Inflatable Product and Object Holding Assembly Applied in Inflatable Product

The present disclosure relates to an inflatable product and an object holding assembly applied in the inflatable product.

At present, most of the inflatable products on the market (such as inflatable swimming pools, etc.) are provided with an object holding assembly configured to hold a water cup or other objects. However, the mounting and manufacturing process of such object holding assembly is often complicated, especially when the inflatable product is formed by welding two or more inflatable airbags, it will be more difficult to manufacture the inflatable product and require more manufacturing cost and manufacturing time.

Accordingly, it is necessary to provide an inflatable product and an object holding assembly applied in the inflatable product. The inflatable product and the object holding assembly applied in the inflatable product have a simple mounting and manufacturing process, and can greatly reduce the manufacturing cost and manufacturing time.

An object holding assembly applied in an inflatable product is provided. The inflatable product includes an inflatable sheet configured to enclose an inflatable cavity, and the inflatable sheet has a first fixing portion and a second fixing portion arranged opposite the first fixing portion. The object holding assembly includes an object holding cylinder and a locking mechanism.

The object holding cylinder has an object storage opening and an object storage cavity in communication with the object storage opening. An edge of the object storage opening is configured to be fixed to the first fixing portion.

The locking mechanism includes a first cooperation portion and a second cooperation portion that are cooperated and locked with each other. The first cooperation portion is arranged at an end of the object holding cylinder away from the object storage opening, and the second cooperation portion is arranged at the second fixing portion.

The aforementioned inflatable product has an inflatable sheet configured to enclose an inflatable cavity, and the inflatable sheet has a first fixing portion and a second fixing portion arranged opposite the first fixing portion. In the object holding assembly, a top portion of the object holding cylinder, that is, an edge of the object storage opening of the object holding cylinder, is fixed to the first fixing portion, and the object storage cavity of the support cylinder can be configured to hold a water cup, a mobile phone, a key or other objects. A bottom portion of the object holding cylinder, that is, an end of the object holding cylinder away from the object storage opening, is locked with the second fixing portion by the cooperation of the first cooperation portion and the second cooperation portion of the locking mechanism. As such, two ends of the object holding cylinder are respectively fixed to the first fixing portion and the second fixing portion, during the inflation and the use of the inflatable product, the object placed in the object holding cylinder will not be popped out from the object holding cylinder due to the change of the air pressure in the inflation cavity. The bottom portion of the object holding cylinder and the second fixing portion are fixed by the locking mechanism, and there is no need for the bottom portion of the object holding cylinder to be fixed to the second fixing portion by welding like the object holding cylinder in the conventional inflatable product. As such, in the processes of the mounting and manufacturing of the object holding assembly, the process of welding the bottom potion of the object holding cylinder and the second fixing portion can be omitted, thereby greatly simplifying the manufacturing process of the inflatable product, especially for the inflatable product with other inflatable airbags welded to the second fixing portion, which can greatly reduce the manufacturing cost and manufacturing time.

In one of the embodiments, the edge of the object storage opening is fixed to the first fixing portion by welding.

In one of the embodiments, the first cooperation portion is a male cooperation portion, and the second cooperation portion is a female cooperation portion.

In one of the embodiments, the first cooperation portion includes a plurality of first inserting portions, the plurality of first inserting portions are circumferentially spaced on an end of the object holding cylinder away from the object storage opening, the plurality of first inserting portions encloses an inserting groove, the second cooperation portion includes a plurality of second inserting portions, the plurality of second inserting portions are circumferentially spaced on the second fixing portion, and the plurality of second inserting portions can be inserted into the inserting grooves.

In one of the embodiments, an inner wall of each of the first inserting portions is provided with a first limiting rib, an outer wall of each of the second inserting portions is provided with a second limiting rib, and when the plurality of second inserting portions are inserted into the inserting groove, the first limiting rib and the second limiting rib abuts against a side of the second fixing portion close to the second fixing portion.

In one of the embodiments, the first cooperation portion is a snap-fit boss, the second cooperation portion is a snap-fit ring, a side of the snap-fit ring has a snap-fit gap, the snap-fit boss can be snapped in the snap-fit ring through the snap-fit gap.

In one of the embodiments, a side surface of the snap-fit boss is provided with a snap-fit rib circumferentially, an inner wall of the snap-fit ring is provided with a snap-fit groove circumferentially, and when the snap-fit boss is snapped in the snap-fit ring, the snap-fit rib is snapped in the snap-fit groove.

In one of the embodiments, the object holding assembly further includes a holding plate. The holding plate is arranged in the object holding cylinder to separate the object holding cylinder into a first cylinder portion and a second cylinder portion, and the first cylinder portion and the second cylinder portion are arranged along an axial direction of the object holding cylinder.

In one of the embodiments, the holding plate is provided with a ventilation hole, and the ventilation hole is in communication with the first cylinder portion and the second cylinder portion.

In one of the embodiments, a hardness of the holding plate is greater than a hardness of the object holding cylinder.

An inflatable product includes an inflatable sheet configured to enclose an inflatable cavity, and further includes the aforementioned object holding assembly applied in an inflatable product.

: inflatable product,

: inflatable airbag,

: inflatable sheet,

: first fixing portion,

: second fixing portion,

: object holding assembly,

: object holding cylinder,

: object storage opening,

: object storage cavity,

: first cylinder portion,

: second cylinder portion,

: locking mechanism,

: first inserting member,

: first fixing ring,

: first inserting portion,

: first limiting rib,

: inserting groove,

: second inserting groove,

: second fixing ring,

: second inserting portion,

: second limiting rib,

: first snap-fit member,

: third fixing ring,

: snap-fit boss,

: snap-fit rib,

: second snap-fit member,

: fourth fixing ring,

: snap-fit ring,

: snap-fit gap,

: snap-fit groove,

: clamping portion,

: boss portion,

: holding plate, and