CN108288803B - Connector locking device - Google Patents
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Abstract
A connector locking device (L) is provided, wherein a connecting surface of an equipment-side connector is covered and closed by a covering section (101) of a key cylinder (1), the covering section (101) and the connecting surface of the equipment-side connector are fixed by fastening a screw member (3) in a screw member insertion section (2) to a screw section (S), an opening (210) of the screw member insertion section (2) is closed by a locking cover (4) by rotating a key (12) of the key cylinder (1), and the key (12) is pulled out from a key hole (110) to lock the key cylinder (1), thereby locking the locking cover (4). The connector locking device can simply seal and lock the connector of electronic equipment such as a computer or control equipment.
Description
Technical Field
The present invention relates to a connector locking device for preventing various data from leaking from a connector mounted on an electronic device such as a computer or a control device and preventing damage to the connector.
Background
In recent years, with the rapid spread of computers, a large amount of various information is recorded and stored in the computers. On the other hand, in order to steal such information, there are cases where unauthorized access to a computer and information leakage are not absolutely necessary.
In recent years, in unauthorized access to a computer, leakage of information through access to a USB port has become one of the problems. As is well known, when an external storage device such as a USB memory is connected to a USB port, data inside a computer can be easily copied.
Accordingly, the inventor of the present application proposed a USB port locking device by JP-2016-.
In recent years, however, it has been known that various data are extracted through a connector called "D-Sub" and a connector called "dvi (digital Visual interface") on the back surface of an electronic device such as a computer or a control device. These connectors are mounted on a housing of a personal computer or a control device by being provided with screw portions at both ends thereof, and are configured to fix connection between a device-side connector and a cable-side connector in the following manner: a cable-side connector is connected to the equipment-side connector, and mounting screws provided at both ends of the cable-side connector in parallel are fastened to screw portions at both ends of the equipment-side connector, respectively. Since the structure of the connector is different from that of the USB port, the locking device cannot be used.
Heretofore, there has been no connector locking device that closes and locks a connector of the above type. Therefore, there is no accumulation of technologies related to the above-described connector locking device, and there is no prior art document describing the above-described connector locking device.
Disclosure of Invention
Technical problem to be solved by the invention
In the case where the computer or the control device is completely exposed without the connector locking means corresponding to the connectors such as "D-Sub" and "DVI" of the computer or the control device, the computer or the control device is easily used illegally, and various data is easily taken out illegally.
The present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems, and its object is to: the connector of the above-described type can be easily closed and locked, and unlocking after locking is difficult, thereby achieving highly reliable protection.
Technical scheme for solving technical problem
In order to achieve the above object, a connector locking device according to the present invention is a connector locking device that locks a connection surface of an equipment-side connector, which is connected to a cable-side connector and has screw portions provided at both ends thereof in parallel, to a box of an electronic apparatus,
the connector locking device is configured to connect a cable-side connector and an equipment-side connector and to fasten connection between the equipment-side connector and the cable-side connector by fastening mounting screws arranged in parallel at both ends of the cable-side connector to the screw portions at both ends of the equipment-side connector, respectively, and includes:
a key cylinder including an outer cylinder and an inner cylinder rotatably housed in the outer cylinder, the key cylinder having a covering portion at a rear end thereof for covering and closing all or part of a connection surface of the device-side connector, the key cylinder having a key hole at a front end thereof, the key cylinder being locked and unlocked by inserting and removing a key into and from the key hole, the key cylinder being rotated by rotating the key inserted into the key hole;
a screw member insertion portion that is provided on an outer peripheral surface of the outer cylinder of the key cylinder in parallel to an axial direction of the key cylinder and in a substantially cylindrical shape, that has a covering portion that communicates with the threaded portion at a rear end thereof and covers and closes the threaded portion, and that has an opening at a front end thereof;
a screw member inserted and accommodated in the screw member insertion portion and fastenable to the screw portion; and
a lock cover operatively connected to a front end side of the key cylinder and configured to be turned around an axis of the key cylinder between a lock position at a front end opening of the screw member insertion portion and an unlock position away from the opening by turning the key, so that the lock cover can open and close the opening,
in preventing the above-mentioned illegal use of the equipment-side connector,
the cover portion of the key cylinder covers and closes the connection surface of the equipment-side connector, and the screw member in the screw member insertion portion is fastened to the screw portion to fix the cover portion and the connection surface of the equipment-side connector,
the opening of the screw member insertion portion is closed by the lock cover by inserting the key into the key hole of the key cylinder and rotating the key, the key cylinder is locked by pulling out the key from the key hole, the lock cover is locked, and the cover portion of the key cylinder is locked to the connection surface of the device-side connector,
when the above-described equipment-side connector is used,
unlocking the key cylinder by inserting the key into the key hole to unlock the lock cover and the cover portion of the key cylinder with respect to the connection surface of the device-side connector, and opening the opening by removing the lock cover from the opening of the screw member insertion portion by rotating the key,
the screw member in the screw member insertion portion is removed from the screw portion, thereby releasing the fixation of the covering portion of the key cylinder and the connection surface of the device-side connector.
