US-20260125093-A1 - TRANSPORT DEVICE AND ROTATABLE OBJECT APPARATUS THEREOF

Abstract

A transport device for transporting an object with long and short axes includes a movable platform, a rod extending from the movable platform and having a longitudinal slot, a plate detachably connected to the object, a pivot component movably disposed along the longitudinal slot and fixed to the plate, an operating component fixed to the pivot component and forming first and second abutting portions, and a support base. The support base is detachably disposed at a side of the rod and has a first support end portion, a concave slot portion, a convex rail portion, and a second support end portion in sequential connection. When the first abutting portion pivots and slides upwardly via the pivot component relative to the longitudinal slot for rotating the plate to an upright position, the second abutting portion slides along the convex rail portion to be supported within the concave slot portion.

Inventors

• Kai-Yi Wang

Assignees

• QISDA CORPORATION

Dates

Publication Date

20260507

Application Date

20250805

Priority Date

20241101

Claims (18)

1. 1 . A transport device applied to transportation of an object, the object having a long axis and a short axis, the transport device comprising: a movable platform; a rod extending from the movable platform and having a longitudinal slot; a plate connected to the object; a pivot component disposed through the longitudinal slot and connected to the plate, to make the plate movable between a first position and a second position with rotation of the pivot component; an operating component connected to the pivot component, a first abutting portion and a second abutting portion being formed on two ends of the operating component; and a support base disposed at a side of the rod and having a concave slot portion and a convex rail portion, the convex rail portion being connected to the concave slot portion; when the first abutting portion pivots and moves upwardly via the pivot component relative to the longitudinal slot for rotating the plate to the second position, the second abutting portion slides into the concave slot portion along the convex rail portion.
2. 2 . The transport device of claim 1 , wherein the first position is a horizontal position, and the second position is an upright position; the operating component operably moves together with the pivot component and the pivot component moves together with the plate, so that the plate can be rotated to the horizontal position together with the operating component and the pivot component to make the short axis of the object parallel to the longitudinal slot, or rotated to the upright position to make the long axis of the object parallel to the longitudinal slot.
3. 3 . The transport device of claim 1 , wherein the first position is a horizontal position, and the second position is an upright position; the support base further has a first support end portion and a second support end portion, the convex rail portion is connected to the second support end portion, the concave slot portion is connected to the first support end portion, and the first support end portion and the second support end portion support the first abutting portion and the second abutting portion respectively when the plate is located at the horizontal position; the concave slot portion is laterally concave from the first support end portion, and the convex rail portion is laterally convex from the second support end portion, so that a height of a corner of the object closest to the movable platform is greater than or equal to a height of the movable platform when the second abutting portion slides to a top end of the convex rail portion along the convex rail portion.
4. 4 . The transport device of claim 1 , wherein the first abutting portion is bent to form a handle, and/or the second abutting portion is a sliding wheel for sliding to abut against the concave slot portion or the second support end portion along the convex rail portion with rotation and movement of the first abutting portion.
5. 5 . The transport device of claim 1 , wherein the rod has a plurality of segmented slot structures, the support base extends toward the rod to form a protruding piece, and the protruding piece is secured to one of the plurality of segmented slot structures in a screw locking manner for fixing a mounting height of the support base relative to the movable platform.
6. 6 . The transport device of claim 5 , wherein the mounting height is greater than or equal to one-quarter of a length of the object along the long axis of the object.
7. 7 . The transport device of claim 1 , wherein the pivot component comprises a slider and a shaft, the slider is slidably disposed in the longitudinal slot, and the shaft rotatably passes through the slider and is fixed to the plate.
8. 8 . The transport device of claim 1 , wherein the object is supported on or above the movable platform when the second abutting portion abuts against the concave slot portion, and/or an extension direction from the second abutting portion to the pivot component is substantially parallel to the longitudinal slot when the second abutting portion abuts against the concave slot portion.
9. 9 . The transport device of claim 1 , wherein the movable platform comprises: a platform body; and a roller disposed under the platform body.
10. 10 . A rotatable object apparatus comprising: an object having a long axis and a short axis; and a transport device carrying an object, the transport device comprising: a movable platform; a rod extending from the movable platform and having a longitudinal slot; a plate detachably connected to the object; a pivot component slidably and rotatably disposed through the longitudinal slot and fixed to the plate, to make the plate movable between a horizontal position and an upright position with rotation of the pivot component; an operating component fixed to the pivot component, a first abutting portion and a second abutting portion being formed on two ends of the operating component; and a support base detachably disposed at a side of the rod and having a first support end portion, a second support end portion, a concave slot portion and a convex rail portion, the convex rail portion being connected to the second support end portion and the concave slot portion, and the concave slot portion being connected to the first support end portion; wherein when the first abutting portion pivots and moves upwardly via the pivot component relative to the longitudinal slot for rotating the plate to the upright position, the second abutting portion slides along the convex rail portion to be supported within the concave slot portion.
11. 11 . The rotatable object apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the operating component operably moves together with the pivot component and the pivot component moves together with the plate, so that the plate can be rotated to the horizontal position together with the operating component and the pivot component to make the short axis of the object parallel to the longitudinal slot, or rotated to the upright position to make the long axis of the object parallel to the longitudinal slot.
