TWI381790B - Latch mechansim - Google Patents

Description

Latch mechanism

This invention relates to a mechanism and, more particularly, to a latching mechanism.

In conventional electronic devices, such as notebook computers, in order to fix the battery and consider the overall aesthetics of the notebook computer, the door cover is combined with the case of the notebook computer to hide the battery under the door cover, so that The notebook has an overall aesthetic.

Most users are accustomed to buying a spare battery to avoid the battery in use. When the battery of the notebook is out of power, it can only rely on the connection of the external charger and the socket to continue to use and charge. If you are in an environment without a socket and you have only one battery nearby, you will be vulnerable to the inability to continue using your notebook.

However, the door cover must be tightly coupled to the casing to prevent the battery from falling out of the casing. However, when the user wants to replace the battery, it usually happens that the door cover is too tightly combined with the casing, so that the door cover is difficult to remove from the casing. Or, if the user uses too much force to make the door cover broken, it can no longer be combined with the casing. Moreover, even if the user smoothly removes the door cover from the casing, the battery is tightly fixed in the casing, which makes it difficult for the user to take the battery out of the casing.

The present invention provides a latch mechanism that is convenient to use.

The invention provides a latching mechanism comprising a casing, a battery, a sliding block and a door cover. The battery, the sliding block and the door cover are all disposed on the casing, wherein the sliding block is located between the battery and the door cover. When the sliding block slides relative to the casing in a first direction, the sliding block first releases the battery limit, and the sliding block continues to slide in the first direction, and the sliding block opens the door cover in a second direction relative to the casing, wherein the first The direction is perpendicular to the second direction.

In an embodiment of the latch mechanism of the present invention, wherein the sliding block comprises a first sliding member and a second sliding member, the first sliding member is located on one side of the battery, and the second sliding member is located at the first sliding member. Between the door and the door. When the first sliding member slides relative to the casing in the first direction, the first sliding member releases the limit of the battery, and the first sliding member drives the second sliding member to open the door cover relative to the casing in the second direction.

In an embodiment of the latch mechanism of the present invention, the second sliding member has a first guiding structure, and the door cover has a second guiding structure, and the second sliding member slides and contacts in the first direction. When the door is closed, the first guiding structure moves along the second guiding structure, so that the second sliding member simultaneously drives the door cover to open in the second direction relative to the casing. Furthermore, the first guiding structure is a stud and the second guiding structure is a groove. Furthermore, the second guiding structure has a connecting hook, a first side wall, a second side wall and a third side wall, wherein the first side wall has an obtuse angle with the first direction, and the first side wall and the second side wall have an acute angle. And the third side wall and the second side wall are clamped at right angles. The second side wall and the third side wall form a receiving portion, and when the door cover is opened relative to the casing, the second guiding structure and the receiving portion are mutually restricted, so that the door cover is kept open relative to the casing.

In an embodiment of the latch mechanism of the present invention, the first sliding member is adjacent to an end of the second sliding member as a limiting hook, and when the first sliding member moves in the first direction, the limit is released. The hook and the battery limit.

In an embodiment of the latch mechanism of the present invention, the casing has a guiding post, and the first sliding member has a first limiting slot, and the guiding post is located in the first limiting slot to limit the first The slider slides relative to the housing in a first direction.

In an embodiment of the latch mechanism of the present invention, the casing has a more stopping point, and when the second sliding member is in the locked position, the second sliding member is restrained by the blocking point.

In an embodiment of the latch mechanism of the present invention, a plurality of telescopic springs are further included, and the first sliding member is relatively far from the end of the second sliding member and the second sliding member is opposite to the end of the first sliding member. And these hooks are connected with the telescopic springs.

In an embodiment of the latch mechanism of the present invention, wherein the sliding block has a first guiding structure, and the door cover has a second guiding structure, when the sliding block slides in the first direction and contacts the door cover, The movement of a guiding structure along the second guiding structure causes the sliding block to drive the door cover to open relative to the casing in the second direction. The first guiding structure is a protruding post, and the second guiding structure is a groove, and the second guiding structure has a connecting hook, a first side wall, a second side wall and a third side wall, the first side wall An obtuse angle is formed with the first direction, and the first side wall and the second side wall are at an acute angle, and the third side wall and the second side wall are at right angles. In addition, the second side wall and the third side wall form a receiving portion, and when the door cover is opened relative to the casing, the second guiding structure and the receiving portion are mutually restricted, so that the door cover is kept in a state of being opened relative to the casing.

In an embodiment of the latch mechanism of the present invention, one end of the sliding block is a limit hook, and when the sliding block moves in the first direction, the limit of the limit hook and the battery is released.

