TWI503487B - Latch mechanism and electrical apparatus using the same - Google Patents

Description

Locking mechanism and electronic device using the same

The present invention relates to a latching mechanism, and more particularly to a latching mechanism for selecting a latch or releasing a latching state by means of a structure having a latch, and an electronic device using the same.

Portable computing computer, because of its light and thin advantages, can be carried around, and can be used immediately in any place and environment, so it can be said to be a favorite of business people or students. However, in order to facilitate the use of the notebook, the most important issue is the provision of the power supply. In order to solve this problem, a portable battery unit is usually coupled to a battery unit. The battery unit provides power to the portable computing processor to handle the power of the computer when no plug is available.

In some cases, for example, the battery unit may need to be disassembled to reduce weight or replace other new battery units, or in the case of carrying a portable computing computer to move, the battery unit needs to be able to provide disassembly and solidification. The mechanism of the lock. That is to say, on the one hand, the locking mechanism of the battery unit can provide a good locking force to ensure the state in which the battery unit is coupled to the computer, and on the other hand, the locking mechanism of the battery unit is also easy for the user to release to remove the battery. unit.

Based on such design requirements, in the conventional technology, for example, the Republic of China Patent No. TW471714, as shown in FIG. 1, a mechanism for latching a slider is disclosed, which is provided with guide rails on both sides of the housing, and in the slider Set on both sides The guide rails are slidably connected to each other to facilitate sliding of the slider. In addition, as disclosed in US Pat. No. 5,028083, a mechanism having a latching slider is provided, which is provided with grooves on both sides of the housing, and is disposed on both sides of the slider and the grooves are mutually Slide the guide rails to facilitate sliding of the slider.

In addition, the Republic of China Announces New Patent No. M326229 also discloses an electronic device having a button with a button at the bottom of the button, and a key slot on the casing of the electronic device, and a connecting portion on the connecting rod. The connecting portion is in the form of a hole. When the button is set in the button slot, the button at the bottom of the button passes through the button slot and is locked with the connecting portion, so the user can push the battery to push the battery out by pushing the button . For example, the Republic of China Patent No. 563908 teaches a locking mechanism having a locking hook body that is slidable between a first position and a second position in the housing by the cooperation of the first spring. And slidably securing a battery within the housing. When the battery is inserted, the hook body is in the first position of the housing, and the safety button is embedded in the slot on the housing and cannot slide to achieve the battery locking in the housing; when the safety button is pressed The battery is released from the housing when it is disengaged from the slot and slid to the second position.

The present invention provides a latching mechanism that controls the position of a cassette by a latching portion provided on a recess. The locking portion and the mating sliding seat have a structure that can be positioned to maintain the position of the locking portion. In addition, the recess of the locking mechanism can be integrally formed with the housing, so that the locking mechanism of the present invention slides only on the recess by a single locking portion, thereby also reducing production. And the cost of assembly.

The present invention provides an electronic device having a battery unit, and a locking mechanism is disposed on the body of the electronic device to provide a locking or releasing the battery unit. Since the locking mechanism has a positioning mechanism, Therefore, it is possible to prevent the locking portion on the locking mechanism from falling off due to improper external force when the battery unit is removed.

In one embodiment, the present invention provides a locking mechanism having a recess, and a sliding rail is respectively disposed on each of the two side walls, and each sliding rail has a first surface and a second surface. a second surface has a stopper and a first positioning structure; and a locking portion is slidably disposed on the two sliding rails of the recess, the locking portion further has a contact plate and a pair of guiding rods And a latching surface, one side of the touch panel is slidably disposed on the first surface, and each of the guiding rods has at least one second positioning structure, and the locking portion is slid on the pair of sliding rails by a specific When the position is coupled to the first positioning structure, the latch is connected to one side of the touch panel, and the latch protrudes from the recess or the space when the latch portion slides on the pair of slide rails Placed in the recess.

