Slide Handle

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a slide handle which has a first hole penetrating a top portion of a main body of the slide handle. A lever passes slidably through the first hole. A fixation mechanism includes at least one fixing groove which is formed on a surrounding surface of the lever and a second hole which penetrates the top portion of the main body. The central axes of the second hole and the first hole are skew lines. The second hole intersects the first hole partially, and a wall of the second hole is connected to a wall of the first hole. Furthermore, the fixation mechanism has a resilient member and a fixing member which are located in the second hole. The fixing member can partially protrude into the first hole. The fixing member can be pushed to move axially in the second hole to engage or disengage the fixing groove on the lever. Therefore, the position of the main body relative to the lever is adjustable, and both the volume of the main body and the manufacturing costs of the slide handle can be reduced.

Claims

1. A slide handle, comprising: a main body, having a top portion and a driving portion, the driving portion being connected to the top portion, a first hole penetrating the top portion; a lever, passing through the first hole of the main body; a fixation mechanism, including a fixing groove, a second hole, a resilient member, and a fixing member, the fixing groove being formed on a surrounding surface of the lever, the second hole being a circular hole, the second hole being located at the top portion of the main body, a central axis of the second hole and a central axis of the first hole being skew lines, a distance between the central axis of the second hole and the central axis of the first hole being smaller than a summation of radii of the second hole and the first hole, the second hole intersecting the first hole partially, an overlap between the second hole and the first hole forming a communication hole, a wall of the second hole being connected to a wall of the first hole at a periphery of the communication hole, the resilient member and the fixing member being located in the second hole, a part of the fixing member being able to radially protrude into or retreat from the first hole when the fixing member is pushed to move axially along the second hole for engaging or disengaging the fixing groove on the lever.

2. The slide handle of claim 1, wherein the driving portion of the main body is provided with a ball.

3. The slide handle of claim 1, wherein the first hole of the main body is a circular hole.

4. The slide handle of claim 1, wherein the fixation mechanism has a plurality of fixing grooves which are spaced apart from each other on the surrounding surface of the lever, and each fixing groove is annular.

5. The slide handle of claim 1, wherein the second hole penetrates the top portion of the main body and has a stepped surface at a first end of the second hole, a pressing member which has an annular stepped stopper is located at the first end of the second hole and protrudes axially from the top portion, and the pressing member can axially push the fixing member to move axially in the second hole.

6. The slide handle of claim 5, wherein a sealing member is attached to a second end of the second hole, so that the pressing member, the fixing member, and the resilient member are kept in the second hole.

7. The slide handle of claim 1, wherein the second hole penetrates the top portion of the main body and has a stepped surface at a first end of the second hole, the fixing member is located at the first end of the second hole and protrudes axially from the top portion, and the fixing member can be pushed from an outside of the top portion to move axially in the second hole.

8. The slide handle of claim 7, wherein a sealing member is attached to a second end of the second hole, so that the fixing member and the resilient member are kept in the second hole.

9. The slide handle of claim 1, wherein a diameter of the fixing member is slightly smaller than a diameter of the second hole.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0012] The present disclosure can be more fully understood by reading the following detailed description of the embodiment, with reference made to the accompanying drawings as follows:

[0013] FIG. 1 is a section view showing an invention of TW Pat. No. M317907;

[0014] FIG. 2 is a stereogram showing an invention of TW Pat. No. M468382;

[0015] FIG. 3 is an exploded view showing an invention of TW Pat. No. M468382;

[0016] FIG. 4 is a section view showing an invention of TW Pat. No. M468382;

[0017] FIG. 5 to FIG. 6 are the schematic views showing the operation process of an invention of TW Pat. No. M468382;

[0018] FIG. 7 is an exploded view showing a first embodiment of the present invention;

[0019] FIG. 8 is a stereogram showing a first embodiment of the present invention;

[0020] FIG. 9 is a section view showing a first embodiment of the present invention;

[0021] FIG. 10 is the schematic view (1) showing the operation process of a first embodiment of the present invention;

[0022] FIG. 11 is a section view of FIG. 10;

[0023] FIG. 12 is the schematic view (2) showing the operation process of a first embodiment of the present invention;

[0024] FIG. 13 is a section view of FIG. 12;

[0025] FIG. 14 is the schematic view (3) showing the operation process of a first embodiment of the present invention;

[0026] FIG. 15 is a section view of FIG. 14;

[0027] FIG. 16 an exploded view showing a second embodiment of the present invention;

