CN209837978U - Central control padlock - Google Patents

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CN209837978U
CN209837978U CN201920129175.0U CN201920129175U CN209837978U CN 209837978 U CN209837978 U CN 209837978U CN 201920129175 U CN201920129175 U CN 201920129175U CN 209837978 U CN209837978 U CN 209837978U
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徐正
李柏
钟洪亮
薛鹤飞
曾令平
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The utility model discloses a central control padlock, which has the technical proposal that a linkage component comprises an ejection block, an ejection pressure spring and two or more limit parts, the ejection block is linked with a lock body, one end of each of the two or more limit parts is linked with the ejection block, and the other end is used for locking or unlocking a latch hook; after the central control padlock locks the luggage, the lock body and the fastener are matched for limiting and locking, and the lock body is locked and also used for limiting and locking the ejection block; after the lock body is unlocked, after the mutual spacing between the lock body and the fastener is removed through operation, the lock body removes the spacing of the ejection block, the ejection block is driven to move by the ejection pressure spring, the ejection block drives two or more limiting parts to synchronously move to remove the spacing of two or more lock hooks when moving, the central control padlock realizes the synchronous locking and unlocking of the two or more lock hooks through the arrangement of the linkage assembly through the control of one lock body, so that the locking and unlocking are more convenient, and the cost is relatively lower.

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Central control padlock
Technical Field
The utility model relates to a tool to lock technical field, more specifically say, it relates to a well accuse padlock.
Background
In order to improve the security of the luggage, the luggage padlock is generally installed at both ends of the luggage, and two independent padlocks are respectively installed at both ends of the luggage. When the luggage is opened, the luggage can be opened only by simultaneously unlocking the two buckles and releasing the limitation on the luggage, the operation is inconvenient during unlocking, and the cost for installing the two buckles is high.
SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
The utility model aims at providing a well accuse padlock reaches and realizes locking and the unblock of two or even a plurality of latch hooks through a lock body, makes to lock and the unblock more convenient, and the lower purpose of cost.
The above technical purpose of the present invention can be achieved by the following technical solutions: a well accuse padlock which characterized in that:
the buckle is arranged on the upper box body of the case together with two or more lock hooks of the case when the buckle is used for the case;
the lock body is arranged on a lower box body of the case when used for the case, and is matched with the fastener for limiting and locking;
the linkage assembly is arranged on a lower box body of the luggage when the linkage assembly is used for the luggage, the linkage assembly comprises an ejection block, an ejection pressure spring and two or more limiting pieces, the ejection block is linked with the lock body, one end of each of the two or more limiting pieces is linked with the ejection block, and the other end of each of the two or more limiting pieces is used for locking or unlocking the lock hook;
after the central control padlock locks the luggage, the lock body and the fastener are matched for limiting and locking, the lock body is locked and limits and locks the ejection block, the ejection pressure spring is in an elastic deformation state, and the two or more limiting parts respectively lock the two or more lock hooks; after the lock body is unlocked, after mutual limiting between the lock body and the fastener is relieved through operation, the lock body relieves limiting on the ejection block, the ejection block is driven to move by the ejection pressure spring, and the ejection block drives the two or more limiting parts to synchronously move to relieve limiting on the two or more lock hooks when moving.
As further optimization, two or more the locating parts all include connecting piece and limiting plate, connecting piece one end with ejecting piece linkage hookup, the other end with the one end linkage hookup of limiting plate, the other end of limiting plate is used for locking or the unblock to the latch hook.
As a further optimization, the ejection block is provided with two or more protruding blocks, the connecting pieces of the two or more limiting pieces are provided with linkage holes, and the two or more protruding blocks are respectively inserted into the two or more linkage holes;
when the ejection block moves, the projection moves along the linkage hole, the connecting piece is driven by the projection to move, and the limiting plate is driven by the connecting piece to move.
As a further optimization, the device further comprises a control box, and the limiting piece is installed in the control box.
As a further optimization, the lock body comprises a lock surface, the fastener is provided with a limiting hook, the lock surface is provided with a limiting part, the limiting hook and the limiting part are aligned with each other to realize mutual limiting, and the limiting hook and the limiting part are staggered to realize mutual limiting removal;
after the central control padlock locks the luggage, the limiting part of the lock surface is aligned with the limiting hook of the fastener to realize the matching limiting locking, and the lock surface is limited and locked; after the lock body is unlocked, the lock face can move to enable the limiting hooks and the limiting portions to be staggered mutually, and the lock face and the fastener are matched and limited.
