CN111818462A

CN111818462A - Protective housing and tracker

Info

Publication number: CN111818462A
Application number: CN202010771047.3A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 胡东; 王建伟; 竹岩
Original assignee: Huizhou TCL Mobile Communication Co Ltd
Current assignee: Huizhou TCL Mobile Communication Co Ltd
Priority date: 2020-08-04
Filing date: 2020-08-04
Publication date: 2020-10-23
Anticipated expiration: 2040-08-04
Also published as: CN111818462B

Abstract

The invention discloses a protective shell and a tracker, which comprise a first shell and a second shell with specific volumes and openings, wherein the first shell and the second shell respectively extend out of a first overlap edge and a second overlap edge at the openings of the first shell and the second shell, and the first overlap edge and the second overlap edge are connected in a matching way; a card slot located in a side edge of the first housing; the buckle of embedding the second scrap (bridge) of second casing, the buckle is connected with the draw-in groove cooperation in order to pin first casing and second casing. Can make first casing and second casing pass through buckle zonulae occludens in order to lock the tracker body like this form the tracker in the protective housing, buckle and draw-in groove are dismantled easily moreover, can the unblock in order to take out the tracker body.

Description

Protective housing and tracker

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of mechanical structures, in particular to a protective shell and a tracker.

Background

In order to protect, control or track the pet, a pet collar worn on the neck of the pet appears on the market, and a pet tracker is arranged on the collar, so that the pet can be found according to the positioning of the mobile terminal on the pet tracker under the condition that the pet is lost.

Because the pet tracker among the prior art generally is tracker and supporting protection casing separation, supporting protection casing plays the protection tracker effect on the one hand, and on the other hand plays the effect of connecting the pet collar, and supporting casing generally is the flexible glue material, leans on soft silica gel deformation parcel on the tracker casing, has the pet collar poling hole on one side. If a better process is needed to be carried out on the matched protective shell, PU and cloth are pasted on the protective shell, the base material of the protective shell is necessarily made of harder plastic materials, but the deformation of the plastic materials is limited, and the protective shell is not easy to disassemble.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims to provide a protective shell and a tracker, and aims to provide a protective shell and a tracker which are tightly matched and easy to disassemble.

In one aspect, the present invention provides a protective case comprising:

the first shell and the second shell are provided with specific volumes and openings, the first shell and the second shell respectively extend out of a first overlap edge and a second overlap edge at the openings of the first shell and the second shell, and the first overlap edge and the second overlap edge are connected in a matched mode;

a card slot located in a side edge of the first housing;

the buckle of embedding the second scrap (bridge) of second casing, the buckle is connected with the draw-in groove cooperation in order to pin first casing and second casing.

Further preferably, one end of the buckle is provided with a corner, and the buckle is separated from the second overlap edge on two sides in the width direction.

Preferably, the clip groove includes an insertion groove connected to the first butt, and a pressing member separated from the insertion groove, the insertion groove has a snap-in projection for fixing the snap corner, and the pressing member includes an elastic arm for biasing the snap corner and a pressing projection located outside the elastic arm;

the pressing protrusion is pressed to jack up the buckle to unlock, and the pressing protrusion is separated from the first shell on two sides in the width direction.

Further preferably, the width of the buckle is equal to the width of the insertion groove.

More preferably, the length of the first and second laps is 2mm or more.

Further preferably, the side of the first housing has a specific width, and the specific width is 0.4-0.8 mm.

Further preferably, the method further comprises the following steps: the decorative material coats the non-side edge areas of the first shell and the second shell, and the decorative material is attached to the non-side edge areas and then is flush with the side edges.

Further preferably, the reverse surface of the first housing has a first window extending inward from the opening, the reverse surface of the second housing has a second window symmetrical to the first window, and both the first housing and the second housing have openings on the side opposite to the opening.

In another aspect, the invention provides a tracker, which includes any one of the above protective cases and a tracker body located in the protective case, wherein the tracker body has a switch button and a hanging platform on two sides, and the switch button and the hanging platform extend out of the opening.

