MULTI-PURPOSE BEARING ASSEMBLY

Abstract

The utility model belongs to the technical field of articles for daily use, and particularly to a multi-purpose bearing assembly. The bearing assembly includes a bearing body. The bearing body includes a bottom portion, a side wall and a bottom reinforcement arranged on the bottom portion. The bottom reinforcement includes a bearing stage formed by protruding upward or being recessed downward relative to the bottom portion. The bearing assembly of the utility model improves the overall bonding strength of the bottom portion by providing a reinforcement on the bottom portion, and can cooperate with the bearing stage, the fixing post, the hook and the legs to be combined into different usage forms.

Claims

1. A multi-purpose bearing assembly, comprising a bearing body; wherein the bearing body comprises: a bottom portion; a side wall arranged on one side of the bottom portion; an opening portion surrounded by the side wall; an accommodating chamber formed by cooperation between the bottom portion and the side wall, wherein the opening portion is communicated with the accommodating chamber; a bottom reinforcement arranged on the bottom portion, wherein the bottom reinforcement comprises a bearing stage formed on the bottom portion, the bearing stage being arranged on a bottom surface in the accommodating chamber, and formed by protruding upward or being recessed downward relative to the bottom portion; a fixing post arranged on a bearing surface on a top surface of the bearing stage of the bottom portion; wherein an upper through hole is arranged at an upper end of the fixing post, a lower through hole is arranged below the fixing post, and the upper through hole and the lower through hole are isolated from each other or penetrated by a through hole; and a hook which is provided with a lug at an upper end thereof and a rod end at a lower end thereof; wherein the rod end is fitted to the upper through hole and a lower suspender is fitted to the lower through hole; or the rod end is passed through the through hole and then connected to the lower suspender at the lower through hole.

2. The multi-purpose bearing assembly according to claim 1, wherein the bearing stage is formed by the bottom portion protruding upward, and a top surface of the bearing stage is formed as the bearing surface which is parallel to the bottom portion; and the bearing stage takes a shape of a cylinder, a truncated cone or a polygonal column.

3. The multi-purpose bearing assembly according to claim 2, wherein a bearing stage cavity is arranged below the bearing stage, and a periphery of the bottom portion is flush; the bearing stage cavity is further internally provided with a supporting block which is arranged to extend inwardly along a side wall of the bearing stage cavity; and the bottom reinforcement further comprises a first reinforcement arranged on the bottom portion, wherein the first reinforcement is arranged on the bottom portion in the accommodating chamber and extends outward from the side wall of the bearing stage cavity along the bottom portion, and a gap is further formed between the first reinforcement and the side wall.

4. (canceled)

5. (canceled)

6. (canceled)

7. The multi-purpose bearing assembly according to claim 1, wherein the fixing post comprises a lower post body and an upper post body; wherein the upper post body and the lower post body are arranged end to end; and a lower end of the lower post body is connected to the bearing surface; and the upper post body has a gradually tapering outer diameter, and the outer diameter of the upper post body increases sequentially from top to bottom.

8. The multi-purpose bearing assembly according to claim 1, further comprising a bearing member made of a rigid material; wherein the bearing member comprises a bearing disc and a bearing post, a lower end of the bearing post being fixed on the bearing disc, and the bearing post being internally provided with a communicating hole which is formed as the through hole as well as an upper through hole and a lower through hole located at upper and lower ends thereof.

9. The multi-purpose bearing assembly according to claim 8, wherein the bearing disc is provided with several disc holes that penetrate upper and lower surfaces of the bearing disc; a positioning stage is arranged below the bearing disc and protrudes from the lower surface of the bearing disc; wherein the positioning stage is formed by passing the bearing post through the bearing disc.

10. (canceled)

11. The multi-purpose bearing assembly according to claim 1, wherein the hook is made of a rigid material and at least a part of the hook is also covered with a covering member; and the lower suspender further comprises a hanging ring.

12. The multi-purpose bearing assembly according to claim 3, further comprising supporting legs; wherein the supporting legs comprise several legs, each of the legs being connected to the bottom portion or the side wall to support the bearing assembly.

13. The multi-purpose bearing assembly according to claim 3, further comprising supporting legs; wherein the supporting legs comprise several legs, each of the legs being connected to the bottom portion or the side wall to support the bearing assembly; the bottom portion is provided with fixing holes and the legs are connected to the fixing holes; and the fixing holes are arranged on the first reinforcement; and the fixing holes, the first reinforcement, the supporting block, the bearing stage, the bottom portion and the side wall are integrally formed.

