Vehicle frame and stroller
A stroller includes a texture carrier, a wheel set and a vehicle frame. The wheel set includes a front wheel and a rear wheel. The vehicle frame includes a first tube, a second tube, a third tube, a fourth tube and a first pivot unit. The front wheel is disposed on the first tube. The rear wheel is disposed on the second tube. The third tube includes a front section and a rear section connected to each other. The fourth tube is pivoted between the first tube and the second tube. The first pivot unit is disposed between the second tube and the fourth tube. The first pivot unit switched into an unfolded mode can stabilize the first tube and the fourth tube at the same direction. The pivot unit switched into a folded mode can rotate the fourth tube relative to the first tube and the second tube.
1 . A vehicle frame comprising:
a first bar connected with a front wheel;
a second bar connected with a rear wheel directly;
a third bar having a front section, a middle section and a rear section connected with each other to form a closed loop structure, the front section being pivoted to an upper section of the first bar, the rear section being pivoted to a lower section of the second bar, and the front section, the middle section and the rear section being in different planes;
a fourth bar pivoted between the first bar and the second bar; and
a first pivot unit disposed between the second bar and the fourth bar, and movably switched between an unfolded mode and a folded mode, the first bar and the fourth bar being stabilized at the same direction via the first pivot unit switched to the unfolded mode so that the front wheel is distant from the rear wheel, the fourth bar being rotated relative to the first bar and the second bar via the first pivot unit switched to the folded mode so that the front wheel is moved toward the rear wheel,
wherein
the second bar is pivoted to the fourth bar through the first pivot unit,
upon the first pivot unit being switched from the unfolded mode to the folded mode, the front section is configured to move away from the front wheel, and
the first pivot unit comprises a locking component that is movable to constrain or allow relative rotation between the second bar and the fourth bar.
2 . The vehicle frame of claim 1 , wherein the second bar comprises a first sub-bar and a second sub-bar bent to each other, a top end of the first sub-bar is pivoted to the fourth bar through the first pivot unit, two ends of the second sub-bar are respectively connected to a bottom end of the first sub-bar and the rear wheel.
3 . The vehicle frame of claim 2 , wherein the second sub-bar is bent relative to the first sub-bar toward a direction away from the first bar.
4 . The vehicle frame of claim 2 , wherein an included angle between an axial direction of the first sub-bar and a normal vector of a supporting surface whereon the vehicle frame is disposed is smaller than a predefined range when the vehicle frame is switched from the folded mode to the unfolded mode.
5 . The vehicle frame of claim 1 , wherein the first pivot unit has a locking function, or the vehicle frame further comprises a second pivot unit disposed on a pivoted position between the first bar and the fourth bar.
6 . The vehicle frame of claim 1 , wherein the first pivot unit further comprises a first installation component and a second installation component, the first installation component is disposed on the fourth bar, the second installation component is connected to the second bar, the locking component is movably disposed between the first installation component and the second installation component.
7 . The vehicle frame of claim 6 , wherein the locking component comprises an engaging tooth, the first installation component comprises a first engaging slot, the second installation component comprises a second engaging slot, the engaging tooth is simultaneously inserted into the first engaging slot and the second engaging slot to constrain the relative rotation between the second bar and the fourth bar, the engaging tooth is removed from the second engaging slot and still inserted inside the first engaging slot to allow the relative rotation between the second bar and the fourth bar.
8 . The vehicle frame of claim 7 , wherein the locking component comprises a positioning tooth, the first installation component comprises a first positioning slot, the second installation component comprises a second positioning slot, the positioning tooth is simultaneously engaged with the first positioning slot and the second positioning slot to constrain a specific included angle formed between the second bar and the fourth bar.
9 . The vehicle frame of claim 8 , wherein a size and/or a type of the positioning tooth is different from a size and/or a type of the engaging tooth.
10 . The vehicle frame of claim 7 , wherein a depth of the first engaging slot is greater than or equal to a thickness of the engaging tooth, and the thickness of the engaging tooth is greater than a depth of the second engaging slot.
11 . The vehicle frame of claim 6 , wherein the first pivot unit further comprises an unlocking component disposed on a side of the second installation component opposite to the locking component, and adapted to push the locking component away from the second installation component.
12 . The vehicle frame of claim 11 , wherein the unlocking component comprises a main body and an abutted portion, the abutted portion is protruded from an edge of the main body outwardly, the second installation component comprises a sunken structure and a constraining hole, the constraining hole is formed inside the sunken structure, the main body is movably disposed inside the sunken structure, and the abutted portion passes through the constraining hole to abut against the locking component.
13 . The vehicle frame of claim 12 , wherein a length of the abutted portion is greater than a depth of the constraining hole, the abutted portion abuts against the locking component when the main body does not contact a bottom surface of the sunken structure.
14 . The vehicle frame of claim 13 , wherein the abutted portion pushes the locking component to separate from the second installation component when the main body contacts the bottom surface of the sunken structure.
15 . The vehicle frame of claim 12 , wherein the unlocking component further comprises a blocked portion disposed on an end of the abutted portion opposite to the main body and blocking another bottom surface of the sunken structure to avoid the abutted portion and the constraining hole from separation.
16 . The vehicle frame of claim 6 , wherein the first pivot unit further comprises a resilient component disposed between the first installation component and the locking component, a resilient recovering force of the resilient component pushes the locking component to simultaneously engage with the first installation component and the second installation component.
17 . The vehicle frame of claim 16 , wherein the first installation component comprises an accommodating chamber adapted to accommodate the resilient component and constrain resilient deformation of the resilient component.
18 . The vehicle frame of claim 6 , wherein the first pivot unit further comprises a resilient component disposed between the second installation component and the locking component, a resilient recovering force of the resilient component pulls the locking component to simultaneously engage with the first installation component and the second installation component.
19 . A stroller comprising:
a texture carrier;
a wheel set comprising a front wheel and a rear wheel; and
a vehicle frame adapted to hold the texture carrier, the vehicle frame comprising:
a first bar, a bottom end of the first bar being connected with the front wheel;
a second bar, a bottom end of the second bar being connected with the rear wheel directly;
a third bar having a front section, a middle section and a rear section connected with each other to form a closed loop structure, the front section being pivoted to an upper section of the first bar, the rear section being pivoted to a lower section of the second bar, and the front section, the middle section and the rear section being in different planes;
a fourth bar pivoted between the first bar and the second bar; and
a first pivot unit disposed between the second bar and the fourth bar, and movably switched between an unfolded mode and a folded mode, the first bar and the fourth bar being stabilized at the same direction via the first pivot unit switched to the unfolded mode so that the front wheel is distant from the rear wheel, the fourth bar being rotated relative to the first bar and the second bar via the first pivot unit switched to the folded mode so that the front wheel is moved toward the rear wheel,
wherein
the second bar is pivoted to the fourth bar through the first pivot unit,
upon the first pivot unit being switched from the unfolded mode to the folded mode, the front section is configured to move away from the front wheel, and
the first pivot unit comprises a locking component that is movable to constrain or allow relative rotation between the second bar and the fourth bar.
20 . The stroller of claim 19 , wherein the stroller further comprises a handle detachably connected to the fourth bar of the vehicle frame.
21 . The stroller of claim 19 , wherein the stroller further comprises a basket detachably connected to the third bar of the vehicle frame.