KR101739978B1 - A link-lock hub - Google Patents

Abstract

A cover which is coupled to the housing to cover the receiving portion and which blocks the USB hub from the outside; a detachable detachable unit which is detachable from the detachable key unit which is engageable with the USB port and has a detachment key; A link lock hub is disclosed that includes a locking member coupled between the cover and the housing to prevent the cover from being disengaged.

Description

Link Lock Hub {A LINK-LOCK HUB}

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a link-lock hub, and more particularly, to a link-lock hub that physically blocks a USB port of a USB hub providing a plurality of USB ports for networking a plurality of devices from a host computer, Lock hub.

As the industry and technology developed, the spread of personal computers has been rapidly increasing. Most organizations such as companies and government offices handle personal computer (including notebook PC) related business, , Military facilities, and so on.

As the industry has been reorganized mainly by the use of computers, malicious codes or viruses have been infiltrated into the other computer, causing damage and frequent leakage of important information.

In view of this, various methods have been applied to prevent leakage of information and to prevent infiltration of viruses in information offices, companies, government institutions, and military facilities. Recently, with the development of memory devices, A USB port, and a photo port, the third party easily accesses a main computer to infiltrate a virus or extract important information frequently.

Currently, most of the computers on the market have a plurality of universal USB ports, and by connecting a USB memory to the USB ports, anyone can easily access the desired computer.

Therefore, it is urgent to take measures to prevent viruses from infiltrating viruses or connecting them with important information by connecting USB memory to computer easily.

In view of this, many applications have been filed regarding the "USB port locking device", which can selectively lock or open the USB port.

On the other hand, a so-called USB hub (HUB) which can network a server, a host computer, and the like not only to a personal computer but also to a plurality of other electronic devices is used. One example of this is disclosed in Korean Utility Model Registration No. 20-0291525 .

However, in order to individually block a plurality of USB ports provided in the USB hub by using a conventional USB port locking device, many blocking devices are required, and the blocking operation and the separation operation are troublesome.

Accordingly, it is required to develop a locking device that can receive a USB hub and safely block access from the outside.

Korea Registered Utility Model No. 20-0291525 (USB hub) Korean Registered Patent No. 10-1323364 (USB port locking device)

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a link-lock hub that can accommodate and lock a USB hub.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a link lock hub including: a housing having a receiving portion in which a USB hub is mounted; A cover coupled to the housing to cover the receiving portion to block the USB hub from the outside; And a locking member engageable with the USB port and detachable to a release key unit having a release key and coupled between the cover and the housing to prevent the housing and the cover from being separated from each other.

Preferably, each of the portions of the housing and the cover which are in contact with each other is provided with a locking engagement hole and a locking member engagement portion to which the locking member is inserted.

It is also preferable that the cover and the housing have a clearance so that the cover and the housing can move relative to each other in a direction in which the locking engagement portion and the locking member engagement portion are displaced in a state where the cover is in contact with the housing to cover the accommodating portion.

In addition, it is preferable that the eccentric accommodating portion, in which the locking member coupled by the locking engagement hole is moved and received from the opening of the locking engagement hole, is formed on the inner surface of the housing.

The housing may further comprise: a bottom wall; A pair of first side walls protruding from the bottom wall and symmetrical to each other; And a pair of second side walls connecting the pair of first side walls and symmetrical to each other, wherein the first side wall is formed with a locking hole through which the locking member passes, And a cover engagement hole to which the cover is coupled is formed on the wall or the second side wall.

The cover may further comprise: a ceiling wall; A pair of first side walls protruding from the ceiling wall and formed at a position corresponding to a first side wall of the housing; And a pair of second side walls protruding from the ceiling wall and formed at positions corresponding to the second side walls of the housing, It is preferable that the lock member engaging portion is formed.

The first side wall of the cover is formed with a support flange projecting downwardly to be in contact with the first side wall of the housing and a distance L1 from one end to the other end of the lower flange is set to a distance Is shorter than the distance L2 between the second side walls of the first and second side walls.

The first side wall of the housing is formed with an eccentric accommodating portion which is extended from the inside of the locking engagement hole and is moved and accommodated in a direction intersecting the direction in which the locking member inserted into the locking engagement hole is inserted, .

According to the link-lock hub of the present invention, the USB hub is accommodated and shielded from the outside, thereby hindering data hacking or virus infiltration through a plurality of USB ports provided in the USB hub.

