GLASS BREAKER
20240278043 ยท 2024-08-22
Inventors
Cpc classification
Y02W30/60
GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
B25D2250/295
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
International classification
Abstract
A tempered glass crushing device including a support unit (110) that is disposed in contact with a surface of a tempered glass to be crushed and has a tip movement hole (111a) formed in a plate surface thereof. The device further includes hitting unit (120) that is vertically movably coupled to an upper portion of the support unit (110) and has a crushing tip (123) for hitting the tempered glass through the tip movement hole (111a) while lowered to a central region. The device further includes a safety pin (140) inserted between the support unit (110) and the hitting unit (120) to prevent the hitting unit (120) from being lowered arbitrarily.
Claims
1. A tempered glass crushing device comprising: a support unit (110) that is disposed in contact with a surface of a tempered glass to be crushed and has a tip movement hole (111a) formed in a plate surface thereof; a hitting unit (120) that is vertically movably coupled to an upper portion of the support unit (110) and has a crushing tip (123) for hitting the tempered glass through the tip movement hole (111a) while lowered to a central region; and a safety pin (140) inserted between the support unit (110) and the hitting unit (120) to prevent the hitting unit (120) from being lowered arbitrarily, wherein the support unit (110) includes: a support plate (111) through which the tip movement hole (111a) is formed to pass and which is disposed on the surface of the tempered glass to be crushed; a crushing tip guide tube (113) formed perpendicular to an outer periphery of the tip movement hole (111a) to guide lowering of the crushing tip (123); and a lower outer guide tube (112) disposed on a concentric circle with the crushing tip guide tube (113) outside the crushing tip guide tube (113), and the hitting unit (120) includes: an upper casing (121) pressed for lowering; a tip fixing shaft (122) that is formed vertically downward in a central region of the upper casing (121), accommodates the crushing tip (123) such that a lower end of the crushing tip (123) is exposed to a lower side, and is lowered along the crushing tip guide tube (113); and an upper outer guide tube (125) that is provided on a concentric circle with an outer periphery of the tip fixing shaft (122) and is lowered to be circumscribed to the lower outer guide tube (112) when the hitting unit (120) is lowered.
2. The tempered glass crushing device of claim 1, wherein the lower outer guide tube (112) includes a plurality of guide plates (112a, 112b) arranged in an arc shape at regular angular intervals, and a plurality of shape retaining plates (115) that are arranged between the adjacent guide plates (112a, 112b), are formed at a height higher than the guide plates (112a, 112b), and are detachably coupled to the support plate (111) when the hitting unit (120) is lowered.
3. The tempered glass crushing device of claim 2, wherein the safety pin (140) includes: a safety pin body (141); an outer tube fitting ring (143) that is provided inside the safety pin body (141), is formed to correspond to an outer diameter of the lower outer guide tube (112), and is elastically coupled to the lower outer guide tube (112); a handle (145) provided behind the safety pin body (141), wherein a tip end of the outer tube fitting ring (143) includes: a pressing neck (143a) which is formed in a straight shape in a predetermined length in a fitting direction of the lower outer guide tube (112) and is elastically in contact with and presses an outer wall of the lower outer guide tube (112); and an outer bent end (143b) bent outward from an end of the pressing neck (143a), and wherein an elastic clearance space (144) is formed between the outer bent end (143b) and the side wall (141a) of the safety pin body (141) so that the outer tube fitting ring (143) is elastically deformed when the lower outer guide tube (112) is attached or detached.
4. The tempered glass crushing device of claim 3, wherein a lower hook (113a) and an upper hook (122c), which are locked by and coupled to each other to guide the lowering of the tip fixing shaft (122), are provided at an upper end of the crushing tip guide tube (113) and a lower end of the tip fixing shaft (122) in corresponding shapes.
5. The tempered glass crushing device of claim 4, further comprising a display unit (130) detachably coupled to an upper surface of the upper casing (121).