Further, the connector lock device preferably has the following structure in each of the parts.
(1) The outer cylinder of the key cylinder and the screw member insertion portion are integrally formed as a lock body.
(2) The cover section of the rear end of the outer cylinder of the key cylinder is formed into a substantially cylindrical shape capable of containing a part of the equipment-side connector, and a connector insertion section for exposing the remaining part of the equipment-side connector to the outside of the cover section is provided in a part of the outer periphery of the cover section.
(3) The lock core is a coil spring type lock core.
(4) The lock cover is configured by a cover rotating portion and a cover portion, the cover rotating portion divides the front end side of the outer cylinder of the lock cylinder and is formed in a ring shape, the cover portion is formed in a convex shape in a part of the outer peripheral surface of the cover rotating portion and is substantially the same as the shape of the front end surface having the opening of the screw member insertion portion, and the cover rotating portion is integrally rotatable with the inner cylinder on the front end side of the outer cylinder by engaging the engaging convex portion formed on the other one of the annular inner peripheral surface of the cover rotating portion and the outer peripheral surface of the inner cylinder of the lock cylinder with the engaging concave portion formed on the other one.
Effects of the invention
According to the connector locking device of the present invention, with the above configuration, when the device-side connector is prevented from being used illegally, the cover portion of the key cylinder covers and closes the connection surface of the device-side connector, and the screw member in the screw member insertion portion is tightened to the screw portion, thereby fixing the cover portion of the key cylinder and the connection surface of the device-side connector, and the key of the key cylinder is rotated to close the opening of the screw member insertion portion with the lock cover, and the key is pulled out from the key hole, thereby locking the key cylinder. Thereby, the lock cover is locked, and the cover portion of the key cylinder is locked to the connection surface of the device-side connector. When the device-side connector is used, the lock cylinder is unlocked by inserting a key into the key hole to unlock the lock cover and the cover portion of the lock cylinder with respect to the connection surface of the device-side connector, the lock cover is moved away from the opening of the screw member insertion portion by rotating the key to open the opening, and the cover portion of the lock cylinder and the connection surface of the device-side connector are released from being fixed by taking out the screw member in the screw member insertion portion from the threaded portion. Therefore, the following unique and remarkable technical effects of the invention are achieved: the connector locking device can be easily closed and locked for connectors such as 'D-Sub' and 'DVI' of various electronic devices including computers and control devices, and can be easily removed to realize protection with high reliability by making it difficult to unlock the connectors after locking.
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Fig. 1 is a view showing a structure of a connector lock device according to an embodiment of the present invention together with a structure of an equipment-side connector and a cable-side connector to be attached to a personal computer or the like, wherein fig. 1 (a) is a perspective view seen from a key hole side of the connector lock device, (b) in fig. 1 is a perspective view seen from a side opposite to the key hole of the connector lock device, (c) in fig. 1 is an exploded perspective view of the connector lock device, and fig. 1 (d) is a perspective view of the equipment-side connector and the cable-side connector.
Fig. 2 is a view showing the structure of the connector lock device of fig. 1 and a key used for the device, fig. 2 (a) is an end view of the front end of the connector lock device, fig. 2 (b) is a plan sectional view of the connector lock device, and fig. 2 (c) is a plan view of the key.
Fig. 3 is a view showing the connector lock device of fig. 1, and particularly shows a structure of a lock body of the connector lock device of fig. 1, fig. 3 (a) is an end view of a front end, fig. 3 (b) is a plan view, fig. 3 (c) is a sectional plan view, fig. 3 (d) is a right side view, fig. 3 (e) is a left side view, and fig. 3 (f) is an end view of a rear end.