Particularly, by fastening the coupling state of the housing accommodating the USB hub with the cover using the USB port locking member used to lock the USB port, a separate fastening tool is not needed, and the release key The lock member can be separated only by using the release key unit having the lock member, so that it is difficult for the intruder to separate the lock member, and the security can be enhanced.

Further, since the cover and the housing are relatively moved with clearance in a state where the housing and the cover are coupled using the lock member, the engagement position of the lock member with respect to the housing can be moved, It is possible to prevent the outsider from attempting the separation operation easily, and the separation operation can be delayed.

And a receiving member provided in the lock member engaging portion and closely contacting the outer side of the lock member to be mounted to provide a frictional force.

1 is a perspective view illustrating a general USB hub.
2 is a perspective view showing a link lock hub according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is an exploded perspective view showing the link lock hub shown in FIG.
Figure 4 is a side view of the housing shown in Figure 2;
5 is a partial cross-sectional view of the housing shown in Fig.
6 is a side view of the cover shown in Fig.
Figure 7 is a side view of the link lock hub shown in Figure 2;
Fig. 8 is a side view showing a state in which the cover is moved relative to the housing in the state of Fig. 7. Fig.
FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing the lock member shown in FIG. 2; FIG.
10 is a perspective view showing a state in which a USB hub is mounted on the housing shown in FIG.
11 and 12 are sectional views showing a state before the locking member is engaged in a state where the housing and the cover are engaged with each other.
13 and 14 are cross-sectional views showing a state in which the lock member is engaged in the states of FIGS. 11 and 12. FIG.
Fig. 15 is a sectional view for explaining the state of the lock member in the state of Fig. 8;
16 and 17 are views for explaining the operation of separating the lock member from the lock device using the release key unit.
18 is a sectional view for explaining a state in which the housing member is coupled to the lock member engaging portion;
Fig. 19 is a perspective view showing the housing member of Fig. 18 taken as an excerpt. Fig.
20 is a view showing a state in which the locking member is coupled to the housing member.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Hereinafter, a link lock hub according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 shows a hub 10 for necking. A plurality of connection ports 11 are provided outside the hub body 11 and a connection cable 12 for connection to a host computer is connected . A connector 13 connected to a connection port of the host computer 20 is provided at an end of the connection cable 12. Here, the connection port 11 may include various types of ports such as a USB port and an optical port.

2 to 17, a link lock hub 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a housing 110, a cover 120, and a locking member 130.

The housing 110 has a receiving portion 110a in which the hub 10 is received and mounted and the opened upper portion of the receiving portion 110a can be covered and closed by the cover 120. [ More specifically, the housing 110 includes a bottom wall 111, a pair of first side walls 112 and 113 protruding upward from the bottom wall 111 to form a receiving portion 110a, And a flange portion 116. The flange portion 116 has a first side wall 114,

The bottom wall 111 is provided with a support portion 117 for supporting the hub 10 so as not to move. The support portion 117 includes a plurality of support protrusions and hooks and is configured to support and support the rim of the hub 10 at a plurality of points and can be designed variously according to the type, size, and shape of the hub 10 have. Therefore, the present invention is not limited to the structure of the supporting portion 117. [

The receiving part 110a having a rectangular frame shape can be formed by the first and second side walls 112 and 113 and the first side walls 112 and 113 are provided with the locking hole h1 for locking, (h2) may be respectively formed. The lock engagement hole h1 is formed in a shape and size corresponding to the lock member 130 so that the lock member 130 can be inserted and engaged. 5, eccentric accommodating portions 112a and 113a (not shown) are formed in the locking hole h1 so as to be spaced a predetermined distance from the engaging hole h1. Is formed. The eccentric accommodating portions 112a and 113a are formed to extend a predetermined distance from the inner surfaces of the first side walls 112 and 113 and communicate with the locking hole h1. The locking member 130 is inserted into the locking hole h1 so that the locking member 130 coupled to the coupling portion 127 of the cover 120 is displaced from the locking hole h1 when the cover 120 is moved. 112a, 113a, it can not be pulled back to the locking hole h1, so that the separating operation of the lock member 130 can be delayed or made difficult.

One or more cover engaging holes 115a are formed in the second side wall 115 to receive the cover 120 and the other side wall 116 is provided with a cable A plurality of through holes h3 are formed.

