frame main part 11 both sides, left back leg 61 and right back leg 62 lower extreme be equipped with rear wheel 63, frame main part 11 on still be connected with the push rod subassembly 7 that is used for pushing children tricycle.
The push rod assembly 7 comprises a lower push rod 71 connected with the frame body 11 and an upper push rod 72 capable of extending and contracting in the lower push rod 71, a push handle 73 is arranged at the upper end of the upper push rod 72, and a locking mechanism 74 for locking the relative positions of the upper push rod 72 and the lower push rod 71 is arranged between the upper push rod 72 and the lower push rod 71.
The locking mechanism 74 comprises a locking hole 741 arranged on the lower push rod 71, a fixed seat 742 is arranged at the lower end of the upper push rod 72, a locking block 743 capable of transversely sliding in the fixed seat 742 to be clamped with or separated from the locking hole 741 is arranged in the fixed seat 742, a sliding block 744 capable of vertically sliding in the fixed seat 742 is also arranged in the fixed seat 742, a driving part 745 capable of pushing the locking block 743 to separate from the locking hole 741 when the sliding block 744 slides upwards is arranged on the sliding block 744, a sliding sleeve 746 capable of sliding relative to the sliding block is sleeved outside the upper push rod 72, a pull rope 747 for connecting the sliding sleeve 746 with the sliding block 744 is arranged in the upper push rod 72, a first elastic reset piece 748 capable of pushing the sliding block 744 to slide and reset is arranged between the fixed seat 742 and the fixed seat 742, and a second elastic reset piece 749 capable of pushing the locking block 743 to slide and reset is arranged between the fixed seat 742.
The driving portion 745 is an inclined surface provided on the sliding block 744, and the locking block 743 is provided with an inclined surface capable of being in abutting engagement with the inclined surface.
The lower push rod 71 is detachably connected with a U-shaped front handrail 8.
The push down rod 71 is provided with a socket 91 with a T-shaped section, and the U-shaped front handrail 8 is provided with a socket 92 which can be matched with the socket 91.
Compared with the prior art, the utility model has the following advantages:
1. After the steering assembly of the children tricycle is assembled on parts such as a frame and the like to form the children tricycle, a user can clamp the clamping lock edge in the first annular groove on the bending shaft, at the moment, the inserting part on the bending shaft is inserted and clamped with the non-circular hole on the wheel seat, at the moment, the acting force of the double pedals of the children can be transmitted to the front wheels, so that the front wheels are driven to move, and at the moment, the children can independently ride. When a child is pushed by a adult, the locking edge can be separated from the first annular groove and clamped into the second annular groove, at the moment, the inserting part on the bending shaft is separated from the non-circular hole on the wheel seat, at the moment, even if the pedal is stepped, the pedal assembly is just idle relative to the steering fork, and the acting force of the pedal is not transferred to the front wheel, so that when the child is pushed by the adult, the feet of the child can be placed on the pedal, even if the front wheel rotates forwards, the position of the pedal can be unchanged, so that the legs of the child do not need to bend and stretch back and forth, and the child can sit more comfortably.
2. The groove wall on the side close to the pedal on the second annular groove is an inclined groove wall. Therefore, when the child tricycle is required to be converted from a pushing state of a adult to a riding state of the child alone, the inclined groove wall can press the locking edge to enable the locking piece to slide relative to the steering fork only by pushing the pedal inwards, so that the locking edge is enabled to withdraw from the second annular groove, and when the bending shaft moves inwards to enable the locking edge to be opposite to the first annular groove, the reset spring pushes the locking piece to slide to enable the locking edge to be clamped with the first annular groove, and the operation is very convenient and quick.
3. The children tricycle adopting the steering assembly of the children tricycle has a simple structure, is comfortable for children to sit, and is suitable for popularization and application.
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FIG. 1 is one of the exploded views of the steering assembly of the child's tricycle of the present utility model;
FIG. 2 is a second exploded view of the steering assembly of the child's tricycle of the present utility model;
FIG. 3 is one of the cross-sectional views of the steering assembly of the child's tricycle of the present utility model;
FIG. 4 is a second cross-sectional view of the steering assembly of the child's tricycle of the present utility model;
FIG. 5 is one of the perspective views of the child's tricycle of the present utility model;
FIG. 6 is a second perspective view of the child's tricycle of the present utility model;
FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of the push rod assembly of the child's tricycle of the present utility model;
FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the push down bar of the child's tricycle of the present utility model;
fig. 9 is a perspective view of a U-shaped front armrest of the child's tricycle of the present utility model.