In another embodiment, the present invention provides an electronic device having an electronic device body having a battery receiving slot on one side thereof, and a battery unit disposed in the battery receiving slot. The electronic device body is electrically connected, the battery unit has an engaging groove, and a locking mechanism is disposed on the electronic device body and located on one side of the battery receiving groove, the locking mechanism and the engaging groove Correspondingly, the locking mechanism has a recess, and a sliding rail is respectively disposed on each of the two side walls, each sliding rail has a first surface and a second surface, and each of the second surfaces has a stopper And a first positioning structure; and a locking portion that is slidably disposed on the two sliding rails of the recess, the lock The buckle portion further has a touch panel, a pair of guide rods and a latch, one side of the touch panel is slidably disposed on the first surface, and each of the guide rods has at least one second positioning structure attached thereto The latching portion is coupled to the first positioning structure when the sliding portion is slid on the pair of sliding rails. The latching strap is coupled to one side of the touch panel, and the latching portion is coupled to the pair by the latching portion When the sliding rail slides, the recess protrudes and is inserted into the corresponding engaging groove or is disengaged from the engaging groove to be received in the recess.

In order to enable the reviewing committee to have a further understanding and understanding of the features, objects and functions of the present invention, the related detailed structure of the device of the present invention and the concept of the design are explained below so that the reviewing committee can understand the present invention. The detailed description is as follows: Please refer to FIG. 2, which is an exploded perspective view of the embodiment of the locking mechanism of the present invention. The locking mechanism 2 includes a recess 20 and a locking portion 21. As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3A and FIG. 3B, FIG. 3A is a schematic plan view of the recess; and FIG. 3B is a schematic perspective view of the bottom of the recess. A sliding rail 200 is protruded from each of the two side walls of the recess 20, and each of the sliding rails 200 has a first surface 201 and a second surface 202. Each of the second faces 202 has a first positioning structure 203 and a stopper 204. In this embodiment, the first positioning structure 203 is a column structure. Each of the stops 204 is a convex plate structure projecting from the second face 202. In the recess 20, a support plate 205 is provided at a position connected to one end of the pair of slide rails 200, which is provided to support the lock portion 21. It should be noted that the support plate 205 is not an essential component, or the configuration thereof may be provided as needed, and is not limited by the embodiment of the present invention. The recess 20 has an opening at the opening A connecting plate 206.

As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3C, FIG. 3C is a schematic perspective view of the bottom structure of the locking portion of the present invention. The locking portion 21 includes a contact plate 210, a pair of guiding rods 211 and a latch 212. The touch panel 210 has a first surface 2100 and a second surface 202. The first face 2100 has a plurality of ridges 2101 for increasing friction when the user touches. The second surface 202 is slidably disposed on the first surface 201 of the slide rail 200 and the support plate 205. The cassette 212 is connected to one side of the touch panel 210. Each guiding rod 211 is connected to one side 2120 of the cassette 212. It should be noted that although the guide bar 211 in the embodiment is connected to the side surface 2120, it is not limited to this embodiment. For example, the connecting plate may be protruded from the second surface 202. The pair of guide rods 211 are connected, which can be changed by those skilled in the art in accordance with the spirit of the present invention.

Each of the guiding rods 211 has a second positioning structure. In this embodiment, the second positioning structures 2110 and 2111 are one-to-concave structure having a curvature coupled to the first positioning structure 203, so as to facilitate the first The positioning structure 203 is coupled to and detached from the second positioning structures 2110 and 2111. As for the number of the second positioning structures 2110 and 2111, as long as at least one is required as needed. In this embodiment, since the locking portion 21 needs to have two different positioning positions, the second positioning structure is provided with two. It should be noted that the first positioning structure 203 and the second positioning structures 2110 and 2111 may have a shape that can be coupled to each other as long as they belong to a conjugate, and are not limited by the structural configuration in the embodiment. That is, in another embodiment, the first positioning structure may be a pair of concave structures having curvature, and the second positioning structure is a cylindrical structure. In addition, at one end of each guide is more There is a guiding surface 2112. A blocking surface 2113 is further provided on one side of the guiding surface 2112. In order to increase the strength of the pair of guiding rods 211, a supporting portion 213 is further protruded from the second surface 202 of the touch panel 210, and is respectively connected to one side of the pair of guiding rods 211 and 202 of the touch panel 210.

