US20260150961A1
2026-06-04
19/188,054
2025-04-24
Smart Summary: A foldable table has a top made of two connected plates and legs that can rotate. Each plate is attached to two legs, allowing the table to fold easily. A locking mechanism helps keep the plates in place when the table is set up. There are guide pieces in the middle of the plates that help connect the legs. The legs move with the help of linkage rods that allow them to fold and unfold smoothly. π TL;DR
A table convenient to store and fold includes a tabletop and table legs rotatably connected to the tabletop. The tabletop includes two rotatably connected table plates, each of the two table plates is rotatably connected to two table legs, and a first locking mechanism for limiting a free rotation of the two table plates is arranged at a junction of the two table plates. a guide piece fixedly arranged in a length direction of the tabletop is arranged in the middle of each of the table plates, and each of the table legs is connected to the guide piece through a linkage rod; one end of the linkage rod is slidably connected to the guide piece, and the other end of the linkage rod is rotatably connected to each of the table legs.
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This application is based upon and claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 202422946911.5, filed on Dec. 2, 2024, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
The present invention relates to a table convenient to store and fold.
A table with table legs easy to store and fold disclosed in Publication No. CN205006255U includes a tabletop and two table legs; a plurality of positioning sliding sheets are arranged at the bottom of the tabletop; the two table legs are foldably mounted at the bottom of two ends of the tabletop, each of the table legs includes a main supporting frame and an auxiliary supporting frame, the top of the main supporting frame is in sliding mounting connection with corresponding positioning sliding sheets, the auxiliary supporting frame is located on an outer side of the main supporting frame, the top of the auxiliary supporting frame is rotatably connected to a side edge of the bottom of the tabletop, and the bottom of the auxiliary supporting frame is rotatably connected to a middle position of the main supporting frame; and the two table legs are open in a reversed-V shape in an open state, and the two table legs are overlapped and stored at the bottom of the tabletop in a folded state. After an existing table is folded, the tabletop is long, which is not conducive to carrying and transportation. Therefore, the tabletop is also folded, and a user needs to operate the folding and locking of the table legs and complete the folding and locking of the tabletop when folding again, which is cumbersome to operate.
An objective of the present invention is to overcome the shortcomings in the prior art and provide a table convenient to store and fold.
To solve the above problems, the present invention adopts the following technical solution: a table convenient to store and fold includes a tabletop and table legs rotatably connected to the tabletop, where the tabletop includes two rotatably connected table plates, each of the two table plates is rotatably connected to two table legs, and a first locking mechanism for limiting a rotation of the two table plates is arranged at a junction of the two table plates; a guide piece fixedly arranged in a length direction of the tabletop is arranged in the middle of each of the table plates, and each of the table legs is connected to the guide piece through a linkage rod; one end of the linkage rod is slidably connected to the guide piece, and the other end of the linkage rod is rotatably connected to each of the table legs; and in a storage process of the table legs, the table legs rotate one end of the linkage rod from a vertical direction to a transverse direction to act on the first locking mechanism in a sliding process of the guide piece, and the first locking mechanism limiting the rotation of the two table plates is switched to the first locking mechanism releasing the limitation on the rotation of the two table plates.
When the table legs are stored, a space for accommodating the table legs is formed between two tabletops, the height of the space is greater than or equal to the overlapping height of the two table legs, and two ends of each of the table legs are covered by each of the table plates.
Two table legs are arranged on the same table plate, and the two table legs are fixedly connected by a connecting rod.
The first locking mechanism includes an operating piece rotatably connected to one of the table plates, the other table plate is provided with an open hole for a pin piece to insert, the two table plates are locked after the pin piece is inserted into the open hole, and the two table plates are free to move after the pin piece is separated from the open hole; and by taking a rotating shaft as a boundary, the operating piece is divided into a first end connected to the pin piece and a second end acted on by the linkage rod, and in the storage process of the table legs, one end of the linkage rod triggers the second end to separate the pin piece from the open hole.
The guide piece includes two sidewalls, a gap is formed between the two sidewalls, a sliding block is arranged in the gap, and the sliding block corresponds to the second end; and each of the sidewalls is provided with a linear groove, and one end of the linkage rod passes through the linear groove and is rotatably connected to the sliding block.
Each of the table plates includes a plate piece and a surrounding edge arranged at the periphery of the plate piece, the surrounding edge protrudes from a lower side of the plate piece, the table legs are located in the surrounding edge, and all or part of a space is formed in the surrounding edge.
The two table plates are connected by a hinge, and the hinge is mounted on the surrounding edge.
The table legs are telescopic table legs.