As a further optimization, the lock body further comprises a password component, a key component and a push button, wherein the password component and the key component are linked with the push button, a push button pressure spring is arranged between the push button and the lock surface, and the push button is linked with the lock surface;
after the central control padlock locks the luggage, the push button is limited and locked; after the central control padlock is unlocked through the password assembly or the key assembly, the push button is unlocked to push the push button to move, and the push button drives the lock surface to move to remove the mutual limiting of the limiting part and the limiting hook.
As a further optimization, the lock body further comprises a base, the lock body further comprises a rear cover, the rear cover and the lock face are installed together, the password component, the key component and the push button are all installed between the lock face and the rear cover, the rear cover is rotatably connected to the base, two clamping hooks which are mutually limited are correspondingly arranged between the base and the push button, and the base is installed on a lower box body of a case when the lock body is used;
when the central control padlock locks the luggage, the two clamping hooks are aligned with each other to realize mutual limiting, the base and the push button are mutually limited, the push button is limited and locked, and the rear cover is limited and locked on the ejection block; through password subassembly or after the key subassembly unblock, promote push away the button and remove, two the pothook staggers each other and realizes relieving the base with push away the mutual spacing between the button, the lock body is whole can be relative the base rotates, realizes relieving the lock face with spacing each other between the fastener and remove behind the spring bolt lid right the spacing of ejecting block.
As a further optimization, a torsional spring is arranged at the rotary connection position between the rear cover and the base.
As a further optimization, the key assembly comprises a lock core and a baffle, the password assembly comprises a password wheel set and a central rod, the key assembly is located between the password assembly and the push button, and the baffle is located between the central rod and the push button;
after the central control padlock locks the luggage, the central rod is limited and locked by the password wheel set, and the push button is limited and locked; after the central control padlock is unlocked through the password wheel set, the central rod is unlocked and can move, the push button is pushed, and the push button pushes the baffle and the central rod to move; after the central control padlock is unlocked through the key assembly, the baffle rotates to the position of the push button, and the push button is movable.
Preferably, the password assembly further comprises a number-changing assembly, and an operating part of the number-changing assembly penetrates and is exposed from the bottom of the rear cover.
To sum up, the utility model discloses following beneficial effect has: after the lock body is unlocked, after mutual limiting between the lock body and the fastener is relieved through operation, the lock body relieves the limiting on the ejection block, the ejection block is driven to move by the ejection pressure spring, the ejection block drives the two or more connecting pieces to move, the two or more connecting pieces drive the two or more limiting plates to move, and limiting locking on the two or more lock hooks is relieved; this well accuse padlock has realized that the synchronous of two or more latch hooks is locked and the unblock through the setting of linkage subassembly, has realized that a lock body control realizes for lock and unblock more convenient, and the cost is lower relatively.
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FIG. 1 is a partially exploded view of the central control buckle of the embodiment when used in a bag;
FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of the engagement of the central locking catch and the locking hook in the embodiment;
FIG. 3 is a partially exploded view of the central locking mechanism of the embodiment;
FIG. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a locking surface of the central locking buckle in an embodiment;
fig. 5 is a structural schematic diagram of the lock body of the central control padlock in the embodiment after a lock surface is removed.
In the figure: 100. a latch hook; 200. an upper box body; 300. a lower box body; 1. a fastener; 11. a limiting hook; 2. a lock body; 21. locking surfaces; 211. a limiting part; 22. a rear cover; 220. a torsion spring; 23. a cryptographic component; 231. a password wheel group; 232. a center pole; 233. a central rod compression spring; 234. a number-changing component; 24. a key assembly; 241. locking the kernel; 242. a baffle plate; 25. a push button; 250. a push button pressure spring; 251. a hook; 31. ejecting a block; 311. a bump; 32. ejecting a pressure spring; 33. a limiting member; 331. a connecting member; 3311. a linkage hole; 332. a limiting plate; 4. a control box; 5. a base; 51. a hook.