Further preferably, the portable electronic device further comprises a silica gel belt, one end of the silica gel belt is fixed on the first shell, and the other end of the silica gel belt is buckled into the hanging table.

The invention has the beneficial effects that: providing a protective shell and a tracker, wherein the protective shell comprises a first shell and a second shell which are provided with specific volumes and openings, the first shell and the second shell respectively extend out of a first overlap edge and a second overlap edge at the openings of the first shell and the second shell, and the first overlap edge and the second overlap edge are connected in a matching mode; a card slot located in a side edge of the first housing; the buckle of embedding the second scrap (bridge) of second casing, the buckle is connected with the draw-in groove cooperation in order to pin first casing and second casing. Can make first casing and second casing pass through buckle zonulae occludens in order to pin the tracker body like this in the protective housing, separately can the unblock in order to take out the tracker body with buckle and draw-in groove, not only reduced product cost, still make the product more succinct pleasing to the eye.

Drawings

The technical solution and other advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following detailed description of specific embodiments of the present invention, which is to be read in connection with the accompanying drawings.

Fig. 1 is a front view of a protective case provided by an embodiment of the present invention before assembly;

FIG. 2 is a side view of a protective case provided by an embodiment of the present invention prior to assembly;

fig. 3 is a schematic perspective view of an assembled protective casing according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view along the AA' plane of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a rear view of an assembled protective case provided by embodiments of the present invention;

fig. 6 is a schematic perspective view of a tracker according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 7 is an exploded view of a tracker according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed Description

The technical solution in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. It is to be understood that the described embodiments are merely exemplary of the invention, and not restrictive of the full scope of the invention. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

It will be understood that, although the terms first, second, etc. may be used herein to describe various components, these components should not be limited by these terms. These terms are used to distinguish one element from another. For example, a first element could be termed a second element, and, similarly, a second element could be termed a first element, without departing from the scope of the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "length," "width," "bottom," "inner," "outer," and the like, as used herein, refer to an orientation or positional relationship as shown in the drawings, which is used for convenience in describing the present invention and to simplify the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or component being referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and is therefore not to be considered as limiting the present invention.

In the present invention, unless otherwise expressly stated or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," "secured," and the like are to be construed broadly and can, for example, be fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally formed; can be mechanically or electrically connected; the two components can be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, and the two components can be communicated with each other or mutually interacted. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood by those skilled in the art according to specific situations.

In the present invention, unless otherwise expressly stated or limited, "above" or "below" a first feature means that the first and second features are in direct contact, or that the first and second features are not in direct contact but are in contact with each other via another feature therebetween. Also, the first feature being "on," "above" and "over" the second feature includes the first feature being directly on and obliquely above the second feature, or merely indicating that the first feature is at a higher level than the second feature. A first feature being "under," "below," and "beneath" a second feature includes the first feature being directly under and obliquely below the second feature, or simply meaning that the first feature is at a lesser elevation than the second feature.

To simplify the disclosure of the present invention, the components and arrangements of specific examples are described below. Of course, they are merely examples and are not intended to limit the present invention. Furthermore, the present invention may repeat reference numerals and/or letters in the various examples, such repetition is for the purpose of simplicity and clarity and does not in itself dictate a relationship between the various embodiments and/or configurations discussed. In addition, the present invention provides examples of various specific processes and materials, but one of ordinary skill in the art may recognize applications of other processes and/or uses of other materials.

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention more apparent, the present invention is described in further detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments.

Referring to fig. 1 and fig. 2, fig. 1 is a front view of a protective case before assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention, fig. 2 is a side view of the protective case before assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention, and an embodiment of the present invention provides a protective case 10, including:

the first casing 11 and the second casing 12 have a specific volume and an opening, and the first casing 11 and the second casing 12 are preferably U-shaped casings with one side open, and the material may be plastic or plastic. Plastics are mainly composed of carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen and other organic or inorganic elements, the finished product is a solid and is a molten liquid in the manufacturing process, so that the plastic can be heated to melt, pressurized to flow and cooled to solidify, and various shapes are formed, and the huge and variable material group is called plastics. In order to connect the two shells symmetrically, the volumes of the first shell 11 and the second shell 12 are preferably equal, and the opening is located at the opening of the U shape.