14. The multi-purpose bearing assembly according to claim 1, wherein the bottom portion is further provided with a bottom hole member formed by the bottom surface protruding upward; and the bearing assembly further comprises a hole plug; wherein the hole plug is fittable into a bottom hole arranged on a top surface of the bottom hole member or fittable into the upper through hole.

15. A multi-purpose bearing assembly, comprising: a bearing body, the bearing body comprising a bottom portion and a side wall arranged on one side of the bottom portion; wherein the bearing body further comprises an opening portion surrounded by the side wall and an accommodating chamber formed by cooperation between the bottom portion and the side wall, wherein the opening portion is communicated with the accommodating chamber; and wherein the bearing body further comprises a bottom reinforcement arranged on the bottom portion, wherein the bottom reinforcement comprises a bearing stage formed on the bottom portion, the bearing stage being arranged on a bottom surface in the accommodating chamber, and formed by protruding upward or being recessed downward relative to the bottom portion; wherein the bearing assembly further comprises a bearing member made of a rigid material; wherein the bearing member comprises a bearing disc and a bearing post, a lower end of the bearing post being fixed on the bearing disc, and the bearing post being internally provided with a communicating hole which is formed as a through hole as well as an upper through hole and a lower through hole located at upper and lower ends thereof.

16. The multi-purpose bearing assembly according to claim 15, wherein the bearing disc is provided with several disc holes that penetrate the upper and lower surfaces of the bearing disc; a positioning stage is arranged below the bearing disc and protrudes from a lower surface of the bearing disc; wherein the positioning stage is formed by passing the bearing post through the bearing disc.

17. The multi-purpose bearing assembly according to claim 15, further comprising a hook which is provided with a lug at the upper end thereof and a rod end at the lower end thereof; wherein the rod end is fitted to the upper through hole and a lower suspender is fitted to the lower through hole; or the rod end is passed through the through hole and then connected to the lower suspender at the lower through hole.

18. The multi-purpose bearing assembly according to claim 17, wherein the hook is made of a rigid material and at least a part of the hook is also covered with a covering member; and the lower suspender further comprises a hanging ring.

19. A multi-purpose bearing assembly, comprising: a bearing body, the bearing body comprising a bottom portion and a side wall arranged on one side of the bottom portion; wherein the bearing body further comprises an opening portion surrounded by the side wall and an accommodating chamber formed by cooperation between the bottom portion and the side wall, wherein the opening portion is communicated with the accommodating chamber and wherein the bearing body further comprises a bottom reinforcement arranged on the bottom portion, wherein the bottom reinforcement comprises a bearing stage formed on the bottom portion, the bearing stage being arranged on a bottom surface in the accommodating chamber, and formed by protruding upward or being recessed downward relative to the bottom portion; wherein the bearing assembly further comprises supporting legs; wherein the supporting legs comprise several legs, each of the legs being connected to the bottom portion or the side wall to support the bearing assembly; the bottom portion is provided with fixing holes and the legs are connected to the fixing holes; and the fixing holes are arranged on the first reinforcement; and the fixing holes, the first reinforcement, the supporting block, the bearing stage, the bottom portion and the side wall are integrally formed.

20. The multi-purpose bearing assembly according to claim 19, wherein the bottom portion is further provided with a bottom hole member formed by the bottom surface protruding upward; and the bearing assembly further comprises a hole plug, wherein the hole plug is fittable into a bottom hole arranged on a top surface of the bottom hole member or fittable into the upper through hole.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0035] FIG. 1 is a schematic structural view of a multi-purpose bearing assembly of an embodiment of the utility model;

[0036] FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the embodiment of FIG. 1;

[0037] FIG. 3 is a schematic view showing the cooperation between the multi-purpose bearing assembly of the embodiment of FIG. 1 and a hook;

[0038] FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of FIG. 3;

[0039] FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional schematic structural view of the hook of the embodiment of FIG. 3;

[0040] FIG. 6 is a schematic structural view of a lower suspender of the embodiment of FIG. 3;

[0041] FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of a multi-purpose bearing assembly of another embodiment of the utility model, which is different from the cross-sectional view shown in FIG. 4 in that this embodiment also has a bearing member;

[0042] FIG. 8a is a schematic perspective structural view (in a top view) of the bearing member of the embodiment of FIG. 7; FIG. 8b is a schematic perspective structural view (in a bottom view) of the bearing member of the embodiment of FIG. 7; and FIG. 8c is a cross-sectional view of the bearing member;

[0043] FIG. 9 is a schematic view showing the cooperation between the multi-purpose bearing assembly of the embodiment of FIG. 1 and legs;

