TWI744062B - Locking assembly and box having the same - Google Patents

Abstract

A locking assembly includes a first locking member, a rotating shaft and a shell member. The rotation shaft is used to drive the first locking member to move, and the first locking member is movably connected to the shell member. An elastic element is connected between the first locking member and the shell member. A first protruding portion is provided on the outer peripheral side of the rotating shaft, and the first protruding portion abuts against a first resisting portion of the first locking member. The elastic element is used to maintain mutual contact between the first protrusion and the first resisting portion. The first protrusion is used to work with the rotation shaft to drive the first locking member to extend or retract to the shell member, so that the rotating shaft is directly driving the first locking member, which simplifies the transmission connection relationship between the first locking member and the rotating shaft. The present application also provides a box having the locking assembly.

Description

Locking components and box body

The present application relates to the field of locking mechanisms, and in particular to a lock assembly and a box with the lock assembly.

In the existing lock components such as world locks, in order for the rotating part to drive the locking part to move to achieve the locking or unlocking function, an additional transmission component, such as a gear set or multiple transmission rod structures, needs to be connected between the rotating part and the locking part Etc., the structure and installation process of these transmission components are relatively complicated, which easily leads to a reduction in the production efficiency of the lock assembly, thereby increasing the production cost.

In view of the above situation, the present application provides a lock assembly and a box with the lock assembly, by directly providing a protruding portion on the outer peripheral side of the rotating shaft, and the end of the first locking member is provided with an abutment corresponding to the protruding portion The two holding parts keep abutting under the action of elastic force, allowing the rotation shaft to directly drive the first locking part, so that the first locking part moves with the rotation of the rotation shaft, which simplifies the connection between the first locking part and the rotation shaft The transmission connection relationship improves production efficiency and reduces production costs.

The embodiment of the present application provides a locking assembly, which includes a first locking member, a rotating shaft and a shell member. The rotation shaft is used to drive the first locking member to move, and the first locking member is movably connected with the shell member. An elastic element is connected between the first locking member and the shell member, a first protruding portion is provided on the outer peripheral side of the rotating shaft, and a first resisting portion is provided at one end of the first locking member , The first protruding portion abuts against the first resisting portion, the elastic element is used to maintain mutual contact between the first protruding portion and the first resisting portion, the first The protruding part is used to rotate together with the rotating shaft to drive the first locking member to extend or retract to the shell member.

In some embodiments, the outer peripheral side of the rotating shaft is further provided with a limiting portion, the limiting portion and the first protruding portion are spaced apart, and the first abutting portion is located between the limiting portion and the first protrusion. Between the first protrusions.

In some embodiments, the locking assembly includes a first connecting member, a first through groove is provided on the first locking member, a first through hole is provided on the housing, and the first connecting member One end of the first connecting member is fixed to the first through hole, and the other end of the first connecting member is movably arranged in the first through groove.

In some embodiments, a hook is further provided on the first connector, one end of the elastic element is connected to the first connector, and the other end of the elastic element is connected to the hook.

In some embodiments, the housing includes a first side plate, a second side plate, and a cover plate, the first side plate and the second side plate are respectively provided on opposite sides of the cover plate, and the first lock The holder is movably connected to the first side plate, and the rotation shaft is installed on the cover plate.

In some embodiments, the locking assembly further includes a second locking member, the second locking member is movably connected to the second side plate, and a second protrusion is further provided on the rotating shaft, so The second protrusion abuts against one end of the second locking member, and the rotating shaft is used to drive the first locking member and the second locking member to move in opposite directions.

In some embodiments, the lock assembly further includes a knob assembly, the rotation shaft is connected to the knob assembly, and the knob assembly is used to drive the rotation shaft to rotate.

In some embodiments, the rotating shaft has a hollow structure, the knob assembly includes a knob, a sleeve, and a connecting shaft. The sleeve is fixedly connected to the knob, and one end of the connecting shaft is fixedly mounted on the sleeve. In the barrel, the other end of the connecting shaft is inserted into the rotating shaft and fixedly connected with the rotating shaft.

In some embodiments, the inner wall of the rotating shaft is provided with a positioning groove, the outer peripheral side of the connecting shaft is provided with a positioning protrusion, and the positioning protrusion is received in the positioning groove.

An embodiment of the present application also provides a box body, which includes a housing and the above-mentioned locking assembly, and the locking assembly is movably arranged on the housing for locking or unlocking the housing.

