TWI645100B - Lock structure with mounted plate and mounting method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

A lock structure with a mounting plate and a mounting method thereof, by designing a hole of a mounting plate, a screw can be locked in a nut post, and then the mounting plate is screwed into the screw and coupled to the door panel, and finally the inner lock is coupled to the After the installation of the board is completed, the nut column is exposed when the screw is locked into the nut column, so that the screw can be easily locked into the nut column, and the installation of the overall lock structure is more convenient.

Description

Lock structure with mounting plate and installation method thereof

The present invention relates to a lock structure, and more particularly to a lock structure having a mounting plate and a method of mounting the same.

Please refer to FIG. 1 , which is a schematic view showing the installation of a conventional lock structure 200. When the lock structure 200 is mounted on the door panel D, the latch device 210 is disposed in the lock hole D1 of the door panel D, and the outer lock 220 is installed. On the outer side S1 of the door panel D, the two nut posts 221 of the outer lock 220 pass through the two positioning holes 211 of the latch device 210, and finally the inner lock 230 is mounted on the inner side surface S2 of the door panel D, and The two screws 240 pass through the inner lock 230 and are locked into the nut post 221 so that the outer lock 220 and the inner lock 240 are clamped to each other on the door panel D, and at the same time, the latch device 210 is used by the nut posts 221. Positioned in the keyhole D1. However, please refer to Figures 1 and 2, before the installation is completed, the outer lock and the latch device are shaken, and the user must hold the inner and outer locks respectively with both hands, and further, the screws 240 pass through the inner lock. When the 230 and the nut 221 are inserted, since the length of the screws 240 is long, the head of the screw 240 is quite close to the handle 231 of the inner lock 230, so that the screwdriver must be inclined at an angle to lock the screw and it is difficult to apply. The force, and at the same time, the problem that the screw 240 is difficult to align with the nut post 221 causes the conventional lock structure to be difficult to install.

In addition, because the head of the screw 240 is closer to the handle of the inner lock 230 when installed, the screwdriver of the mounting screw easily touches the handle and damages the outer plating of the handle.

The main purpose of the invention is to firstly mount the inner side lock on the mounting plate after the mounting plate is combined with the outer side lock, which can facilitate the installation of the lock structure and avoid scratches on the surface of the handle during the installation process.

A method for mounting a lock structure with a mounting plate, comprising: disposing a latch device in a lock hole of a door panel, the latch device having a plurality of positioning holes; and an outer lock being disposed outside the door panel On the side, the outer lock has a plurality of locking elements passing through the positioning holes, wherein each of the locking elements has a head having a head diameter; a mounting plate is provided, the mounting plate has a plurality of locking Each of the locking holes has a large hole and a small hole, wherein the large hole communicates with the small hole, and one of the large holes has a larger diameter than the head diameter, and one of the small holes has a smaller diameter than the head diameter; the mounting plate Inserting the heads of each of the locking elements through the large holes; linearly moving the mounting plate to move each of the locking elements from each of the large holes into each of the small holes; locking each of the locking elements to the The mounting plate is positioned to be positioned on an inner side of the door panel; an inner lock is disposed on the mounting plate.

A lock structure having a mounting plate is disposed on a door panel. The lock structure includes a latch device, an outer lock, a mounting plate and an inner lock. The latch device is disposed in a lock hole of the door panel. The latch device has a latch, the latch has a plurality of positioning holes, and the outer lock is disposed on an outer side surface of the door panel, the outer lock has a plurality of locking components, and each of the locking components is respectively disposed on the lock Each of the locking holes of the latch has a head having a head diameter, and the mounting plate has a plurality of locking holes, each of the locking holes having a large hole and a small hole. Wherein the large hole is connected to the small hole, and one of the large holes has a larger diameter than the head diameter, and one of the small holes has a smaller diameter than the head diameter, wherein the mounting plate is inserted into the screw by the large hole, and then moved. The mounting plate linearly moves each of the screws from each of the large holes into each of the small holes, and the inner lock is coupled to the mounting plate.

According to the design of the hole of the locking hole of the mounting plate, the screw can be locked into the screw string before the nut is inserted into the mounting plate, and the mounting plate is locked to the door panel. Finally, the inner lock is mounted on the mounting plate to complete the installation. Since the nut posts are exposed when the screws are locked, the installation of the screws is relatively easy, and the simple installation structure and method are achieved. .

Please refer to FIG. 3 , which is a flow chart of a method 10 for installing a lock structure with a mounting plate according to an embodiment of the present invention. First, referring to FIGS. 3 and 4 , a latch device 110 is set in step 11 . The latch 111 of one of the latching devices 110 has a driving hole 111a and two positioning holes 111b.