Preferably, the side 14 of the first housing 11 protrudes from the first housing 11 to form a rib structure, and the second housing 12 has the same side.

In the present embodiment, the non-side areas of the first and

second housings

11 and 12 are coated with a decorative material 13, such as cloth or PU material. Preferably, the decorative material 13 is flush with the side edge 14 after fitting the non-side edge region, that is, the thickness of the rib structure formed by the side edge 14 protruding from the first casing 11 is exactly equal to the thickness of the decorative material 13. The decorative material 13 can be selected from cloth with various patterns and colors, and is integrated with the shell, so that the shell is simple and beautiful.

The PU leather is the epidermis of Polyurethane components, is the abbreviation of Polyurethane in English, has the chemical name of Polyurethane in Chinese, is also a regenerated leather, and has soft hand feeling like genuine leather. The microfiber leather belongs to a high-grade leather newly developed and developed in synthetic leather, belongs to a novel leather material type, and becomes the most ideal choice for replacing natural leather. The PU leather is formed by processing two or three layers of inner leather and defective leather of natural leather by a special film making, sticking and pressing process method and covering a polyurethane PU surface layer on the surface of the leather, so that the surface of the leather presents various colors and patterns, the advantages of air permeability and folding resistance of the leather are not lost, and the PU leather has unique characteristics in appearance and waterproof performance.

The first housing 11 and the second housing 12 respectively extend from a first overlap edge 111 and a second overlap edge 121 at the opening thereof, and the first overlap edge 111 and the second overlap edge 121 are connected in a matching manner. As shown in fig. 1, the first tab 111 extends from the opening of the first housing 11, and when the two housings are connected, the first tab 111 is located just outside the second tab 121. The first and

second laps

111, 121 are preferably of equal length and at least 2mm in order to ensure a stable connection of the two shells. Specifically, the first and

second flanges

111 and 121 are connected in a staggered manner, that is, the first flange 111 is located on the outer surface of the first housing 11.

A slot 147 in the side 14 of the first housing 11, and a catch 122 that engages the second ledge 121 of the second housing 12. As shown in fig. 1, the movable end of the clip 122 has a corner, and as shown in fig. 2, the clip 122 is separated from the second overlap 121 in the width direction, so that the elastic deformation space of the clip 122 is larger, the movement of the clip 122 is facilitated, and the mounting and dismounting of the clip 122 are easier. The locking groove may also be deformable to achieve detachment of the buckle 122, and the structure of the locking groove 147 is described in detail below.

In general, a snap is a mechanism for the embedded connection or the integral locking of one part to another, generally for the coupling of plastic parts, the material of which is generally made of a plastic material with a certain flexibility. The buckle connection has the greatest characteristic of convenient installation and disassembly, and can realize disassembly without tools.

When the buckle is installed, an operator judges whether the buckle is installed in place mainly through hand feeling and sound, so that the following points need to be noticed during design:

1) the appropriate amount of deformation is selected. The snap-fit is installed by deformation and rebound of the fastener. Too small deformation easily causes insecure installation; too large deformation easily leads to the installation difficulty even unable installation again, destroys the buckle.

2) During design, attention is paid to the fact that some obvious phenomena such as changes in sound and hand feeling occur when the buckle is installed in the leaning position.

3) When in design, the restraint quantity of the buckles is noticed, and the over-restraint condition cannot occur. And the constraint is excessive, and the requirement on the machining precision of parts is higher. During the actual assembly process, the installation is easy to be out of place or not installed.

Referring to fig. 3 and fig. 4 (see fig. 1-fig. 2 as well), fig. 3 is a schematic perspective view of an assembled protective shell according to an embodiment of the present invention, and fig. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view along the AA' plane in fig. 3. As shown in fig. 4, the latch 122 is connected to the latch groove 147 to lock the first housing 11 and the second housing 12.

