Foldable gripping structure for cooking utensils

A foldable gripping structure for cooking utensils, comprising

• a fixed component (1), wherein the fixed component (1) comprises a mounting base (11) and a pivot tube (12) connected to the mounting base (11), and the pivot tube (12) comprises two ends, and
• a gripping component (2) being rotatably connected to the fixed component (1), wherein the gripping component (2) comprises two pivot arms (21), each of the two pivot arm (21) comprises an end disposed with a pivot head (22), and each of the two pivot heads (22) is provided with a pivot hole (23),
• wherein the gripping component (2) rotates to a retracted position relative to the fixed component (1) to achieve a folded state and rotates to a working position relative to the fixed component (1) to achieve an unfolded state;
• the two pivot heads (22) are respectively located at the two ends of the pivot tube (12);
• a rotating shaft (4) is disposed in the pivot tube (12), and both ends of the rotating shaft (4) are connected to the two pivot heads (22) of the gripping component (2) through the two pivot holes (23) respectively;
• the gripping component (2) folds or unfolds relative to the fixed component (1) around the rotating shaft (4);
• a locking/unlocking assembly configured to lock and unlock the gripping component (2) in the working position is disposed at one end of the pivot tube (12), and the locking/unlocking assembly comprises
• a push block (31);
• a sleeve (32);
• an elastic member (34);
• and
• a connecting plate (33) connecting the push block (31) and the sleeve (32);
• wherein a portion of the one end of the pivot tube (12) is provided with a sliding groove (13) configured to guide the sliding of the connecting plate (33);
• the sleeve (32) is disposed in the pivot tube (12) and sleeved on the rotating shaft (4);
• a blocking member is disposed on an inner wall of the pivot tube (12) or on the rotating shaft (4), the elastic member (34) is compressed between the blocking member and the sleeve (32), one end of the elastic member (34) abuts against the blocking member, and the other end of the elastic member (34) abuts against the sleeve (32);
• the rotating shaft (4) comprises end portions (41) at both ends and a shaft rod (42) between the two end portions (41), the end portion (41) of the rotating shaft (4) at the one end of the pivot tube (12) where the locking/unlocking assembly is located is configured to be flattened or shaped like a regular polygon;
• a shape of a tube hole of the sleeve (32) is consistent with a shape of the end portion (41) of the rotating shaft (4), wherein when the sleeve (32) is sleeved onto the end portion (41) of the rotating shaft (4) under the action of the elastic member (34), the gripping component (2) is locked in the working position, and when the sleeve (32) retracts from the end portion (41) of the rotating shaft (4) against the action of the elastic member (34), the gripping component (2) is unlocked from the working position;
• and
• a small circular rod (43) is disposed between the end portion (41) and the shaft rod (42) of the rotating shaft (4);
• a diameter of an inscribed circle of the sleeve (32) of the locking/unlocking assembly is larger than a diameter of the small circular rod (43) and smaller than a diameter of the shaft rod (42);
• and the gripping component (2) rotates only when the sleeve (32) retracts from the end portion (41) of the rotating shaft (4) and moves to the small circular rod (43).