Universal rotating module

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10099512-B2
Application number	US-201715439954-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 23, 2017
Priority date	Mar 7, 2016
Publication date	Oct 16, 2018
Grant date	Oct 16, 2018

Abstract

A universal rotating module is provided. The universal rotating module comprises a suspension carrier, a top cover, a globular element, and a plurality of cushion members. The suspension carrier includes a through hole and a plurality of first fixing portions beside the through hole. The top cover includes a plurality of second fixing portions. The globular element is disposed between the suspension carrier and the top cover. A portion of the globular element passes through the through hole. Each of the cushion members is correspondingly connected with the first fixing portion and the second fixing portion.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A universal rotating module, comprising:
a suspension carrier including a through hole and a plurality of first fixing portions beside the through hole;
a top cover including a plurality of second fixing portions;
a globular element rotatably disposed between the suspension carrier and the top cover, wherein a portion of the globular element passes through the through hole; and
a plurality of cushion members, wherein each of the cushion members is correspondingly connected with the first fixing portion and the second fixing portion,
wherein an orthogonal projection of the through hole overlaps the top cover.

2. The universal rotating module according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a plurality of accessory members pivotally connected to the top cover and contacting with the globular element.

3. The universal rotating module according to claim 2 , wherein the top cover includes a plurality of openings, the accessory members are located in the openings, and partial of the accessory members exposed out of the openings contact with the globular element.

4. The universal rotating module according to claim 1 , wherein a diameter of the globular element is larger than the diameter of the through hole.

5. The universal rotating module according to claim 1 , wherein a diameter of the through hole is more than one half of the diameter of the globular element.

6. The universal rotating module according to claim 1 , wherein distances between any two adjacent first fixing portions are the same, and the distances between any two adjacent second fixing portions are the same.

7. The universal rotating module according to claim 1 , wherein the top cover includes a central portion and a plurality of arms extending from the central portion, angles between any two adjacent arms are the same, and the second fixing portions are located on the arms, respectively.

8. The universal rotating module according to claim 1 , wherein the each of cushion member is a spring or a pneumatic cylinder.

9. The universal rotating module according to claim 1 , wherein each of the cushion members is detachably fixed to the first fixing portion and the second fixing portion correspondingly.

10. The universal rotating module according to claim 1 , wherein the first fixing portions and the second fixing portions are hooks, and each of the cushion members is detachably hooked to the first fixing portion and the second fixing portion correspondingly.

Assignees

• Asustek Comp Inc

Inventors

• Hsieh Chang-Ru
• Yu li-wei
• Chen Chang-Hung
• Chuang Chih-Hung

Classifications

• B60B33/045 Primary

  mounted resiliently, by means of dampers · CPC title

• B60B19/003

  Multidirectional wheels · CPC title

• B60B33/0063

  no swivelling action, i.e. no real caster · CPC title

• B60B2200/22

  Chairs · CPC title

• B60B2900/531

  User-friendliness · CPC title