TW201632745A - Fastening structure and cover - Google Patents

Abstract

A fastening structure and a cover are provided. The fastening structure includes a first cover, a second cover and a fastening element. The first cover has a side-wall portion, a bottom portion and a hook portion. The bottom portion is located below the side-wall portion and the hook portion connects the side-wall portion. A gap is formed between the hook portion and the bottom portion. The side-wall portion, the bottom portion and the hook portion surround to form a hole. The second cover has a boss corresponding to the hole. The fastening element has a head and a bolt. The head of the fastening element push the hook portion to transform while the fastening element passing through the hole into the boss, and the hook portion restores its original shape so that the portion of the head is located in the gap between the hook portion and the bottom portion after the head of the fastening element passing through the hook portion.

Description

Locking structure and housing

The present invention relates to a locking structure and a housing, and more particularly to a locking structure for facilitating disassembly of the housing.

Screws have many functions, not only for fixing, but also for disassembling the housing. For example, a screw can be used to lock the door. In the past, the screw for attaching the door cover was loosened, and then the door cover was taken out by the finger groove. Since more and more appearances of the device casing are formed by integral molding, in order not to damage the overall appearance of the device, it has been developed that the casing can be disassembled only by the disassembly of the screw itself.

1 is a perspective view of a screw attached to a housing by a C-ring, and FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing a conventional two housings locked together by a C-ring. Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 simultaneously, in the conventional method, the C-ring 110 can affect the deformation of the plastic member (the housing 130) for disassembly when the screw 120 is loosened and the number of teeth is released. Although the use of the C-ring 110 can achieve the function of easy disassembly, it is necessary to use the special size screw 120 and the C-ring 110, resulting in an increase in the number and cost of parts.

The present invention provides a locking structure that facilitates disassembly of the housing and reduces the number and cost of parts used.

The present invention provides a housing having a structure that is different from that of a conventional housing.

A housing of the present invention is adapted to be locked with another housing via a lock attachment, the lock attachment having a head having a side wall portion, a bottom portion and an abutment portion The abutting portion is connected to the side wall portion, and the abutting portion and the side wall portion are located above the bottom portion, the side wall portion, the bottom portion and the abutting portion define a consistent hole, wherein the abutting portion Between the portion and the bottom portion, the gap is for receiving the portion of the head when the lock attachment enters the through hole, and the portion of the head is movable in the gap The abutting portion is used to limit the movement range of the head portion of the portion.

In an embodiment of the invention, the abutting portion is coupled to the side wall portion along the circumferential direction of the through hole.

In an embodiment of the invention, the side wall portion, the bottom portion and the abutting portion are integrally formed.

In an embodiment of the invention, the housing is made of plastic.

A locking structure of the present invention includes a first housing, a second housing, and a lock attachment. The first housing has a side wall portion, a bottom portion and an abutting portion, the abutting portion is connected to the side wall portion, and the abutting portion and the side wall portion are located above the bottom portion, wherein a gap is formed between the abutting portion and the bottom portion, and the side wall portion and the bottom portion are The abutting portion surrounds the through hole. The second housing has locking ribs that correspond to the through holes. The lock attachment has a head and a bolt, and is attached When the piece is inserted into the locking rib through the through hole, the head of the lock attachment is pushed against the abutting portion and elastically deforms the abutting portion, and the head of the locking accessory passes through the abutting portion, and the abutting portion restores the original shape. The portion of the head is located in the gap between the abutment and the bottom, and the bolt is at least partially locked into the locking rib.

In an embodiment of the invention, the abutting portion is coupled to the side wall portion along a circumferential direction of the through hole.

In an embodiment of the invention, the side wall portion, the bottom portion and the abutting portion are integrally formed.

In an embodiment of the invention, at least one of the first housing and the second housing is made of plastic.

In an embodiment of the invention, the lock attachment is made of plastic or metal.

In an embodiment of the invention, when the lock attachment is removed from the second housing, the head of the lock attachment pushes the abutment portion to drive the first housing away from the second housing.

In an embodiment of the invention, the first housing and the second housing are housings of an electronic device.

Based on the above, in the locking structure of the present invention, the lock attachment can be conveniently locked into the locking rib of the second housing by elastic deformation of the abutting portion of the through hole of the first housing; When the lock attachment is removed from the second housing, the first housing can also be disengaged from the second housing by pushing the abutment portion of the lock attachment.

The above described features and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the following description.

110‧‧‧C-ring

120‧‧‧ screws

130‧‧‧Shell

200‧‧‧Lock structure

210‧‧‧First housing

212‧‧‧through holes

213‧‧‧ Sidewall

214‧‧‧ bottom

215‧‧‧Affiliation

220‧‧‧ second housing

222‧‧‧Lock ribs

230‧‧‧Lock attachment

232‧‧‧ head

234‧‧‧ 栓 部

G‧‧‧ gap

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the screw attached to the housing by a C-ring.