[0044] FIG. 10 is a schematic view showing the cooperation between the multi-purpose bearing assembly of the embodiment of FIG. 1 and the hook and the legs; and

[0045] FIGS. 11a-11f are schematic structural views of other embodiments of the utility model; wherein each of the embodiments is mainly different from the embodiment of FIG. 1 in that the outer contour of the bearing body is different.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0046] In order that those skilled in the art better understand the utility model to define the claimed scope of the utility model more clearly, the utility model will be described below in detail with reference to some particular embodiments of the utility model. It should be noted that the following description only refers to some particular embodiments within the concept of the utility model, which are only part of the embodiments of the utility model, wherein the detailed direct description of the related structures is only for the convenience of understanding the utility model, and various specific features do not certainly and directly define the implementation range of the utility model. Conventional selection and substitution made by those skilled in the art under the guidance of the concept of the utility model shall be considered to be within the claimed scope of the invention.

[0047] A multi-purpose bearing assembly is provided, which can be used to bear or fix other articles, for example, as a Christmas tree base to fix and support a Christmas tree, or as a bearing base to place related articles therein, or as a flowerpot to allow flowers or green plants to be cultivated therein.

[0048] The bearing assembly includes a bearing body which mainly consists of a bottom portion 101 and a side wall 102. The side wall 102 is connected or fixed to the bottom portion along one side of the bottom portion 101, i.e. the side wall is connected or fixed above or below the bottom portion 101, or the two parts are integrally formed to form the bearing body. In addition, the bearing body also has an opening portion 103 surrounded by the side wall 102. The bearing body further includes an accommodating chamber 100 which is formed by the cooperation between the bottom portion 101 and the side wall 102. The opening portion 103 is communicated with the accommodating chamber 100 to form a bearing body with an open structure that is mainly open to one side.

[0049] For the open bearing body, the bottom portion 101 and the side wall 102 may be completely closed or substantially completely closed, or at least one through hole communicating the accommodating chamber 100 with the outside may also be arranged on the bottom portion 101 or the side wall 102, which is not limited. The two approaches can achieve the bearing function of the bearing body of the utility model.

[0050] In some cases, the bearing body with a through hole can be used in cooperation with other blocking components to achieve its bearing function. For example, when the bearing body is used as a flowerpot, for the purpose of retaining soil and moisture, assistance with a thin film can be designed in the bearing body with a through hole; but when the bearing body is used as a Christmas tree base, a hollow structure formed by the through hole is not disadvantageous and blocking components may not be fitted.

[0051] In order to enhance the structural strength of the bottom portion 101 while taking into account the structural complexity, manufacturing difficulty and aesthetic appearance of the product, the bearing body further includes a bottom reinforcement which is arranged on the bottom portion 101 and preferably formed integrally with the bottom portion 101. For example, when a plastic material is used, the bottom reinforcement and the bottom portion are integrally formed by injection molding to enhance the connection strength thereof and reduce the manufacturing cost.

[0052] The bottom reinforcement includes a first reinforcement 111 which is arranged on one side of the bottom portion 101, for example, on one side where the accommodating chamber 100 is located or the opposite side. As shown in FIG. 1, in a preferred embodiment, the first reinforcement 111 is arranged on one side where the accommodating chamber 100 is located, i.e. the first reinforcement is designed on a bottom surface in the accommodating chamber 100.

[0053] In some embodiments, a bearing stage 112 is also formed on the bottom portion 101, arranged on the bottom surface in the accommodating chamber 100 and can be formed by protruding upward or being recessed downward relative to the bottom portion. A bearing surface is also formed on the bearing stage 112. Preferably, the bearing stage 112 is formed by protruding upward along the bottom portion 101 to ensure that the bottom portion of the bearing body is flat; and the bearing surface is arranged on a top surface of the bearing stage 112 and parallel to the bottom portion 101. The bearing stage 112 may take the shape of a cylinder, a truncated cone or a polygonal column or have other similar shapes.

[0054] In other embodiments, the bearing stage 112 is formed by the bottom portion 101 that protrudes upward to one side of the accommodating chamber 100, and the bearing stage 112 has a bearing stage cavity 30 formed below the bottom portion 101. The bearing stage cavity 30 is also internally provided with a supporting block 301 which is arranged to extend inwardly along a side wall of the bearing stage cavity 30. The periphery of the bottom portion 101 is flush, i.e. the area of the bottom portion 101 excluding the bearing stage 112 is flush, so that the bottom portion 101 has a flat contact surface.