Next, referring to the figures 3, 5 and 6, an outer lock 120 is disposed on an outer side S1 of the door panel D in step 12. The outer lock 120 has an outer rotating shaft 121, an outer sleeve 122, and a The outer cover 123, an outer handle 124 and a plurality of locking elements, the outer rotating shaft 121 of the outer lock 120 is coupled to a column 112, and the square column 112 can be rotated. The driving hole 111a of the latch 111 is such that the outer rotating shaft 121 can retract the head of the latch 111 by driving the driving hole 111a when the square column 112 is rotated to open the door panel D. The outer sleeve 122 covers the outer side surface S1 of the door panel D, and the outer sleeve 122 surrounds the outer rotation shaft 121. The outer side cover 123 covers the outer sleeve 122. The outer handle 124 is attached to the outer sleeve 124. One opening 123a of the cover 123 is coupled to the outer rotating shaft 121, and the outer rotating shaft 121 and the square pillar 112 can be rotated by the outer handle 124. The locking member has two nut posts 125, one end of each of the nut posts 125 is coupled to the outer sleeve 122, and the other end of each of the nut posts 125 is respectively disposed through the two positioning holes 111b of the latch device 110. And the nut posts 125 are located in the lock hole D1.

Next, referring to the third and seventh diagrams, in step 13 respectively, one of the locking elements R is locked in each of the nut posts 125, and the screws R are not completely locked into the nut posts 125, wherein each The screw R has a head Rh which has a head diameter L. Since the inner lock 140 has not been covered on the inner side surface S2 of the door panel D, the lock hole D1 of the door panel D and the nut posts 125 are exposed, so that the installer can directly look at the screw. It is quite easy to align each of the nut posts 125 and lock into each of the nut posts 125. In this embodiment, each of the screws R is inserted into the positioning hole and then locked into the positioning hole, or in other embodiments, each of the screws R may not be completely locked in advance. The nut post 125 is then passed through the positioning hole 111b of the latch 111 together with each of the nut posts 125 to increase the installation convenience.

Next, please refer to FIGS. 3 and 8. In step 14, a mounting plate 130 is provided. The mounting plate 130 has two locking holes 131 and two alignment holes 132. Each of the locking holes 131 has a large hole 131a and a small hole 131b, and the relative positional relationship between the large hole and the small hole of each of the locking holes is the same, wherein the large hole 131a communicates with the small hole 131b to form a cucurbit hole, and one of the large holes 131a The aperture A1 is larger than the head diameter L of the screw R, and one aperture A2 of the small hole 131b is smaller than the head diameter L of the screw R. Since the aperture A1 of the large hole 131a of the mounting plate 130 is larger than the head diameter L of the screw R, refer to FIG. 9, in which the large holes 131a of the mounting plate 130 can be respectively passed through the screws. The head Rh of R fits into the screw R.

Next, referring to the figures 3, 8 and 10, the mounting plate 130 is linearly moved in step 15 to move each of the screws R from each of the large holes 131a into each of the small holes 131b, because the small hole of the mounting plate 130 The aperture A2 of the 131b is smaller than the head diameter L of the screw R. Therefore, after the screws R are moved to the small holes 131b, the mounting plate 130 is restrained between the head Rh of the screw R and the door panel D.

Please refer to FIGS. 8, 9, and 10. Preferably, the large holes 131a of the locking holes 131 are located below the small holes 131b. Therefore, in step 15, only the installer needs to release the mounting plate 130. By allowing the mounting plate 130 to fall downward by gravity, each of the screws R is automatically moved from the large hole 131a into the small hole 131b.

Next, referring to Figures 3 and 11, in step 16, each of the screws R is completely locked into each of the nut posts 125, so that the head Rh of each of the screws R presses against the mounting plate 130, and completely limits the The mounting plate 130 is moved so that the mounting plate 130 is mounted on the inner side surface S2 of the door panel D.

Next, referring to Figures 3, 12 and 13, an inner lock 140 is disposed on the mounting plate 130 in step 17, wherein the inner lock 140 has an inner rotating shaft 141, an inner sleeve 142, and an inner cover. 143 and an inner handle 144, the inner rotating shaft 141 is coupled to the square pillar 112 to drive the square pillar 112 to rotate. The inner sleeve 142 is covered and coupled to the mounting plate 130, and the inner sleeve 142 The inner cover 143 covers the inner sleeve 142 around the inner rotating shaft 141. The inner handle 144 is coupled to the inner rotating shaft 141 via an opening 143a of the inner cover 143, and the inner handle is supported by the inner handle The inner rotating shaft 141 is rotated 144.