As shown in fig. 3, the card slot 147 includes an insertion groove 141 connected to the first tab 111, and a pressing member 142 blocked from the insertion groove 141. As shown in fig. 4, the pressing assembly 142 includes a resilient arm 143 that can bias a corner of the catch 122 and a pressing protrusion 144 located outside the resilient arm 143. The insertion groove 141 has a snap-in projection 145 for fixing a corner of the snap 122 and a hollow groove 146 therein, that is, an inner wall of the insertion groove 141 is hollow, and the snap-in projection 145 is fixed on an inner surface of the side 14. Wherein the pressing protrusion 144 is pressed to jack up the catch 122 to unlock.

As shown in fig. 3, the pressing member 142 is isolated from the first housing 11 at both sides in the width direction, that is, the pressing protrusion 144 in fig. 4 is isolated from the first housing 11 at both sides in the width direction, so that the push-up latch 122 is easily pressed. The decorative material 13 just covers the partition gaps at the two ends of the pressing protrusion 144, so that the decorative material is invisible in appearance and more attractive. In this embodiment, the pressing protrusion 144 is glued down, so that the elastic arm 143 can be pressed down more easily and more easily.

As shown in fig. 4, the space formed by the snap-in protrusion 145 and the pressing component 142 is the space left by the slot 147, and is the same as the shape of the snap 122. The structure of the snap-in projection 145, the pressing member 142, and the snap 122 will be described in detail below.

Preferably, only the first surface of the elastic arm 143 is connected to the first housing 11, and the other three surfaces are suspended, and the other three surfaces include a second surface opposite to the first surface, a third surface forming a V-angle with the second surface, and a fourth surface opposite to the third surface. Wherein, the pressing protrusion 144 is located on the second surface and the fourth surface, and the third surface contacts with the inclined surface of the corner of the buckle 122.

The pressing protrusion 144 protrudes a certain distance with respect to the second face near a first end of the snap-in protrusion 145, and the pressing protrusion 144 has a first height at the first end, and both ends of the pressing protrusion 144 are flush with the side 14 of the first housing 11.

The snap-in protrusion 145 has a second height, which is greater than the first height, and the difference between the second height and the first height is the snap-in amount. The elastic arm 143, the pressing protrusion 144, and the snap-in protrusion 145 form a space with the inner side surface of the first housing 11, which is formed by the slot 147.

The latch 122 has a first surface at a right angle to be engaged with the latching protrusion 145, a second surface to be engaged with the third surface of the elastic arm 143, and a third surface between the first and third surfaces to be in contact with the first end of the pressing protrusion 144, and a length of the latch 122 from a corner of the first surface to a fixed end thereof is greater than or equal to a length of the insertion groove 141. The length of the third surface of the catch 122 in a direction parallel to the side edge 14 is equal to the specific distance that the pressing projection 144 projects at the first end with respect to the second surface.

In other embodiments, the catch 122 may be other shapes, such as a third surface that does not contact the first end of the pressing protrusion 144, i.e., the first and second surfaces are collinear. The first end of the pressing projection 144 is now flush with the end of the resilient arm 143, i.e. the pressing projection 144 is flush with respect to the second face near the first end of the snap-in projection 145.

In other embodiments, the cross-section of the snap-in protrusion 145 is not rectangular as shown in fig. 4, as long as the two sides contacting with the first side of the snap 122 are right-angled sides, and the other two sides can be other shapes, such as a right-angled trapezoid cross-section of the snap-in protrusion 145.

In other embodiments, the first surface of the latch 122 may be at an acute angle or an obtuse angle, and it is only necessary that the cross-section of the latching protrusion 145 is at a corresponding acute angle or a right angle on both surfaces contacting the first surface of the latch 122.

In the present embodiment, referring to fig. 2, the width of the clip 122 is preferably equal to the width of the insertion slot 141 to ensure that the clip 122 is stably inserted. Preferably, the side 14 (or the card slot 147) of the first housing 11 has a specific width W0, the specific width W0 being 0.4-0.8 mm.