[0055] In other embodiments, the first reinforcement 111 is arranged in the accommodating chamber 100 to extend outward from a side wall of the bearing stage along the bottom portion 101; for example, when the bottom portion 101 is circular or approximately circular, the first reinforcement 111 is preferably radially arranged. More preferably, the first reinforcement 111 does not extend to the side wall 102, i.e. a gap 113 is formed between the first reinforcement 111 and the side wall 102, so that the bottom portion of the accommodating chamber 101 is communicated as a whole instead of being partitioned by the first reinforcement 111 into several independent parts that are not mutually communicated. The width of the gap 113 may be 5-20%, more preferably 5-10%, of the overall length, width or diameter of the bottom portion 101 to ensure the integrity of the accommodating chamber 100 while taking into account the structural enhancement effect of the bottom reinforcement on the bottom portion 101.

[0056] In other embodiments, the bearing stage is arranged at the center of the bottom portion 101. The overall contour shape of the bearing body is not limited, and may be a circle, a triangle, a quadrilateral, a pentagon, a hexagon, an octagon, a dodecagon, a hexadecagon, etc., for example, as shown in FIGS. 11a-11f. Of course, other suitable shapes may also be used without limitation.

[0057] In other embodiments, the side wall 102 is inclined outwardly, i.e. the opening portion 103 is greater than the bottom portion 101.

[0058] In other embodiments, the bottom portion 101 is also provided with a fixing post 120 which is arranged on the bearing surface on the top surface of the bearing stage 112. The fixing post 120 includes a lower post body 121 and an upper post body 122; the upper post body 122 and the lower post body 121 are arranged end to end; and a lower end of the lower post body 121 is connected to the bearing surface.

[0059] In a preferred embodiment, the upper post body 122 has a gradually tapering outer diameter, which increases sequentially from an upper end of the upper post body 122 to a lower end thereof and the lower post body 121 may be a cylinder with the same outer diameter as the lower end of the upper post body 122, or may have a gradually increasing and/or decreasing outer diameter from top to bottom.

[0060] In other embodiments, the first reinforcement 111 is arranged in the accommodating chamber 100 and extends radially outward from an outer edge of the bearing stage 112, thereby greatly improving the structural strength of the bottom portion 101.

[0061] In some embodiments, the bearing assembly further includes a bearing member 130 made of a rigid material, preferably a metal or an alloy with higher hardness, such as a steel disc and a steel tube. The bearing member 130 includes a bearing disc 131 and a bearing post 132, a lower end of the bearing post 132 is fixed on the bearing disc 131, and the bearing post 132 is internally provided with a communicating hole 133 which is formed as a through hole 123 as well as an upper through hole 124 and a lower through hole 125 located at upper and lower ends thereof. The bearing disc 131 is provided with several disc holes 134 that penetrate upper and lower surfaces of the bearing disc 131.

[0062] For example, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8a-8c, the bearing disc 131 is a metal disc which is provided with disc holes 134 penetrating upper and lower surfaces on its surface, a central hole is arranged at the center of the metal disc, and the bearing post 132 is a hollow steel tube. The steel tube is welded at the center of the metal disc, a passage in the steel tube is communicated with the central hole of the metal disc, or the steel tube is directly passed through the central hole of the metal disc and fixed, so that the through hole 123 is formed in the steel tube after their cooperation.

[0063] In other embodiments, a positioning stage 135 is arranged below the bearing disc 131 and protrudes from a lower surface of the bearing disc 131, so that the bearing disc 131 is covered in the bottom portion 101 during injection molding. More preferably, the positioning stage 135 is formed by passing the bearing post 132 through the bearing disc 131, i.e. the bearing post 132 is passed through the central hole at the center of the bearing disc 131, and then the bearing post and the bearing disc are welded together to form the bearing member 130. In this way, the bearing disc 131 is located in the middle of the bottom portion 101, its upper and lower parts are covered by plastic, and the disc holes 134 on the disc surface are also filled, so that the overall structure of the bearing body is firm. When the bearing member 130 is injection-molded, a lower port of the steel tube as the bearing post 132 is formed as a lower bottom surface of the bearing stage cavity 30, and the material for injection molding may not enter the communicating hole 133 of the bearing post 132, thereby considering the machining process and the application effect.

[0064] In other embodiments, the bearing assembly further includes a suspension assembly which is connected to the bearing body so that the suspension assembly can be suspended.

[0065] The suspension assembly may include components such as a hook 31 and a rope capable of suspending the bearing body, which may be manufactured and provided together with the bearing assembly, or may be separately obtained and then assembled on the bearing body.