Description
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0020] The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present disclosure will become more apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art by describing exemplary embodiments thereof in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS
[0026] In order to fully understand the present disclosure, exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. The embodiments of the present disclosure may be modified into various forms, and the scope of the present disclosure should not be construed to be limited to the embodiments described below in detail. The present embodiments are provided to more completely describe the present disclosure to those skilled in the art. Thus, the shapes and the like of components of the drawings are expressed exaggeratedly to emphasize a clearer description thereof. It should be noted that, in each drawing, the same member is illustrated with the same reference numeral. Detailed descriptions of well-known functions and configurations determined to unnecessarily make the subject matter of the present disclosure unclear will be omitted.
[0027]
[0028] As illustrated, the tempered glass crushing device 100 according to the present disclosure includes a support unit 110 disposed on a surface of a tempered glass to be crushed, a hitting unit 120 that is provided above the support unit 110 to be vertically movable and hits and crushes the tempered glass, a safety pin 140 inserted between the hitting unit 120 and the support unit 110 to prevent the hitting unit 120 from being lowered in normal times, and a display unit 130 coupled to an upper portion of the hitting unit 120.
[0029] The tempered glass crushing device 100 according to the present disclosure entirely has a flat shape because the support unit 110 and the hitting unit 120 are formed side by side in the form of a flat plate having a predetermined area. Accordingly, even when the tempered glass crushing device 100 is attached to a glass window of a bus, the tempered glass crushing device 100 does not protrude outward, and thus an external appearance is not ruined.
[0030] Further, since the hitting unit 120 hits and crushes the tempered glass when lowered by pressing of a user after the safety pin 140 is removed without a separate elastic member, there is no risk of malfunction of the elastic member, and thus reliable operation can be performed.
[0031] The support unit 110 is in contact with the surface of the tempered glass to be crushed and supports the hitting unit 120 so that the hitting unit 120 hits the tempered glass and applies an impact to the tempered glass when stably lowered. As illustrated in
[0032] The support plate 111 is provided in the form of a plate having a predetermined area in contact with the surface of the tempered glass to apply a supporting force so that the hitting unit 120 applies an impact when lowered. As illustrated, the support plate 111 may be provided in various polygonal shapes or disk shapes as well as triangular shapes.
[0033] The tip movement hole 111a through which the hitting unit 120 and a crushing tip 123 come into contact with the tempered glass when lowered is formed to pass through the central region of the support plate 111.
[0034] The crushing tip guide tube 113 is vertically formed to have a predetermined height along an inner wall surface of the tip movement hole 111a and guides the crushing tip 123 to the tip movement hole 111a when the hitting unit 120 is lowered. The crushing tip guide tube 113 has a plurality of lower hooks 113a formed at regular intervals at an upper end in a circumferential direction and reinforcement ribs 113b formed on an outer wall surface of the crushing tip guide tube 113 having the lower hooks 113a to support the lower hooks 113a.
[0035]
[0036] As illustrated in
[0037] The crushing tip guide tube 113 is formed to have an outer diameter greater than that of the tip fixing shaft 122. In this case, the lower hooks 113a are engaged with upper hooks 122c formed in the tip fixing shaft 122 to prevent the hitting unit 120 from being separated from the support unit 110.
[0038] As illustrated in an enlarged portion of
[0039] Due to this structure, the crushing tip guide tube 113 receives a force in a direction toward the tip fixing shaft 122, the tip fixing shaft 122 receives a force toward the crushing tip guide tube 113, and thus the crushing tip guide tube 113 and the tip fixing shaft 122 are gathered in a direction in which the crushing tip guide tube 113 and the tip fixing shaft 122 become closer to each other.
[0040] Accordingly, the tip fixing shaft 122 to which the upper hook 122c is coupled is maintained in a state of being restrained by the crushing tip guide tube 113.
[0041] The reinforcement rib 113b formed on a rear surface of each of the lower hooks 113a reinforces the outer wall surface of the crushing tip guide tube 113 when the crushing tip 123 and the tip fixing shaft 122 are lowered, and thus firmly maintains and supports a position without being broken by a downward pressure of the crushing tip 123.
[0042] The lower outer guide tube 112 is formed to have a predetermined height on the support plate 111 to have an outer diameter greater than that of the crushing tip guide tube 113 on a concentric circle with the crushing tip guide tube 113. The lower outer guide tube 112 is formed by coupling a plurality of guide plates 112a and 112b arranged at regular angular intervals and a plurality of shape retaining plates 115 arranged between the adjacent guide plates 112a and 112b.
