ELEVATING CABLE REEL OF SINGLE-LAYER WINDING TYPE
20240154400 ยท 2024-05-09
Inventors
Cpc classification
H02G3/30
ELECTRICITY
F21V21/38
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
A63F5/04
HUMAN NECESSITIES
International classification
Abstract
The present invention disclosed a elevating cable reel of single-layer winding type comprising; a main body installed on a ceiling or wall or a support of a predetermined shape and having a storage space therein; a drum rotatably accommodated inside the main body, and having a hollow therein, and a power cable being wound around a circumferential surface thereof; a driving motor disposed in the hollow to provide forward/reverse rotational force to the drum; a slip ring installed on a part of the drum to receive commercial power in a contact manner; and an elevating body suspended from the lower end of the power cable and installed to be elevated up and down. And, the power cable is wound in a single layer on the circumferential surface of the drum to prevent heat generation due to eddy current.
Claims
1. An elevating cable reel of single-layer winding type comprising; a main body installed on a ceiling or wall or a support of a predetermined shape and having a storage space therein; a drum rotatably accommodated inside the main body, and having a hollow therein, and a power cable being wound around a circumferential surface thereof; a driving motor disposed in the hollow to provide forward/reverse rotational force to the drum; a slip ring installed on a part of the drum to receive commercial power in a contact manner; and an elevating body suspended from a lower end of the power cable and installed to be elevated up and down; wherein the power cable is wound in a single layer on the circumferential surface of the drum to prevent heat generation due to eddy current.
2. The elevating cable reel of single-layer winding type according to claim 1, wherein a final turn of the power cable is aligned with a center of the main body in a state in which the power cable is completely wound around the drum, wherein a center of the elevating body coincides with the center of the main body in a state in which the elevation of the elevating body is completed by winding of the power cable and coupled to a lower part of the main body.
3. The elevating cable reel of single-layer winding type according to claim 2, wherein a guide groove accommodating a part of an outer circumferential surface of the power cable is formed on the circumferential surface of the drum to spirally extend along a longitudinal direction of the drum so as to wind the power cable at a constant pitch.
4. The elevating cable reel of single-layer winding type according to claim 3, wherein at least one location of the guide groove is formed with a position adjusting hole that communicates with the hollow of the drum and serves as a starting point for winding the power cable around the circumferential surface of the drum.
5. The elevating cable reel of single-layer winding type according to claim 4, wherein in order to select a starting point of winding on the circumferential surface of the drum in response to an entire length of the power cable, a plurality of position adjusting holes are alternately formed for the guide grooves that are repeated in the longitudinal direction of the drum.
6. The elevating cable reel of single-layer winding type according to claim 5, wherein in order to secure a rigidity of the drum, the position adjusting holes are formed to be staggered manner in multiple directions with respect to a rotation axis of the drum.
7. The elevating cable reel of single-layer winding type according to claim 1, wherein the elevating cable reel of single-layer winding type comprises at least one guide roll fixed to an inner bottom surface of the main body and disposed below the drum to guide the power cable unwound from the drum to below of the main body.
8. The elevating cable reel of single-layer winding type according to claim 1, wherein the elevating cable reel of single-layer winding type further comprises a microcomputer that detects a tension applied to the power cable to detect a no-load state or an overload state to automatically stop an operation of the driving motor.
9. The elevating cable reel of single-layer winding type according to claim 8, wherein the microcomputer further performs a slow section control to prevent an impact between the main body and the drum by reducing a rotational speed of the drum before the elevating body couples with the main body.
10. The elevating cable reel of single-layer winding type according to claim 8, wherein the microcomputer further performs an automatic stop control to stop an operation of the driving motor by detecting a predetermined height when the elevating body descends.
11. The elevating cable reel of single-layer winding type according to claim 1, wherein the elevating body is an outlet provided with at least one plug insertion hole.
12. The elevating cable reel of single-layer winding type according to claim 11, wherein the elevating cable reel of single-layer winding type further comprises a storage unit installed in at least one side of the elevating body to optionally open an internal storage space thereof.
13. The elevating cable reel of single-layer winding type according to claim 11, wherein the elevating cable reel of single-layer winding type further comprises a multi-purpose shelf connected to both side surfaces of the elevating body by pivots to be disposed below the elevating body, and wherein the multi-purpose shelf has a storage surface on an upper surface thereof where an object can be placed.