Referring to fig. 5 (please refer to fig. 1-4), fig. 5 is a rear view of the assembled protective case according to the embodiment of the present invention, a first window 112 extending inward from the opening is disposed on a back surface (rear view surface) of the first case 11, a second window 123 symmetrical to the first window 112 is disposed on a back surface (rear view surface) of the second case 12, the first window 112 and the second window 123 are combined together to form a window area 16 of the protective case 10, and an indicator light and a two-dimensional scanning code of the tracker main body inside can be seen through the window area 16. The two-dimensional code is pasted on each tracker body, various information of the pet is recorded in the two-dimensional code, the information is recorded by the owner, if the pet is lost, if a person finds the lost pet, the two-dimensional code can be scanned to obtain the information of the pet, and then the owner of the pet is contacted, so that the owner can be helped to find the lost pet.

As shown in fig. 3 and 5, the first housing 11 and the second housing 12 each have an opening 151 at the side 15 opposite the opening to receive a protruding structure of the side of the tracker body.

The embodiment of the present invention provides a protective case 10, including: a first shell 11 and a second shell 12 with specific volume and opening, wherein the first shell 11 and the second shell 12 respectively extend out of a first overlap edge 111 and a second overlap edge 121 at the opening, and the first overlap edge 111 and the second overlap edge 121 are connected in a matching way; a card slot 147 located in the side 14 of the first housing 11; a snap 122 embedded in the second ledge 121 of the second housing 12, wherein the snap 122 is cooperatively connected with the snap groove 147 to lock the first housing 11 and the second housing 12. The side 14 of the first housing 11 includes an insertion groove 141 connected to the first attachment 111, and a pressing member 142 isolated from the insertion groove 141, a snap-in protrusion 145 for fixing a corner of the buckle 122 is provided in the insertion groove 141, the pressing member 142 includes an elastic arm 143 for abutting against a slope of the corner of the buckle 122 and a pressing protrusion 144 located outside the elastic arm 143, and the pressing protrusion 144 is pressed to eject the buckle 122 for unlocking. The two matched

shells

11 and 12 are connected through the buckle 122, the unlocking button (covering the partition gap) is hidden through ingenious design, and the unlocking button and the shells are integrated, so that the space is saved, the material quantity is saved, the product cost is reduced, the product is simpler and more attractive, and the product competitiveness is improved.

Embodiments of the present invention also provide a tracker 20 comprising the above-described protective case 10, and thus reference is made to the structural numerals of the above-described protective case 10.

Referring to fig. 6 and fig. 7 (see fig. 1 to fig. 5 together), fig. 6 is a schematic perspective view of a tracker according to an embodiment of the present invention, and fig. 7 is a schematic exploded view of the tracker according to an embodiment of the present invention. The tracker 20 includes a tracker body 21 located in the protective casing 10, the tracker body 21 has a switch button 211 and a hanging platform 212 on two sides, the switch button 211 and the hanging platform 212 extend out of the opening 151 of the protective casing, and the tracker body 21 and the protective casing 10 can be fixed at the same time. The tracker body 21 may be a rectangular parallelepiped, and the size of the tracker body is adapted to the volume of the protective case 10. The switch button 211 is a power on/off button, and the tracker body 21 can be turned off when not in use, so that energy consumption is saved.

The tracker body 21 also has a positioning module, a power supply, an antenna, a circuit board, and other structures for tracking. The tracker body 21 may be provided with a terminal with a GPS module and a mobile communication module, and is configured to transmit positioning data obtained by the GPS module to a server on the Internet through the mobile communication module (gsm/gprs network), so that a user can inquire a location of the terminal on a computer or a mobile phone.

The tracker 20 further includes a silicone band 22 fixedly adhered to the first housing 11 at one end, and the other end of the silicone band 22 is fastened to the hanging platform 212.

Preferably, the silicone strip 22 is located on the front (front) side of the first housing 11, since the back (rear) side has the fenestrated area 16. The other end of the silicon tape 22 is further provided with a slot 221, and the silicon tape 22 is made of silicon rubber which is flexible and can be buckled into the hanging table 212. The hanging table 212 is made of plastic material, has a large outer side and a small inner side, is similar to a button structure, and is not easy to fall off from the hanging table 212 after the slot 221 of the silica gel belt 22 is buckled into the hanging table 212 by using the elastic deformation.