[0043] The lower outer guide tube 112 has an outer diameter corresponding to an inner diameter of the upper outer guide tube 125 formed in the hitting unit 120, and as illustrated in
[0044] The shape retaining plate 115 is dispose between the adjacent guide plates 112a and 112b, and when the user does not press the hitting unit 120, the hitting unit 120 is maintained in a standby position elevated from the support plate 111. The shape retaining plate 115 is formed to have a predetermined height higher than a height of each of the guide plates 112a and 112b. Further, a holding step 115a on which a lower end of the upper outer guide tube 125 is held protrudes at a predetermined height outward from an outer side of an upper end of the shape retaining plate 115.
[0045] A lower end 125a of the upper outer guide tube 125 is held on an upper end of the holding step 115a, and the safety pin 140 is inserted between the support plate 111 and the holding step 115a. As illustrated in
[0046] Further, as illustrated in
[0047] Meanwhile, the holding step 115a is broken from the shape retaining plate 115 when the user presses the hitting unit 120, and the shape retaining plate 115 is not vertically fixed to the support plate 111 and is bent in a direction of the crushing tip guide tube 113, and thus the hitting unit 120 may be lowered. To this end, as illustrated in
[0048] When the holding step 115a is broken, the holding step 115a for holding the upper outer guide tube 125 is removed, and thus the hitting unit 120 is lowered toward the support plate 111 as illustrated in
[0049] The user may identify whether the tempered glass crushing device 100 is used by viewing a state in which the holding step 115a is broken or bent.
[0050] The hitting unit 120 is lowered from the upper side to the lower side of the support unit 110 and hits and crushes the tempered glass A. As illustrated in
[0051] The upper casing 121 fixes the crushing tip 123 and allows the user to lower the crushing tip 123 by pressing by hand. The upper casing 121 has a flat plate shape corresponding to the support plate 111 and is formed in the form of a flat housing having a side surface to have a predetermined height to cover the tip fixing shaft 122 accommodated therein.
[0052] A plurality of leg locking grooves 121a to which coupling legs 133 of a display plate 131 are coupled are formed in a plate surface of the upper casing 121. The coupling leg 133 formed at a lower portion of the display plate 131 is inserted into the leg locking groove 121a, and a looking hook 133a formed at a lower portion of the coupling leg 133 is locked by and couple to the leg locking groove 121a.
[0053] A stopper insertion groove 121b is cut in a lower portion of the upper casing 121, and as illustrated in
[0054] The tip fixing shaft 122 is formed vertically downward on an upper inner wall surface of the upper casing 121 to support the crushing tip 123. As illustrated in
[0055] As illustrated in
[0056] The plurality of upper hooks 122c are provided at a lower end of the tip fixing shaft 122 in a circumferential direction. The upper hooks 122c are provided to protrude outward in a radial direction and are engaged with the upper hook 122c of the tip fixing shaft 122 as illustrated in
[0057] In this case, a lower hook guide groove 122b for guiding movement of the lower hook 113a engaged with the upper hook 122c when the hitting unit 120 is lowered is recessed with respect to a plate surface in an outer peripheral surface of the tip fixing shaft 122. Accordingly, when the hitting unit 120 is lowered, the plurality of lower hooks 113a are moved along the lower hook guide grooves 122b corresponding thereto, and thus the hitting unit 120 may be lowered to an original position without being shaken.
[0058] The crushing tip 123 is exposed to the lower side through the lower end of the tip fixing shaft 122 and comes into contact with the tempered glass A to apply an impact so as to crush the tempered glass A as illustrated in
[0059] The crushing tip 123 is formed of a material having a high hardness to apply a large impact when in contact with the tempered glass A even when the size of the crushing tip 123 is small. To this end, the crushing tip 123 is formed of tungsten carbide or a material having a hardness equivalent thereto.
[0060] The crushing tip 123 is formed in the shape of an inverted triangle at a lower end of the tip support shaft 123a, minimizes a contact portion with the tempered glass A, and thus maximizes an impact at a time of hitting.