The lock buckle assembly provided by the present application is provided with a protruding portion directly on the outer peripheral side of the rotating shaft, and the end of the first locking member is provided with a resisting portion corresponding to the protruding portion, and the two keep abutting under the action of elastic force, so that The first locking member moves with the rotation of the rotating shaft, which simplifies the transmission connection relationship between the first locking member and the rotating shaft, improves production efficiency, and reduces production costs.

The following will clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present application, rather than all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in this application, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative work shall fall within the protection scope of this application.

It should be noted that when an element is referred to as being "fixed to" another element, it can be directly on the other element or a central element may also be present. When an element is considered to be "connected" to another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or an intermediate element may be present at the same time. When an element is considered to be "disposed on" another element, it can be directly disposed on the other element or a centered element may exist at the same time. The terms "vertical", "horizontal", "left", "right" and similar expressions used herein are for illustrative purposes only.

Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by those skilled in the technical field of this application. The terminology used in the specification of the application herein is only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments, and is not intended to limit the application. The term "or/and" as used herein includes any and all combinations of one or more related listed items.

The embodiment of the present application provides a locking assembly, which includes a first locking member, a rotating shaft and a shell member. The rotation shaft is used to drive the first locking member to move, and the first locking member is movably connected with the shell member. An elastic element is connected between the first locking member and the shell member, a first protruding portion is provided on the outer peripheral side of the rotating shaft, and a first resisting portion is provided at one end of the first locking member , The first protruding portion abuts against the first resisting portion, the elastic element is used to maintain mutual contact between the first protruding portion and the first resisting portion, the first The protruding part is used to rotate together with the rotating shaft to drive the first locking member to extend or retract to the shell member.

The lock buckle assembly provided by the present application is provided with a protruding portion directly on the outer peripheral side of the rotating shaft, and the end of the first locking member is provided with a resisting portion corresponding to the protruding portion. The rotating shaft directly drives the first locking member so that the first locking member moves with the rotation of the rotating shaft, which simplifies the transmission connection relationship between the first locking member and the rotating shaft, improves production efficiency, and reduces production costs.

Some implementations of this application are described in detail. In the case of no conflict, the following embodiments and features in the embodiments can be combined with each other.

Please refer to Figure 1, Figure 2 and Figure 3, in one embodiment, the box 200 includes a housing 201 and a lock assembly 100, the lock assembly 100 is movably arranged in the housing 201 to lock or unlock the壳201。 The shell 201.

The locking assembly 100 includes a first locking member 10, a rotating shaft 20 and a shell member 30. The first locking member 10 is movably connected to the shell member 30. The rotating shaft 20 is used to drive the first locking member 10 to move. An elastic element 40 is connected between the first locking member 10 and the shell member 30. One end of the first locking member 10 facing the rotating shaft 20 is provided with a first resisting portion 11, and the outer peripheral side of the rotating shaft 20 is provided with a first protruding portion 21, the first protruding portion 21 Abut the first resisting portion 11. The elastic element 40 is used to maintain the mutual contact between the first protruding portion 21 and the first resisting portion 11. Specifically, one end of the elastic element 40 is connected to the first locking member 10, and the other end is relatively fixed to the housing member 30. The elastic member 40 is in a stretched state. Under the action of elastic tension, the first protrusion 21 of the rotating shaft 20 abuts the side of the first resisting portion 11 facing the elastic element 40, so that the first resisting portion 11 and the first protrusion 21 abut against each other under the action of elastic pulling force. The first protrusion 21 is used to rotate together with the rotating shaft 20 to drive the first locking member 10 to extend or retract to the shell member 30. When the first locking member 10 extends out of the housing member 30, the housing 201 is clamped with the first locking member 10, and the locking assembly 100 locks the housing 201. When the first locking member 10 is retracted to the housing member 30, the first locking member 10 is separated from the housing 201, and the locking assembly 100 unlocks the housing 201.