Fig. 4 is a perspective view showing the connector locking device of fig. 1, and particularly shows a structure of a screw member of the connector locking device of fig. 1.
Fig. 5 is a view showing the connector locking device of fig. 1, and particularly shows a structure of a locking cover of the connector locking device of fig. 1, fig. 5 (a) and (b) are perspective views, fig. 5 (c) is a front view, fig. 5 (d) is a side sectional view, fig. 5 (e) is a side view, and fig. 5 (f) is a rear view.
Fig. 6 is a view showing a use example of the connector locking device of fig. 1, specifically, a state where the DVI is covered, closed and locked by the connector locking device.
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P, a computer;
a C connector body;
s0 mounting screws;
s a threaded part;
k1 cable-side connector;
s1 mounting screws;
k2 cable-side connector;
s2 mounting screws;
an L-connector locking device;
1, a lock cylinder;
10 outer cylinder (B lock);
101 a covering part;
102 a clamping groove;
103 DVI pass-through (connector pass-through);
11 an inner cylinder;
110 key holes;
111 disks;
112 locking convex parts;
12 a key;
2 a screw member insertion portion (B lock body);
20 a cover portion;
21 a head holding portion;
210 an opening;
22 a threaded hole;
23, penetrating a screw through hole;
3 a screw member;
30 head part;
31 a threaded shaft;
4 locking the cover;
40 engaging concave parts;
41 a cover rotating part;
42 cover portion.
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Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
First, a D-Sub and DVI as an apparatus-side connector to be attached to a personal computer will be described with reference to fig. 1 (D).
As shown in fig. 1D, D-Sub is a connector to be mounted on, for example, the male side of the rear surface of the housing of the computer P, and is composed of a connector body C having a substantially D-shaped column shape and a mounting portion (not shown) in which a plurality of contact points are arranged and built, the mounting portion being formed by extending the rear surface portion of the connector body C in the longitudinal direction, and mounting screws S0 having screw portions (female screws) S at the heads thereof are provided at both ends in the longitudinal direction of the mounting portion. The D-Sub is mounted on the box body in the following way: the connector body C is inserted through the fitting hole of the case having a substantially rectangular shape from the inside of the case and projected outward, the mounting portion is brought into contact with the inside of the case, the mounting screws S0 at both ends of the mounting portion are inserted through the screw insertion holes of the case, and nuts (not shown) are screwed into the inside of the case. The pc P and the external device (not shown) are connected via the D-Sub and the cable-side connector K1 by inserting the cable-side connector K1, which is a female-side connector, into the D-Sub mounted on the device side as described above. Further, the connection of the D-Sub and the cable-side connector K1 is fixed by fastening the mounting screws S1 provided side by side at both ends of the cable-side connector K1 to the screw portions S at both ends of the D-Sub (screw portions S of the heads of the mounting screws S0), respectively. Thus, even if the cable is pulled carelessly, a contact failure between the D-Sub and the cable-side connector K1 does not occur, or the cable-side connector K1 is not pulled out from the D-Sub.
DVI is an interface standard for connecting a computer and a display, and as shown in fig. 1 (D), approximately the same as D-Sub, a computer P and a display (not shown) are connected via DVI and cable-side connectors K2 by inserting a cable-side connector K2 into the DVI, and the connection of the DVI and the cable-side connector is fixed by fastening mounting screws S2 provided side by side at both ends of the cable-side connector K2 to screw portions S at both ends of the DVI, respectively.
Hereinafter, the connector locking device will be described with reference to fig. 1 to 5.