Detailed Description
The present invention will be described in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
As shown in fig. 1 and 2, the central control padlock includes a fastening member 1, a lock body 2 and a linkage assembly, the lock body 2 is matched with the fastening member 1 for limiting locking, and the linkage assembly is linked with the lock body 2. When the central control padlock is used for a case, the fastener 1 and two or more lock hooks 100 of the case are jointly installed on an upper case body 200 of the case, and the lock body 2 and the linkage assembly are installed on a lower case body 300 of the case. Referring to fig. 3, the linkage assembly includes an ejection block 31, an ejection compression spring 32, and two or more limiting members 33, the ejection block 31 is linked with the lock body 2, and each limiting member 33 is linked with the ejection block 31. Each limiting member 33 includes a connecting member 331 and a limiting member 332, one end of the connecting member 331 is linked with the ejection block 31, the other end of the connecting member 331 is linked with one end of the limiting member 332, and the other end of the limiting member 332 is used for locking or unlocking the latch hook 100. After the central control padlock locks the luggage, the lock body 2 and the fastener 1 are matched for limiting and locking, the lock body 2 is locked and limits and locks the ejection block 31, the ejection pressure spring 32 is in an elastic deformation state, and the two or more limiting plates 332 respectively limit and lock the two or more locking hooks 100; after the lock body 2 is unlocked, after the mutual limiting between the lock body 2 and the fastener 1 is released through operation, the lock body 2 releases the limiting on the ejection block 31, the ejection block 31 is driven by the ejection pressure spring 32 to move, the ejection block 31 drives the two or more connecting pieces 331 to move, the two or more connecting pieces 331 drive the two or more limiting plates 332 to move, and the limiting locking on the two or more locking hooks 100 is released. This well accuse padlock has realized that the synchronous of two or more latch hooks 100 is locked and the unblock in the control of a lock body 2 through the setting of linkage subassembly for it is more convenient to lock and the unblock, and the cost is lower relatively.
Specifically, the ejecting block 31 has two protrusions 311, the connecting members 331 of the two position-limiting members 33 have linkage holes 3311, and the two protrusions 311 are inserted into the linkage holes 3311 of the two connecting members 331, respectively. When the ejection block 31 moves, the protrusion 311 moves along the linkage hole 3311, and meanwhile, the ejection block 31 drives the two connecting pieces 331 to move in opposite directions through the two protrusions 311, and the connecting pieces 331 drive the limiting plate 332 to move to lock or unlock the latch hook 100. The central control padlock further comprises a control box 4, the connecting piece 331 and the limiting plate 332 are installed in the control box 4, the control box 4 limits the movement of the connecting piece 331 and the limiting plate 332, so that the limiting piece 33 and the limiting plate 332 can only move linearly, and the moving directions of the limiting piece 33 and the limiting plate 332 are perpendicular to the moving direction of the ejection block 31.
As shown in fig. 3, the lock body 2 includes a lock face 21, a back cover 22, a code assembly 23, a key assembly 24 and a push button 25, the lock face 21 and the back cover 22 are mounted together, and the code assembly 23, the key assembly 24 and the push button 25 are mounted between the lock face 21 and the back cover 22. The central control padlock also comprises a base 5, and when the central control padlock is used for a case, the base 5 is installed on the lower case body 300 of the case. As shown in fig. 4, the locking surface 21 is provided with a limiting portion 211, the fastening member 1 is provided with a limiting hook 11, the limiting hook 11 and the limiting portion 211 of the locking surface 21 are aligned up and down to realize mutual limiting, and the mutual limiting is released when the two portions are away from each other and staggered. The rear cover 22 is rotatably connected to the base 5, and a torsion spring 220 is disposed at a rotational connection position between the rear cover 22 and the base 5. Two hooks 51 and 251 for mutual limiting are correspondingly arranged between the base 5 and the push button 25, the mutual limiting is realized when the two hooks 51 and 251 are aligned with each other, and the mutual limiting is released when the two hooks 51 and 251 are staggered with each other. The upper end of the ejector block 31 passes through the control box 4 and the base 5, and the rear cover 22 restricts the movement of the ejector block 31. A push button compression spring 250 is arranged between the push button 25 and the lock surface 21, and when the push button 25 is pushed, the push button compression spring 250 generates elastic deformation. Referring to fig. 5, the key assembly 24 is located between the combination assembly 23 and the push button 25, the key assembly 24 includes a lock cylinder 241 and a stop 242, an upper end of the lock cylinder 241 extends through the lock surface 21, and the stop 242 is rotatable and movable. The password assembly 23 comprises a password wheel set 231, a central rod 232, a central rod pressure spring 233 and a number changing assembly 234, wherein the password wheel set 231 is linked with the central rod 232, and the number changing assembly 234 is linked with the central rod 232. The baffle 242 is positioned between the center rod 232 and the push button 25, and the operation member of the shift assembly 234 is exposed through the bottom of the rear cover 22.