Please refer to FIGS. 2 and 3, the housing 30 includes a first side plate 31, a second side plate 32 and a cover plate 33. The first side plate 31 and the second side plate 32 are respectively disposed on opposite sides of the cover plate 33 and are substantially perpendicular to the cover plate 33. The first locking member 10 is movably connected to the first side plate 31. Specifically, the first locking member 10 is provided with a first through slot 12, and the first side plate 31 is provided with a first through hole 311 corresponding to the first through slot 12. Along the length direction of the first locking member 10, the length of the first through slot 12 is greater than the length of the first through hole 311, and the length direction of the first locking member 10 is arrow A in FIG. 2 Indicates the direction. The lock assembly 100 further includes a first connecting member 50, one end of the first connecting member 50 is fixed in the first through hole 311, and the other end of the first connecting member 50 protrudes from the first The through groove 12 is movably arranged in the first through groove 12. One end of the elastic element 40 is connected to the first connecting member 50, and the other end is connected to the first locking member 10, so that the elastic element 40 is connected to the first locking member 10 and the first locking member 10 through the first connecting member 50. Between the shell 30. Taking the perspective of FIG. 3 as an example, when the rotation shaft 20 rotates to drive the first locking member 10 to move up and down relative to the first side plate 31, the first through slot 12 moves relative to the first connecting member 50, and the elastic element The length of 40 changes with the movement of the first locking member 10, and the first protrusion 21 keeps abutting against the first resisting portion 11 under the action of elastic pulling force, so that the first locking member 10 and the rotating shaft 20 can be synchronized sports.

Please continue to refer to FIG. 4, the first locking member 10 is also provided with a hook 14, and one end of the elastic element 40 is connected to an end of the first connecting member 50 that protrudes from the first through slot 12, so The other end of the elastic element 40 is detachably connected to the hook 14 so as to replace the elastic element 40 in the latch assembly 100. The first protruding portion 21 of the rotating shaft 20 abuts on the side of the first abutting portion 11 facing the elastic element 40. When the locking assembly 100 is in the initial state, the end of the first locking member 10 away from the rotating shaft 20 extends out of the housing member 30, and the first connecting member 50 is located in the first through slot 12 At the bottom end, the elastic element 40 is in a naturally extended or stretched state. When the rotating shaft 20 rotates, the first protrusion 21 presses the first holding portion 11 to drive the first locking member 10 to move downward, and the first connecting member 50 is relatively upward When moving, the elastic element 40 is stretched, and the first abutting portion 11 keeps abutting against the first protruding portion 21 under the action of elastic force. When the first connecting member 50 moves to the top end of the first through groove 12, the first locking member 10 is completely retracted into the shell member 30.

The first connecting member 50 is roughly in the shape of a rivet and includes a first flange 51, a second flange 52 and a third flange 53 which are coaxially spaced apart. The first flange 51 abuts the side of the first side plate 31 away from the first locking member 10, and is used for positioning the first connecting member 50 and the first side plate 31 to avoid the first connection The piece 50 falls off from the first side plate 31. The second flange 52 abuts the side of the first locking member 10 away from the first side plate 31 to limit the movement of the first locking member 10 along the axial direction of the first connecting member 50, and ensure the first The movement stability of the locking member 10 prevents the first locking member 10 from shaking during the up and down movement, which causes the first locking member 10 to fail to enter the locked position on the box 200 correctly. The elastic element 40 is connected between the second flange 52 and the third flange 53 to prevent parts from falling or shifting during movement.

Further, referring to FIGS. 4 and 6, the first locking member 10 is further provided with a second through groove 13, and the first side plate 31 is also provided with a second through groove 13 corresponding to the second through groove 13. Through hole 312. Along the length direction of the first locking member 10, the second through groove 13 is arranged coaxially with the first through groove 12, and the second through hole 312 is arranged coaxially with the first through hole 311. The lock assembly 100 further includes a second connecting member 60. One end of the second connecting member 60 is fixedly disposed in the second through hole 312, and the other end of the second connecting member 60 is movably disposed in the first through hole 312. Two-way slot 13. When the first locking member 10 moves relative to the first side plate 31, the second connecting member 60 moves synchronously with the first connecting member 50 to stabilize the moving direction of the first locking member 10, The shaking of the first locking member 10 is reduced, and the accuracy of the locking assembly 100 is ensured.