The cover 120 is coupled to the upper portion of the housing 110 so as to cover and close the receiving portion 110a of the housing 110. [ The cover 120 includes a ceiling wall 121, a pair of first side walls 122 and 123 corresponding to the first sides 112 and 113 of the housing 110 and a pair of second side walls 114 and 115 of the housing 110. [ And a pair of second side walls (124, 125) corresponding to the first side walls.

The gap and the thickness of the first side wall 122 and the second side wall 124 and the second side wall 124 may be the same as the first and second side walls 112 and 113 of the housing 114 and 115, have.

Support flanges 122a and 123a extending to be in contact with and in contact with the first side walls 112 and 113 of the housing 110 are formed in the first side walls 122 and 123 so as to protrude downward. An engaging portion 127 is formed on the first side walls 122 and 123 so as to be in contact with the engaging hole h1 of the housing 110, respectively. The engaging portion 127 is formed with a lock member engaging portion 127a corresponding to the engaging hole h1. Here, the locking engagement portion 127 is positioned apart from the second side wall 124. 4, the length L1 from the left end of the lock member engaging portion 127 to the right end of the support flange 123a is greater than the length L1 of the pair of second side walls 114, 115 (L2) between the first electrode and the second electrode. 7, when the cover 120 is coupled to the housing 110, the cover 120 is slid by a predetermined distance as shown in FIG. 8, so that the locking engagement hole h1 and the engagement portion 127 The lock member engaging portion 127a of the lock member 127 can be shifted.

The second side wall 125 of the cover 120 is formed with a support flange 125a protruding downward so as to be in contact with the inside of the second side wall 115 of the housing 110. [ The supporting blanks 125a are formed with coupling projections 125b protruding outward. The coupling protrusions 125b may be provided corresponding to the cover coupling holes 115a formed in the second side wall 115 of the housing 110 and may be complementarily coupled to each other.

The locking member 130 is for locking the housing 110 and the cover 120 in a state where they are coupled to each other so that they can not be separated from each other. The locking member 130 passes through the locking hole h1, And is inserted into the engaging portion 127a. 9, the locking member 130 includes an outer frame 131 and an inner structure 133 coupled to the outer frame 131. The inner structure 133 includes a release key unit A key insertion portion 134 into which a release key 141 of a key 140 is inserted is provided. The outer frame 131 and the inner structure 133 may be formed integrally or separately. The key insertion portion 134 is provided with a key pattern portion corresponding to the key pattern of the release key 141 so that the release key 141 can be inserted into the key insertion portion 134 only when a predetermined release key unit 140 is used. ). The locking member 130 having such a configuration is used for physically shielding from the outside by being coupled to the port. In the embodiment of the present invention, the locking member 130 is used for fastening and fixing the coupling state of the housing 110 and the cover 120 .

The release key unit 140 has a release key 141 that is used to pull the lock member 130 out of the connection port or the lock engagement hole h1, (130), and can be easily constructed by those skilled in the art from known techniques, so that detailed description is omitted. That is, since it is a structure that can be easily understood by the lock member and the release key unit disclosed in the above-described prior art (Korean Registered Patent No. 10-1323364 (United States Port Locking Device)), the detailed description will be omitted.

A method of safely blocking the USB hub 10 from the outside using the link lock hub 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail.

First, as shown in FIG. 10, the USB hub 10 is mounted and fixed to the receiving portion 110a of the housing 110. In this state, the cable 30 to be used for the hub 10 is connected. Then, the cover 120 is covered and joined to the upper portion of the housing 110. At this time, the support frames 122a, 123a, 125a are inserted into the interior of the housing 110 in a state where the engagement protrusions 125b of the cover 120 are first fitted into the cover engagement holes 115a, 113, 114. The second side wall 112, 7, the housing 110 and the cover 120 are temporarily coupled to each other. At this time, as shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, the locking hole h1 is engaged with the cover 120 The locking member 130 can be inserted into the locking hole h1.

13 and 14, when the lock member 130 is inserted into the lock engaging hole h1, a part of the lock member 130 is inserted into and engaged with the lock member engaging portion 127a, And is held in the state of being inboard of the locking engagement hole h1. Therefore, in this state, when the cover 120 is lifted up and removed from the housing 110, the locking member 130 is caught and prevented from being separated.