In an embodiment of the latch mechanism of the present invention, the casing has a guiding post, and the sliding block has a first limiting slot, and the guiding post is located in the first limiting slot to limit the sliding block to The first direction slides relative to the casing.

In an embodiment of the latch mechanism of the present invention, wherein the casing has a more point, and when the slider is in a locked position, the slider is limited by the stop.

In an embodiment of the latch mechanism of the present invention, a plurality of telescopic springs are further included, and one end of the sliding block is a hook, and the hook is correspondingly connected with the telescopic spring.

Based on the above, the latch mechanism of the present invention adopts a two-stage operation to first release the limit of the casing and the battery and then release the limit of the casing and the door cover, and before the user removes the door cover from the casing, The door cover is kept open relative to the casing, so that the user can conveniently remove the door cover from the casing, which is convenient to use.

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

1 is a partial perspective schematic view of a latch mechanism of the present embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of FIG. Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 simultaneously, the latch mechanism 1000 of the present embodiment can be applied to an electronic device such as a notebook computer. The latch mechanism 1000 includes a casing 1100, a battery 1200, a first sliding member 1300, a second sliding member 1400, and a door cover 1500. The battery 1200, the first sliding member 1300, the second sliding member 1400, and the door cover 1500 are all disposed on the casing 1100. The first sliding member 1300 is located at one side of the battery 1200, and the second sliding member 1400 is located at the first sliding member 1300. The first slider 1300 and the second slider 1400 are disposed on the same side of the battery 1200. When the first sliding member 1300 slides relative to the casing 1100 in the first direction D1, the first sliding member 1300 releases the limit of the battery 1200, and the first sliding member 1300 drives the second sliding member 1400 to cause the door cover 1500 to be in the second direction. D2 is opened relative to the casing 1100, wherein the first direction D1 and the second direction D2 are perpendicular to each other.

In detail, the second sliding member 1400 has a first guiding structure 1410, and the door cover 1500 has a second guiding structure 1510, wherein the first guiding structure 1410 is a protruding column, and the second guiding structure 1510 is Groove. The second guiding structure 1510 has a connecting hook 1512, a first side wall 1514, a second side wall 1516 and a third side wall 1518, wherein the first side wall 1514 is in an obtuse angle with the first direction D1, and the first side wall 1514 is The two side walls 1516 are clipped at an acute angle, and the third side wall 1518 is perpendicular to the second side wall 1516. When the second sliding member 1400 slides in the first direction D1 and contacts the door cover 1500, the first guiding structure 1410 is the hook 1512, the first side wall 1514, and the second side wall that are connected along the second guiding structure 1510. The movement of the 1516 and the third side wall 1518 causes the second sliding member 1400 to drive the door cover 1500 to open relative to the casing 1100 in the second direction D2.

In addition, the second guiding structure 1510 further has a receiving portion 1517, and the receiving portion 1517 is formed by the second side wall 1516 and the third side wall 1518, when the door cover 1500 is opened relative to the casing 1100. Limiting the first guiding structure 1410. In addition, an end of the first sliding member 1300 relatively close to the second sliding member 1400 is a limiting hook 1310. When the first sliding member 1300 moves toward the first direction D1, the limiting hook 1310 is released from the battery 1200. Bit. In other embodiments, the limit hook 1310 is also more movable to tilt one side of the battery 1200 relative to the casing 1100 for easy access by the user. In addition, the housing 1100 further has a guiding post 1110, and the first sliding member 1300 has a first limiting slot 1320, and the guiding post 1100 is located in the first limiting slot 1320 to limit the first sliding member 1300 to only The first direction D1 slides relative to the casing 1100. Moreover, the casing 1100 further has a stop point 1120, and when the second sliding member 1400 is in a locked position, the second sliding member 1400 is restricted by the blocking point 1120.

The latch mechanism 1000 further includes a plurality of telescopic springs 1600 and 1700, and the first slider 1300 is opposite to the end of the second slider 1400 as a hook 1330, and the hook 1330 is connected to the telescopic spring 1600, and the second sliding The end of the piece 1400 relatively close to the first sliding member 1300 is also a hook 1420, and the hook 1420 is coupled to the telescopic spring 1700.

Referring to FIG. 2, in the normal use or unused condition of the general electronic device, the door cover 1500 of the latch mechanism 1000 is combined with the casing 1100. At this time, the telescopic springs 1600 and 1700 are in a natural contracted state, so that the first slider 1300 and the second slider 1400 are respectively located at the respective locking positions. At the same time, the first guiding structure 1410 of the second sliding member 1400 is limited by the hook 1512 of the second guiding structure 1510.