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The utility model is further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings:
As shown in fig. 1 to 4, a steering assembly 2 of a child tricycle comprises a connecting seat 21, a steering fork 22 capable of rotating in the connecting seat 21 is arranged in the connecting seat 21, a front wheel 23 is connected to the lower end of the steering fork 22, a steering handle 24 is connected to the upper end of the steering fork 22, a stepping assembly 3 is detachably connected to the front wheel 23, the stepping assembly 3 comprises a pedal 31 and a bending shaft 32 arranged on the pedal 31, a first annular groove 33 is arranged on the bending shaft 32, an inserting hole 221 capable of being inserted by the bending shaft 32 is formed in the steering fork 22, a clamping lock piece 41 capable of sliding and exposing in the steering fork 22 is arranged at the lower end of the steering fork 22, a clamping lock edge 43 capable of being clamped with the first annular groove 33 is arranged on the clamping lock piece 41, a reset spring wheel seat 5 capable of pushing the clamping lock piece 41 to slide and reset is further arranged between the steering fork 22 and the clamping lock piece 41, a bending shaft 23 is arranged in the center position of the front wheel 23, a circular groove 33 is arranged on the clamping lock piece 33 and can be matched with the second annular groove 34, and a circular groove 34 is arranged between the clamping lock piece 33 and the second annular groove 34 and the circular groove 34 when the clamping lock piece is matched with the second annular groove 33, and the circular groove 34 is arranged at the position between the clamping lock hole 33 and the circular groove 34. When the locking edge 43 is locked in the first annular groove 33 on the bending shaft 32, the inserting part 34 on the bending shaft 33 is in inserting engagement with the non-circular hole 232 on the wheel seat 231, and the acting force of the double pedal 31 of the child can be transmitted to the front wheel 23, so that the front wheel 23 is driven to travel, and the child can ride alone. When a child is pushed by a large person, the locking edge 43 can be separated from the first annular groove 33 and clamped into the second annular groove 35, at the moment, the inserting part 34 on the bending shaft 32 is separated from the non-circular hole 232 on the wheel seat 231, at the moment, even if the pedal 31 is stepped on, the pedal assembly 3 only idles relative to the steering fork 22, and the acting force of the pedal 31 is not transmitted to the front wheel 23, so that when the child is pushed by the large person, the feet of the child can be placed on the pedal 31, even if the front wheel 23 rotates forwards, the position of the pedal 31 can not be changed, and the legs of the child do not need to bend back and forth, so that the child can sit more comfortably.
As shown in fig. 3 and 4, the plugging portion 34 includes a clamping notch 341 disposed at an end of the bending shaft 32, and the wheel seat 231 is provided with a clamping block 233 that can be clamped with the clamping notch 341. When the clamping block 233 is clamped with the clamping notch 341, the acting force of the child pedaling the pedal 31 can be transmitted to the front wheel 23 and drive the front wheel 23 to travel.
As shown in fig. 1 to 4, the groove wall of the second annular groove 35 on the side close to the pedal 31 is an inclined groove wall. When the child tricycle is required to be converted from the adult pushing state to the child riding state, the inclined groove wall presses the locking edge 43 to enable the locking piece 41 to slide relative to the steering fork 22 only by pushing the pedal 31 inwards, so that the locking edge 43 is withdrawn from the second annular groove 35, and when the bending shaft 32 moves inwards until the locking edge 43 is opposite to the first annular groove 33, the reset spring 5 pushes the locking piece 41 to slide to enable the locking edge 43 to be locked with the first annular groove 33, and the operation is convenient and quick. In addition, when the pedal assembly 3 needs to be disassembled, the locking piece 41 can be pressed, the locking edge 43 can be withdrawn from the first annular groove 33 or the second annular groove 35, and then the bending shaft 32 is pulled outwards, so that the operation can be finished only by one pulling, and the operation is very convenient and quick.
