CN112459620A

CN112459620A - Electronic device lock

Info

Publication number: CN112459620A
Application number: CN201910843804.0A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 吴家铭
Original assignee: Sinoxlock Kunshan Co ltd
Current assignee: Sinoxlock Kunshan Co ltd; Sinox Co Ltd
Priority date: 2019-09-06
Filing date: 2019-09-06
Publication date: 2021-03-09
Anticipated expiration: 2039-09-06
Also published as: CN112459620B

Abstract

The invention relates to the technical field of electronic device locks, and discloses an electronic device lock for locking a notebook computer, which comprises a shell, a lock head module, a lock core and a driving device. The housing has a housing opening, and the inside of the housing has an engaging portion. The tapered end module detachably sets up in the shell, contains lock hook group and latch fitting, and lock hook group part at least can stretch out the shell by the shell opening, and latch fitting part at least stretches into lock hook group. The lock core is arranged in the shell. The driving device is rotatably arranged in the shell and is provided with a first driving part and a second driving part which are mutually meshed gears respectively. When the lock core is in an unlocking state, the lock core can drive the second driving part to rotate, so that the first driving part linked with the second driving part rotates, the locking part rotates to drive the part of the lock hook group extending out of the shell to be opened, and the part of the lock hook group in the shell extends into the clamping part.

Description

Electronic device lock

Technical Field

The present invention relates to electronic device locks, and more particularly to an electronic device lock for locking a notebook computer.

Background

In modern life, consumer electronics play an important role, and portable electronic products are one of the necessities of adults, in addition to the fast life style and the real-time information demand of people. However, due to the characteristics of high demand, popular use, high unit price, small size and portability, the possibility of theft or pilferage of these products is also increased.

To prevent the theft of other people, the present designer has actively studied and innovated to create a lock, such as a notebook computer lock, which can be connected with the anti-theft lock hole of the electronic product by the lock catch member, wherein the lock operation of the lock can lock the lock catch member in the anti-theft lock hole under the condition that the lock catch member is connected with the electronic product. However, there are many specifications of anti-theft lock holes in the market, so users must purchase a plurality of locks with different specifications to use them correspondingly, and there is room for improvement in convenience and economy.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims to provide an electronic device lock which can be matched with anti-theft lock holes of different sizes, and is high in adaptability and wide in application range.

In order to achieve the purpose, the invention adopts the following technical scheme:

an electronic device lock, comprising:

the shell is provided with a shell opening, and the inner side of the shell is provided with a clamping part;

the locking head module is detachably arranged in the shell and comprises a locking hook group and a locking piece, at least part of the locking hook group can extend out of the shell from the shell opening, and at least part of the locking piece extends into the locking hook group;

the lock core is arranged in the shell;

the driving device is rotationally arranged in the shell and is provided with a first driving part and a second driving part, wherein the first driving part and the second driving part are gears which are meshed with each other respectively;

when the lock core is in an unlocking state, the lock core can drive the second driving part to rotate, so that the first driving part linked with the second driving part rotates, the locking piece rotates to drive the part, extending out of the shell, of the lock hook group to be opened, and the part, extending into the clamping part, of the lock hook group in the shell is made to be opened.

As a preferable mode of the above electronic device lock, the cylinder module is detachable from the housing through the housing opening.

As a preferable embodiment of the above electronic device lock, the lock cylinder includes a lock cylinder force-receiving portion and a lock cylinder driving portion linked with the lock cylinder force-receiving portion, and the lock cylinder force-receiving portion can receive a force to make the lock cylinder driving portion drive the lock hook set to stretch out of the housing, and make a part of the lock hook set in the housing stretch into the engaging portion.

As a preferable solution of the above electronic device lock, the cylinder module includes a cylinder housing, wherein:

the lock head shell is provided with a first opening and a second opening, and the side wall of the lock head shell is provided with a clamping hole corresponding to the clamping part;

the lock hook group is arranged in the lock head shell and comprises two lock hooks, and each lock hook comprises:

the hook part extends out of the lock cylinder shell from the first opening and can extend out of the shell from the shell opening;

the clamping piece can extend out of the lock head shell from the clamping hole and extend into the clamping part;

the locking piece is arranged in the lock head shell and can drive the hook parts of the two lock hooks to be away from each other, and the clamping piece extends into the clamping part.