Next, the manner of assembly will be described, as shown in FIG. 4A, which is a schematic cross-sectional view of the locking portion and the recess of the present invention. When the locking portion 21 passes through the opening of the recess 20, the second surface 202 of the touch panel 210 is slidably coupled to the first surface 201 of the sliding rail 200. 4B to 4D, the figure is a schematic view of the assembly of the locking mechanism of the present invention. At this time, when the locking portion 21 continues to move toward the inside of the recess 20, the guiding surface 2112 of the pair of guiding rods 211 will touch the corresponding stopper 204. At this time, when the locking portion 21 continues to move into the recess 20, the guiding surface 2112 can produce a guiding effect, so that the pair of guiding rods 211 are deformed in the middle direction until the entire locking portion 21 is slid. Into the recess, a state as shown in Fig. 4C is formed. In the state of FIG. 4C, the second positioning structure 2110 corresponds to the first positioning structure 203, so that the second positioning structure 2110 is coupled to the first positioning structure 203 to generate a positioning effect. At this time, the cassette 212 is received in the recess 20 above the connecting plate 206 shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 4D, if the cassette 212 is to be pushed out as long as it touches the touch panel 210 and applies a force to the opening of the recess 20, the cassette 212 can be pushed out. Since the guiding rod 211 of the locking portion 21 has the second positioning structure 2111, the second positioning structure 2111 is coupled to the first positioning structure 203 when the cassette 212 is protruded to the positioning. In addition, since the guide bar 211 has a blocking surface 2113, it can abut against the corresponding stopper 204 when the latch 212 moves outward to prevent the entire locking portion 21 from being pushed out of the recess 20.

As shown in FIG. 5, the figure is a schematic diagram of an electronic device of the present invention. The electronic device 3 includes an electronic device body 30, a battery unit 31, and a latching mechanism 2. One side of the electronic device body 30 has a receiving slot 300. In this embodiment, the electronic device body 30 is a notebook computer, but is not limited thereto. The battery unit 31 is coupled to the electronic device body 30 in the receiving slot 300. The battery unit 31 has an engaging slot 310. The latching mechanism 2 is disposed on the electronic device body 30 and is located on one side of the accommodating slot 300. The latching mechanism 2 is disposed when the battery unit 31 is mounted in the accommodating slot 300. The engagement groove 310 corresponds to each other. The detailed structure of the locking mechanism 2 is as described above, and will not be described herein. It should be noted that the recess 20 shown in FIG. 3A is integrally formed with the electronic device body 30 such that the latching portion 21 can be slidably disposed on the electronic device body 30.

Next, the operation flow of the locking battery unit will be described. Please refer to FIG. 6A to FIG. 6C, which are schematic diagrams of the locking mechanism and the release battery unit of the locking mechanism of the present invention. In FIG. 6A, when the battery unit 31 is to be installed in the accommodating groove 300, the latch 212 of the locking mechanism 2 is received in the recess 20. As shown in FIG. 6B, when the battery unit 31 is completely accommodated in the accommodating groove 300, since the cassette 212 corresponds to the engaging groove 310, the user's finger 90 can apply the direction to the contact plate 91. The force is caused to be inserted into the engaging groove 310 to form the state of FIG. 6C, thereby locking the battery unit 31 to the electronic device body 30.

On the contrary, as shown in FIG. 6C, when the battery unit 31 is to be taken out, as long as the force is applied to the touch panel 210 to push in the direction 92, the cassette 212 can be pushed away from the engagement according to the above-mentioned action principle. Slot 310, and formed as shown in Figure 6B In this state, the battery unit 31 is taken out. In addition, in FIG. 5, the electronic device body 30 has only one locking mechanism 2, but in another embodiment, the electronic device body opposite to the locking mechanism 2 of FIG. 30 is further set to a locking mechanism. It is to be understood that the person skilled in the art can vary in the spirit and scope of the invention and is therefore not limited by the embodiment shown in FIG.