As shown in fig. 1 to 6, a child tricycle comprises a frame 1, the frame 1 comprises a frame main body 11 and a seat 12 arranged on the frame main body 11, the front side of the frame main body 11 is connected with a steering assembly 2 of the child tricycle as described above, the frame main body 11 is connected with a connecting seat 21, the rear side of the frame main body 11 is provided with a back support assembly 6, the back support assembly 6 comprises a left back leg 61 and a right back leg 62 arranged on two sides of the frame main body 11, the lower ends of the left back leg 61 and the right back leg 62 are provided with rear wheels 63, and the frame main body 11 is also connected with a push rod assembly 7 for pushing the child tricycle. When a child sits on the tricycle, feet can be placed on the pedals 31, and the feet do not need to bend back and forth, so that the child sits comfortably. When the child wishes to ride alone, the pedal 31 and the curved shaft 32 are pushed inwardly and the latch edge 43 snaps into the first annular groove 33, whereupon the child can push the pedal 31 to drive the child's tricycle.
As shown in fig. 5 to 7, the push rod assembly 7 includes a lower push rod 71 connected to the frame body 11 and an upper push rod 72 that can extend and retract in the lower push rod 71, a push handle 73 is disposed at the upper end of the upper push rod 72, and a locking mechanism 74 for locking the relative positions of the upper push rod 72 and the lower push rod 71 is further disposed between them. When a person needs to push, the upper push rod 72 is pulled upwards, so that the person can push comfortably, and when the child wants to ride alone, the upper push rod 72 is slid downwards and retracted into the lower push rod 71, so that the height of the push rod assembly 7 is reduced, and the riding of the child is more stable and comfortable.
As shown in fig. 7, the locking mechanism 74 includes a locking hole 741 provided on the lower push rod 71, a fixed seat 742 is provided at the lower end of the upper push rod 72, a locking block 743 capable of sliding transversely in the fixed seat 742 to engage with or disengage from the locking hole 741 is provided in the fixed seat 742, a sliding block 744 capable of sliding up and down in the fixed seat 742 is provided in the fixed seat 744, a driving portion 745 capable of pushing the locking block 743 to disengage from the locking hole 741 when the sliding block 744 slides up is provided on the sliding block 744, a sliding sleeve 746 capable of sliding relative to the sliding block is provided on the outer side of the upper push rod 72, a pull rope 747 for connecting the sliding sleeve 746 and the sliding block 744 is provided in the upper push rod 72, a first elastic reset member 748 capable of pushing the sliding block 744 to slide and reset is provided between the fixed seat 742 and the sliding block 744, and a second elastic reset member 749 capable of pushing the sliding and resetting the locking block 743 is provided between the fixed seat 742 and the fixed seat 742. When the position of the upper push rod 72 needs to be adjusted, the sliding sleeve 746 is slid upwards, the sliding sleeve 746 pulls the sliding block 744 to slide through the pull rope 747 in the sliding process, the driving portion 745 on the sliding block 744 drives the locking block 743 to disengage from the locking hole 741 on the lower push rod 71, and at this time, the position of the upper push rod 72 can be adjusted, so that the operation is very convenient and quick.
As shown in fig. 7, the driving portion 745 is an inclined surface provided on the sliding block 744, and the locking block 743 is provided with an inclined surface capable of abutting and matching with the inclined surface. When the slider 744 is slid upward, the inclined ramp presses against the inclined surface on the lock block 743, thereby converting the longitudinal movement of the slider 744 into the lateral movement of the lock block 743, and thereby unlocking the lock mechanism 74, with a simple structure and a smart design.
As shown in fig. 5 and 6, the push down rod 71 is detachably connected with a U-shaped front armrest 8. The U-shaped front arm rest 8 can be grasped by a child sitting on the seat 12 to ensure safety when the child is pushing on his or her own, and the U-shaped front arm rest 8 can be detached for convenience of riding. In addition, the adult pushing state of the child tricycle is suitable for children with smaller ages, and the riding state of the child tricycle is suitable for children with larger ages.
As shown in fig. 8 and 9, the push-down rod 71 is provided with a socket 91 with a T-shaped cross section, and the U-shaped front handrail 8 is provided with a socket 92 capable of matching with the socket 91. The socket 91 and the socket 92 are matched in a plugging manner, so that the U-shaped front handrail 8 is convenient to assemble and disassemble, and the connection is firm.
