TWI730893B - Protective housing - Google Patents

Abstract

A protective shell includes a cover member, a box member, and an elastic assembly. The cover member includes a protrusion structure, and the cover member is detachably fixed to the box member. The cover member or the box member has a guide hole. The elastic assembly is located in the box member, and the protrusion structure extends through the elastic assembly to be engaged with the elastic assembly, such that the cover member and the box member are unable to mutually move. The guide hole extends toward the elastic assembly. A rod is inserted into the guide hole to push the elastic assembly in order to separate the elastic assembly and the protrusion structure, and thus the box member and cover member are in a detachable state.

Description

Protective shell

The present invention relates to a protective shell, in particular to a shell structure assembled by multiple shells.

The electronic components in electronic devices (such as notebook computers or tablet computers) are developing towards miniaturization and thinning, and the protective shell of the electronic device must be very stable to protect the internal electronic components to prevent users from dropping the electronic device. The internal electronic components are damaged, causing malfunctions.

Usually, screws are used to lock the protective shell, which then has a fixed effect on the protective shell. However, the screw head of the screw is usually exposed to the outside, easy to contact with liquid, moisture or other substances, and it is easy to oxidize and even rust, which affects the structural strength of the protective shell and reduces the protection of the electronic components inside the electronic device.

Therefore, how to propose a protective case that can solve the above-mentioned problems is one of the problems that the industry urgently wants to invest in research and development resources to solve.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a protective case including a cover, a box and an elastic member. The cover body includes a protruding structure, and the cover body is detachably fixed to the box body. The cover or box has a through hole. The elastic member is arranged in the box body, and the protruding structure is configured to pass through and engage with the elastic member, thereby restricting the movement of the cover body relative to the box body. The through hole extends toward the elastic member, and the through hole is used for inserting the rod body to push the elastic member to separate from the protruding structure, so that the cover body and the box body are in a detachable state.

In one or more embodiments of the present invention, the material of the elastic member includes beryllium copper alloy.

In one or more embodiments of the present invention, the elastic member is substantially V-shaped.

In one or more embodiments of the present invention, the elastic member has a free middle end and two side ends, wherein the free middle end is adjacent to the through hole, and the two side ends are away from the through hole and are fixed to the box body.

In one or more embodiments of the present invention, the free middle end has an abutting surface, wherein the abutting surface faces the through hole.

In one or more embodiments of the present invention, the box body has a recessed area, wherein the recessed area is located below the free middle end.

In one or more embodiments of the present invention, the cover includes a first fastener, and the box includes a second fastener. The first fastener and the second fastener are used to engage with each other to restrict the cover and the box. Relative movement between.

In one or more embodiments of the present invention, the first turning portion of the first fastener and the second turning portion of the second fastener extend in opposite directions and abut up and down.

In one or more embodiments of the present invention, the box body has a notch, wherein the notch is provided on the side wall of the box body, and the shape of the notch corresponds to the edge of the cover body.

In one or more embodiments of the present invention, the depth of the notch is the same as the thickness of the edge of the cover.

In summary, the protective shell provided by the present invention uses the design of an elastic member to replace the conventional screw fixing structure. When the rod is inserted into the through hole of the protective shell, the elastic member is separated from the fixing structure, so that the shell and the cover are in a position The detachable state is convenient for the user to open the protective case. Since the elastic member and the fixed structure are arranged inside the protective shell, when the cover is fixed to the box body, the elastic member and the fixed structure can be protected to avoid the influence of liquid and water vapor oxidation, and even the protective shell can avoid the appearance of damage. Screw heads or other fixing parts are exposed and affect the appearance.

The invention can be implemented in many different forms. Representative embodiments are shown in the drawings and will be described in detail herein. The present disclosure contains examples or descriptions of principles, and aspects of the present disclosure shall not be limited to the illustrated embodiments.

Please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2. FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 are three-dimensional schematic diagrams of the protective case 100 in one or more embodiments of the present invention. In FIG. 1, the cover 110 of the protective case 100 is detachably fixed to the box 130. In Figure 2, the rod R (for example, a Pin needle) is inserted into the box body 130, and the cover body 110 and the box body 130 are in a detachable state at this time. Specifically, the protective case 100 can be applied to an electronic device (for example, a smart phone, a tablet computer, or a notebook computer) or a non-electronic device to protect the internal electronic components or non-electronic components, and the present invention does not take this as limit. The structure and operating relationship between the cover 110 and the box 130 of the protective shell 100 are explained in detail below, so that the reader can clearly understand the principles and features of the present invention.