In this embodiment, the inner lock 140 is disposed on the mounting plate 130 through two locking screws R1. The inner sleeve 142 has two through holes 142a, and the inner cover 143 has two exposed holes. 143b, each of the exposed holes 143b exposes each of the through holes 142a. Referring to FIGS. 8, 13 and 14, the inner lock 140 is disposed on the mounting plate 130 for each of the exposed holes 143b of the inner cover 143 and the Each of the through holes 142a of the inner sleeve 142 is respectively aligned with the two alignment holes 132 of the mounting plate 130, and the two locking screws R1 are respectively locked into the through holes 142a and the respective holes 143b. In the alignment hole 132, the inner sleeve 142 is coupled to the mounting plate 130.

Preferably, the locking holes 131 of the mounting plate 130 are horizontally aligned. The alignment holes 132 of the mounting plate 130 are vertically aligned, and the inner sleeve 142 is disposed. The through holes 142a and the display holes 143b of the inner cover 143 are also vertically aligned. In addition to allowing the locking screws R1 to sneak the screws R located in the locking holes 131. In addition, the bonding between the inner sleeve 142 and the mounting plate 130 can be made more stable.

Referring to FIGS. 13 and 14 , since the distance between the inner sleeve 142 and the mounting plate 130 is relatively close, the inner sleeve 142 can be locked to the mounting plate 130 by the locking screw R1 having a short length. Therefore, preferably, each of the locking screws R1 is inserted into each of the exposed holes 143b and has not been locked into each of the through holes 142a and each of the alignment holes 132, and the locking screw R1 and the inner handle are respectively The distance between the 144 is relatively large, so that the locking screw R1 is not very close to the inner handle 144. Therefore, the installer does not need to tilt the screwdriver excessively when locking the locking screws R1, and is easy to install. It is possible to prevent the screwdriver from damaging the surface plating of the inner handle 144 during the mounting process.

In this embodiment, the outer handle 124 of the outer lock 120 and the inner handle 144 of the inner lock 140 are round handles. However, in other embodiments, please refer to FIG. 15 , the outer handle 124 and the inner handle 144 can be a flat handle, and the type of the handles is not limited by the present case.

The mounting method 10 of the lock structure of the present invention can be locked into the screw R before the nut post 125 by the design of the hole of the locking hole 131 of the mounting plate 130, and then the mounting plate 130 is inserted into the mounting plate 130. The screws R and the mounting plate 130 are locked to the door panel D, and finally the inner lock 140 is mounted on the mounting plate 130 to complete the installation. Since the screws R are locked, the nut posts 125 It is revealed that the installation of the screws R is quite easy, and the overall lock structure 100 is easy to install.

The scope of the present invention is defined by the scope of the appended claims, and any changes and modifications made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention are within the scope of the present invention. .

10‧‧‧Installation method of lock structure with mounting plate

11‧‧‧Set the latch device in the lock hole of the door panel

12‧‧‧Set the outer lock on the outside of the door panel

13‧‧‧Lock the screw in the nut column

14‧‧‧Set the large hole of the mounting plate into the screw

15‧‧‧Mobile mounting board

16‧‧‧Lock the screw completely into the nut column

17‧‧‧Set the inner lock on the mounting plate

100‧‧‧Lock structure

110‧‧‧Lock device

111‧‧‧Latch

111a‧‧‧ drive hole

111b‧‧‧Positioning holes

112‧‧‧ square column

120‧‧‧Outside lock

121‧‧‧Outside rotation axis

122‧‧‧Outer set

123‧‧‧Outer cover

123a‧‧‧Opening

124‧‧‧Outside handle

125‧‧‧ Nut column

130‧‧‧Installation board

131‧‧‧Lock hole

131a‧‧‧ big hole

131b‧‧‧ hole

132‧‧‧ alignment hole

140‧‧‧ inside lock

141‧‧‧Inside rotation shaft

142‧‧‧Inside sleeve

142a‧‧‧through holes

143‧‧‧ inside cover

143a‧‧‧Opening

143b‧‧‧ revealing holes

144‧‧‧ inside handle

200‧‧‧Lock structure

210‧‧‧Lock device

211‧‧‧Positioning holes

220‧‧‧Outside lock

221‧‧‧ Nut column

230‧‧‧ inside lock

231‧‧‧Handles

240‧‧‧ screws

D‧‧‧ door panel

D1‧‧‧ keyhole

S1‧‧‧ outside

S2‧‧‧ inside

R‧‧‧ screws

Rh‧‧‧ head

L‧‧‧ head

A1‧‧‧Aperture of large holes

A2‧‧‧ aperture of aperture

R1‧‧‧Locking screw

Figure 1: A schematic view of the installation of a conventional lock structure. Figure 2: Schematic diagram of the installation of the conventional lock structure. Figure 3 is a flow chart showing a method of installing a lock structure with a mounting plate in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 4: Schematic illustration of the mounting of the latching device in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention. Figure 5: Schematic diagram of the installation of the lock structure with the mounting plate in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 6: A cross-sectional view of the lock structure of the mounting plate of Figure 5. Figure 7 is a schematic view showing the mounting of the lock structure with the mounting plate according to an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 8: Front view of the mounting plate in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. Figures 9 to 12: Schematic diagram of the installation of the lock structure with the mounting plate in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 13: A cross-sectional view of the lock structure of the mounting plate of Figure 12. Figure 14 is a perspective view of the lock structure of the mounting plate in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 15 is a perspective view of a lock structure of a mounting plate in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention.