Figure 3 is a partial perspective perspective view of the second slider of Figure 2 moving relative to the door cover. Referring to FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 simultaneously, when the first sliding member 1300 is moved by force, since the guiding post 1110 of the casing 1100 and the first sliding member 1300 have the first limiting slot 1320 mutually constrained, the first sliding The piece 1300 can only have movement in the first direction D1. When the first sliding member 1300 is moved toward the first direction D1, the telescopic spring 1600 is stretched and stored with an elastic restoring force, and the limit hook 1310 is released from the battery 1200, and the battery 1200 is facing the first side. The two directions D2 are ejected, causing one side of the battery 1200 to warp against the casing 1100. When the first slider 1300 contacts and pushes the second slider 1400, the first guiding structure 1410 of the second slider 1400 moves along the second guiding structure 1510. In detail, the movement of the first guiding structure 1410 releases the limit of the hook 1512 thereof, and when the second sliding member 1400 continues to be moved by the first sliding member 1300 to move in the first direction D1, the second sliding member The first guiding structure 1410 of the 1400 moves along the first side wall 1514 of the second guiding structure 1510. It is worth mentioning that, because the first side wall 1514 and the first direction D1 have an obtuse angle, and the first guiding structure 1410 of the protruding column can only move in the first direction D1, the first guiding structure 1410 and the first The mutual interference of a side wall 1514 causes the second slider 1400 to move the door cover 1500 open toward the cabinet 1100 toward the second direction D2.

4 is a schematic view of the door cover of FIG. 3 kept in a state in which the door is opened. Referring to FIG. 4, after the second guiding structure 1410 moves along the first side wall 1514 to open the door cover 1500 relative to the casing 1100, the second guiding structure 1410 contacts the second side wall 1514 and is connected to the second side wall. The receiving portion 1517 (shown in FIG. 2), which is formed by the 1514 and the third side wall 1516, is mutually restrained, so that the door cover 1500 is kept open relative to the casing 1100. In particular, the second guiding structure 1410 and the receiving portion 1517 cooperate with each other, and the door cover 1500 can be kept open relative to the casing 1100 until the user removes the door cover 1500 from the casing 1100.

Figure 5 is a schematic view of the door cover when it is disengaged from the casing. Referring to FIG. 5, the first guiding structure of the receiving portion 1517 of the second guiding structure 1510 of the door cover 1500 for the second sliding member 1400 is not released until the user removes the door cover 1500 from the casing 1100. Limit of 1410. At this time, the elastic restoring force of the telescopic spring 1700 drives the reverse movement of the second slider 1400 in the first direction D1, and the blocking point 1120 on the casing 1100 restricts the second slider 1400 from sliding to the original locked position. Incidentally, although the angle between the second side wall 1516 and the third side wall 1518 of the embodiment is a right angle, the angle of the angle between the second side wall 1516 and the third side wall 1518 may be changed according to actual needs, or Changing the shape of the second side wall 1516 can achieve the purpose of stopping the first guiding structure 1410.

When the second sliding member 1400 starts to move in the reverse direction of the first direction D1, the limit between the second sliding member 1400 and the first sliding member 1300 is released, so that the first sliding member 1300 is also subjected to the expansion spring 1600. The elastic restoring force drives the reverse movement toward the first direction D1 until the second sliding member 1400 slides to the original locking position, and the second sliding member 1400 further restricts the first sliding member 1300 from sliding only to the first sliding member. 1300 original lock position.

Although the above embodiment uses two sliding members to achieve the step of releasing the battery and the door cover step by step, the technical person can also integrate the two sliding members into one sliding block according to actual use requirements, or use more than one. The sliding member can achieve the purpose of opening the door after releasing the battery limit.

In summary, in the latch mechanism of the present invention, the sliding of the sliding block can first release the limit between the battery and the casing, and then the door cover is opened relative to the casing. Therefore, it is possible to ensure that the battery and the electronic device are electrically removed before opening the door. In addition, before the user removes the door cover from the casing, the first guiding structure of the second sliding member cooperates with the second guiding structure of the door cover, so that the door cover will always remain open relative to the casing. The state will not fall into the casing, and it has the convenience of being easy for the user to take the door.

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

1000. . . Latch mechanism

1100. . . cabinet

1110. . . Guide column

1120. . . Stop point

1200. . . battery

1300. . . First slide

1310. . . Limit card hook

1320. . . First limit slot

1330, 1420. . . The hook

1400. . . Second slide

1410. . . First guiding structure

1500. . . Door cover

1510. . . Second guiding structure

1512. . . The hook

1514. . . First side wall

1516. . . Second side wall

1517. . . Retained part

1518. . . Third side wall

1600, 1700. . . Telescopic spring

D1. . . First direction

D2. . . Second direction

1 is a partial perspective schematic view of a latch mechanism of the present embodiment.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a partial perspective perspective view of the second slider of Figure 2 moving relative to the door cover.