As a preferable aspect of the electronic device lock described above, the lock includes:

the rotating part can rotate relative to the lock hook group, one end of the rotating part faces the lock hook group, and the other end of the rotating part is exposed out of the lock head shell from the second opening;

and the flat rod piece extends from the rotating part to the position between the two lock hooks towards one end of the lock hook group, can be linked with the rotating part to rotate between the two lock hooks, and accordingly drives the hook parts of the two lock hooks to be away from each other and drives the clamping piece to extend into the clamping part.

As a preferable mode of the electronic device lock, the first driving portion is engaged and linked with the rotating portion, and the lock cylinder driving portion of the lock cylinder is engaged and linked with the second driving portion;

when the lock core is in an unlocking state, the lock core stress part can be stressed to enable the lock core driving part to rotate, the second driving part is driven to rotate, the first driving part linked with the second driving part is driven to rotate, the rotating part is driven to rotate, and therefore the flat rod piece linked with the rotating part rotates to enable the hook parts of the two lock hooks to be far away from each other and the clamping piece to stretch into the clamping part.

In a preferred embodiment of the electronic device lock, the first driving portion and the rotating portion are respectively provided with a first driving portion recess and a rotating portion protrusion capable of being engaged with each other, and the lock cylinder driving portion and the second driving portion are respectively provided with a lock cylinder driving portion protrusion and a second driving portion recess capable of being engaged with each other.

As a preferable mode of the above electronic device lock, the lock cylinder is a key lock cylinder.

As a preferable mode of the electronic device lock, the engaging portion is a recess.

As a preferable embodiment of the electronic device lock, an anti-slip device is disposed on a peripheral surface of the lock cylinder module.

The invention has the beneficial effects that: utilize the lock to collude group and electron device's theftproof lockhole cooperation, drive the lock through intermeshing's gear and collude the combination, thereby make the lock collude the part of organizing stretching out the shell (the part of inserting the theftproof lockhole) open to the degree of colluding mutually with the inner wall of theftproof lockhole, can be according to the rotation degree of the size control intermeshing's gear of theftproof lockhole, thereby control the expanded degree of lock group, make this electron device lock can cooperate with the theftproof lockhole of equidimension not, adaptability is high, application range is extensive.

Drawings

Fig. 1 and 2 are schematic structural views of an electronic device lock according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 3 to 6 are schematic diagrams illustrating an example of a lock assembly of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 7 and 8 are exploded schematic views of embodiments of electronic device locks according to embodiments of the present invention with hooks close to each other;

fig. 9 and 10 are exploded schematic views of embodiments of an electronic device lock according to embodiments of the invention with hooks far away from each other;

FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view of an embodiment of an electronic device lock according to the present invention with hooks close to each other and a hook entering an anti-theft lock hole;

FIG. 12 is a schematic cross-sectional view of an electronic device lock according to various embodiments of the invention;

FIG. 13 is a schematic cross-sectional view of an embodiment of an electronic device lock according to the present invention, wherein hooks of the electronic device lock are far away from each other and hooks of the electronic device lock enter an anti-theft lock hole;

fig. 14 is a schematic cross-sectional view of an electronic device lock according to an embodiment of the invention.

In the figure: 100-housing, 110-housing opening, 120-inner side, 130-catch, 200-lock module, 210-catch group, 211 a-catch, 211 b-catch, 212 a-catch, 212 b-catch, 213 a-catch, 213 b-catch, 220-lock housing, 221-first opening, 222-second opening, 223-side wall, 224-catch hole, 230-lock, 231-rotation, 231 a-end, 231 b-end, 231 d-rotation projection, 232-flat bar, 280-anti-slip device, 300-lock core, 310-lock core drive, 310 d-lock core drive projection, 320-lock core force-receiving portion, 400-drive, 410-first drive, 410 d-first drive part recess, 420-second drive part, 420 d-second drive part recess, 690-lock shaft lever, 710-direction, 800-electronic device, 810-anti-theft lock hole, 900-electronic device lock.

Detailed Description

In order to make the technical problems solved, technical solutions adopted and technical effects achieved by the present invention clearer, the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention will be described in further detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all embodiments. 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.

In the description of the invention, unless expressly stated or limited otherwise, the terms "connected", and "fixed" are to be construed broadly, e.g., as meaning permanently connected, detachably connected, or integral to; can be either a mechanical or electrical connection; either directly or indirectly through intervening media, through internal communication or through an interaction between two elements. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present invention can be understood in a specific case by those skilled in the art.

In the present invention, unless otherwise expressly specified or limited, "upper" or "lower" of a first feature may mean that the first and second features are in direct contact, or that the first and second features are in contact not directly but via another feature between them. Also, the first feature being "on," "over" and "above" the second feature includes the first feature being directly above 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.