13 and 14, when the cover 120 is relatively slid and moved with respect to the housing 110, as shown in Figs. 8 and 15, And moves to the eccentric accommodating portion 112a partially deviated from the hole h1. In this state, the lock piece 130 is displaced from the lock hole h1, and the lock piece 130 can not be pulled out by the lock hole h1. Therefore, in order to pull out the lock member 130, even if the release key unit 140 is provided, the cover 120 and the housing 110 are relatively moved with respect to each other so that the lock member 130 is engaged with the lock engaging hole h1 The lock member 130 must be separated from the lock device 100 by using the release key unit 140, as shown in Figs. 16 and 17, while being moved to the corresponding position.

As described above, according to the link-lock hub 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention, the hub 10 can be received and shut off from accessing the connection port from the outside. At this time, the locking device 100 is formed by assembling the housing 110 and the cover 120. In order to engage the housing 110 and the cover 120, a releasable lock member 130 so that it can not be easily separated by an outsider.

Further, by allowing only a part of the lock member 130 to be exposed to the outside while the housing 110 and the cover 120 are assembled using the lock member 130, knowledge of the structure of the lock device 100 It is possible to delay the time when the unlicensed user forcibly separates the lock member 130 and to give difficulties, thereby improving the security.

Further, as shown in Figs. 18 to 20, it is preferable that the locking member engaging portion 127a is further provided with a receiving member 129 for receiving the locking member 130. Fig. The housing member 129 is a metal press member having a housing structure that is open on one side and has an elastic contact portion 129a on at least one side wall thereof to elastically contact the outside of the lock member 130, Provide frictional force. Therefore, the locking member 130 inserted into the housing member 129 is firmly supported so as not to be easily detached.

While the invention has been shown and described with respect to a preferred embodiment for illustrating the principles of the invention, it is not intended that the invention be construed as limited to the exact construction and operation shown and described. Those skilled in the art will readily appreciate that many modifications and variations of the present invention are possible without departing from the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

10 ... USB hub 100. Link-lock hub
110 .. Housing 120 .. Cover
130 .. Locking member 140 .. Release key

Claims (9)

A housing having a receiving portion to which a hub having a connection port for necking is mounted;
A cover coupled to the housing to cover the receiving portion to block the hub from the outside; And
And a locking member engageable with the connection port and detachable using a release key unit having a release key and coupled between the cover and the housing to prevent the housing and the cover from being separated,
Wherein a lock member engaging portion and a locking engaging hole, to which the lock member is inserted and coupled, are provided in respective portions of the housing and the cover which face each other,
Wherein the cover and the housing have a clearance so that the cover and the housing are relatively movable in a direction in which the locking engagement portion and the locking member engagement portion are displaced in a state where the cover is in contact with the housing so as to cover the accommodating portion. delete delete The method according to claim 1,
Wherein an eccentric accommodating portion in which the locking member coupled with the locking engagement hole is moved and received from the entrance of the locking engagement hole is formed in the inner surface of the housing. A housing having a receiving portion to which a hub having a connection port for necking is mounted;
A cover coupled to the housing to cover the receiving portion to block the hub from the outside; And
And a locking member engageable with the connection port and detachable using a release key unit having a release key and coupled between the cover and the housing to prevent the housing and the cover from being separated,
The housing includes:
Bottom wall;
A pair of first side walls protruding from the bottom wall and symmetrical to each other;
And a pair of second side walls connecting the pair of first side walls and symmetrical to each other,
Wherein the first side wall is formed with a locking hole through which the locking member passes,
Wherein the first side wall or the second side wall is formed with a cover engagement hole to which the cover is coupled. 6. The apparatus according to claim 5,
Ceiling walls;
A pair of first side walls protruding from the ceiling wall and formed at a position corresponding to a first side wall of the housing; And
And a pair of second side walls protruding from the ceiling wall and formed at positions corresponding to the second side walls of the housing,
Wherein the first side wall is formed with a lock member coupling portion corresponding to the lock hole of the housing. The method according to claim 6,
Wherein the first side wall of the cover is formed with a support flange projecting downwardly, the support flange being in contact with the first side wall of the housing,
And a distance (L1) from one end to the other end of the support flange is shorter than a distance (L2) between a pair of second side walls of the housing. 8. The method according to any one of claims 5 to 7,
The first side wall of the housing is formed with an eccentric receiving portion which is extended from the inside of the locking engagement hole and is moved and accommodated in a direction intersecting the direction in which the locking member inserted into the locking engagement hole is inserted Features a link-lock hub. The method according to claim 1 or 4,
Further comprising: a receiving member provided in the lock member engaging portion and closely contacting the outer side of the lock member to be mounted to provide a frictional force.

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