4 is a schematic view of the door cover of FIG. 3 kept in a state in which the door is opened.

Figure 5 is a schematic view of the door cover when it is disengaged from the casing.

1100. . . cabinet

1110. . . Guide column

1200. . . battery

1300. . . First slide

1320. . . First limit slot

1330, 1420. . . The hook

1400. . . Second slide

1410. . . First guiding structure

1500. . . Door cover

1510. . . Second guiding structure

1512. . . The hook

1514. . . First side wall

1516. . . Second side wall

1517. . . Retained part

1518. . . Third side wall

1600, 1700. . . Telescopic spring

D1. . . First direction

D2. . . Second direction

Claims (17)

A latching mechanism includes: a casing; a battery disposed on the casing; a sliding block disposed on the casing, comprising: a first sliding member disposed on the casing and located at the casing a side of a battery; and a second sliding member disposed on the casing and located between the first sliding member and the door cover; and a door cover disposed on the casing, wherein the sliding block is located Between the battery and the door cover, when the first sliding member of the sliding block slides relative to the casing in a first direction, the sliding block first releases the limit of the battery, and the first sliding member continues to face the The sliding of the second sliding member in the first direction causes the door cover to open relative to the casing in a second direction, wherein the first direction and the second direction are perpendicular to each other. The latching mechanism of claim 1, wherein the second sliding member has a first guiding structure, and the door cover has a second guiding structure, the second sliding member facing the first When the direction slides and contacts the door cover, the first guiding structure moves along the second guiding structure to cause the second sliding member to simultaneously drive the door cover to open in the second direction relative to the casing. The latching mechanism of claim 2, wherein the first guiding structure is a stud and the second guiding structure is a groove. The latching mechanism of claim 2, wherein the second guiding structure has a connecting hook, a first side wall and a second side wall And a third sidewall, the first sidewall is an obtuse angle with the first direction, and the first sidewall and the second sidewall are at an acute angle, and the third sidewall is at a right angle with the second sidewall. The latching mechanism of claim 4, wherein the second side wall and the third side wall form a receiving portion, and the second guiding structure and the door cover are opened when the door is opened relative to the casing The receiving portions are mutually constrained to maintain the door cover in a state of being opened relative to the casing. The latching mechanism of claim 1, wherein the first sliding member is adjacent to an end of the second sliding member as a limit hook, when the first sliding member moves in the first direction. , remove the limit hook and the battery limit. The latching mechanism of claim 1, wherein the casing has a guiding post, and the first sliding member has a first limiting slot, and the guiding post is located in the first limiting slot The first sliding member is restrained from sliding relative to the casing in the first direction. The latch mechanism of claim 1, wherein the casing further has a stop point, and when the second sliding member is in a locked position, the second sliding member is restricted by the stop point. . The latching mechanism of claim 1, further comprising a plurality of telescopic springs, wherein the first sliding member is relatively far from the end of the second sliding member and the second sliding member is relatively close to the first sliding member Each of the ends is a hook, and the hooks are correspondingly connected to the telescopic springs. The latching mechanism of claim 1, wherein the sliding block has a first guiding structure and the door cover has a second guiding knot When the sliding block slides in the first direction and contacts the door cover, the first guiding structure moves along the second guiding structure to cause the sliding block to drive the door cover in the second direction relative to the machine The shell is open. The latching mechanism of claim 10, wherein the first guiding structure is a stud and the second guiding structure is a groove. The latching mechanism of claim 10, wherein the second guiding structure has a connecting hook, a first side wall, a second side wall and a third side wall, the first side wall and the first side wall An obtuse angle is formed in one direction, and the first side wall and the second side wall are at an acute angle, and the third side wall and the second side wall are at right angles. The latching mechanism of claim 12, wherein the second side wall and the third side wall form a receiving portion, and the second guiding structure and the door cover are opened when the door is opened relative to the casing The receiving portions are mutually constrained to maintain the door cover in a state of being opened relative to the casing. The latching mechanism of claim 1, wherein an end of the sliding block is a limit hook, and when the sliding block moves in the first direction, the limit hook and the battery are released. Limit. The latching mechanism of claim 1, wherein the casing has a guiding post, and the sliding block has a first limiting slot, and the guiding post is located in the first limiting slot, The slider is restrained from sliding relative to the casing in the first direction. The latching mechanism of claim 1, wherein the casing further has a stop point, and when the sliding block is in a locked position, the sliding block is limited by the stop point. The latching mechanism of claim 1, further comprising a plurality of telescopic springs, wherein one end of the sliding block is a hook, and the hooks are correspondingly connected to the telescopic springs.