JP4616857B2 - Clamp mechanism - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a clamp mechanism, and more particularly to a clamp mechanism that clamps an electronic device and connects the electronic device to an object.

  Generally, an object such as a protective glass is attached to the display device by an adhesive. However, when used to attach a heavy object, the adhesive loses its effectiveness after a period of use and tends to cause the object to fall.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a clamp mechanism that holds an electronic device or the like and connects it to an object.

  The present invention provides a clamping mechanism. A clamping mechanism according to an exemplary embodiment that can clamp an electronic device and connect the electronic device to an object is adjusted to a first clamping member and a clamping distance away from the first clamping member. The second clamp member that is slidably coupled to the first clamp member at the coupling position, and the first clamp member that is inserted into the coupling position and separated from the second clamp member by a clamping distance. And a coupling member coupled to the object and coupled to the second clamp member.

  The first clamp member includes a first coupling portion that is slidably coupled to the second clamp member, and a first clamping portion that is coupled to the first coupling portion. The electronic device is clamped between the first clamping unit and the second clamp member.

The second clamp member includes a second coupling part that is slidably coupled to the first coupling part, and a second clamping part that is coupled to the second coupling part. The distance between the first clamping part and the second clamping part is adjusted to the clamping distance for clamping the electronic device by moving the first and second coupling parts.
The first coupling portion is connected to the first clamping portion so as to form an L shape, and the second coupling portion is connected to the second clamping portion so as to form an L shape.

  The first coupling portion has a first flange. The second coupling portion has a first channel that is slidably engaged with the first flange. As a result, the first clamp member is slidably coupled to the second clamp member.

  The first coupling portion includes an arm having a protrusion on one side and a notch on the other side. The second coupling portion includes a groove having a plurality of concave portions on the side wall thereof. When the arm slides in the groove, the protrusion engages with one of the recesses, and the protrusion is fixed in the recess by inserting the latch member into the notch, whereby the first coupling portion is The clamping distance is maintained by being fixed to the second coupling portion.

  The latch member includes a coupling body that is rotatably coupled to the first coupling portion, and a latch that is coupled to the coupling body. When the coupled body is parallel to the first coupled portion, the latch is inserted into the notch and the projection is fixed in the recess.

  The clamp mechanism of the present invention can effectively hold an electronic device or the like and fix it to an object without causing a problem as in the prior art.

  The invention will be more fully understood by reading the following detailed description and examples with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

  Referring to FIG. 1, the clamp mechanism 100 sandwiches the upper end of the display device 5, and the object 7 is connected to the clamp mechanism 100. Therefore, the object 7 can be hung on the display device 5. The object 7 may be a computer or a digital TV broadcast box. Although the clamp mechanism is applied to the display device in the present embodiment, the present invention is not limited thereto. This clamping mechanism can also be applied to other electronic devices.

  Referring to FIG. 2, the clamp mechanism 100 includes a first clamp member 120, a second clamp member 140, a latch member 160, and a coupling member 180. The display device 5 is sandwiched between the first member 120 and the second member 140. The object 7 is connected to the connecting portion 181 or 183 of the connecting member 180 and is held between the second clamp member 140 and the connecting member 180. The first clamp member 120 is slidably connected to the second clamp member 140. The latch member 160 restricts the sliding movement between the first and second clamp members 120 and 140, thereby maintaining a holding distance for holding the display device 5 between them.

  3 and 4, the latch member 160 is rotatably connected to the first clamp member 120 and rotates around the axis L. When the latch member 160 is pulled up in the direction A, the first clamp member 120 and the second clamp member 140 can move in the B and C directions, respectively, and thus the first and second clamp members 120 can be moved. , 140 varies depending on the width or thickness of the display device 5. When the latch member 160 is closed (the latch member 160 is parallel to the first coupling portion 122 of the first clamp member 120), the latch member 160 is located between the first clamp member 120 and the second clamp member 140. Limit slides.

  The first clamp member 120 includes a first coupling part 122 and a first clamping part 124. The second clamp member 140 includes a second coupling part 142, a second clamping part 144, and an extending part 146. The first coupling part 122 is slidably coupled to the second coupling part 142. The first clamping unit 124 is coupled to the first coupling unit 122 so as to form an L shape. Similarly, the 2nd clamping part 144 couple | bonds with the 2nd coupling | bond part 142 so that L shape may be comprised. Therefore, the first clamp member 120 and the second clamp member 140 are connected so as to form a U shape, and the display device 5 can be sandwiched. The latch member 160 includes a combined body 162 and a latch 164. The latch 164 has a post-shape, and the coupling member 180 is rotatably connected to the extending portion 146 and can rotate about the shaft 182.

  Referring to FIG. 5, the first clamp member 120 includes a first coupling part 122 and a first clamping part 124. The first coupling part 122 includes an upper end part 121 and two side walls 123 extending from the upper end part 121 to the first clamping part 124. The two first flanges 126 extend inward in opposite directions from one side of the side wall 123, and form an L shape with the side wall 123. The two arms 125 extend from the first clamping portion 124 and are located near the first flange 126. Each arm 125 has a protrusion 127 on its outer side and a notch 129 on its inner side. The two second flanges 128 extend forward from the side wall 123.