The electronic device lock provided by the invention is preferably used for locking a notebook computer. More specifically, it is locked to a lock hole of the notebook computer. However, in various embodiments, the electronic device lock can also be used for locking other electronic devices with lock holes.

As shown in fig. 1 to 6, the electronic device lock 900 of the present invention includes a housing 100, a lock cylinder module 200, a lock cylinder 300, and a driving device 400. The housing 100 has a housing opening 110, and the inner side 120 of the housing 100 has a snap-fit portion 130. The engaging portion 130 is preferably a cavity, but may be a through hole or other structure with an engaging effect in different embodiments.

As shown in the embodiment of fig. 1 to 6, the cylinder module 200 is detachably provided in the housing 100. More specifically, the cylinder module 200 may be removed from the housing 100 in direction 710 by the housing opening 110. The lock cylinder module 200 can stay in the housing 100 by the friction between the outer peripheral surface of the lock cylinder module 200 and the inner side 120 of the housing 100, and the outer peripheral surface of the lock cylinder module 200 can be further provided with an anti-slip device 280 such as a rubber ring, so as to increase the friction between the lock cylinder module 200 and the inner side 120 of the housing 100 and reduce the chance that the lock cylinder module 200 slides out of the housing 100.

As shown in the embodiment of fig. 1 to 6, the lock cylinder module 200 includes a lock hook set 210 and a lock member 230, wherein the lock hook set 210 is at least partially capable of extending out of the housing 100 through the housing opening 110, and the lock member 230 is at least partially capable of extending into the lock hook set 210. The lock cylinder 300 is disposed in the housing 100 and has a cylinder driving portion 310 and a cylinder receiving portion 320 that are interlocked with each other. The driving device 400 is rotatably disposed in the housing 100 and has a first driving portion 410 and a second driving portion 420, wherein the first driving portion 410 and the second driving portion 420 are gears engaged with each other. When the lock core 300 is in the unlocked state, the lock core 300 can drive the second driving portion 420 to rotate, so that the first driving portion 410 linked with the second driving portion 420 rotates, and the locking member 230 rotates to drive the portion of the locking hook set 210 extending out of the housing 100 to open, and a portion of the locking hook set 210 in the housing 100 extends into the engaging portion 130.

Further, in this embodiment, the cylinder 300 is a key cylinder, the cylinder driving portion 310 is a protrusion, and the cylinder force-receiving portion 320 is a keyhole. When the lock cylinder 300 is in the unlocked state, the user can insert the key into the cylinder force-receiving portion 320 to apply a force to the lock cylinder 300 to rotate the lock cylinder, that is, the cylinder force-receiving portion 320 can receive a force to rotate the cylinder driving portion 310 in a linkage manner, and the cylinder driving portion 310 drives the portion of the lock hook set 210 extending out of the housing 100 to open, and a portion of the lock hook set 210 in the housing 100 extends into the engaging portion 130, as will be described in detail later. In various embodiments, the lock cylinder 300 can be configured differently in view of design, manufacturing, or use requirements. For example, the lock cylinder 300 may be a combination lock cylinder, the lock cylinder driving portion 310 may be a protrusion or a structure with a snap-fit effect, and the lock cylinder force-receiving portion 320 may be a knob or a key.

More specifically, as in the embodiment shown in fig. 7-10, the cylinder module 200 includes a cylinder housing 220. The lock cylinder case 220 has a first opening 221 and a second opening 222, and a side wall 223 of the lock cylinder case 220 has an engagement hole 224 corresponding to the engagement portion 130. The lock hook set 210 is disposed in the lock cylinder housing 220 and includes two

lock hooks

211a and 211b, and the lock hooks 211a and 211b include

hook portions

212a and 212b and engaging

members

213a and 213 b. The

hook portions

212a and 212b extend from the first opening 221 out of the lock cylinder housing 220 and can extend from the housing opening 110 out of the housing 100 (see fig. 1 and 2). The engaging

members

213a, 213b can extend out of the lock housing 220 through the engaging hole 224 and into the engaging portion 130. The locking member 230 is disposed in the lock housing 220, and can drive the

hook portions

212a and 212b of the two locking

hooks

211a and 211b to move away from each other and the engaging

members

213a and 213b to extend into the engaging portion 130.