[0028] FIG. 17 is a stereogram showing a second embodiment of the present invention;

[0029] FIG. 18 is a section view showing a second embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0030] Please refer to FIG. 7 to FIG. 9. A first embodiment of the present invention includes a main body 30, a lever 40, and a fixation mechanism. The main body 30 has a top portion 31 and a driving portion 32. The driving portion 32 is connected to the top portion 31. A first hole 311 which is a circular hole penetrates the top portion 31. The driving portion 32 can put a socket thereon, and the driving portion 32 is provided with a ball 321 which can engage the socket. There are many conventional skills regarding the engaging mechanism between the ball 321 and the socket, and the engaging mechanism is not the point of the present invention. Therefore, the engaging mechanism between the ball 321 and the socket would not be described here. The lever 40 passes through the first hole 311 of the main body 30, so that the main body 30 can slide along the lever 40 to adjust the position of the main body 30 relative to the lever 40. Therefore, the operating length of the lever 40 is adjustable according to the different environmental operating spaces.

[0031] The fixation mechanism has at least one fixing groove. In this embodiment, the fixation mechanism has fixing grooves 41a, 41b, and 41c which are spaced apart from each other on the surrounding surface of the lever 40, and each fixing groove is annular. The fixation mechanism further has a second hole 312 which is a circular hole. The second hole 312 penetrates the top portion 31 of the main body 30. A central axis B of the second hole 312 and a central axis A of the first hole 311 are skew lines. A distance N between the central axis B and the central axis A is smaller than a summation of radii of the second hole 312 and the first hole 311. Therefore, the second hole 312 intersects the first hole 311 partially, and an overlap between the second hole 312 and the first hole 311 forms a communication hole. A wall of the second hole 312 is connected to a wall of the first hole 311 at a periphery of the communication hole. Furthermore, the fixation mechanism has a resilient member 50, a fixing member 51, and a pressing member 52 which are located in the second hole 312. The pressing member 52 protrudes axially from the top portion 31. A part of the fixing member 51 can fall into the communication hole, so that the fixing member 51 can radially protrude into the first hole 311. When the fixing member 51 is pushed axially by the pressing member 52 or the resilient member 50, the fixing member 51 can move axially along the second hole 312 to engage or disengage one of the fixing grooves 41a, 41b, and 41c on the lever 40. The second hole 312 has a stepped surface 313 at a first end of the second hole 312, and the pressing member 52 has an annular stepped stopper 521. Therefore, the annular stepped stopper 521 of the pressing member 52 can abut against the stepped surface 313 when the pressing member 52 passes through the second hole 312 from the second end of the second hole 312, so that the pressing member 52 can stay in the second hole 312 and protrude axially from the top portion 31. Next, the fixing member 51 is put into the second hole 312 from the second end of the second hole 312 and the fixing member 51 protrudes radially into the first hole 311. Then the resilient member 50 is put into the second hole 312 from the second end of the second hole 312 and abuts against the fixing member 51. Finally, a sealing member 53 is attached and secured to the second end of the second hole 312 to keep the pressing member 52, the fixing member 51, and the resilient member 50 in the second hole. In addition, a diameter of the fixing member 51 is slightly smaller than a diameter of the second hole 312.

[0032] Please refer to FIG. 10 and FIG. 11. When a user pushes the pressing member 52 of a first embodiment of the present invention, the pressing member 52 can further push the fixing member 51 to move axially, leading compression of the resilient member 50. Hence, the fixing member 51 would retreat and move away from the communication hole, so that the fixing member 51 would not protrude radially into the first hole 311. Therefore, the fixing member 51 can disengage the fixing groove 41a on the lever 40, and the user can slide the main body 30 along the lever 40 to adjust the position of the main body 30 relative to the lever 40.

[0033] Please refer to FIG. 12 and FIG. 13. When the fixing member 51 moves away from the communication hole and the main body 30 slides along the lever 40, the surrounding surface of the lever 40 protrudes radially into the second hole 312 through the communication hole. Therefore, the surrounding surface of the lever 40 holds the fixing member 51 at the position of compressing the resilient member 50. At this time, the user can release the pressing member 52 and continue to slide the main body 30 along the lever 40.