14. The elevating cable reel of single-layer winding type according to claim 11, wherein a cable hole into which the power cable can be inserted is formed at a center of the elevating body, wherein a plurality of compression blocks are disposed around the cable hole to surround the power cable from all sides, and wherein the power cable is fixed to the elevating body as the power cable is pressed by the compression blocks being pushed in the direction of the power cable by bolts selectively inserted to contact with an outer surface of the compression blocks.
15. The elevating cable reel of single-layer winding type according to claim 1, wherein the elevating body is composed of an elevating main body suspended on the lower end of the power cable, and a rotating game device comprising a rotating plate configured to be rotated on one surface of the elevating main body, wherein the rotating plate has betting areas distinguished from each other and partitioned in the circumferential direction by at least one selected from among texts, numbers, images, and colors.
Description
DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
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[0062] The main body 100 is installed on a ceiling or a wall inside a building, or a support having a predetermined shape, such as or a pole or a building pillar. The shape of the main body 100 is not limited to the example shown in the figures and can be variously modified. Inside the main body 100, a storage space capable of accommodating the drum 101 is provided.
[0063] The drum 101 is rotatably accommodated inside the main body 100, and a power cable 102 is wound around the circumferential surface thereof. A total length of the power cable 102 wound around the drum 101 can be variously selected in response to a installation environment. It is preferable in terms of electrical safety that the power cable 102 be completely released from the drum 101 when the elevator 120 is completely lowered to a required position.
[0064] Inside the drum 101, a hollow and a partition wall 103 blocking the hollow are formed. That is, the drum 101 has a structure in which hollows are formed on both sides of the partition wall 103.
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[0066] The slip ring 106 is a member disposed on the other side of the partition wall 103, that is, on the right side of the partition wall 103, and receives commercial power in a contact manner. The slip ring 106 is configured to receive commercial power by slipping and rotating while a pair of contacts continuously maintain contact with each other when the drum 101 rotates. One side of the slip ring 106 is fixed to one vertical plate 108b of a bracket 108 described later.
[0067] At least one wire through-hole 103a is formed in the partition wall 103 in the thickness direction. Therefore, the core wire whose sheath is removed at the end of the power cable 102 are introduced into the hollow of the drum 101 through a position adjusting hole 101a formed in the drum 101 and pass through the wire through-hole 103a to connect the slip ring 106. Alternatively, a separate connection line may be added between the input end of the power cable 102 and the slip ring 106.
[0068] An optical sensor 107 is disposed on one side of the periphery of the slip ring 106 to detect an amount of rotation of the drum 101. The light emitting element and the light receiving element of the optical sensor 107 are disposed facing each other with an edge of the slip ring 106 interposed therebetween.
[0069] On the outer circumferential surface of the drum 101, a guide groove 101b accommodating a part of the circumferential surface of the power cable 102 is formed to spirally extend along the longitudinal direction of the drum 101 so that the power cable 102 is wound at a constant pitch.
[0070] A position adjusting hole 101a that communicates with the hollow of the drum 101 and serves as a starting point for the power cable 102 to wind around the outer circumferential surface of the drum 101 is formed in at least one location of the guide groove 101b. A plurality of position adjusting holes 101a are alternately formed in guide grooves 101b that are repeated in the longitudinal direction of the drum 101.
[0071] The power cable 102 is wound in a single layer on the circumferential surface of the drum 101, and a starting point of winding on the circumferential surface of the drum 101 can be selected in consideration of an entire length of the power cable 102.
[0072] The position adjusting holes 101a are formed to be staggered in multiple directions with respect to an axis of rotation of the drum 101. According to this configuration, there is an effect of securing a rigidity of the drum 101 by distributing the length section of the drum 101 in which the position adjusting hole 101a is formed. In this regard,
[0073] A lift-stop limit switch 109 is fixed to an inner bottom surface of the main body 100 and a part of it penetrates the lower surface of the main body 100 and is exposed to the outside, so that when the lift of the elevating body 120 is completed, the lift-stop limit switch 120 is operated by contacting the upper surface of the elevating body 120. When the lift-stop limit switch 109 is operated, a predetermined microcomputer (not shown) stops the driving motor 104 to stop the winding.
[0074] A guide roll 110 is fixed to the inner bottom surface of the main body 100, and at least one is disposed under the drum 101 to guide the power cable 102 released from the drum 101 to below of the main body 100.