12. 12 . The rotatable object apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the first support end portion and the second support end portion support the first abutting portion and the second abutting portion respectively when the plate is located at the horizontal position; the concave slot portion is laterally concave from the first support end portion, and the convex rail portion is laterally convex from the second support end portion, so that a height of a corner of the object closest to the movable platform is greater than or equal to a height of the movable platform when the second abutting portion slides to a top end of the convex rail portion along the convex rail portion.
13. 13 . The rotatable object apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the first abutting portion is bent to form a handle, and/or the second abutting portion is a sliding wheel for sliding to abut against the concave slot portion or the second support end portion along the convex rail portion with rotation and movement of the first abutting portion.
14. 14 . The rotatable object apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the rod has a plurality of segmented slot structures, the support base extends toward the rod to form a protruding piece, and the protruding piece is secured to one of the plurality of segmented slot structures in a screw locking manner for fixing a mounting height of the support base relative to the movable platform.
15. 15 . The rotatable object apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the mounting height is greater than or equal to one-quarter of a length of the object along the long axis of the object.
16. 16 . The rotatable object apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the pivot component comprises a slider and a shaft, the slider is slidably disposed in the longitudinal slot, and the shaft rotatably passes through the slider and is fixed to the plate.
17. 17 . The rotatable object apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the object is supported on or above the movable platform when the second abutting portion abuts against the concave slot portion, and/or an extension direction from the second abutting portion to the pivot component is substantially parallel to the longitudinal slot when the second abutting portion abuts against the concave slot portion.
18. 18 . The rotatable object apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the movable platform comprises: a platform body; and a roller disposed under the platform body.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a transport device and a rotatable object apparatus thereof, and more specifically, to a transport device moving and rotating an object on a support base (or a supporting base) to a horizontal position or an upright position and a rotatable object apparatus thereof. 2. Description of the Prior Art In general, transporting a large object with long and short axes, such as a large display screen, involves detachably mounting the large object onto a transport device equipped with a rod (e.g., using screws to secure the object to the rod) and then pushing the transport device for delivering the large object to the destination. However, during the aforesaid transport process, if the large object needs to be rotated to an upright position for passing through a narrow and long door (e.g., an elevator door), rotating the large object may cause much inconvenience. This can result in a time-consuming and strenuous transport process, and improper operation during rotation of the large object may lead to collisions and damage to the large object or even injuries to people. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Thus, one purpose of the present invention is to provide a transport device utilizing an operating component to operably pivot and slide relative to a rod for rotating an object to a horizontal position or an upright position with movement of the operating component on a support base (or a supporting base) and a rotatable object apparatus thereof, so as to solve the aforesaid problem. According to an embodiment, the present invention provides a transport device applied to transportation of an object. The object has a long axis and a short axis. The transport device includes a movable platform, a rod, a plate, a pivot component, and an operating component, and a support base. The rod extends from the movable platform and has a longitudinal slot. The plate is connected to the object. The pivot component is disposed through the longitudinal slot and connected to the plate, to make the plate movable between a first position and a second position with rotation of the pivot component. The operating component is connected to the pivot component. A first abutting portion and a second abutting portion are formed on two ends of the operating component. The support base is disposed at a side of the rod and has a concave slot portion and a convex rail portion. The convex rail portion is connected to the concave slot portion. When the first abutting portion pivots and moves upwardly via the pivot component relative to the longitudinal slot for rotating the plate to the second position, the second abutting portion slides into the concave slot portion along the convex rail portion. Preferably, the first position is a horizontal position, and the second position is an upright position; the operating component operably moves together with the pivot component and the pivot component moves together with the plate, so that the plate can be rotated to the horizontal position together with the operating component and the pivot component to make the short axis of the object parallel to the longitudinal slot, or rotated to the upright position to make the long axis of the object parallel to the longitudinal slot. Preferably, the first position is a horizontal position, and the second position is an upright position; the support base further has a first support end portion and a second support end portion, the convex rail portion is connected to the second support end portion, the concave slot portion is connected to the first support end portion, and the first support end portion and the second support end portion support the first abutting portion and the second abutting portion respectively when the plate is located at the horizontal position; the concave slot portion is laterally concave from the first support end portion, and the convex rail portion is laterally convex from the second support end portion, so that a height of a corner of the object closest to the movable platform is greater than or equal to a height of the movable platform when the second abutting portion slides to a top end of the convex rail portion along the convex rail portion. Preferably, the first abutting portion is bent to form a handle, and/or the second abutting portion is a sliding wheel for sliding to abut against the concave slot portion or the second support end portion along the convex rail portion with rotation and movement of the first abutting portion. Preferably, the rod has a plurality of segmented slot structures, the support base extends toward the rod to form a protruding piece, and the protruding piece is secured to one of the plurality of segmented slot structures in a screw locking manner for fixing a mounting height of the support base relative to the movable platform. Preferably, the mounting height is greater than or equal to one-quarter of a length of the object alo