[0034] Please refer to FIG. 14 and FIG. 15. When the main body 30 slides to the position of the fixing groove 41b, the position of the communication hole would correspond to the position of the other fixing groove 41b instead of the surrounding surface of the lever 40. Therefore, the surrounding surface of the lever 40 could not hold the fixing member 51 at the position of compressing the resilient member 50, and the rebound of the resilient member 50 would axially push the fixing member 51. The moving of the fixing member 51 further pushes the pressing member 52, and the fixing member 51 would stop moving when the annular stepped stopper 521 of the pressing member 52 abuts the stepped surface 313 of the second hole 312. At this time, a part of the fixing member 51 falls into the communication hole, so that the fixing member 51 radially protrudes into the first hole 311 to engage the fixing groove 41b and make the main body 30 stay at the position of the fixing groove 41b on the lever 40.

[0035] The fixing member 51 can be easily pushed by the pressing member 52 or the resilient member 50 to move axially to engage or disengage one of the fixing grooves on the lever 40, so that a user can easily adjust the position of the main body 30 relative to the lever 40. Therefore, the operation of the slide handle is convenient. In addition, the fixing member 51 moves axially, rather than radially, along the second hole. The main body 30 can be provided with a minimized length, since the movement of the fixing member 51 requires no additional radial space. Therefore, the volume of the top portion 31 of the main body 30 can be reduced, so that the weight of the slide handle can be reduced. Furthermore, because the fixing member 51 does not have to radially retract, the pressing member 52 does not need a groove for the radial retraction of the fixing member 51. Therefore, the machining processes of the slide handle can be reduced, so that the manufacturing costs can be reduced.

[0036] Please refer to FIG. 16 to FIG. 18. A second embodiment of the present invention includes a main body 60, a lever 70, and a fixation mechanism. The main body 60 has a top portion 61 and a driving portion 62. The driving portion 62 is connected to the top portion 61. A first hole 611 which is a circular hole penetrates the large sub-portion of the top portion 61. The driving portion 62 can put a socket thereon, and the driving portion 62 is provided with a ball 621 which can engage the socket. The lever 70 passes through the first hole 611 of the main body 60, so that the main body 60 can slide along the lever 70 to adjust the position the main body 60 relative to the lever 70. Therefore, the operating length of the lever is adjustable according to the different environmental operating spaces.

[0037] The fixation mechanism has fixing grooves 71a, 71b, and 71c which are spaced apart from each other on the surrounding surface of the lever 70, and each fixing groove is annular. The fixation mechanism further has a second hole 612 which is a circular hole. The second hole 612 penetrates the small sub-portion of the top portion 61. A central axis B of the second hole 612 and a central axis A of the first hole 611 are skew lines. A distance N between the central axis B and the central axis A is smaller than a summation of radii of the second hole 612 and the first hole 611. Therefore, the second hole 612 intersects the first hole 611 partially, and an overlap between the second hole 612 and the first hole 611 forms a communication hole. A wall of the second hole 612 is connected to a wall of the first hole 611 at a periphery of the communication hole. Furthermore, the fixation mechanism has a resilient member 80 and a fixing member 81 which are located in the second hole 612. A part of the fixing member 81 can fall into the communication hole, so that the fixing member 81 can radially protrude into the first hole 611. The second hole 612 has a stepped surface 613 at a first end of the second hole 612, and the fixing member 81 can abut the stepped surface 613 when the fixing member 81 passes through the second hole 612 from the second end of the second hole 612, so that the fixing member 81 can stay in the second hole 612 and protrude axially from the small sub-portion of the top portion 61. Next, the resilient member 80 is put into the second hole 612 from the second end of the second hole 612 and abuts the fixing member 81. Finally, a sealing member 82 is attached and secured to the second end of the second hole 612 to keep the fixing member 81 and the resilient member 80 in the second hole 612. The fixing member 81 can be pushed by the resilient member 80 or from the outside of the small sub-portion of the top portion 61. Therefore, the fixing member 81 can move axially in the second hole 612 to engage or disengage one of the fixing grooves 71a, 71b, and 71c on the lever 70. In addition, a diameter of the fixing member 81 is slightly smaller than a diameter of the second hole 612. The difference between the second embodiment and the first embodiment of the present invention is that the slide handle of the second embodiment does not include the pressing member as disclosed in the first embodiment. The fixing member 81 of the second embodiment can be directly pushed from the outside of the small sub-portion of the top portion 61 to move axially. Therefore, the second embodiment has an effect similar to that of the first embodiment.

[0038] It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made to the structure of the present disclosure without departing from the scope or spirit of the disclosure. In view of the foregoing, it is intended that the present disclosure cover modifications and variations of this disclosure provided they fall within the scope of the following claims.