[0075] Additionally, a no-load limit switch 112 may be connected to a rotation shaft of the guide roll 110. The no-load limit switch 112 can detect a landing state of the elevating body 120 by detecting a tension applied to the power cable 102 released from the drum 101. For example, when the elevating body 120 is lowered by supplying power to the driving motor 104, if the elevating body 120 reaches a ground and the tension decreases, the tension applied to the guide roll 110 changes, and then the no-load limit switch 112 is activated.
[0076] A bracket 108 having a substantially E shape arranged to surround the drum 101 is fixed at the bottom of the main body 100, and an assembly of the drum 101, the driving motor 104, and the gear unit 105 is sustained. The bracket 108 is composed of a pair of vertical plates 108a and 108b and a horizontal plate 108c connecting upper ends of the pair of vertical plates 108a and 108b to each other. A pair of vertical plates 108a and 108b are correspondingly disposed at both ends of the drum 101. A rear end of the driving motor 104 is bolted and fixed to one 108a of the pair of vertical plates 108a and 108b, and one side of the slip ring 106 and the optical sensor 107 are connected to the other one 108b.
[0077] The mounting piece 111 is a fastening member for installing the main body 100 to a ceiling or wall or a support of a predetermined shape. The mounting piece 111 is formed by cutting and bending a part of a middle point of the horizontal plate 108c and protruding out of the upper surface of the main body 100. A fastening hole 111a is formed in the mounting piece 111 to pass a fastening element such as a bolt or piece.
[0078] The driving motor 104 is directly or indirectly fixed to the main body 100 and disposed in the hollow of one side of the drum 101. A gear unit 105 consisting of a reduction gear assembly that reduces rotational speed of the driving motor 104 and transmits the rotational force to the drum 101 is connected to a rotation shaft of the driving motor 104. The output end of the gear unit 105 is inserted into a center of one surface of the partition wall 103 to transmit the rotational force to the drum 101.
[0079] The driving motor 104 is consist of a direct current (DC) motor, and if the elevating body 120 does not reach its own load or a predetermined tensile force when the elevating body 120 is stopped, both ends of a power input terminal of the driving motor 104 are shorted or a braking resistor with a predetermined resistance value is connected between the both ends so as not to rotate the drum 101.
[0080] Alternatively, a reduction gear ratio of the gear unit 105 is sufficiently large so that the drum 101 does not rotate in case the elevating body 120 does not reach its own load or a predetermined tensile force when the elevating body 120 is stopped.
[0081] The driving motor 104 may be configured to lower the elevating body 120 by actively rotating by a power source when a predetermined high load or a large force greater than a tensile force is applied to the elevating body 120. Preferably, a DC motor may be employed as the driving motor 104.
[0082] A microcomputer (not shown) in charge of controlling the driving motor 104 detects no-load and overload conditions applied to the driving motor 104 and performs a control to automatically stop the operation of the driving motor 104. To this end, an encoder (not shown) for detecting the amount of rotation of the driving motor 104 may be installed on one side of the driving motor 104. The microcomputer can detect the rotational speed of the driving motor 104 from a count value of the encoder, and determine a no-load or overload state therefrom.
[0083] The microcomputer may additionally perform a slow section control to prevent impact between the main body 100 and the drum 101 by reducing the rotational speed of the drum 101 before the elevating body 120 rises and engages with the main body 100. At this time, the microcomputer outputs a pulse signal to the driving motor 104 and repeats on/off to control the elevating body 120 to gradually couple to the lower part of the main body 100.
[0084] In addition, the microcomputer may further perform an automatic stop control for stopping the operation of the driving motor 104 by detecting when the elevating body 120 reaches a height preset by a user. At this time, the microcomputer recognizes the position of the elevating body 120 from the amount of rotation detected by the encoder and outputs a control signal to stop the operation of the driving motor 104 when the elevating body 120 reaches a preset position. For example, in the case of a restaurant kitchen, since a floor is wet, the elevating body 120 may be set to automatically stop at several tens of centimeters (cm) from the floor.
[0085] The elevating body 120 may be composed of an electrical outlet suspended from the power cable 102 and provided with at least one plug insertion hole 121 on one surface. Preferably, the elevating body 120 is made of a disc-shaped plastic injection molding. According to this configuration, when the elevation is completed, the elevating body 120 is in close contact with the center of the lower surface of the main body 100, so the overall device can be configured compactly.