Figure 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a conventional two housings that are locked together using a C-ring.

3 is a schematic view of the locking structure of the locking yoke locked into the second housing by the through hole of the first housing.

Figure 4 is a partial schematic view of a through hole.

5 to 7 are diagrams showing the steps of locking the lock attachment through the through hole and locking into the locking rib.

8 and 9 are schematic views showing the steps when the lock attachment is removed from the second housing.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described more fully hereinafter with reference to the appended claims. The various embodiments of the invention may be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as being limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and the concepts of the various embodiments are fully conveyed to those of ordinary skill in the art. In these figures, the thickness of each layer or region is exaggerated for clarity.

For ease of description, this article will use space-related terms (such as "below", "below", "below", "above", "above", etc.) a component or structural feature shown in the figure Relative to other components or structural features. For devices or devices that are in use or in operation, space-related terms include different orientations in addition to the orientations shown. For example, elements that are "under" or "beneath" other elements or structural features will become "above" the other elements or structural features. Thus, by way of example, the term "lower" can encompass both the orientations above and below, depending on the reference point. The device can also be positioned in other ways (rotated 90 degrees or other orientations) and the space-related transcripts used herein are understood in the same manner.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments, The singular forms "a", "the", and "the" It will be further understood that the use of the terms "comprises" and "comprising" or "comprises" or "comprises" or "includes" or "comprises" or "comprises" More than one other structural feature, integer, step, operation, component, component, and/or group thereof.

All terms (including technical and scientific terms) used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which the embodiments of the invention are. It will be more readily understood that terms such as those defined in the general dictionary should be understood to have the same meaning as those of the prior art, and should not be construed as ideal or too formal, unless expressly stated herein.

3 is a schematic view showing a locking structure in which a locking member is locked into a locking rib of a second housing through a through hole of the first housing, and FIG. 4 is a partial schematic view of the through hole. Please also Referring to FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, the locking structure 200 includes a first housing 210, a second housing 220, and a lock attachment 230. The material of the first housing 210, the second housing 220, or the lock attachment 230 in this embodiment All of the plastics may be plastic, or the first housing 210 or the second housing 220 may be plastic and the lock attachment 230 is metal. Alternatively, the first housing 210 or the second housing 220 may be made of plastic. In this embodiment, the first housing 210 and the second housing 220 are housings of an electronic device, such as a personal computer, a notebook computer, a tablet computer, a smart phone, and the like. The first housing 210 and the second housing 220 may be the housing of the same electronic device, or may be the housing of different electronic devices. For example, the first housing 210 may be the housing of the optical disc drive, and the second The housing 220 may be a housing of a notebook computer, and the locking structure 200 of the present invention may be applied when the optical disk drive is locked into the notebook computer.

The first housing 210 has a side wall portion 213 formed integrally, a bottom portion 214, and an abutting portion 215, wherein the abutting portion 215 is coupled to the side wall portion 213 along the circumferential direction of the through hole 212, and the side wall portion 213 and the abutting portion The abutment portion 215 is located above the bottom portion 214, and a gap G is formed between the abutting portion 215 and the bottom portion 214, and the side wall portion 213, the bottom portion 214 and the abutting portion 215 are surrounded to form a through hole 212. The second housing 220 has locking ribs 222 that correspond to the through holes 212. The lock attachment 230 can be a general gauge screw rather than a special screw having a head 232 and a bolt 234, and the lock attachment 230 is inserted through the through hole 212 to lock into the locking rib 222.

5 to 7 illustrate a step in which the lock attachment is locked into the locking rib 222 through the through hole 212. As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the diameter of the through hole 212 varies depending on the arrangement of the abutting portion 215, wherein the abutting portion 215 is hooked to the depth of the through hole 212. The position in the direction of the dimension is the demarcation point, and the diameter of the through hole 212 above the hook of the abutting portion 215 is larger than the diameter of the hook below the abutting portion 215, so that the lock attachment 230 is placed in the through hole 212, Since the diameter of the head portion 232 of the lock attachment 230 is larger than the diameter of the plug portion 234, the plug portion 234 can smoothly pass through the bottom portion 214 and enter the lock rib 222 at a predetermined position without being affected by the abutment portion 215, and the diameter is larger. The head 232 abuts against the abutment 215.