[0061] The upper outer guide tube 125 is formed on a concentric circle on the periphery of the tip fixing shaft 122, is moved along the lower outer guide tube 112 when the hitting unit 120 is lowered and guides the hitting unit 120 so that the hitting unit 120 may be stably lowered.
[0062] As illustrated in
[0063] Here, the upper casing 121, the tip fixing shaft 122, and the upper outer guide tube 125 forming the hitting unit 120 may be integrally manufactured through injection molding, and the crushing tip 123 is inserted into the tip fixing shaft 122 so that the location of the crushing tip 123 is fixed.
[0064] The display unit 130 is provided on an upper surface of the hitting unit 120 to reinforce the strength of the hitting unit 120 and displays, to the user, that the user may crush the tempered glass A using the tempered glass crushing device 100 and then escape in an emergency situation.
[0065] The display unit 130 includes a display plate 131 coupled to an upper surface of the upper casing 121 and a plurality of coupling legs 133 protruding downward from an edge region of the display plate 131 and coupled to the upper casing 121. The display plate 131 is provided in a flat plate shape corresponding to the upper surface of the upper casing 121 and is coupled to the upper casing 121 to reinforce the strength of the upper casing 121.
[0066] Further, although not illustrated in a plate surface of the display plate 131, a phrase indicating that this device is a tempered glass crushing device used in an emergency situation is directly printed or a printing paper is attached to indicate, to the user, the purpose and method of use of the tempered glass crushing device 100. Further, a design element such as a logo may be attached to the display plate 131.
[0067] As illustrated in
[0068] The safety pin 140 is coupled between the support unit 110 and the hitting unit 120 to prevent the hitting unit 120 from being lowered arbitrarily in non-emergency situations. The safety pin 140 may be inserted between the support unit 110 and the hitting unit 120 in a normal time to prevent the hitting unit 120 from being lowered, and in emergency situations, the user may remove the safety pin 140 so that the hitting unit 120 may be lowered.
[0069] As illustrated in
[0070] The safety pin body 141, the handle 145, and the outer tube fitting ring 143 are integrally formed through injection molding. The safety pin body 141, together with the handle 145, is provided to surround the entire outer portion of the upper casing 121.
[0071] A side wall 141a is provided outside the safety pin body 141 to be connected to the handle 145, and the outer tube fitting ring 143 is formed inside the side wall 141a and the safety pin body 141. The outer tube fitting ring 143 is formed in a ring shape having an open front side and is fitted to the lower outer guide tube 112 as illustrated in
[0072] Here, as illustrated in
[0073] The outer tube fitting ring 143 is formed to have an outer diameter corresponding to the outer diameter of the lower outer guide tube 112 and is elastically unfolded, and the lower outer guide tube 112 is accommodated in the outer tube fitting ring 143.
[0074] A pressing neck 143a, which is provided in the form of a straight line having a predetermined length toward the front side and is in contact with and presses the outer wall surface of the lower outer guide tube 112, is formed at an end of the outer tube fitting ring 143. Further, an outer bent end 143b, which is formed to be bent toward the side wall 141a and supports the pressing neck 143a so that the pressing neck 143a is elastically unfolded or folded, is formed at an end of the pressing neck 143a.
[0075] Here, an elastic clearance space 144 of a first width W1 is provided so that the outer bent end 143b and the side wall 141a are spaced apart from each other. The elastic clearance space 144 forms a free space so that, when the safety pin 140 is fitted in the lower outer guide tube 112 or is separated from the lower outer guide tube 112, the pressing neck 143a is unfolded or folded.
[0076] Accordingly, as illustrated in
[0077] When the outer bent end 143b is fixed to the side wall 141a without the elastic clearance space 144, the side wall 141a forms resistance against the elastic deformation of the pressing neck 143a, and thus the user cannot easily couple or separate the safety pin 140.
[0078] The handle 145 is provided behind the safety pin body 141, and as illustrated in
[0079] Meanwhile, an upper stopper 147 and a lower stopper 148 are provided at an upper end and a lower end of a central region of the safety pin body 141. The upper stopper 147 and the lower stopper 148 limit an insertion depth of the safety pin 140 inserted between the support unit 110 and the hitting unit 120, and at the same time, suppress rotation of the safety pin body 141 in combination with the support unit 110.