Silica gel is a high-activity adsorption material, belongs to an amorphous substance, has a chemical molecular formula of mSiO 2. nH2O, is insoluble in water and any solvent, is nontoxic and tasteless, has stable chemical properties, and does not react with any substance except strong alkali and hydrofluoric acid. Different types of silica gel form different microporous structures due to different manufacturing methods. The chemical components and physical structure of silica gel determine that the silica gel has the characteristics that a plurality of other similar materials are difficult to replace: high adsorption performance, good thermal stability, stable chemical property, higher mechanical strength and the like.

Referring to fig. 1, the front surface (front view surface) of the first housing 11 further includes an adhesion hole 113 for adhering the silicone tape 22.

Fig. 6 also shows collar 23 for encircling the pet, and collar 23 is threaded through silicone band 22 and then tied to the pet to place tracker 20 on the pet. The collar 23 of the pet can be tied to the neck and/or body of the pet in any way, which is not limited in this embodiment of the invention.

In other embodiments, the binding of the protective shell tracker 20 to the collar 23 may be achieved in other ways.

The tracker 20 provided by the embodiment of the present invention includes a protective case 10 and a tracker body 21, wherein the tracker body 21 has a switch button 211 and a hanging platform 212 on two sides, and the switch button 211 and the hanging platform 212 extend out of the opening 151 of the protective case 10. As the protective shell 10 of the tracker 20 needs to be decorated more, the protective shell 10 of the tracker 20 is made of plastic material. The decorative material 13 is attached to the protective case 10, the silicone tape 22 is adhered to the protective case 10, the protective case 10 is divided into two halves, the tracker body 21 is wrapped in the protective case 10, the tracker body 21 is locked inside the protective case 10 through the buckle 122, and then the silicone tape 22 passes through the pet collar 23 and is buckled on the convex hanging table 212 of the tracker body 21 through the slot 221 of the silicone tape 22. The two parts of the protective shell 10 are connected through the buckle 122, the unlocking button is hidden through ingenious design, and the protective shell and the shell are integrated, so that the space is saved, the material quantity is saved, the product cost is reduced, the product is simpler and more attractive, and the product competitiveness is improved.

The above description of the embodiments is only for helping understanding the technical solution of the present invention and its core idea; those of ordinary skill in the art will understand that: the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments may still be modified, or some technical features may be equivalently replaced; and such modifications or substitutions do not depart from the spirit and scope of the corresponding technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention.

Claims

1. A protective case, comprising:

a card slot located in a side edge of the first housing;

2. The protective case of claim 1, wherein one end of the clip has a corner, and the clip is interrupted from the second lap on both sides in the width direction thereof.

3. The protective case of claim 2, wherein the card slot includes an insertion slot connected to the first lap and a pressing member separated from the insertion slot, the insertion slot having a snap-in projection therein for fixing the snap corner, the pressing member including an elastic arm biasing the snap corner and a pressing projection located outside the elastic arm;

4. The protective case of claim 3, wherein the width of the catch is equal to the width of the insertion slot.

5. The protective case of claim 1, wherein the first and second laps are 2mm or greater in length.

6. The protective case of claim 1, wherein the side edges of the first case have a specific width, the specific width being 0.4-0.8 mm.

7. The protective case of claim 1, further comprising: the decorative material coats the non-side edge areas of the first shell and the second shell, and the decorative material is attached to the non-side edge areas and then is flush with the side edges.

8. A protective case according to claim 1, wherein the reverse face of the first case has a first window extending inwardly from the opening, the reverse face of the second case has a second window symmetrical to the first window, and both the first case and the second case have openings on the side opposite to the opening.

9. A tracker comprising the protective case of claim 8 and a tracker body located within said protective case, said tracker body having a switch button and a hanging platform on either side, said switch button and said hanging platform extending through said opening.

10. The tracker according to claim 9, further comprising a silicone band fixed at one end to said first housing, the other end of said silicone band being snapped into said hanging platform.