Tubing structure with magnetic control

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10923893-B2
Application number	US-201816154731-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 9, 2018
Priority date	Jun 4, 2018
Publication date	Feb 16, 2021
Grant date	Feb 16, 2021

Abstract

A tubing structure includes a first unit, a second unit movably connected to the first unit, and a controller. The first unit includes a first body and at least one first magnetic component disposed inside the first body. The second unit includes a second body movably engaging with the first body and at least one second magnetic component disposed inside the second body and located at a position corresponding to the at least one first magnetic component. The controller is electrically connected to at least one of the at least one first magnetic component and the at least one second magnetic component. The controller selectively controls the at least one first magnetic component and the at least one second magnetic component to magnetically attract or repulse each other to drive the second body to move relative to the first body for inclining the second unit relative to the first unit.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A tubing structure comprising:
a first unit comprising:
a first body; and
at least one first magnetic component disposed inside the first body;

a second unit movably connected to the first unit, the second unit comprising:
a second body movably engaging with the first body; and
at least one second magnetic component disposed inside the second body and located at a position corresponding to the at least one first magnetic component; and

a controller electrically connected to at least one of the at least one first magnetic component and the at least one second magnetic component, the controller selectively controlling the at least one first magnetic component and the at least one second magnetic component to magnetically attract or repulse each other to drive the second body to move relative to the first body for inclining the second unit relative to the first unit.

2. The tubing structure of claim 1 , wherein the first body comprises a ball joint, an annular recess is formed on the second body, and the ball joint movably engages with the annular recess.

3. The tubing structure of claim 2 , wherein a first passage is formed inside the first body, a second passage is formed inside the second body, and the first passage is at least partially communicated with the second passage when the first body and the second body engage with each other by the ball joint and the annular recess.

4. The tubing structure of claim 1 , wherein the at least one first magnetic component and the at least one second magnetic component are electromagnetic components electrically connected to the controller, and the controller controls magnetism of the at least one first magnetic component and magnetism of the at least one second magnetic component.

5. The tubing structure of claim 1 , wherein one of the at least one first magnetic component and the at least one second magnetic component is an electromagnetic component electrically connected to the controller, the controller controls magnetism of the electromagnetic component, and the other one of the at least one first magnetic component and the at least one second magnetic component is a permanent magnetic component or a magnetic conductive component.

6. The tubing structure of claim 1 , wherein the first unit comprises a plurality of first magnetic components disposed inside the first body at intervals, the second unit comprises a plurality of second magnetic components disposed inside the second body at intervals and located at positions corresponding to the plurality of first magnetic components, the plurality of first magnetic components and the plurality of second magnetic components are electrically connected to the controller, and the controller selectively controls at least one of the plurality of first magnetic components and at least one of the plurality of second magnetic components to magnetically attract or repulse each other to drive the second body to move relative to the first body for inclining the second unit relative to the first unit.

7. The tubing structure of claim 6 , wherein the plurality of first magnetic components are circularly disposed inside the first body at equal intervals, and the plurality of second magnetic components are circularly disposed inside the second body at equal intervals.

8. The tubing structure of claim 1 , wherein the first body comprises:
a first lower portion;
a first upper portion protrusibly and retractably installed on the first lower portion; and
a first protruding and retracting assembly configured to protrude or retract the first upper portion relative to the first lower portion.

9. The tubing structure of claim 8 , wherein the first protruding and retracting assembly comprises:
a first upper magnetic component disposed on the first upper portion; and
a first lower magnetic component disposed on the first lower portion and located at a position corresponding to the first upper magnetic component;
wherein the controller is connected to at least one of the first upper magnetic component and the first lower magnetic component, and the controller selectively controls the first upper magnetic component and the first lower magnetic component to magnetically attract or repulse each other to retract or protrude the first upper portion relative to the first lower portion.

10. The tubing structure of claim 9 , wherein the first upper magnetic component and the first lower magnetic component are electromagnetic components electrically connected to the controller, and the controller controls magnetism of the first upper magnetic component and magnetism of the first lower magnetic component.

11. The tubing structure of claim 9 , wherein one of the first upper magnetic component and the first lower magnetic component is an electromagnetic component electrically connected to the controller, the controller controls magnetism of the electromagnetic component, and the other one of the first upper magnetic component and the first lower magnetic component is a permanent magnetic component or a magnetic conductive component.

12. The tubing structure of claim 9 , wherein the second body comprises:
a second lower portion;
a second upper portion protrusibly and retractably installed on the second lower portion; and
a second protruding and retracting assembly configured to protrude or retract the second upper portion relative to the second lower portion.

13. The tubing structure of claim 12 , wherein the second protruding and retracting assembly comprises:
a second upper magnetic component disposed on the second upper portion; and
a second lower magnetic component disposed on the second lower portion and located at a position corresponding to the second upper magnetic component;
wherein the controller is connected to at least one of the second upper magnetic component and the second lower magnetic component, the controller selectively controls the second upper magnetic component and the second lower magnetic component to magnetically attract or repulse each other to retract or protrude the second upper portion relative to the second lower portion.

14. The tubing structure of claim 13 , wherein the second upper magnetic component and the second lower magnetic component are electromagnetic components electrically connected to the controller, and the controller controls magnetism of the second upper magnetic component and magnetism of the second lower magnetic component.

15. The tubing structure of claim 13 , wherein one of the second upper magnetic component and the second lower magnetic component is an electromagnetic component electrically connected to the controller, the controller controls magnetism of the electromagnetic component, and the other one of the second upper magnetic component and the second lower magnetic component is a permanent magnetic component or a magnetic conductive component.

16. A tubing structure comprising:
a first unit comprising a first body, and the first body comprising:
a first lower portion;
a first upper portion protrusibly and retractably installed on the first lower portion; and
a first protruding and retracting assembly configured to protrude or retract the first upper portion relative to the first lower portion, and the first protruding and retracting assembly comprising:
a first upper magnetic component disposed on the first upper portion; and
a first lower magnetic component disposed on the first lower portion and located at a position corresponding to the first upper magnetic component;

a second unit movably connected to the first unit; and
a contro

Assignees

• Wistron Corp

Inventors

• Tseng Tien-Chung

Classifications

• H01F7/064 Primary

  Circuit arrangements for actuating electromagnets (circuit arrangements for obtaining special operating characteristics H01F7/18; driving circuits for electromagnets making use of a switching regulator H01H47/325) · CPC title

• H02G3/0475 Primary

  formed by a succession of articulated units · CPC title

• H01F7/0205

  Magnetic circuits with PM in general · CPC title

• F16L11/18

  Articulated hoses, e.g. composed of a series of rings · CPC title

• F16L27/04

  with partly-spherical engaging surfaces · CPC title