[0080] A process of using the tempered glass crushing device 100 having this configuration according to the present disclosure will be described with reference to
[0081] The tempered glass crushing device 100 according to the present disclosure is stored while attached to glass windows of buses, vehicles, buildings, or the like. That is, by attaching a double-sided tape to a bottom surface of the support unit 110, the tempered glass crushing device 100 is stored while attached to a surface of a glass window to be crushed in an emergency situation. In a general storage state, as illustrated in
[0082] As illustrated in
[0083] When an accident occurs, as illustrated in
[0084] Even when the safety pin 140 is removed, as illustrated in
[0085] The user presses the upper surface of the upper casing 121. Due to the pressing of the upper casing 121, the shape retaining plate 115 is bent, and the holding step 115a is broken. The tip fixing shaft 122 is lowered along the inside of the crushing tip guide tube 113.
[0086] In this case, the upper hook 122c is moved along an inner wall surface of the crushing tip guide tube 113, and the lower hook 113a is moved along the lower hook guide groove 112b to guide vertical movement of the hitting unit 120.
[0087] Further, the upper outer guide tube 125 is lowered along the outer wall surface of the lower outer guide tube 112, and the hitting unit 120 is stably lowered without being shaken.
[0088] As the hitting unit 120 is lowered, the crushing tip 123 hits, applies an impact to, and crushes a desired position of the tempered glass A through the tip movement hole 111a.
[0089] As described above, the tempered glass crushing device according to the present disclosure applies an impact to and crushes a tempered glass as a crushing tip is lowered without using a separate elastic member. Since a separate elastic member is not used, the tempered glass crushing device has a flat structure without having a vertically long shape like a conventional awl.
[0090] Accordingly, even when being attached to a window or the like, the tempered glass crushing device can be cleanly stored without ruining the exterior appearance.
[0091] Further, since an elastic member is not used, a malfunction problem that the tempered glass crushing device is not properly operated due to failure of the elastic member according to the related art can be solved.
[0092] Further, a crushing tip having the same hardness as tungsten carbide is used, and even though the tempered glass crushing device has a flat structure, a minimum distance required for the hitting is secured, and thus the tempered glass can be crushed stably.
[0093] Further, in the tempered glass crushing device used once, since a shape retaining plate is broken or bent, a manager can easily visually identify whether the tempered glass crushing device has been used.
[0094] The embodiments of the tempered glass crushing device according to the present disclosure as described above are merely illustrative, and those skilled in the art to which the present disclosure pertains can appreciate that various modifications and other equivalent embodiments are possible therefrom. Therefore, it can be well understood that the present disclosure is not limited to the form described in the above detailed description. Thus, the technical protection scope of the present disclosure will be defined by the technical spirit of the appended claims. Further, it should be understood that the present disclosure includes all modifications, equivalents, and substitutions belonging to the spirit and scope of the present disclosure defined by the appended claims. [0095] 100: glass crushing device 110: support unit. [0096] 111: support plate 111a: tip movement hole. [0097] 112: lower outer guide tube 112a, 112b: guide plate. [0098] 113: crushing tip guide tube 113a: lower hook. [0099] 113b: reinforcement rib 115: shape retaining plate. [0100] 115a: holding step 116: cut groove. [0101] 120: hitting unit 121: upper casing. [0102] 121a: leg locking groove 121b: stopper insertion groove. [0103] 122: tip fixing shaft 122a: tip insertion hole. [0104] 122b: lower hook guide groove 122c: upper hook. [0105] 123: crushing tip 123a: tip support shaft. [0106] 123b: coupling extension end 125: upper outer guide tube. [0107] 130: display unit 131: display plate. [0108] 133: coupling legs 133a: looking hook. [0109] 135: deformation prevention groove 140: safety pin. [0110] 141: safety pin body 141a: side wall. [0111] 142: ring connecting frame 143: outer tube fitting ring. [0112] 143a: pressing neck 143b: outer bent end. [0113] 144: elastic clearance space 145: handle. [0114] 147: upper stopper 148: lower stopper. [0115] A: reinforcement glass