Please refer to FIGS. 3 to 6 at the same time. FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of the separation of the cover 110 and the box body 130 of the protective case 100 in FIG. 1. FIG. 4 is a top view of the box body 130. FIG. 5 and FIG. 6 are respectively cross-sectional views of the protective shell 100 in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 drawn along the section line 5 and the section line 6. In an embodiment of the present invention, the protective case 100 includes a cover 110, a box body 130 and an elastic member 170. The cover 110 includes a protrusion structure 111. The cover 110 is detachably fixed to the box 130. The cover 110 or the box 130 has a through hole 150. The elastic member 170 is arranged in the box body 130 (for example, the elastic member 170 is arranged on the inner bottom surface of the box body 130), and the protruding structure 111 is configured to pass through and engage the elastic member 170, thereby restricting the cover 110 relative to the box body 130. The through hole 150 extends toward the elastic member 170, and the through hole 150 is used for inserting the rod R to push the elastic member 170 to separate from the protrusion structure 111, so that the cover 110 and the box 130 are in a detachable state.

Specifically, when the protruding structure 111 engages the elastic member 170, the protruding structure 111 and the elastic member 170 are mutually restricted at least in the first axial direction X1 (for example, a plane direction parallel to the first axial direction X1), so that The cover 110 and the box 130 are fixed to each other at least in the first axial direction X1. In addition, the cover 110 and the box 130 also have other structures to limit each other in a second axis X2 (for example, an axis perpendicular to the plane direction) perpendicular to the first axis X1, so that the cover 110 and The box body 130 is in a locked state. The following first introduces the limiting mechanism on the first axis X1, and the limiting structure and mechanism on the second axis X2 will be introduced in the later paragraphs of this article to avoid the content from being too complicated.

The convex structure 111 of the cover 110 may be a cylinder or a non-cylinder (for example, a polygonal cylinder), and the convex structure 111 extends along the second axis X2. In addition, the elastic member 170 is sheet-shaped and extends substantially along the first axial direction X1 (please refer to Figure 5), wherein the protruding structure 111 passes through the elastic member 170 so that the elastic member 170 surrounds the protruding structure 111, so both They are mutually restricted at least in the first axial direction X1.

In addition, the elastic member 170 may be made of a beryllium copper alloy. Therefore, the elastic member 170 is pushed by the rod R to be elastically deformed and separated from the protruding structure 111 (please refer to FIG. 6). At this time, the cover 110 can be detached from the box 130 at least along the first axial direction X1, so that the protective shell 100 is in a detachable state.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the elastic member 170 is substantially V-shaped, wherein the elastic member 170 has a free middle end 171 and two side ends 173 (please refer to FIG. 4). The free middle end 171 is adjacent to the through hole 150, and the two side ends 173 are away from the through hole 150, and the two side ends 173 are fixed to the inner bottom surface of the box body 130. When the cover 110 and the box 130 are closed and closed, the rod R can apply force or release force to the free middle end 171 through the through hole 150, so that the elastic member 170 is elastically deformed and moved away from the protruding member, or the elastic member 170 can be moved away from the protruding member. The elastic recovery moves toward the protruding structure 111 and engages each other, and the rod R controls the protective shell 100 to be in a locked state or a detachable state.

In addition, the free middle end 171 further has an abutting surface 171a, wherein the abutting surface 171a faces the through hole 150 for the rod R to push. In some embodiments, the through hole 150 extends substantially along the first axial direction X1, and the abutting surface 171a is inclined to the first axial direction X1. Therefore, when the rod R is inserted into the through hole 150 to push the elastic member 170, the elastic member 170 170 will move along the second axis X2 and be separated from the protruding structure 111.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the box body 130 has a recessed area 135, wherein the recessed area 135 is located below the free middle end 171 to provide a movement space for the elastic member 170 to be elastically deformed, so as to prevent the inner bottom surface of the box body 130 from getting stuck in the elastic The member 170 cannot move.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the cover 110 includes a first fastener 117, and the box body 130 includes a second fastener 137. The first fastener 117 and the second fastener 137 are used to engage with each other to restrict the cover. The movement of 110 and the box body 130 in the second axial direction X2.