Next, as shown in FIG. 7, by the predetermined position of the locking rib 222 by the plug portion 234, the lock attachment 230 is continuously urged along the depth direction of the through hole 212, for example, the lock attachment 230 is rotated clockwise by a screwdriver. So that the plug portion 234 of the lock attachment 230 is locked deeper into the locking rib 222, while the head portion 232 of the lock attachment 230 is pushed against the abutment portion 215 and the abutment portion 215 is elastically deformed (for example, abutting The portion 215 is deformed and the hook of the free end is offset to the right, so that the head 232 of the lock attachment 230 can smoothly pass through the abutment portion 215. Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 3, after the head 232 of the lock attachment 230 passes the abutting portion 215, the abutting portion 215 is restored to the original shape, and the bolt portion 234 is at least partially locked into the locking rib 222, so that the lock attachment 230 is A portion of the head 232 will be located in the gap G between the abutment 215 and the bottom 214.

8 and 9 are schematic views showing the steps when the lock attachment is removed from the second housing. Referring to FIG. 8, when the lock attachment 230 is to be removed from the second housing 220, the lock attachment 230 is also biased upwardly and upwardly by a screwdriver to bias the bolt portion 234 of the lock attachment 230 from the locking rib. Unscrew in 222. Next, as shown in FIG. 9, the counter-clockwise and upward force is continuously applied to the lock attachment 230 by the screwdriver, and the head 232 of the lock attachment 230 is pushed to push the abutting portion 215, thereby driving the first housing 210 away from the second shell. Body 220.

In summary, in the locking structure of the present invention, a general-purpose screw can be used as the lock attachment, and no special screw is required, so that there are many types of conveniences that can be selected in the selection of the lock attachment. In addition, the abutting portion can replace the conventionally used C-ring to achieve the purpose of easily disassembling the two casings. Therefore, the locking structure of the present invention can omit the use of the C-ring as compared with the prior art. In the case where the general gauge screw can be selected as the lock attachment and the C-ring can be omitted, not only the convenience of the parts can be increased, but also the number of parts used and the overall cost can be effectively reduced.

Although the present invention has been disclosed in the above embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention, and any one of ordinary skill in the art can make some changes and refinements without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. The scope of the invention is defined by the scope of the appended claims.

200‧‧‧Lock structure

210‧‧‧First housing

212‧‧‧through holes

213‧‧‧ Sidewall

214‧‧‧ bottom

215‧‧‧Affiliation

220‧‧‧ second housing

222‧‧‧Lock ribs

230‧‧‧Lock attachment

232‧‧‧ head

234‧‧‧ 栓 部

G‧‧‧ gap

Claims (11)

A housing adapted to be coupled to another housing via a lock attachment, wherein the lock attachment has a head having a side wall portion, a bottom portion and an abutment portion, the abutment The portion is connected to the side wall portion, and the abutting portion and the side wall portion are located above the bottom portion, the side wall portion, the bottom portion and the abutting portion define a consistent hole, wherein the abutting portion Having a gap with the bottom portion for receiving a portion of the head when the lock attachment enters the through hole, the portion of the head being movable in the gap and the The abutting portion is used to limit the movement range of the head portion. The housing according to claim 1, wherein the abutting portion is coupled to the side wall portion along a circumferential direction of the through hole. The casing of claim 1, wherein the side wall portion, the bottom portion, and the abutting portion are integrally formed. The casing according to claim 1 is made of plastic. A locking structure includes: a first housing having a side wall portion, a bottom portion and an abutting portion, the abutting portion being coupled to the side wall portion, and the abutting portion being located with the side wall portion Above the bottom, wherein there is a gap between the abutting portion and the bottom portion, the side wall portion, the bottom portion and the abutting portion surround a uniform hole; a second housing has a locking convex portion a rib, wherein the through hole and the locking rib correspond to each other; and a lock attachment having a head and a plug portion, When the lock attachment is inserted into the locking rib through the through hole, the head of the lock attachment moves the abutting portion and elastically deforms the abutting portion, and the After the head of the lock attachment passes the abutting portion, the abutting portion returns to a original shape, and a portion of the head portion is located in the gap between the abutting portion and the bottom portion, and The plug portion is at least partially locked into the locking rib. The locking structure according to claim 5, wherein the abutting portion is connected to the side wall portion along a circumferential direction of the through hole. The locking structure of claim 5, wherein the side wall portion, the bottom portion, and the abutting portion are integrally formed. The locking structure of claim 5, wherein at least one of the first housing and the second housing is made of plastic. The lock structure according to claim 5, wherein the lock attachment is made of plastic or metal. The locking structure of claim 5, wherein when the lock attachment is removed from the second housing, the head of the lock attachment pushes the abutting portion to drive The first housing exits the second housing. The locking structure of claim 5, wherein the first housing and the second housing are housings of an electronic device.