[0066] The fixing post 120 is internally provided with a through hole 123 arranged in a penetrating manner, an upper through hole 124 is arranged above the fixing post 120 and a lower through hole 125 is arranged below the fixing post. A suspension assembly such as a hook 31 or a rope enters through the upper through hole 124 and then passes through the lower through hole 125 to penetrate through the through hole 123, and is fixed at the lower through hole 125, so that the hook or the rope is connected to the bearing body to be integrally formed.

[0067] A lug 311 is formed at an upper end of the hook 31, a rod end 312 is formed at a lower end of the hook, and a rod body is connected between the lug 311 and the rod end 312 to form the hook 31. The hook 31 is preferably made of a rigid material to ensure sufficient structural strength.

[0068] More preferably, the hook 31 further includes a covering member 313 which is preferably made of a soft material, such as soft rubber; and the covering member 313 covers at least a part of the lug 311 rod the rod body.

[0069] In a preferred embodiment, the suspension assembly further includes a lower suspender 32 which is connected to the rod end 312 at the lower end of the hook 31 on the one hand, for example, through screwed connection, so that the hook 31 is fixed to the bearing body. On the other hand, the suspender 32 further includes a hanging ring 321 to allow a lug 311 of another bearing assembly to be suspended into the hanging ring 321 of the previous bearing assembly to form a series of bearing assemblies.

[0070] In some other embodiments, the through hole 123 is not penetrated, an upper through hole 124 with an internal thread is arranged at an upper end of the fixing post 120, and a lower through hole 125 is arranged below the fixing post, so that the hook 31 and the lower suspender 32 are respectively fitted above and below the bearing body.

[0071] In other embodiments, the bearing assembly further includes supporting legs which include several legs 33, and each of the legs is connected to the bottom portion 101 or the side wall 102 to support the bearing assembly.

[0072] In a preferred embodiment, the bottom portion 101 is provided with fixing holes 20, and the legs 33 are connected to the fixing holes 20 by means of screws, clamping, etc., so that the legs 33 is attached to the bearing assembly. In order to flatten the bottom portion 101, the fixing holes 20 are formed by the bottom portion 101 protruding upward, i.e. the fixing holes are protrudingly arranged on the bottom surface of the accommodating chamber 100. In order that the legs 33 are fitted to the bearing assembly by screws, the fixing holes 20 are also internally provided with fixing cavities 201 in which nuts can be arranged, or internal threads are formed directly in the fixing cavities 201, or the legs 33 are directly fitted into side walls of the fixing cavities 201 by self-tapping.

[0073] In other embodiments, the fixing holes 20 are arranged on the first reinforcement 111, so that the fixing holes 20 can be used as a part of the first reinforcement 111 to enhance the structural strength of the bottom portion in addition to fixing the legs 33. More preferably, the fixing holes 20 are integrally formed with other parts of the bottom portion 101, i.e. the fixing holes 20, the first reinforcement 111, the supporting block 301, the bearing stage 112, the bottom portion 101 and the side wall 102 are integrally formed, preferably by injection molding.

[0074] In some other embodiments, in order that the bearing assembly can have better air permeability and water control performance when used as a flowerpot, the bottom portion 101 protrudes upward to form a bottom hole member 105, an upper surface of which is higher than the bottom portion 101 by an appropriate height. If necessary, a top surface of the bottom hole member 105 can be pierced with a sharp tool, or the top surface of the bottom hole member 105 can be broken with an easily detachable structure preset on the top surface of the bottom hole member 105 to form a bottom hole. Since the bottom hole on the top surface of the bottom hole member 105 is at an appropriate distance from the bottom portion 101, proper moisture can be retained at the bottom portion of the accommodating chamber 100 while enabling ventilation; and the presence of the gap 113 may allow the same amount of water to be retained.

[0075] Preferably, the bearing assembly further includes a hole plug (not shown); the hole plug can be fitted into the bottom hole arranged on the top surface of the bottom hole member 131 or fitted into the upper through hole 124. The hole plug can enclose the bottom hole when fitted into the bottom hole, and when fitted into the upper through hole, can provide the through hole with an aesthetic overall appearance and prevent the through hole from being exposed when the hook is not connected, thereby avoiding safety problems. As to the cooperation of the hole plug with the bottom hole and the upper through hole 124, the bottom hole and the upper through hole 124 can be arranged to have the same or substantially the same specifications so that the hole plug can be fitted thereinto, or the hole plug has a greater deformation range to allow the hole plug to be fitted into the bottom hole and the upper through hole 124 respectively, or, although the bottom hole and the upper through hole 124 have different diameters, different parts of the hole plug have different outer diameters so that the hole plug can be respectively fitted thereinto.