Specifically, when the cover 110 is closed on the box 130, the first fastener 117 and the second fastener 137 are approximately symmetrical in the center. The first fastener 117 and the second fastener 137 respectively have a first body portion 117a and a second body portion 137a extending along the second axial direction X2, in addition to the first turning portion 117b and the second fastener of the first fastener 117 The second turning portion 137b of the fastener 137 extends in the opposite direction of the first axis X1 and abuts up and down, whereby the first fastener 117 and the second fastener 137 are engaged with each other, so that the two are in the second axis X2 Upper mutual limit. That is, when the protruding structure 111 and the elastic member 170 are engaged with each other, and the first fastener 117 and the second fastener 137 are hooked with each other, the cover 110 and the box 130 are in a locked state.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the box body 130 has a notch 133, wherein the notch 133 is provided on a side wall of the box body 130, and the shape of the notch 133 corresponds to an edge of the cover 110. Wherein, the depth D of the notch 133 is the same as the thickness T of the corresponding edge of the cover 110, so that the cover 110 and the box 130 can abut against each other in a consistent manner. In addition, the cover 110 has a first stepped structure 113, the first stepped structure 113 is disposed on other edges, and the box body 130 has a corresponding second stepped structure 139, and the second stepped structure 139 is disposed on other sidewalls of the box body 130 Above, the cover 110 is further restricted from being detachable from the box body 130 only along the first axis X1 and the notch 133.

In summary, the protective case provided by the present invention uses the design of an elastic member to replace the conventional screw fixing structure. When the rod body is inserted into the through hole of the protective shell, the elastic member is separated from the fixing structure, so that the shell and the cover are in a detachable state, so that the user can open the protective shell. Since the elastic member and the fixed structure are arranged inside the protective shell, when the cover is fixed to the box body, the elastic member and the fixed structure can be protected to avoid the influence of liquid and water vapor oxidation, and even the protective shell can avoid the appearance of damage. Screw heads or other fixing parts are exposed and affect the appearance.

100: Protective shell

110: Lid

111: raised structure

113: The first ladder structure

117: First card firmware

117a: The first body part

117b: The first turning point

130: box

133: Notch

135: sunken area

137: Second card firmware

137a: The second body part

137b: The second turning point

139: The second ladder structure

150: Through hole

170: elastic member

171: Free midrange

171a: junction

173: side end

5: Section line

6: Section line

D: depth

T: thickness

R: Rod body

X1: first axis

X2: second axis

In order to describe the above or other advantages and features of the present invention, the principle described above will be explained in more detail by referring to its specific embodiments, and the specific embodiments are shown in the accompanying drawings. These drawings only exemplarily describe the invention and therefore are not to be considered as limiting the scope. Through the accompanying drawings, the principles of the present invention will be clearly explained, and additional features and details will be fully described, among which: Figure 1 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of a protective shell in an embodiment of the present invention; Figure 2 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the rod inserted into the protective case in Figure 1; Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of the separation of the cover body and the box body of the protective case in Figure 1; Figure 4 is a top view of the box body of the protective case in Figure 1; Figure 5 is a cross-sectional view of the protective case in Figure 1 drawn along section line 5; and FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the protective case in FIG. 2 drawn along the section line 6.

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100: Protective shell

110: Lid

130: box

5: Section line

Claims (8)

A protective case includes: a box body; a cover body including a protruding structure, the cover body is detachably fixed to the box body, the cover body or the box body has a through hole; and an elastic member arranged in In the box, the protruding structure is configured to pass through and engage the elastic member, thereby restricting the cover from moving relative to the box, wherein the through hole extends toward the elastic member, and the through hole is used for inserting a rod To push the elastic member to separate from the protruding structure, so that the cover and the box body are in a detachable state, wherein the elastic member is substantially V-shaped and has a free middle end and two side ends, wherein the free middle end It is adjacent to the through hole, and the two side ends are away from the through hole and fixed to the box body. The protective case according to claim 1, wherein the material of the elastic member includes beryllium copper alloy. The protective case according to claim 1, wherein the free middle end has an abutting surface, and the abutting surface faces the through hole. The protective case according to claim 1, wherein the box body has a recessed area, wherein the recessed area is located below the free middle end. The protective case according to claim 1, wherein the cover includes a first card member, the box includes a second card member, and the first card member And the second clamping member are used for mutual clamping, thereby restricting the relative movement between the cover body and the box body. The protective case according to claim 5, wherein a first turning portion of the first fastener and a second turning portion of the second fastener extend in opposite directions and abut up and down. The protective case according to claim 1, wherein the box body has a notch, wherein the notch is provided on a side wall of the box body, and the shape of the notch corresponds to an edge of the cover body. The protective case according to claim 7, wherein the depth of the notch is the same as the thickness of the edge of the cover.

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