The first locking mechanism includes a pin piece, the two table plates are respectively provided with open holes for the pin piece to insert, and the two table plates are locked when the pin piece is inserted into two open holes at the same time; and in the storage process of the table legs, the pin piece is driven by the linkage rod to be separated from one of the open holes, and the two table plates are rotatably stored.
The sliding block is in clamping connection with the table plates or the guide piece.
Compared with prior art, the present invention has the following advantages and effects: after being folded, the table convenient to store and fold has a small size and is suitable for transportation and carrying. In the storage process, the table plates can be unlocked only by unlocking the table legs, and the storage operation is simple and rapid.
FIG. 1 is a structural schematic diagram of the present invention in a use state;
FIG. 2 is a structural schematic diagram of table legs in a storage state according to the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a structural schematic diagram of the present invention in a storage state; and
FIG. 4 is a structural schematic diagram of another embodiment of table legs linked with a pin piece according to the present invention.
The present invention is further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and through the embodiments. The following embodiments are used to explain the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to the following embodiments.
As shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 4, a table convenient to store and fold includes a tabletop 1 and table legs 2 rotatably connected to the tabletop 1, where the tabletop 1 includes two rotatably connected table plates 11; each of the two table plates 11 is rotatably connected to the two table legs 2; and when the table legs 2 are rotated and stored, a space 0 for accommodating the table legs 2 is formed between two tabletops 1, the height of the space 0 is greater than or equal to the overlapping height of the two table legs 2, and two ends of each of the table legs 2 are covered by each of the table plates 11. During storage, the two table legs 2 are rotated to cling to a lower side of each of the table plates 11, and the two table plates 11 are rotated and close to each other. After the two table plates 11 are overlapped, the table legs 2 are located between the two table plates 11, and the table after storage has a small volume and is convenient to transport and carry.
As a preferred embodiment, two table legs 2 arranged on the same table plate 11 are fixedly connected by a connecting rod 21. After the two table legs 2 are fixed by the connecting rod 21, the two table legs 2 can move synchronously.
As a preferred embodiment, a first locking mechanism 3 for limiting the rotation of the two table plates 11 is arranged at the junction of the two table plates 11. After the two table plates 11 are unfolded to form a usable tabletop 1, the first locking mechanism 3 can lock the two table plates 11. As a preferred embodiment,
As a preferred embodiment, the first locking mechanism 3 includes an operating piece 31 rotatably connected to one of the table plates, the other table plate 11 is provided with an open hole 30 for a pin piece 45 to insert, the two table plates 11 are locked after the pin piece 45 is inserted into the open hole 30, and the two table plates 11 are free to move after the pin piece 45 is separated from the open hole; and by taking a rotating shaft as a boundary, the operating piece 31 is divided into a first end a connected to the pin piece 45 and a second end b acted on by the linkage rod 41, and in the storage process of the table legs 2, one end of the linkage rod 41 triggers the second end to separate the pin piece 45 from the open hole 30.
As another preferred embodiment, the first locking mechanism 3 includes a pin piece 45, the two table plates 11 are respectively provided with open holes 30 for the pin piece 45 to insert, the two table plates 11 are locked when the pin piece 45 is inserted into two open holes 30 at the same time, and after the pin piece is separated from one of the open holes 30, the table plates 11 can rotate; and in the storage process of the table legs 2, the pin piece 45 is driven by the linkage rod 41 to be separated from one of the open holes 30, and the two table plates are rotatably stored.
By the two specific embodiments, the table legs 2 can be stored, the table plates 11 can be unlocked, and the table legs and the table plates have a synergistic linkage action.
As a preferred embodiment, the guide piece 4 includes two sidewalls 42, a gap 43 is formed between the two sidewalls 42, a sliding block 44 is arranged in the gap 43, and the sliding block 44 corresponds to the second end b; and each of the sidewalls 42 is provided with a sliding groove 40, and one end of the linkage rod 41 passes through the sliding groove 40 and is rotatably connected to the sliding block 44.
As a preferred embodiment, the sliding block 44 is in clamping connection with the table plates 11 or the guide piece 4. The clamping connection in the present application includes all solutions in the prior art. For example, clamping is achieved by interference fit, or the sliding block 44 is connected to an elastic hook, each of the table plates 11 or the guide piece 4 is provided with a hanging point that can be hooked by the hook, the hook is hooked at the hanging point to achieve fixation, the hook and the hanging point are movable after separation, and the setting positions of the hook and the hanging point can be interchanged.