As shown in fig. 7 to 10, the locking member 230 includes a rotating portion 231 and a flat bar member 232. The rotating portion 231 can rotate relative to the lock hook set 210, one end 231a of the rotating portion 231 faces the lock hook set 210, and the other end 231b exposes the lock cylinder housing 220 from the second opening 222. The flat rod 232 extends from the rotating portion 231 toward one end of the lock hook set 210 to between the two

lock hooks

211a, 211b, and can rotate between the two

lock hooks

211a, 211b in conjunction with the rotating portion 231, so as to drive the

hook portions

212a, 212b of the two

lock hooks

211a, 211b to move away from each other and drive the engaging

pieces

213a, 213b to extend into the engaging portion 130 as shown in fig. 9 and 10.

As shown in the embodiment of fig. 7 to 10, the first driving portion 410 is engaged with the rotating portion 231, and the core driving portion 310 of the core 300 is engaged with the second driving portion 420. Further, the first driving portion 410 and the rotating portion 231 are respectively provided with a first driving portion recess 410d and a rotating portion protrusion 231d which can be correspondingly engaged, and the lock cylinder driving portion 310 and the second driving portion 420 are respectively provided with a lock cylinder driving portion protrusion 310d and a second driving portion recess 420d which can be correspondingly engaged.

More specifically, when the lock core 300 is in the unlocked state, the lock core force-receiving portion 320 receives a force to rotate the lock core driving portion 310, so as to drive the second driving portion 420 to rotate, so as to rotate the first driving portion 410 linked with the second driving portion 420, and then drive the rotating portion 231 to rotate, thereby rotating the flat rod 232 linked with the rotating portion 231. In the embodiment shown in fig. 7, 8 and 11, when the flat rod 232 rotates to the position where the wide surface faces the two locking

hooks

211a and 211b, that is, the flat rod 232 stands between the two locking

hooks

211a and 211b, the

hooks

212a and 212b of the two locking

hooks

211a and 211b are close to each other and the

engaging elements

213a and 213b do not extend into the engaging element 130. At this time, the user can insert the

hook portions

212a and 212b into the anti-theft lock hole 810 of the electronic device 800 as shown in fig. 11. On the other hand, since the engaging

members

213a and 213b do not extend into the engaging portion 130, the user can detach the lock cylinder module 200 from the housing 100 through the housing opening 110 according to the requirement (for example, for the anti-theft lock holes with different sizes as shown in fig. 12), so as to replace the desired lock cylinder module 200 without purchasing a whole set of electronic device locks, thereby improving the convenience and the economy.

Then, if the user wants to lock the electronic device lock 900 in the anti-theft lock hole 810 of the electronic device 800, as shown in fig. 9, 10 and 13, the flat rod 232 is rotated to have a narrow surface facing the two locking

hooks

211a and 211b, i.e. the flat rod 232 is horizontally disposed between the two locking

hooks

211a and 211b, so that the

hook portions

212a and 212b of the two locking

hooks

211a and 211b are away from each other and the engaging

members

213a and 213b extend into the engaging portion 130. At this time, when the user locks the lock cylinder 300, the rotation of the flat bar 232 is restricted, and the

hooks

212a and 212b are engaged with the side walls of the antitheft lock hole 810 as shown in fig. 13, so that the electronic device lock 900 is locked to the electronic device 800. On the other hand, in this state, since the engaging

pieces

213a and 213b have already been inserted into the engaging portion 130, the movement of the lock cylinder module 200 with respect to the housing 100 is restricted and the lock cylinder module does not come off the housing 100 through the housing opening 110.

In various embodiments, the locking element and the actuating means may be arranged differently in view of design, manufacturing or use requirements. As shown in fig. 14, the lock core 300 may be a combination lock having a lock shaft 690, and the lock shaft 690 may move toward the lock hook set 210 to a position between the two

lock hooks

211a and 211b, so as to drive the

hook portions

212a and 212b of the two

lock hooks

211a and 211b to move away from each other and the

engaging elements

213a and 213b to extend into the engaging portion 130.

In conclusion, the electronic device lock can be matched with anti-theft lock holes with different sizes, and is high in adaptability and wide in application range.