As shown in fig. 1 and 2, the connector locking device L is a device for closing and locking a connection surface with a cable-side connector in an equipment-side connector (D-Sub or DVI, the same applies hereinafter), and includes: a key cylinder 1 including an outer cylinder 10 and an inner cylinder 11 rotatably housed in the outer cylinder 10, the rear end of the key cylinder 1 having a covering portion 101 covering and closing all or part of a connection surface of an equipment-side connector, the front end of the key cylinder 1 having a key hole 110, the key cylinder 1 being locked and unlocked by inserting and removing a key 12 into and from the key hole 110, the key cylinder 1 being driven to rotate (the inner cylinder 11 being driven to rotate in the outer cylinder 10) by rotating the key 12 inserted into the key hole 110; a screw member insertion portion 2, the screw member insertion portion 2 being provided in parallel to the axial direction of the key cylinder 1 and in a substantially cylindrical shape on the outer peripheral surface of the outer cylinder 10 of the key cylinder 1, the screw member insertion portion 2 having a covering portion 20 communicating with the screw portion S at the rear end thereof and covering and closing the screw portion S, the screw member insertion portion 2 having an opening 210 at the front end thereof; a screw member 3 which is inserted and accommodated in the screw member insertion portion 2 and which can be fastened to the screw portion S; and a lock cover 4 which is operatively connected to the front end side of the key cylinder 1, and which is provided so that the lock cover 4 can be rotated about the axis of the key cylinder 1 between a lock position at the front end opening 210 of the screw member insertion portion 2 and an unlock position away from the opening 210 by rotating the key 12, thereby enabling the lock cover 4 to open and close the opening 210.
As shown in fig. 2 (b), the key cylinder 1 includes an outer cylinder 10 and an inner cylinder 11 rotatably housed in the outer cylinder 10, and a cover 101 is formed at the rear end of the outer cylinder 10, the cover 101 being capable of covering all or part of a connection surface of an equipment-side connector, and a key hole 110 provided in the inner cylinder 11 being exposed at the front end of the outer cylinder 10 while the front end of the outer cylinder 10 is open.
In the present embodiment, the key cylinder 1 is configured as a coil spring type (japanese: ディスクタンブラー type) key cylinder. As shown in fig. 3, the outer cylinder 10 of the key cylinder 1 is formed into a substantially cylindrical shape as the lock body B by plastic, and an engagement groove 102 engageable with the inner cylinder 11 is formed in the inner circumferential surface of the outer cylinder 10. The covering portion 101 at one end of the outer cylinder 10 is formed in a substantially cylindrical shape so as to be able to incorporate all or part of the device-side connector. The inner tube 11 is formed into a substantially cylindrical shape as shown in fig. 2 (b) by die casting of a zinc alloy, and a plurality of disks 111 are arranged inside the inner tube 11 so as to be normally projected in a direction toward the inner peripheral surface of the outer tube 10 by the biasing force of a spring (not shown). In this way, when the inner cylinder 11 is rotatably housed inside the outer cylinder 10 and the key 12 (see fig. 2 (c)) is not inserted into the inner cylinder 11 from the keyhole 110, that is, when the key 12 is in a disengaged state, the disk 111 in the inner cylinder 11 is exposed to the outer cylinder 10 side by the spring and engaged with the engagement groove 102, and the inner cylinder 11 is locked in a non-rotatable state as a barrier. When the key 12 is inserted into the key hole 110 in the above state, the disk 111 is drawn into the inner cylinder 11 from the outer cylinder 10 side, the inner cylinder 11 is brought into an unlocked state in which it can be rotated, and the inner cylinder 11 is driven to rotate in the outer cylinder 10 by rotating the key 12. In this case, the inner cylinder 11 can be rotated by 90 ° within the outer cylinder 10.
Further, the outer cylinder 10 of the key cylinder 1 and the screw member insertion portion 2 are integrally formed as a lock body B by plastic. This point will be described later.
As shown in fig. 3, the screw member insertion portion 2 is formed in a substantially cylindrical shape with both ends open along the outer peripheral surface of the outer cylinder 10 of the key cylinder 1. In the present embodiment, the screw member insertion portion 2 is formed as a part of the lock body B in a substantially cylindrical shape having a diameter larger than the outer diameter of the screw portion S of the equipment-side connector and a length equal to the length of the outer cylinder 10, integrally with the outer circumferential surface of the outer cylinder 10. The rear end of the inner peripheral surface of the screw member insertion portion 2 is formed into a substantially cylindrical covering portion 20 of a medium diameter that can communicate with and be externally fitted to the screw portion S of the equipment-side connector, the front end of the inner peripheral surface of the screw member insertion portion 2 is formed into a substantially cylindrical shape of a large diameter that can be fitted to a head portion 30 of a screw member 3 to be described later, the length of which is substantially equal to the length of the head portion 30 and the diameter of which is slightly larger than the diameter of the head portion 30, the front end is provided with a circular opening 210, and a predetermined range of the front end side is a head holding portion 21. An intermediate portion between the covering portion 20 on the rear end side and the head holding portion 21 on the front end side is formed into a substantially cylindrical shape having a small diameter and including a screw hole 22 and a screw insertion hole 23, the screw hole 22 being a part of the rear end side through which the screw shaft 31 of the screw member 3 can be inserted, and the screw insertion hole 23 being the remaining part of the front end side.