  Referring to FIG. 6, the second clamp member 140 includes a second coupling part 142, a second clamping part 144, and an extending part 146. The second coupling part 144 includes an upper end part 1442. Two ribs 141 are disposed on the upper end 1442. A groove 143 is formed by the rib 141. A plurality of recesses 1412 are formed on the rib 141. Two wings 145 extend from the outside of the ribs 141. Thereby, a first channel 149 corresponding to the first flange 126 is formed between the wing 145 and the upper end 1442. Two second channels 147 corresponding to the second flange 128 are formed in the extension 146. A finger 148 is disposed at the center of the extension 146.

Referring to FIG. 7, the coupling member 180 is rotatably coupled to the extending portion 146 and can rotate about the axis 182. A block 184 corresponding to the finger portion 148 of the second clamp member 140 is installed on the shaft 182.

  Referring again to FIGS. 5 and 6, when the first clamp member 120 is coupled to the second clamp member 140, the first flange 126 enters the first channel 149 and the second flange 128 is the second. Enters the channel 147. Therefore, the first coupling part 122 is slidably coupled to the second coupling part 142, and the distance between the first clamping part 124 and the second clamping part 144 is adjusted to the clamping distance. Please refer to FIG. The arm 125 enters the groove 143 by the protrusion 127 engaging one of the recesses 1412. Since the arm 125 can be slightly deformed, the protrusion 127 can be inserted into and removed from the recess 1412. When the first clamp member 120 is moved to an appropriate position, the latch member 160 rotates to engage the latch 164 with the notch 129. Therefore, since the arm 125 cannot be deformed and is fixed in the recess 1412, the sliding between the first and second coupling portions 122 and 142 is limited, and the first and second sandwiching portions 124 and 144 are interposed. The clamping distance is maintained.

  The block 184 contacts the finger portion 148 to restrict the coupling member 180 to the first position. As the coupling member 180 rotates, the block 184 pushes the finger portion 148 and moves beyond the restricted position, thereby allowing the coupling member 180 to rotate freely. When the clamp mechanism 100 holds a display device having a protrusion on the back surface, the object 7 connected to the connecting member 180 can rotate corresponding to the shape of the protrusion, and the connection is maintained.

  Although the invention has been described in terms of embodiments and in terms of preferred embodiments, it should be understood that the invention is not limited thereto. On the contrary, it is intended to cover various modifications and similar arrangements (as will be apparent to those skilled in the art). Accordingly, the appended claims are to be construed in their broadest sense so that all such various modifications and similar arrangements are inclusive.

It is a three-dimensional view of the clamping mechanism of this invention used for a display device. It is a three-dimensional view of a clamping mechanism according to the present invention. It is another three-dimensional view of the clamping mechanism according to the present invention. It is an exploded view of the clamp mechanism by this invention. It is a three-dimensional view of the 1st clamp member of the clamp mechanism by this invention. It is a three-dimensional view of the 2nd clamp member of the clamp mechanism by this invention. It is a three-dimensional view of the coupling member of the clamp mechanism according to the present invention. It is another three-dimensional view of the clamping mechanism according to the present invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 5 Display device 7 Object 100 Clamp mechanism 120 1st clamp member 121 Upper end part 122 1st connection part 123 Side wall 124 1st clamping part 125 Arm 126 1st flange 127 Protrusion 128 2nd flange 129 Notch 140 2nd Clamping member 141 Rib 142 Second coupling part 143 Groove 144 Second clamping part 145 Wing part 146 Extension part 147 Second channel 148 Finger part 149 First channel 160 Latching member 162 Combining body 164 Latching 180 Coupling member 181 Connecting part 182 Shaft 183 Connecting part 184 Block 1412 Recessed part 1442 Upper end part

Claims (4)

A clamping mechanism for sandwiching an electronic device and coupling an object to the electronic device ;
A first clamp member and a second clamp member slidably coupled to the first clamp member at a coupling position so as to be adjusted at a clamping distance from the first clamp member;
A latch member that is inserted into the coupling position and holds the first clamp member away from the second clamp member by the clamping distance;
A coupling member coupled to the second clamp member and coupled to the object, thereby coupling the object to the electronic device;
Oite to the clamp mechanism, including,
The first clamp member includes a first coupling part slidably coupled to the second clamp member, and a first clamping part coupled to the first coupling part, and the electronic device is Sandwiched between the first clamping part and the second clamping member,
The second clamp member includes a second coupling portion slidably coupled to the first coupling portion, and a second clamping portion coupled to the second coupling portion, and The distance between the clamping part and the second clamping part is adjusted to the clamping distance for clamping the electronic device by moving the first and second coupling parts,
The first coupling part is connected to the first clamping part so as to form an L shape, and the second coupling part is connected to the second clamping part so as to form an L shape,
The first coupling portion has a first flange, and the second coupling portion has a first channel slidably engaged with the first flange, whereby the first coupling portion A clamp member is slidably coupled to the second clamp member;
The first coupling portion includes an arm having a protrusion on one side and a notch on the other side, and the second coupling portion includes a groove having a plurality of recesses on a side wall thereof. When the projection slides in the groove, the projection engages one of the recesses, and the latch member is inserted into the notch, thereby fixing the projection in the recess. The clamp mechanism, wherein the first coupling portion is fixed to the second coupling portion and the clamping distance is maintained . The clamping mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the arm is parallel to the first flange, and the groove is parallel to the first channel. The latch member includes a coupling body rotatably connected to the first coupling portion, and a latch coupled to the coupling body, and when the coupling body is parallel to the first coupling portion, the latch The clamp mechanism according to claim 1 , wherein the projection is fixed in the recess by being inserted into the notch. The clamp mechanism according to claim 3 , wherein the latch is a column shape having substantially the same shape as the notch.

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