However, the above is only an embodiment of the present invention, and the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto. It is to be understood that the scope of the present invention is not limited by the spirit and scope of the present invention, and should be considered as a further embodiment of the present invention.

2‧‧‧Locking mechanism

20‧‧‧ recess

200‧‧‧rails

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203‧‧‧First positioning structure

204‧‧ ‧block

205‧‧‧Support board

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210‧‧‧ Touch panel

2100‧‧‧ first side

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3‧‧‧Electronic devices

30‧‧‧Electronic device body

300‧‧‧ accommodating slots

31‧‧‧ battery unit

310‧‧‧ snap groove

90‧‧‧ fingers

91, 92‧‧‧ directions

Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of a conventional electronic device locking mechanism.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the embodiment of the locking mechanism of the present invention.

Figure 3A is a schematic plan view of the recess.

Figure 3B is a perspective view of the bottom of the recess.

Figure 3C is a perspective view showing the bottom structure of the lock portion of the present invention.

Figure 4A is a schematic cross-sectional view of the latch portion and the recess of the present invention.

FIG. 4B to FIG. 4D are schematic diagrams showing the assembly of the locking mechanism of the present invention.

Figure 5 is a schematic diagram of an electronic device of the present invention.

6A to 6C are schematic views respectively showing the locking mechanism of the locking mechanism of the present invention.

2‧‧‧Locking mechanism

20‧‧‧ recess

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Claims (8)

A locking mechanism, comprising: a recess, wherein a sliding rail is respectively protruded from the two side walls, each sliding rail has a first surface and a second surface, and each of the second surfaces has a stopper And a first positioning structure; and a locking portion that is slidably disposed on the two sliding rails of the recess, the locking portion further has a contact plate, a pair of guiding rods and a latch, the contact panel a side surface is slidably disposed on the first surface, and each of the guiding rods has a second positioning structure coupled to the first positioning structure when the locking portion slides to a specific position on the pair of sliding rails Coupling, the card is connected to one side of the touch panel, and the latch protrudes or is received in the recess when the latch portion slides on the pair of slide rails, the pair The guide rod is attached to one side of the cassette. The locking mechanism of claim 1, wherein one end of each guiding rod has a guiding surface, and one side of the guiding surface has a blocking surface, and the concave portion protrudes from the concave portion. The seat is coupled to the block. The latching mechanism of claim 1, wherein the first positioning structure is a cylinder, and the second positioning structure is a pair of concave structures having curvature. The locking mechanism of claim 1, further comprising a supporting portion connected to one side of the pair of guiding rods and one side of the contact plate. An electronic device having an electronic device body having a battery receiving groove on one side thereof; a battery unit electrically connected to the electronic device body in the battery receiving slot, the battery unit having an engaging groove, and a locking mechanism disposed on the electronic device body and located at the electronic device body One side of the battery receiving slot, the locking mechanism corresponds to the engaging groove, the locking mechanism has a recess, and a sliding rail is respectively protruded from the two side walls, and each sliding rail has a first And a second surface, each of the second surfaces has a stopper and a first positioning structure; and a locking portion is slidably disposed on the two sliding rails of the recess, the locking portion further has a touch panel, a pair of guide rods and a latch, one side of the touch panel is slidably disposed on the first surface, and each of the guide rods has a second positioning structure attached to the latch portion When the slide rail is slid to a specific position, the first positioning structure is coupled to the first positioning structure, and the latch is connected to one side of the touch panel, and the latch is slid on the pair of slide rails by the latch portion. Protruding the recess to be inserted into or disengaged from the corresponding engaging groove; the pair of guiding rods are connected On one side of the tenon. The electronic device of claim 5, wherein one end of each of the guiding rods has a guiding surface, and one side of the guiding surface has a blocking surface, and the recess protrudes from the recess The time is coupled to the block. The electronic device of claim 5, wherein the first positioning structure is a cylinder, and the second positioning structure is a pair of concave structures having curvature. The electronic device of claim 5, further comprising a support portion connected to one side of the pair of guide bars and one side of the contact plate.