As shown in fig. 4, the screw member 3 is composed of a head 30 and a threaded shaft 31, and the screw member 3 is integrally insertable into the screw member insertion portion 2 and the threaded shaft 31 is threadably engaged with the threaded portion S of the equipment-side connector. In this case, the screw member 3 is constituted by a cylindrical head portion 30 and a threaded shaft 31, the head portion 30 is fittable to the head holding portion 21 on the front end side of the inner peripheral surface of the screw member insertion portion 2, and the threaded shaft 31 is projected from the center of the front end surface of the head portion 30 and has a threaded portion on the outer peripheral surface within a predetermined length range from the front end. The entire screw member 3 is inserted into the screw member insertion portion 2, the head 30 is held by the head holding portion 21, the screw shaft 31 is inserted through the screw insertion hole 23 and the screw hole 22 in the middle portion, and the front end side of the screw shaft 31 is disposed in the covering portion 20 in a protruding manner.
As shown in fig. 5, the lock cover 4 is composed of a cover rotating portion 41 and a cover portion 42, the cover rotating portion 41 is formed in a ring shape by dividing the front end side of the outer cylinder 10 of the key cylinder 1, and the cover portion 42 is formed in a convex shape in a part of the outer peripheral surface of the cover rotating portion 41 and has substantially the same shape as the shape of the front end surface of the screw member insertion portion 2 having the opening 210. The cap rotating portion 41 and the inner cylinder 11 can be integrally rotated on the front end side of the outer cylinder 10 by engaging the engaging concave portion 40 formed on the annular inner peripheral surface of the cap rotating portion 41 with the engaging convex portion 112 (see fig. 2 (b)) formed on the front end side of the outer peripheral surface of the inner cylinder 11 of the key cylinder 1. The engagement between the engaging recess 40 and the locking projection 112 operatively connects the lock cover 4 to the inner cylinder 11 on the front end side of the key cylinder 1. The cover rotating portion 41 and the inner cylinder 11 are rotated together about the axis of the key cylinder 1 by rotating the key 12 inserted into the key hole 110 of the key cylinder 1, and the cover 42 is rotated between a lock position at the distal end opening 210 of the screw member insertion portion 2 and an unlock position away from the opening 210, so that the cover 42 can open and close the opening 210 of the screw member insertion portion 2.
In this way, in the connector locking device L, when the equipment-side connector is prevented from being used illegally, the connecting surface of the equipment-side connector is covered and closed by the covering portion 101 of the key cylinder 1, and the covering portion 101 and the connecting surface of the equipment-side connector are fixed by fastening the screw member 3 in the screw member insertion portion 2 to the screw portion S on one side of the equipment-side connector. Next, the key 12 is inserted into the key hole 110 of the key cylinder 1 and rotated to close the opening 210 of the screw member insertion portion 2 by the lock cover 4, the key 12 is pulled out from the key hole 110 to lock the key cylinder 1 to lock the lock cover 4, and the cover portion 101 of the key cylinder 1 is locked to the connection surface of the device-side connector.
When the device-side connector is used, the key cylinder 1 is unlocked by inserting the key 12 into the key hole 110, thereby unlocking the lock cover 4 and the cover portion 101 of the key cylinder 1 with respect to the connection surface of the device-side connector, and the lock cover 4 is moved away from the opening 210 of the screw member insertion portion 2 by the rotational operation of the key 12, thereby opening the opening 210. Next, the screw members 3 in the screw member insertion portions 2 are removed from the screw portions S, whereby the cover portion 101 of the key cylinder 1 and the connection surface of the device-side connector are released from being fixed.