As a preferred embodiment, a guide piece 4 fixedly arranged in a length direction of the tabletop 1 is arranged in the middle of each of the table plates 11, and each of the table legs 2 is connected to the guide piece 4 through a linkage rod 41; and one end of the linkage rod 41 is rotatably connected to each of the table legs 2 and the other end of the linkage rod is slidably connected to the guide piece 4, or the other end of the linkage rod 41 is rotatably connected to each of the table legs 2, and one end of the linkage rod is slidably connected to the guide piece 4. The guide piece 4 is provided with a sliding groove 40, and one end of the linkage rod 41 is located at the sliding groove 40 and only can move in an extending direction of the sliding groove 40.
As a preferred embodiment, each of the table plates 11 includes a plate piece 111 and a surrounding edge 112 arranged at the periphery of the plate piece 111, the surrounding edge 112 protrudes from a lower side of the plate piece 111, the table legs 2 are located in the surrounding edge 112, and all or part of the space 0 is formed in the surrounding edge 112.
As a preferred embodiment, the two table plates 11 are connected by a hinge 5, and the hinge 5 is mounted on the surrounding edge 112.
As a preferred embodiment, the table legs 2 are telescopic table legs. The telescopic table legs structurally include at least two sections, the two sections are sleeved with each other, a locking structure is arranged between the two sections, the locking structure may be a ball detent structure, and the telescopic table legs have the same structure as that of a telescopic rod.
The above contents described in this specification are only examples of the present invention. A person skilled in the technical field to which the present invention belongs may make various modifications or supplements on the described specific embodiments or substitute them in a similar way. As long as they do not deviate from the contents of the specification of the present invention or exceed the scope defined by the appended claims, they all belong to the protection scope of the present invention.
1. A table convenient to store and fold, comprising a tabletop and table legs rotatably connected to the tabletop, wherein the tabletop comprises two table plates rotatably connected to each other, each of the two table plates is rotatably connected to two table legs, and
a first locking mechanism for limiting a free rotation of the two table plates is arranged at a junction of the two table plates;
a guide piece fixedly arranged in a length direction of the tabletop is arranged in a middle of each of the two table plates, and each of the table legs is connected to the guide piece through a linkage rod; a first end of the linkage rod is slidably connected to the guide piece, and a second end of the linkage rod is rotatably connected to each of the table legs; and
in a storage process of the table legs, the table legs rotate the first end of the linkage rod from a vertical direction to a transverse direction to act on the first locking mechanism in a sliding process of the guide piece, and the first locking mechanism limiting a rotation of the two table plates is switched to the first locking mechanism releasing the limitation on the rotation of the two table plates.
2. The table convenient to store and fold according to claim 1, wherein when the table legs are stored, a space for accommodating the table legs is formed between two tabletops, a height of the space is greater than or equal to an overlapping height of the two table legs, and two ends of each of the table legs are covered by each of the two table plates.
3. The table convenient to store and fold according to claim 1, wherein the two table legs are arranged on a same table plate, and the two table legs are fixedly connected by a connecting rod.
4. The table convenient to store and fold according to claim 1, wherein the first locking mechanism comprises an operating piece rotatably connected to a first table plate of the two table plates, a second table plate of the two table plates is provided with an open hole for a pin piece to insert, the two table plates are locked after the pin piece is inserted into the open hole, and the two table plates are free to move after the pin piece is separated from the open hole; and by taking a rotating shaft as a boundary, the operating piece is divided into a first end connected to the pin piece and a second end acted on by the linkage rod, and in the storage process of the table legs, the first end of the linkage rod triggers the second end of the operating piece to separate the pin piece from the open hole.
5. The table convenient to store and fold according to claim 4, wherein the guide piece comprises two sidewalls, a gap is formed between the two sidewalls, a sliding block is arranged in the gap, and the sliding block corresponds to the second end of the operating piece; and each of the two sidewalls is provided with a sliding groove, and
the first end of the linkage rod passes through the sliding groove and is rotatably connected to the sliding block.
6. The table convenient to store and fold according to claim 1, wherein each of the two table plates comprises a plate piece and a surrounding edge arranged at a periphery of the plate piece, wherein the surrounding edge protrudes from a lower side of the plate piece, the table legs are located in the surrounding edge, and all or part of a space is formed in the surrounding edge.
7. The table convenient to store and fold according to claim 6, wherein the two table plates are connected by a hinge, and the hinge is mounted on the surrounding edge.
8. The table convenient to store and fold according to claim 1, wherein the table legs are telescopic.
9. The table convenient to store and fold according to claim 1, wherein the first locking mechanism comprises a pin piece, the two table plates are respectively provided with two open holes for the pin piece to insert, and the two table plates are locked when the pin piece is inserted into the two open holes at a same time; and in the storage process of the table legs, the pin piece is driven by the linkage rod to be separated from one of the two open holes, and the two table plates are rotatably stored.
10. The table convenient to store and fold according to claim 5, wherein the sliding block is in clamping connection with the two table plates or the guide piece.