Please refer to FIGS. 2 and 4 again. The lock assembly 100 further includes a second lock member 70. The structure of the second locking member 70 is basically the same as the structure of the first locking member 10. The second locking member 70 is movably connected to the second side plate 32 of the shell member 30. The outer peripheral side of the rotating shaft 20 is further provided with a second protruding portion 22, and the second protruding portion 22 is disposed opposite to the first protruding portion 21. An end of the second locking member 70 facing the rotating shaft 20 is provided with a second abutting portion 71, which abuts against the second protruding portion 22. The first locking member 10 and the second locking member 70 are arranged substantially in parallel, and the installation directions of the two are opposite. When the rotating shaft 20 rotates, the first locking member 10 and the second locking member 70 can be driven to move in the opposite direction, so that the locking assembly 100 can realize the function of two-way locking and improve the stability of the locking. . The outer peripheral side of the rotating shaft 20 is further provided with a limiting portion 23, and the limiting portion 23 is spaced apart from the first protrusion 21 and the second protrusion 22. The first abutting portion 11 is located between the limiting portion 23 and the first protruding portion 21, and abuts the first protruding portion 21 toward the side of the limiting portion 23. The second abutting portion 71 abuts against a side of the second protruding portion 22 away from the limiting portion 23. The limiting portion 23 is used to limit the rotation range of the rotating shaft 20, keep the rotation shaft 20 in contact with the first locking member 10 and the second locking member 70, and prevent the first locking member from being caused by excessive rotation. The protruding portion 21 and the second protruding portion 22 are separated from the first resisting portion 11 and the second resisting portion 71 respectively.

The cover plate 33 is provided with a mounting hole 331, and the rotating shaft 20 is rotatably mounted on the mounting hole 331. The lock assembly 100 further includes a knob assembly 80, which is arranged on the outside of the cover plate 33 and connected to the rotation shaft 20 for driving the rotation shaft 20 to rotate. The knob assembly 80 includes a knob 81, a sleeve 82, a connecting shaft 83 and a fastener 84. The sleeve 82 is fixedly connected to the knob 81. The rotating shaft 20 is a hollow structure with open ends. One end of the connecting shaft 83 is fixedly installed in the sleeve 82, and the other end of the connecting shaft 83 is inserted into the rotating shaft 20 and connected to the sleeve 82. The rotating shaft 20 is fixedly connected, so that the rotating shaft 20 moves synchronously with the knob 81. 4 and 5, the inner wall of the central hole of the rotating shaft 20 is provided with a positioning groove 24 and a positioning flange 25, the outer peripheral side of the connecting shaft 83 is provided with a positioning protrusion 831, the positioning protrusion The boss 831 is received in the positioning groove 24 to avoid relative rotation between the connecting shaft 83 and the rotating shaft 20. One end of the connecting shaft 83 inserted into the rotating shaft 20 and the fastener 84 are respectively located on opposite sides of the positioning flange 25, and the fastener 84 is threadedly connected to the connecting shaft 83 and resists the The flange 25 is positioned to fix the rotating shaft 20 and the connecting shaft 83 to prevent the rotating shaft 20 from falling off the end of the connecting shaft 83. The connecting structure between the connecting shaft 83, the fastener 84 and the rotating shaft 20 is arranged in the inner cavity of the rotating shaft 20, which makes the structure of the knob assembly 80 and the rotating shaft 20 more compact, which is beneficial to reduce the occupation of the lock assembly 100 space.

Please refer to FIG. 7, the housing 201 of the box 200 includes a top wall 2011, a bottom wall 2012, and a first side wall 2013 and a second side wall 2014 connecting the top wall 2011 and the bottom wall 2012. The top wall 2011 and the bottom wall 2012 are respectively provided with through grooves 2015 corresponding to the first locking member 10 and the second locking member 70. The first side plate 31 of the housing 30 is disposed toward the first side wall 2013, the second side plate 32 is disposed toward the second side wall 2014, and the width of the cover plate 33 is less than or equal to the first side wall 2013 The vertical distance from the inner side of the second side wall 2014 can be used to block the open end of the housing 201. The vertical distance between the first side plate 31 and the outer side of the second side plate 32 is the width of the cover plate 33. The matching relationship between the shell 30 and the shell 201 makes the structure of the box 200 compact and simple, without the need for additional plates to close the shell 201.

When the locking assembly 100 locks the housing 201, the first locking member 10 and the second locking member 70 respectively protrude from the upper and lower ends of the housing member 30, and are clamped in the through slot Within 2015. An end of the first locking member 10 away from the rotating shaft 20 is further provided with an inclined surface 15. When the lock assembly 100 is pushed into the housing 201, one side of the top wall 2011 is along the inclined surface 15 The first locking member 10 is pressed into the housing member 30, and when the first locking member 10 is aligned with the through groove 2015, the first locking member 10 extends again under the action of elastic force The upper end of the shell 30 enters the through groove 2015 to lock the shell 201. The arrangement of the inclined surface 15 is beneficial to simplify the locking process of the housing 201. The locking operation can be completed by pushing the locking assembly 100 into the housing 201, and there is no need to turn the knob 81 during the locking process.