Fig. 6 illustrates a use example of the case where the connector locking device L is used for the DVI. In the connector locking device L of the present embodiment, the outer cylinder 10 of the locking body B is formed in a substantially cylindrical shape having an inner diameter slightly smaller than the long-side dimension of the DVI and slightly larger than the short-side dimension of the DVI, and the covering portion 101 at the rear end of the outer cylinder 10 is capable of containing a part of the DVI, and in order to expose (release) the remaining part of the DVI to the outside of the covering portion 101, a part of the outer peripheral portion of the covering portion 101 (a part of the surface on the opposite side to the screw member insertion portion 2) is cut into a substantially コ shape and provided with a DVI insertion portion (connector insertion portion) 103 (see fig. 3).
In preventing illegal use of the DVI by the connector locking device L, first, as shown in (1) of fig. 6, the cover portion 101 of the key cylinder 1 and the cover portion 20 of the screw member insertion portion 2 are aligned with the connection surface of the DVI and one of the screw portions S, respectively, and the cover portions 101, 20 are covered on the connection surface of the DVI and one of the screw portions S. At this time, a part of the DVI (about two thirds of the entire DVI from one end in the longitudinal direction thereof) is covered and sealed by the cover 101, and the remaining part of the DVI passes through the DVI penetration portion 103 of the cover 101 and is exposed to the outside of the cover 101. Next, the screw member 3 in the screw member insertion portion 2 is screwed into one of the screw portions S of the DVI to fix the connection surface between the key cylinder 1 and the DVI. Next, as shown in fig. 6 (2), the key 12 is inserted into the key hole 110 of the key cylinder 1 and rotated by 90 °, the lock cover 4 and the inner cylinder 11 are rotated together, and the cover 42 is rotated from the unlock position away from the opening 210 of the screw member insertion portion 2 to the lock position above the opening 210 to close the opening 210, that is, to cover the opening 210. As shown in fig. 6 (3), the key 12 is pulled out from the keyhole 110 to lock the key cylinder 1, and the lock lid 4 is locked by the locking, whereby the key cylinder 1 is locked to the DVI connection surface. As shown in fig. 6 (4), since the cover portion 42 of the lock cover 4 cannot be rotated from the lock position to the unlock position due to the above-described locking, the screw member 3 fastened to the one screw portion S of the DVI cannot be taken out, and the cover portion 101 of the key cylinder 1 is completely fixed to the connection surface of the DVI so as to cover and close the connection surface of the DVI. Therefore, since the cable-side connector cannot be inserted into the DVI, various data in the personal computer P cannot be taken out by the connection of the cable, and the DVI cannot be damaged.
Further, when the DVI is used, the key 12 is first inserted into the key hole 110 of the key cylinder 1 to unlock the key cylinder 1, thereby unlocking the lock cover 4 and the cover portion 101 of the key cylinder 1 with respect to the connection surface of the DVI. Next, the key 12 is rotated by 90 °, and the lock cover 4 is moved away from the opening 210 of the screw member insertion portion 2 to open the opening 210. Further, the screw member 3 in the screw member insertion portion 2 is taken out from the screw portion S to release the fixation of the covering portion 101 of the key cylinder 1 and the connection surface of the DVI, and then the connector locking device L is removed from the connection surface of the DVI. Thereby, the cable-side connector can be connected to the DVI.
Also, the case where the above-described connector locking device L is used for D-Sub is substantially the same.