The technical principle of the present invention is described above in connection with specific embodiments. The description is made for the purpose of illustrating the principles of the invention and should not be construed in any way as limiting the scope of the invention. Based on the explanations herein, those skilled in the art will be able to conceive of other embodiments of the present invention without inventive step, which shall fall within the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. An electronic device lock, comprising:

a housing (100) having a housing opening (110), the inner side (120) of the housing (100) having a snap-fit portion (130);

the locking head module (200) is detachably arranged in the shell (100) and comprises a locking hook group (210) and a locking piece (230), at least part of the locking hook group (210) can extend out of the shell (100) from the shell opening (110), and at least part of the locking piece (230) extends into the locking hook group (210);

a lock barrel (300) disposed within the housing (100);

a driving device (400) rotatably disposed in the housing (100) and having a first driving portion (410) and a second driving portion (420), wherein the first driving portion (410) and the second driving portion (420) are gears engaged with each other;

when the lock cylinder (300) is in an unlocked state, the lock cylinder (300) can drive the second driving part (420) to rotate, so that the first driving part (410) linked with the second driving part (420) rotates, the locking piece (230) rotates to drive the part, extending out of the shell (100), of the locking hook group (210) to be opened, and one part, in the shell (100), of the locking hook group (210) extends into the clamping part (130).

2. The electronic device lock of claim 1, wherein the lock cylinder module (200) is detachable from the housing (100) through the housing opening (110).

3. The electronic device lock of claim 1, wherein the lock cylinder (300) comprises a lock cylinder force-receiving portion (320) and a lock cylinder driving portion (310) linked with the lock cylinder force-receiving portion (320), and the lock cylinder force-receiving portion (320) is capable of receiving a force to open a portion of the lock hook set (210) extending out of the housing (100) by the lock cylinder driving portion (310) and to extend a portion of the lock hook set (210) in the housing (100) into the engaging portion (130).

4. The electronic device lock of claim 3, wherein the lock cylinder module (200) comprises a lock cylinder housing (220), wherein:

the lock cylinder shell (220) is provided with a first opening (221) and a second opening (222), and the side wall of the lock cylinder shell (220) is provided with a clamping hole (224) corresponding to the clamping part (130);

the lock hook group (210) is arranged in the lock head shell (220) and comprises two lock hooks (211a, 211b), and each lock hook (211a, 211b) comprises:

a hook (212a, 212b) extending from the first opening (221) out of the cylinder housing (220) and capable of extending from the housing opening (110) out of the housing (100);

an engaging member (213a, 213b) capable of extending out of the lock cylinder housing (220) through the engaging hole (224) and extending into the engaging portion (130);

the locking piece (230) is disposed in the lock cylinder housing (220), and can drive the hook portions (212a, 212b) of the two lock hooks (211a, 211b) to be away from each other and the engaging pieces (213a, 213b) to extend into the engaging portion (130).

5. The electronic device lock of claim 4, wherein the lock (230) comprises:

a rotating part (231) capable of rotating relative to the lock hook set (210), wherein one end (231a) of the rotating part (231) faces the lock hook set (210), and the other end (231b) of the rotating part is exposed out of the lock cylinder shell (220) from the second opening (222);

and the flat rod piece (232) extends from one end of the rotating part (231) facing the lock hook group (210) to a position between the two lock hooks (211a and 211b), and can be interlocked with the rotating part (231) to rotate between the two lock hooks (211a and 211b), so that the hook parts (212a and 212b) of the two lock hooks (211a and 211b) are driven to be away from each other, and the clamping pieces (213a and 213b) extend into the clamping part (130).

6. The electronic device lock of claim 5, wherein the first driving portion (410) is engaged with the rotating portion (231), and the lock cylinder driving portion (310) of the lock cylinder (300) is engaged with the second driving portion (420);

when the lock core (300) is in an unlocking state, the lock core stress part (320) can be stressed to enable the lock core driving part (310) to rotate, the second driving part (420) is driven to rotate, the first driving part (410) linked with the second driving part (420) is enabled to rotate, the rotating part (231) is driven to rotate, and therefore the flat rod piece (232) linked with the rotating part (231) rotates to enable the hook parts (212a and 212b) of the two lock hooks (211a and 211b) to be away from each other and the clamping pieces (213a and 213b) to stretch into the clamping part (130).

7. The electronic device lock of claim 6, wherein the first driving portion (410) and the rotating portion (231) are respectively provided with a first driving portion recess (410d) and a rotating portion protrusion (231d) capable of being correspondingly engaged, and the lock cylinder driving portion (310) and the second driving portion (420) are respectively provided with a lock cylinder driving portion protrusion (310d) and a second driving portion recess (420d) capable of being correspondingly engaged.

8. The electronic device lock of claim 1, wherein the lock cylinder (300) is a key lock cylinder.

9. The electronic device lock of claim 1, wherein the engaging portion (130) is a pocket.

10. The electronic device lock of claim 1, wherein the cylinder module (200) is provided with an anti-slip device (280) on the outer peripheral surface.