Guideway mechanism
View Patent ↗An exemplary guideway mechanism includes two branches, a group of connecting blocks, and a supporting bracket. The group of connecting blocks includes four connecting blocks arranged at four corners of an imaginary square and connecting the supporting bracket. Each branch includes two parallel rails. Adjacent ends of the rails of each branch respectively connect two adjacent connecting blocks.
1. A guideway mechanism comprising:
two branches each comprising two parallel rails;
a group of connecting blocks comprising four connecting blocks arranged at four corners of an imaginary square, adjacent ends of the rails of each branch respectively connecting two adjacent connecting blocks;
a supporting bracket connecting the group of connecting blocks,
another two branches each having the same structure as the structure of each of the two branches, each of the another two branches connecting two corresponding connecting blocks, the guideway mechanism being substantially cross-shaped; and
four locking members, adjacent ends of the two rails of each branch away from the connecting blocks connecting a corresponding locking member;
wherein two spaced connecting posts protrude from each end of the rail, two spaced connecting holes being defined in each end of each connecting block, the two connecting posts of one end of the rail being inserted into the two connecting holes in a corresponding end of the connecting block to connect the rail with the connecting block.
2. The guideway mechanism of claim 1 , wherein two adjacent rails respectively located in two adjacent branches are perpendicular to each other and connected together by a connecting block of the group of connecting blocks, and another two rails respectively located in the two adjacent branches connect another two connecting blocks of the group of connecting blocks.
3. The guideway mechanism of claim 1 , wherein the supporting bracket comprises a rectangular top plate and four supporting poles extending perpendicularly downwardly from four corners of the top plate, each connecting block defining a fixing hole, a bottom end of each supporting pole being inserted into the fixing hole of a corresponding connecting block to connect the supporting bracket with the group of connecting blocks.
4. The guideway mechanism of claim 3 , wherein each rail defines two elongated grooves respectively in top and bottom sides thereof along a length direction of the rail, each connecting block defining two perpendicular grooves in each of top and bottom faces thereof, the grooves of the connecting block respectively communicating with the grooves of the rail.
5. The guideway mechanism of claim 4 , wherein each locking member comprises a rectangular side plate, a blocking portion extending perpendicularly from a middle of the side plate, each of two ends of the side plate defining two spaced through holes, the connecting posts of the ends of the two rails of the corresponding branch away from the connecting blocks being inserted into the through holes of each locking member to thereby connecting the corresponding branch with the locking member, the blocking portion of each locking member being sandwiched between the two rails of the corresponding branch.
6. The guideway mechanism of claim 5 , wherein each locking member further comprises two spaced protruding poles extending perpendicularly from each of the two ends of the side plate, the protruding poles of each locking member being respectively inserted into the grooves in the ends of the two rails of the corresponding branch away from the connecting blocks.