As described above, the connector lock device L includes: a key cylinder 1 having a covering portion 101 at a rear end thereof, the covering portion covering and closing all or part of a connection surface of an equipment-side connector; a screw member insertion portion 2, the screw member insertion portion 2 being provided in a substantially cylindrical shape in parallel on an outer peripheral surface of an outer cylinder 10 of the key cylinder 1, a rear end of the screw member insertion portion 2 having a covering portion 20; a screw member 3 which is inserted and accommodated in the screw member insertion portion 2, and which can be fastened to the screw portion S of the equipment-side connector; and a lock cover 4, the lock cover 4 being operatively connected to a front end side of the key cylinder 1, the lock cover 4 being rotated about an axis of the key cylinder 1 by rotating the key 12, whereby the lock cover 4 can open and close an opening 210 of the screw member insertion portion 2. When preventing the unauthorized use of the device-side connector, the connecting surface of the device-side connector is covered and closed by the covering portion 101 of the key cylinder 1, the screw member 3 in the screw member insertion portion 2 is fastened to the screw portion S, the covering portion 101 and the connecting surface of the device-side connector are fixed, the key 12 is inserted into the key hole 110 of the key cylinder 1 and rotated to close the opening 210 of the screw member insertion portion 2 by the lock cover 4, the key 12 is pulled out from the key hole 110 to lock the key cylinder 1, the lock cover 4 is locked, and the covering portion 101 of the key cylinder 1 is locked to the connecting surface of the device-side connector. With the above configuration, it is possible to easily close and lock connectors such as "D-Sub" and "DVI" of various electronic devices such as computers and control devices, and it is possible to make it difficult to unlock the connectors after locking, thereby realizing protection with high reliability. Further, when the equipment-side connector is used, the key 12 is inserted into the key hole 110 of the key cylinder 1 to unlock the key cylinder 1, thereby unlocking the lock cover 4 and the cover portion 101 of the key cylinder 1 with respect to the connection surface of the equipment-side connector, the key 12 is rotated to move the lock cover 4 away from the opening 210 of the screw member insertion portion 2 to open the opening 210, the screw member 3 in the screw member insertion portion 2 is taken out from the threaded portion S, thereby unlocking the fixing of the cover portion 101 of the key cylinder 1 and the connection surface of the equipment-side connector. With the above configuration, the connector lock device L can be easily removed.
In the connector lock device L, the covering portion 101 at the rear end of the outer cylinder 10 of the key cylinder 1 may be formed in a substantially cylindrical shape in which a part of the equipment-side connector can be built, and a connector insertion portion 103 for exposing the remaining part of the equipment-side connector to the outside of the covering portion 101 may be provided in a part of the outer periphery of the covering portion 101. In this case, when the device-side connector is large, particularly when the length of the connector in the longitudinal direction is large, it is not necessary to match the size of the covering portion 101 at one end of the key cylinder 1 with the size of the entire connector, and the size of the entire connector lock device L can be made compact together with the size of the covering portion 110 at the rear end of the key cylinder 1.
In the connector locking device L, one screw member insertion portion 2 is provided in parallel on the outer peripheral surface of the outer cylinder 10 of the key cylinder 1, one screw member 3 is inserted into the screw member insertion portion 2, the connection surface of the device-side connector is covered and closed by the covering portion 101 at the rear end of the key cylinder 1, the one screw member 3 is fastened to the screw portion S on the device-side connector, and the opening 210 of the screw member insertion portion 2 is covered by the lid portion 42 of the locking lid 4. However, two screw member insertion portions may be symmetrically provided in parallel on the outer peripheral surface of the outer cylinder 10 of the key cylinder, one screw member may be inserted into each of these screw member insertion portions, the connection surface of the equipment-side connector may be covered and closed by a covering portion at one end of the key cylinder, the two screw members may be fastened to screw portions at both ends of the equipment-side connector, and the openings of these screw member insertion portions may be covered by a cover portion of the lock cover, in which case the cover portions of the lock cover are two cover portions extending symmetrically from the cover rotating portion. This also achieves the same operational effects as those of the above-described embodiment, and a more reliable locked state of the connector locking device can be obtained.
In the connector lock device L, the outer cylinder 10 of the key cylinder 1 and the covering portion 101 at the rear end of the outer cylinder 10 are substantially cylindrical, but the outer cylinder 10 and the covering portion 101 may be each square cylindrical, or the outer cylinder 10 and the covering portion 101 may be each cylindrical matching the outer peripheral shape of the equipment-side connector. In this way, the same operational effects as those of the above embodiment can be obtained, and in particular, when the outer cylinder 10 and the covering portion 101 are formed in a tubular shape that matches the outer peripheral shape of the equipment-side connector, the appearance effect can be improved.
In the connector lock device L, the key cylinder 1 is configured as a coil spring type key cylinder, but the key cylinder 1 may be configured as another type of key cylinder such as a tumbler type (japanese patent: ピンタンブラー type). This also achieves the same operational effects as those of the above embodiment.