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1. A child tricycle, characterized in that: comprises a frame (1), the frame (1) include frame main part (11) and establish seat (12) on frame main part (11), frame main part (11) front side be connected with children's tricycle turn to subassembly (2), children's tricycle turn to subassembly (2) including connecting seat (21), connecting seat (21) in be equipped with can turn to fork (22) in it, turn to fork (22) lower extreme be connected with front wheel (23), turn to fork (22) upper end be connected with steering handle (24), front wheel (23) on can dismantle be connected with trample subassembly (3), trample subassembly (3) include footboard (31) and set up bent axle (32) on footboard (31), bent axle (32) on be equipped with first ring channel (33), turn to fork (22) on be equipped with can supply bent axle (32) to insert in hole (221), turn to fork (22) lower extreme be equipped with and can slide in it and be exposed in the front wheel (23), front wheel (23) on being connected with trample subassembly (3), bent axle (41) on footboard (31) have and can be equipped with a snap-lock hole (42) on the edge (42), the steering fork (22) and the locking piece (41) between the steering fork and the locking piece (41) are also provided with a return spring (5) capable of pushing the locking piece (41) to slide and reset, the central position of the front wheel (23) is provided with a wheel seat (231), the wheel seat (231) is provided with a non-circular hole (232) into which a bending shaft (32) can be inserted, the bending shaft (32) is provided with an inserting part (34) capable of being in clamping fit with the non-circular hole (232) when the locking edge (43) is clamped with the first annular groove (33), the bending shaft (32) is provided with a second annular groove (35) which is positioned between the first annular groove (33) and the inserting part (34) and can be clamped with the locking piece (41), when the locking edge (43) of the locking piece (41) is clamped with the second annular groove (35), the inserting part (34) is separated from the non-circular hole (232), the frame body (11) is connected with the connecting seat (21), the frame body (11) is provided with a rear support component (6), the left leg (62) and the left leg (62) of the frame body (61) are arranged at the left side and the right leg (62) of the rear leg (61), the frame main body (11) is also connected with a push rod assembly (7) for pushing the children tricycle;
The push rod assembly (7) comprises two lower push rods (71) connected with the frame main body (11) and a U-shaped upper push rod (72) which can stretch in the lower push rods (71), a push handle (73) is arranged at the upper end of the upper push rod (72), and a locking mechanism (74) for locking the relative positions of the upper push rod (72) and the lower push rod (71) is arranged between the upper push rod and the lower push rod;
the lower push rod (71) is detachably connected with a U-shaped front handrail (8).
2. The child tricycle of claim 1, wherein: the locking mechanism (74) including establishing locking hole (741) on push rod (71) down, push rod (72) lower extreme be equipped with fixing base (742), fixing base (742) in be equipped with can transversely slide in it and with locking hole (741) block (743) of block or breaking away from, fixing base (742) in still be equipped with slider (744) that can slide in it from top to bottom, slider (744) on be equipped with drive division (745) that can promote locking piece (743) and locking hole (741) and break away from when it upwards slides, push rod (72) outside cover be equipped with can relative its gliding sliding sleeve (746), push rod (72) in be equipped with stay cord (747) of connecting sliding sleeve (746) and slider (744), fixing base (742) and slider (744) between be equipped with first elastic reset piece (748) that can promote slider (744) slip reset, locking piece (743) and fixing base (744) between be equipped with second elastic reset piece (749) that can promote slider (743).
3. The child tricycle of claim 2, wherein: the driving part (745) is an inclined surface arranged on the sliding block (744), and the locking block (743) is provided with an inclined surface which can be in abutting fit with the inclined surface.
4. The child tricycle of claim 1, wherein: the push rod (71) is provided with a socket (91) with a T-shaped section, and the U-shaped front handrail (8) is provided with a socket (92) which can be matched with the socket (91).
5. The child tricycle of claim 1, wherein: the plug-in part (34) comprises a clamping notch (341) arranged at the end part of the bending shaft (32), and the wheel seat (231) is provided with a clamping block (233) which can be clamped with the clamping notch (341).
6. The child tricycle of claim 1 or 2, wherein: the groove wall of the second annular groove (35) close to one side of the pedal (31) is an inclined groove wall.
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