After the central control padlock locks the luggage, the central rod 232 is limited and locked by the password wheel set 231, the baffle 242 and the central rod 232 are matched to limit the movement of the push button 25, the two hooks 51 and 251 are aligned, the base 5 and the push button 25 are limited mutually, the limiting part 211 of the lock surface 21 and the limiting hook 11 of the fastener 1 are limited mutually, the rear cover 22 is blocked above the movement resetting direction of the ejection block 31 to limit and lock the ejection block 31, the ejection pressure spring 32 is in an elastic deformation state, and the torsion spring 220 is in an elastic deformation state; when the central control padlock is unlocked through the password assembly 23, after a correct unlocking password is input through the password wheel set 231, the password wheel set 231 relieves the restriction on the central rod 232, the central rod 232 can move to push the push button 25, the push button 25 pushes the baffle 242 and the central rod 232 to move, the central rod pressure spring 233 generates elastic deformation, the push button pressure spring 250 generates elastic deformation, the hook 251 on the push button 25 and the hook 51 on the base 5 are staggered, the elastic force generated by the elastic deformation of the torsion spring 220 drives the lock body 2 to rotate integrally relative to the base 5 and move towards the direction of the fastener 1, so that the limiting part 211 of the lock surface 21 and the limiting hook 11 of the fastener 1 are separated from each other, as the rear cover 22 is rotatably connected to the base 5 through the connecting piece, after the lock surface 21 and the fastener 1 are separated, the lock body 2 integrally rotates and moves upwards, so that the rear cover 22 rotates and moves upwards and then is staggered with the ejector block 31, the elastic force of the ejection pressure spring 32 drives the ejection block 31 to move, the ejection block 31 drives the two connecting pieces 331 to move oppositely, and the connecting pieces 331 drive the limiting plate 332 to move away from the lock hook 100, so that the limitation on the lock hook 100 is relieved; when the central control padlock is unlocked through the key assembly 24, an unlocking key is inserted into the lock core 241 to drive the lock core 241 to rotate, the baffle 242 rotates along with the lock core 241, the limit on the push button 25 is removed after the baffle 242 rotates, the push button 25 is pushed, the push button pressure spring 250 generates elastic deformation, the hook 251 on the push button 25 and the hook 51 on the base 5 are staggered, the elastic force generated by the elastic deformation of the torsion spring 220 drives the lock body 2 to rotate integrally relative to the base 5 and move towards the direction of the fastener 1, so that the limiting part 211 of the lock surface 21 and the limiting hook 11 of the fastener 1 are separated from each other, as the rear cover 22 is rotatably connected to the base 5 through the connecting piece, after the lock surface 21 is separated from the fastener 1, the lock body 2 rotates and moves upwards, so that the rear cover 22 rotates and moves upwards to be staggered with the ejection block 31, the elastic force of the ejection pressure spring 32 drives the ejection block 31 to move, the connecting element 331 drives the position-limiting plate 332 to move away from the locking hook 100, so as to release the limitation on the locking hook 100.
The above embodiments are merely illustrative of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the present invention, and those skilled in the art can make modifications to the above embodiments without inventive contribution as required after reading the present specification, but all the embodiments are protected by patent laws within the scope of the present invention.

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1. A well accuse padlock which characterized in that:
the buckle is arranged on the upper box body of the case together with two or more lock hooks of the case when the buckle is used for the case;
the lock body is arranged on a lower box body of the case when used for the case, and is matched with the fastener for limiting and locking;
the linkage assembly is arranged on a lower box body of the luggage when the linkage assembly is used for the luggage, the linkage assembly comprises an ejection block, an ejection pressure spring and two or more limiting pieces, the ejection block is linked with the lock body, one end of each of the two or more limiting pieces is linked with the ejection block, and the other end of each of the two or more limiting pieces is used for locking or unlocking the lock hook;
after the central control padlock locks the luggage, the lock body and the fastener are matched for limiting and locking, the lock body is locked and limits and locks the ejection block, the ejection pressure spring is in an elastic deformation state, and the two or more limiting parts respectively lock the two or more lock hooks; after the lock body is unlocked, after mutual limiting between the lock body and the fastener is relieved through operation, the lock body relieves limiting on the ejection block, the ejection block is driven to move by the ejection pressure spring, and the ejection block drives the two or more limiting parts to synchronously move to relieve limiting on the two or more lock hooks when moving.