In the connector locking device L, the lock cover 4 is composed of the cover rotating portion 41 and the cover portion 42, the engaging recess 40 is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the cover rotating portion 41, the locking protrusion 112 is formed on the front end side of the outer peripheral surface of the inner cylinder 11 of the key cylinder 1, and the cover rotating portion 41 is operatively connected to the inner cylinder 11 on the front end side of the outer cylinder 10 of the key cylinder 1 by the engagement of the engaging recess 40 and the locking protrusion 112. However, conversely, an engagement convex portion may be formed on the inner peripheral surface of the cover rotating portion, an engagement concave portion may be formed on the front end side of the outer peripheral surface of the inner cylinder of the key cylinder, and the cover rotating portion may be operatively connected to the inner cylinder on the front end side of the outer cylinder of the key cylinder by the engagement convex portion and the engagement concave portion. This also achieves the same operational effects as those of the above embodiment.
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1. A connector locking device that closes and locks a connection surface of an equipment-side connector to a cable-side connector with respect to an equipment-side connector, the equipment-side connector being attached to a box of an electronic apparatus, screw portions being provided side by side at both ends of the equipment-side connector, the connection of the equipment-side connector and the cable-side connector being fixed by connecting the cable-side connector to the equipment-side connector and by fastening mounting screws provided side by side at both ends of the cable-side connector to the screw portions at both ends of the equipment-side connector, respectively, the connector locking device comprising:
a key cylinder including an outer cylinder and an inner cylinder rotatably housed in the outer cylinder, the key cylinder having a covering portion at a rear end thereof for covering and closing all or part of a connection surface of the device-side connector, the key cylinder having a key hole at a front end thereof, the key cylinder being locked and unlocked by inserting and removing a key into and from the key hole, the key cylinder being driven to rotate by rotating the key inserted into the key hole;
a screw member insertion portion that is provided in parallel to the axial direction of the key cylinder and in a substantially cylindrical shape on an outer peripheral surface of the outer cylinder of the key cylinder, that has a covering portion that communicates with the threaded portion and covers and closes the threaded portion at a rear end thereof, and that has an opening at a front end thereof;
a screw member inserted and housed in the screw member insertion portion and fastenable to the threaded portion; and
a lock cover which is operatively connected to a front end side of the key cylinder and is provided so as to be turnable around an axis of the key cylinder between a lock position on a front end opening of the screw member insertion portion and an unlock position away from the opening by a turning operation of the key, thereby enabling the lock cover to open and close the opening,
in preventing the illegal use of the equipment-side connector,
covering and closing a connection surface of the equipment-side connector with the covering portion of the key cylinder, and fixing the covering portion of the key cylinder and the connection surface of the equipment-side connector by fastening the screw member in the screw member insertion portion to the threaded portion,
the opening of the screw member insertion portion is closed with the lock cover by inserting the key into the key hole of the key cylinder and performing a rotational operation, the key cylinder is locked by pulling out the key from the key hole, the lock cover is locked, and the cover portion of the key cylinder is locked to the connection surface of the device-side connector,
when the device-side connector is used,
unlocking the lock cylinder by inserting the key into the key hole to thereby release the lock of the lock cover and the lock of the cover portion of the lock cylinder with respect to the connection face of the equipment-side connector, moving the lock cover away from the opening of the screw member insertion portion by performing a rotating operation on the key to thereby open the opening,
the screw member in the screw member insertion portion is removed from the threaded portion, whereby the cover portion of the key cylinder and the connection surface of the device-side connector are released from being fixed.
2. The connector locking device according to claim 1, wherein the outer cylinder of the key cylinder and the screw member insertion portion are integrally formed as a locking body.
3. The connector lock device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a covering portion of a rear end of the outer cylinder of the key cylinder is formed into a substantially cylindrical shape capable of incorporating a part of the equipment-side connector, and a connector passing portion for exposing a remaining part of the equipment-side connector to the outside of the covering portion is provided at a part of an outer periphery of the covering portion of the key cylinder.
4. Connector locking device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the lock cylinder is configured as a coil spring lock cylinder.
5. The connector locking device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the lock cover is constituted by a cover rotating portion formed in a ring shape corresponding to the front end side of the outer cylinder of the key cylinder, and a cover portion formed in a convex shape in a part of an outer peripheral surface of the cover rotating portion and having substantially the same shape as a front end surface of the screw member insertion portion having the opening, and the cover rotating portion is configured to be rotatable integrally with the inner cylinder on the front end side of the outer cylinder by engaging a locking convex portion formed on one of an annular inner peripheral surface of the cover rotating portion and an outer peripheral surface of the inner cylinder of the key cylinder with a locking convex portion formed on the other.
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