[0086] The elevating body 120 has a configuration in which the power cable 102 is introduced to the center of the upper surface and a plurality of plug insertion holes 121 are symmetrically disposed on both sides with respect to the center. That is, the elevating body 120 is configured such that the plug insertion holes 121 of the electrical outlets are exposed to the upper surface of the disk structure. According to this configuration, when the elevation of the elevating body 120 is completed and the upper surface of the elevating body 120 is coupled to the lower portion of the main body 100, the plug insertion holes 121 are not exposed to the outside, which is advantageous in terms of electrical safety and interior aesthetics.
[0087] A wireless charging unit (not shown) is built into the elevating body 120 and supplies wireless power to one surface (preferably, the top surface) of the elevating body 120 by electromagnetic induction or resonance induction to provide a wireless charging function for a predetermined portable electronic device such as a cell phone etc. positioned on the elevating body 120.
[0088] The elevating cable reel of single-layer winding type having the above configurations can be applied to multi-use facilities such as schools, restaurants, cafes, and pubs, etc. The elevating cable reel of single-layer winding type is installed on preferably a ceiling to correspond to each table and to charge portable electronic devices such as cell phones, laptops, touch pads, etc. or to provide an electrical outlets that is fastened with a plug of device such as various testing device, heating appliance, video conferencing devices etc.
[0089] A user can lower the elevating body 120 as shown in
[0090] When a power use is finished, the user can operate the wired or wireless remote controller to raise the elevating body 120 and return it to the ceiling as shown in
[0091] The elevating body 120 comes into close contact to the center of the lower surface of the main body 100 when the elevation is completed. The lower surface of the elevating body 120 may be buried parallel to the surface of the ceiling, or alternatively, it may be installed in an exterior type so as to protrude.
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[0094] A multi-purpose shelf 163 is disposed under the elevating body 120, and includes a storage surface 163a on which an object can be placed and a pair of support plates 163b extending upward from the storage surface 163a. The ends of the pair of support plates 163b are connected to both side surfaces of the elevating body 120 by pivots 164 so that they can be freely shaken. Objects such as a card checker, a vehicle electric charging cord, a speaker, a camera, and the like may be placed on the storage surface 163a. Even if a center of gravity of these objects is biased to one side of the storage surface 163a, stable storage is possible by the multi-purpose shelf 163 since the multi-purpose shelf 163 is always suspended from the elevating body 120 in the direction of gravity by the pivots 164.
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[0098] The elevating main body 122 is made of a disc-shaped plastic injection molding or a lightweight aluminum material. According to these configurations, when the elevation is completed, the elevating main body 122 contacts closely to the center of the lower surface of the main body 100 and can be easily embedded or contact closely to the ceiling, so that the overall device can be compact.
[0099] The rotating plate 123 is rotatably installed on the lower surface of the elevating main body 122. For smooth rotation of the rotating plate 123, a ball bearing 130 is interposed between the rotating plate 123 and the elevating main body 122, and a fixing bolt 131 fixed by being inserted into the inner ring of the ball bearing 130 at the center of the rotating plate 123 is fastened. In a plane portion of the rotating plate 123, betting area portions 124 distinguished from each other by at least one selected from among phrases, numbers, images, and colors are formed to be partitioned in the circumferential direction. Betting area portions 124 may be printed with various contents corresponding to the type of game. For example, phrases such as one shot!, sing!, kiss me!, pay!, win!, etc. may be written.
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[0101] To control a deceleration of the rotating plate 123, an electromagnet 127 is fixed to one side of the lower part of the elevating body 122, and a magnetic member 126 that can face the electromagnet 127 during rotation is provided on the upper surface of the rotating plate 123. Here, the magnetic member 126 is composed of a ferromagnetic material such as an iron plate or a permanent magnet, and magnetically interacts with the electromagnet 127. When power is supplied to the electromagnet 127 while the rotating plate 123 is rotating, and the electromagnet 127 has magnetism of a predetermined intensity, the rotation is hindered and deceleration is promoted by an attractive force acting between the electromagnet 127 and the magnetic member 126.