The above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the application and not to limit them. Although the application has been described in detail with reference to the above preferred embodiments, those of ordinary skill in the art should understand that the technical solutions of the application can be modified or equivalently replaced None should deviate from the spirit and scope of the technical solution of this application.

100: lock assembly 200: cabinet 201: Shell 2011: top wall 2012: bottom wall 2013: the first side wall 2014: second side wall 2015: Through slot 10: The first locking piece 11: The first resisting department 12: The first channel 13: The second channel 14: hook 15: Incline 20: Rotating shaft 21: The first protrusion 22: second protrusion 23: Limiting part 24: positioning groove 25: positioning flange 30: Shell parts 31: The first side panel 311: first through hole 312: second through hole 32: The second side panel 33: cover 331: mounting hole 40: elastic element 50: The first connecting piece 51: first flange 52: second flange 53: third flange 60: The second connecting piece 70: The second locking piece 71: The Second Resisting Department 80: knob assembly 81: Knob 82: sleeve 83: connecting shaft 831: positioning bump 84: Fastener

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of the structure of an embodiment of a box body.

Fig. 2 is an exploded structure diagram of the box shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a partial structural diagram of the lock assembly in the box shown in Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is an exploded structure diagram of the structure shown in Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of the rotating shaft shown in Fig. 4 in another direction.

Fig. 6 is a schematic structural view of the shell of the lock assembly in the box shown in Fig. 2 in another direction.

Fig. 7 is a structural diagram of the box shown in Fig. 1 in an unlocked state.

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100: lock assembly

10: The first lock fastener

20: Rotating shaft

30: Shell parts

31: The first side panel

32: The second side panel

33: cover

331: mounting hole

40: elastic element

50: The first connecting piece

60: The second connecting piece

70: The second locking piece

80: knob assembly

201: Shell

Claims (9)

A lock assembly includes a first lock member; a rotating shaft for driving the first lock member to move; and a shell member, wherein the first lock member is movably connected to the shell member; wherein, the An elastic element is connected between the first locking member and the shell member, a first protruding portion is provided on the outer peripheral side of the rotating shaft, and one end of the first locking member is provided with a first resisting portion, so The first protruding portion abuts against the first resisting portion, the elastic element is used to maintain mutual contact between the first protruding portion and the first resisting portion, and the first protruding portion The part is used to rotate together with the rotation shaft to drive the first locking member to extend or retract to the shell member; the lock assembly further includes a first connecting member, and the first locking member A first through groove is provided on the housing, a first through hole is provided on the housing, one end of the first connecting member is fixed to the first through hole, and the other end of the first connecting member is movably arranged on the述第一通槽。 Said the first slot. The lock assembly according to claim 1, wherein the outer peripheral side of the rotating shaft is further provided with a limiting portion, the limiting portion and the first protruding portion are spaced apart, and the first abutting portion is located at Between the limiting portion and the first protruding portion. The lock assembly according to claim 1, wherein the first connecting member is further provided with a hook, one end of the elastic element is connected to the first connecting member, and the other end of the elastic element is connected to the hook up. The lock assembly according to claim 1, wherein the housing includes a first side plate, a second side plate, and a cover plate, and the first side plate and the second side plate are respectively disposed on two opposite sides of the cover plate. On the side, the first locking member is movably connected to the first side plate, and the rotation shaft is installed on the cover plate. The lock assembly according to claim 4, wherein the lock assembly further includes a second lock member, the second lock member is movably connected to the second side plate, and the rotation shaft is further provided with Second protrusion The second protruding portion abuts against one end of the second locking member, and the rotation shaft is used to drive the first locking member and the second locking member to move in the opposite direction. The lock assembly according to claim 1, wherein the lock assembly further includes a knob assembly, the rotation shaft is connected to the knob assembly, and the knob assembly is used to drive the rotation shaft to rotate. The lock assembly according to claim 6, wherein the rotation shaft is a hollow structure, the knob assembly includes a knob, a sleeve and a connecting shaft, the sleeve is fixedly connected to the knob, and the connecting shaft One end is fixedly installed in the sleeve, and the other end of the connecting shaft is inserted into the rotating shaft and fixedly connected with the rotating shaft. The lock assembly according to claim 7, wherein the inner wall of the rotating shaft is provided with a positioning groove, the outer peripheral side of the connecting shaft is provided with a positioning protrusion, and the positioning protrusion is received in the positioning recess groove. A box body, comprising a shell and the lock assembly according to any one of claims 1 to 8, the lock assembly is movably arranged on the shell, and is used to lock or unlock the shell.

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