Claims (12)

A method for mounting a lock structure with a mounting plate, comprising: disposing a latch device in a lock hole of a door panel, the latch device having a plurality of positioning holes; and an outer lock being disposed outside the door panel On the side, the outer lock has a plurality of locking elements passing through the positioning holes, wherein each of the locking elements has a head having a head diameter; and a mounting plate is provided, the mounting plate has a plurality of locking holes Each of the locking holes has a large hole and a small hole, wherein the large hole communicates with the small hole, and one of the large holes has a larger diameter than the head diameter, and one of the small holes has a smaller diameter than the head diameter; Each of the large holes is sleeved into the head of each of the locking elements; the mounting plate is linearly moved to move each of the locking elements from each of the large holes into each of the small holes; and each of the locking elements is locked to the mounting a plate that positions the mounting plate on an inner side of the door panel; and an inner lock is disposed on the mounting plate. The method for mounting a lock structure with a mounting plate according to claim 1, wherein the locking component comprises a nut post and a screw locked to the nut post, and the mounting plate passes through each of the large hole sleeves. When the heads of the locking elements are inserted into the heads of the locking elements, the screws are not completely locked into the nut columns. When the locking elements are locked to the mounting plate, the screws are completely locked into the nut columns. The method of installing a lock structure with a mounting plate according to claim 1, wherein the inner lock comprises an inner sleeve and an inner cover of the inner sleeve, the inner sleeve has two a through-hole, the inner cover has two exposed holes, each of the exposed holes revealing each of the through holes, the mounting plate further has two alignment holes, wherein the inner lock is disposed on the mounting plate, the inner side is Each of the exposed holes of the cover and the through holes of the inner sleeve are respectively aligned with the alignment holes of the mounting plate. Then, two locking screws are respectively locked into the through holes and the alignment holes through the respective exposed holes to bond the inner sleeve to the mounting plate. The method for installing a lock structure with a mounting plate according to claim 3, wherein the locking holes of the mounting plate are horizontally aligned, and the alignment holes of the mounting plate are vertically aligned. . The method for mounting a lock structure with a mounting plate according to the first aspect of the invention, wherein the relative positional relationship between the large hole and the small hole of each of the locking holes is the same. The method for mounting a lock structure with a mounting plate according to claim 5, wherein the large hole of each of the locking holes is located below the small hole. A lock structure with a mounting plate is disposed on a door panel. The lock structure includes: a latch device disposed in a lock hole of the door panel, the latch device having a latch having a plurality of positioning positions An outer side lock is disposed on an outer side surface of the door panel, the outer side lock has a plurality of locking elements, each of the locking elements is respectively disposed in each of the positioning holes of the latch, and each of the locking elements is fixed The component has a head having a head diameter; a mounting plate having a plurality of locking holes, each of the locking holes having a large hole and a small hole, wherein the large hole communicates with the small hole, and the large hole One of the apertures is larger than the head diameter, and one of the apertures is smaller than the head diameter, wherein the mounting plate is inserted into the locking component by each of the large holes, and then the mounting plate is linearly moved to make each locking component Moving from each of the large holes into each of the small holes, wherein the locking member is locked to the mounting plate such that the mounting plate is positioned on an inner side surface of the door panel; and an inner lock is coupled to the mounting plate on. The lock structure with a mounting plate according to claim 7 of the patent application, wherein the lock element The component includes a nut post and a screw. The nut post is disposed in each of the positioning holes of the latch, and the screw is locked to the nut post. The lock structure with a mounting plate according to claim 7, wherein the inner lock comprises an inner sleeve and an inner cover of the inner sleeve, the inner sleeve has two through holes. The inner cover has two exposed holes, and the mounting plate further has two alignment holes, wherein two locking screws are respectively locked into the through holes and the corresponding holes through the respective exposed holes, so as to The inner sleeve is coupled to the mounting plate. The lock structure with a mounting plate according to claim 9, wherein the locking holes of the mounting plate are arranged in a horizontal alignment, and the alignment holes of the mounting plate are vertically aligned. The lock structure with a mounting plate according to claim 7, wherein the relative positional relationship between the large hole and the small hole of each of the locking holes is the same. The lock structure with a mounting plate according to claim 11, wherein the large hole of each of the locking holes is located below the small hole.