[0102] A rotating game artificial intelligence microcomputer (not shown) is built into the elevating main body 122, and a predetermined identification protrusion (or identification groove) provided at one point of the rotary member 128 is used as a reference to calculate the rotation period and speed. When a user turns the rotating plate 123, the rotating game artificial intelligence microcomputer predicts a result based on empirical data for a stop position for each rotation speed, and control the electromagnet 127 to use the magnetic force acting between the electromagnet 127 and the magnetic member 126 to control stop position to perform deceleration control according to a machine learning algorithm. That is, if the rotating plate 123 is rotated by a force of F1 and stopped after, for example, 10 rotations when the deceleration control is not performed, it can be controlled to stop after for example 7.5 rotations by the rotation of the same force F1 by the artificial intelligence microcomputer's control on the electromagnet 127. The artificial intelligence microcomputer learns based on empirical data about a stop position (P.sub.1, P.sub.2, P.sub.3, . . . P.sub.n) corresponding to a rotation period and each rotation speed (V.sub.1, V.sub.2, V.sub.3, . . . V.sub.n) of the rotating plate 123, and for example, when the rotational speed of the rotating plate 123 is V.sub.7, the P.sub.7 value is predicted as the stop position. At this time, if a betting area 124 corresponding to P.sub.7 is to be avoided or another specific betting area 124 correspond to P.sub.7 is to be chosen, the artificial intelligence microcomputer controls to decelerate the rotating plate 123 using the electromagnet 127 to stop the desired betting area portion 124 at a position where a fixed mark 125 is located. The artificial intelligence microcomputer performs learning by accumulating control or empirical data for the electromagnet 127.
[0103] The elevating cable reel of single-layer winding type having the above configurations can be applied to multi-use facilities such as restaurants, cafes, pubs, picnic halls, and pensions. The elevating cable reel of single-layer winding type is installed to correspond to each table, preferably installed on a ceiling, and descends when necessary to provide game or event services.
[0104] A user can lower the elevating body 120, as shown in
[0105] After lowering the elevating body 120, the user grabs the elevating main body 122 or the power cable 102 and turns it over so that the rotating plate 123 on the lower surface of the elevating body 120 faces upward and the user can flip a flat part of the rotating plate 123 AEI rotate it with his finger.
[0106] In the betting area 124 of the rotating plate 123, various game or event phrases are pre-printed or engraved. For example, event-type phrase such as one shot! or kiss! etc. can further enhance an atmosphere and add joy to friends' gatherings or wedding receptions. In addition, in this case, the manager of the elevating cable reel of single-layer winding type can secretly operates the deceleration control function of the artificial intelligence microcomputer, so that no matter how a protagonist of the meeting turns the rotating plate 123, a specific betting area 124, for example, Kiss me! stops at the position where the fixed mark 125 is located by actively controlling the deceleration of the rotary plate 123 so that greater pleasure can be given to the participants of the meeting.
[0107] In addition, when charging a mobile device such as a cell phone etc. is required, the plug insertion hole of the outlet exposed on the upper surface of the elevating body 122 may be used, or the wireless charging function may be used by placing the mobile device on one side of the upper surface of the elevating body 122.
[0108] When the game ends, the user can manipulate the wired or wireless remote control to raise the elevating body 120 and return it to the ceiling as shown in
[0109] After the end of the game, by raising the elevating body 120 to the ceiling, space utilization efficiency can be increased and interior aesthetics can be improved.
[0110] Although the present invention has been described above with limited examples and drawings, the present invention is not limited thereto, and, of course, various modifications and variations are possible within the technical spirit of the present invention and the equivalent scope of the claims described below by those skilled in the art to which the present invention belongs.
INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY
[0111] When the present invention can provide an elevating power supply that is installed on a ceiling of various multi-use facilities to charge portable electronic devices such as cell phones, laptops, touch pads, etc. or to be conveniently and neatly connected with plugs of devices such as laboratory equipment, electric heaters, and video conferencing devices. In addition, a multi-purpose shelf is installed on the elevating body to use outlet, lighting, card checker, car electric charging cord, speaker, and camera etc. in an elevating type conveniently, and if the storage unit is configured on the elevating body, household items such as toothpicks, bottle openers, air fresheners, candies, and the like can be neatly stored. If the present invention is applied to an amusement facility, the rotating game device is installed on the ceiling of a multi-use facility so that the game can be enjoyed at each table, and after the game is over, the rotating game device is raised to the ceiling to increase space utilization efficiency.