2. A central control padlock according to claim 1, characterized in that: two or more the locating part all includes connecting piece and limiting plate, connecting piece one end with ejecting piece linkage hookup, the other end with the one end linkage hookup of limiting plate, the other end of limiting plate is used for locking or the unblock to the latch hook.
3. A central control padlock according to claim 2, characterized in that: the ejection block is provided with two or more convex blocks, the connecting pieces of the two or more limiting pieces are provided with linkage holes, and the two or more convex blocks are respectively inserted into the two or more linkage holes;
when the ejection block moves, the projection moves along the linkage hole, the connecting piece is driven by the projection to move, and the limiting plate is driven by the connecting piece to move.
4. A central control padlock according to claim 1, characterized in that: the device also comprises a control box, wherein the limiting part is arranged in the control box.
5. A central control padlock according to claim 1, characterized in that: the lock body comprises a lock surface, the fastener is provided with a limiting hook, the lock surface is provided with a limiting part, the limiting hook and the limiting part are mutually aligned to realize mutual limiting, and mutual limiting is removed when the limiting hook and the limiting part are mutually staggered;
after the central control padlock locks the luggage, the limiting part of the lock surface is aligned with the limiting hook of the fastener to realize the matching limiting locking, and the lock surface is limited and locked; after the lock body is unlocked, the lock face can move to enable the limiting hooks and the limiting portions to be staggered mutually, and the lock face and the fastener are matched and limited.
6. A central control padlock according to claim 5, characterized in that: the lock body also comprises a password component, a key component and a push button, wherein the password component and the key component are linked with the push button, a push button pressure spring is arranged between the push button and the lock surface, and the push button is linked with the lock surface;
after the central control padlock locks the luggage, the push button is limited and locked; after the central control padlock is unlocked through the password assembly or the key assembly, the push button is unlocked to push the push button to move, and the push button drives the lock surface to move to remove the mutual limiting of the limiting part and the limiting hook.
7. The central control padlock of claim 6, wherein: the lock body also comprises a base, the lock body also comprises a rear cover, the rear cover is installed with the lock surface, the password component, the key component and the push button are all installed between the lock surface and the rear cover, the rear cover is rotationally connected to the base, two clamping hooks which are mutually limited are correspondingly arranged between the base and the push button, and the base is installed on a lower box body of a case when the lock body is used;
when the central control padlock locks the luggage, the two clamping hooks are aligned with each other to realize mutual limiting, the base and the push button are mutually limited, the push button is limited and locked, and the rear cover is limited and locked on the ejection block; through password subassembly or after the key subassembly unblock, promote push away the button and remove, two the pothook staggers each other and realizes relieving the base with push away the mutual spacing between the button, the lock body is whole can be relative the base rotates, realizes relieving the lock face with spacing each other between the fastener and remove behind the spring bolt lid right the spacing of ejecting block.
8. The central control padlock of claim 7, wherein: and a torsional spring is arranged at the rotary joint between the rear cover and the base.
9. The central control padlock of claim 6, wherein: the key assembly comprises a lock core and a baffle, the password assembly comprises a password wheel set and a central rod, the key assembly is positioned between the password assembly and the push button, and the baffle is positioned between the central rod and the push button;
after the central control padlock locks the luggage, the central rod is limited and locked by the password wheel set, and the push button is limited and locked; after the central control padlock is unlocked through the password wheel set, the central rod is unlocked and can move, the push button is pushed, and the push button pushes the baffle and the central rod to move; after the central control padlock is unlocked through the key assembly, the baffle rotates to the position of the push button, and the push button is movable.
10. The central control padlock of claim 7, wherein: the password assembly further comprises a number changing assembly, and an operating part of the number changing assembly penetrates and is exposed out of the bottom of the rear cover.
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