Wine bottle fixing device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10973320-B2
Application number	US-201916384956-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 16, 2019
Priority date	Nov 29, 2018
Publication date	Apr 13, 2021
Grant date	Apr 13, 2021

Abstract

A wine bottle fixing device including a cylindrical body, a sliding component slidably disposed at the cylindrical body, and a first sensing component is provided. The cylindrical body surrounds an accommodating space and has an opening. The wine bottle is adapted to be inserted into the accommodating space through the opening. The sliding component is adapted to slide between a first position and a second position along an axis. The first sensing component includes a first sensor and a first sensed component. One of the first sensor and the first sensed component is disposed on the sliding component, and the other is located beside the opening. The first sensor is adapted to detect the first sensed component when the sliding component is at the first position and close to the opening. When the bottle neck portion of the wine bottle is inserted into the cylindrical body, the wine bottle pushes the sliding component from the first position to the second position, so that a sensed value of the first sensor sensing the first sensed component is changed. A wine cabinet is also provided.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A wine bottle fixing device, adapted for insertion of a bottle neck portion of a wine bottle to fix the wine bottle, the wine bottle fixing device comprising:
a cylindrical body, surrounding an accommodating space and having an opening, wherein the bottle neck portion of the wine bottle is adapted to be inserted into the accommodating space through the opening;
a sliding component, slidably disposed at the cylindrical body, and adapted to slide between a first position and a second position along an axis;
a first sensing assembly, comprising a first sensor and a first sensed component corresponding to the first sensor, one of the first sensor and the first sensed component being disposed on the sliding component, and the other one being disposed on a sidewall of an opening end of the cylindrical body, wherein when the sliding component is located at the first position, the sliding component is located beside close to the opening, and the first sensor is adapted to detect the first sensed component, and when the bottle neck portion of the wine bottle is inserted into the cylindrical body, the wine bottle pushes the sliding component to slide from the first position to the second position, so that a sensed value of the first sensor sensing the first sensed component is changed; and
an elastic component, disposed in the accommodating space, and located between a bottom wall of the cylindrical body and the sliding component, wherein when the bottle neck portion of the wine bottle is inserted into the cylindrical body, the bottle neck portion of the wine bottle pushes the sliding component to slide to the second position, the elastic component is compressed by the sliding component to accumulate elastic potential energy, and when the bottle neck portion leaves the cylindrical body, the elastic component is adapted to release the elastic potential energy to push the sliding component to return to the first position.

2. The wine bottle fixing device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the cylindrical body comprises a sliding chute formed on a wall surface and extending along the axis, the sliding chute is communicated with the accommodating space, the sliding component comprises a push portion located in the accommodating space and a protrusion portion connected to the push portion, the protrusion portion protrudes out of the cylindrical body from the sliding chute, and one of the first sensor and the first sensed component is disposed on the protrusion portion.

3. The wine bottle fixing device as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:
at least one roller set, wherein each of the at least one roller set comprises a plurality of rollers, the cylindrical body comprises a plurality of slots formed on a wall surface and communicated with the accommodating space, and the rollers are rotatably disposed on the slots and partially stretched into the accommodating space, wherein when the bottle neck portion of the wine bottle is inserted into the accommodating space, the rollers are adapted to contact the wine bottle.

4. The wine bottle fixing device as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the cylindrical body comprises a plurality of roller frames corresponding to the slots, the roller frames are located at an outer side of the wall surface of the cylindrical body, each of the roller frames has an inclined track, a shaft rod of each of the rollers penetrates through the inclined track, each of the inclined tracks comprises a first end and a second end opposite to each other, the first end is located closer to the opening than the wall surface, and the second end is located closer to the wall surface than the opening.

5. The wine bottle fixing device as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the number of the at least one roller set is two, and one of the roller sets is disposed around a sidewall of an opening end the cylindrical body, and the other one of the roller sets is disposed around the cylindrical body and is away from the opening.

6. The wine bottle fixing device as claimed in claim 5 , wherein orthographic projections of the rollers of the roller sets on a bottom wall of the cylindrical body are staggered from each other.

7. The wine bottle fixing device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first sensor is a magnetic sensor, and the first sensed component is a magnet.

8. A wine cabinet, comprising:
a cabinet body;
a door plank, pivotally connected to the cabinet body; and
a plurality of the wine bottle fixing devices as claimed in claim 1 , disposed in the cabinet body.

9. The wine cabinet as claimed in claim 8 , further comprising:
a second sensing assembly, comprising a second sensor and a second sensed component corresponding to the second sensor, one of the second sensor and the second sensed component being disposed on the door plank, and the other one being disposed on the cabinet body, wherein when the door plank is closed, the second sensor is adapted to detect the second sensed component, and when the door plank is rotated relative to the cabinet body to open, the second sensed component leaves a sensing range of the second sensor.

10. The wine cabinet as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the cylindrical body comprises a sliding chute formed on a wall surface and extending along the axis, the sliding chute is communicated with the accommodating space, the sliding component comprises a push portion located in the accommodating space and a protrusion portion connected to the push portion, the protrusion portion protrudes out of the cylindrical body from the sliding chute, and one of the first sensor and the first sensed component is disposed on the protrusion portion.

11. The wine cabinet as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the wine bottle fixing device further comprises:
at least one roller set, wherein each of the at least one roller set comprises a plurality of rollers, the cylindrical body comprises a plurality of slots formed on a wall surface and communicated with the accommodating space, and the rollers are rotatably disposed on the slots and partially stretched into the accommodating space, wherein when the bottle neck portion of the wine bottle is inserted into the accommodating space, the rollers are adapted to contact the wine bottle.

12. The wine cabinet as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the cylindrical body comprises a plurality of roller frames corresponding to the slots, the roller frames are located at an outer side of the wall surface of the cylindrical body, each of the roller frames has an inclined track, a shaft rod of each of the rollers penetrates through the inclined track, each of the inclined tracks comprises a first end and a second end opposite to each other, the first end is located closer to the opening the wall surface, and the second end is located closer to the wall surface than the opening.

13. The wine cabinet as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the number of the at least one roller set is two, and one of the roller sets is disposed around a sidewall of an opening end the cylindrical body, and the other one of the roller sets is disposed around the cylindrical body and is away from the opening.

14. The wine cabinet as claimed in claim 13 , wherein orthographic projections of the rollers of the roller sets on a bottom wall of the cylindrical body are staggered from each other.

15. The wine cabinet as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the first sensor is a magnetic sensor, and the first sensed component is a magnet.

Assignees

• Lee Shih Chi
• Chuang Hsi Pin
• Ho Chih Mao
• Compal Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Lee Shih-Chi
• Chuang Hsi-Pin
• Ho Chih-Mao

Classifications

• A47B73/004 Primary

  holding the bottle by the neck only · CPC title

• H03K17/9517

  using galvanomagnetic devices · CPC title

• A47B73/006 Primary

  with modular arrangements of identical units · CPC title