TWI803111B - Doorbell device - Google Patents

Abstract

A doorbell device including a bracket, a doorbell body and an engaging component is provided. The bracket has an engaging portion. The doorbell body is mounted on the bracket. The engaging component is slidably disposed on the doorbell body and has a magnetic portion. The engaging component is engaged with the engaging portion to stop the doorbell body from being separated from the bracket. The magnetic portion is adapted to drive the engaging component to move through a magnetic force, such that the engaging component is separated from the engaging portion.

Description

doorbell device

The present invention relates to a doorbell device, and in particular to a doorbell device with anti-theft function.

Many doorbell devices have a camera function, allowing users to watch the visitors outside the door through the pictures taken indoors. However, since the doorbell device must be installed outside the door, it is very easy for unscrupulous people to directly damage and/or steal it. Therefore, it is necessary to implement an anti-theft design to solve the problem of being easily disassembled maliciously and/or stolen.

The invention provides a doorbell device, which can reduce the probability of malicious disassembly and theft.

The doorbell device of the present invention includes a bracket, a doorbell body and a locking part. The bracket has an engaging portion. The doorbell body is installed on the bracket. The engaging part is slidably arranged in the doorbell body and has a magnetic part. The engaging part is engaged with the engaging part to prevent the doorbell body from being separated from the bracket. The magnetic part is suitable for driving the engaging part to move by a magnetic force, so that the engaging part is separated from the engaging part.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned doorbell device includes an elastic member, wherein the elastic member is disposed in the doorbell body and connected to the engaging member, and the engaging member is positioned at an engaging position by the elastic force of the elastic member The magnetic part is adapted to resist the elastic force of the elastic part to drive the engaging part to move away from the engaging position by being engaged with the engaging part.

In an embodiment of the present invention, an appearance surface of the above-mentioned doorbell body has a mark, and the position of the mark corresponds to the position of the magnetic part.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned doorbell body includes a casing, and a sliding groove is provided inside the casing, the engaging part is slidably disposed in the sliding groove, and the engaging part extends into the sliding groove to engage with the engaging part.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned engaging member has a slot, an inner edge of the slot has a hook, and the engaging portion passes through the slot and is engaged with the hook.

In an embodiment of the present invention, in the sliding direction of the engaging member, the width of the slot is greater than the thickness of the engaging portion.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned doorbell body is suitable for being disassembled on the bracket along a horizontal direction, and the engaging part is slid on the doorbell body along an up and down direction perpendicular to the horizontal direction, and the engaging part prevents the engaging part from moving along the horizontal direction. Move horizontally.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned engaging member includes an engaging structure and a magnetic body, the engaging structure is used to engage with the engaging portion, and the magnetic body is disposed on the engaging structure to form the magnetic portion.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned engaging structure has a groove, and the magnetic body is accommodated in the groove.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned engaging parts and engaging parts are hidden inside the doorbell device.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned doorbell device includes a magnetic element and a magnetic sensor, wherein the magnetic element is arranged on the bracket, and the magnetic sensor is arranged on the doorbell body, and the position of the magnetic sensor corresponds to that of the magnetic element. s position.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned doorbell device includes a circuit board, wherein the circuit board is arranged in the doorbell body and has a bearing surface, the bearing surface faces the bracket, and the magnetic sensor is arranged on the bearing surface.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned support has a front side and a back side opposite to each other, the front side faces the doorbell body, the back side is suitable for fixing on a wall, and the magnetic element is arranged on the front side.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned bracket has a convex portion, the convex portion protrudes toward the doorbell body, and the magnetic element is disposed on the convex portion.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned doorbell body includes a casing, an outer surface of the casing faces the bracket and has a concave portion, the magnetic sensor is disposed in the casing and adjacent to the concave portion, and the convex portion protrudes into the concave portion.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the outer diameter of the above-mentioned convex part gradually decreases from the bracket to the inside of the doorbell body, and the inner diameter of the concave part gradually decreases from the outer surface to the inside of the doorbell body.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned doorbell device includes a speaker, wherein the speaker is disposed on the doorbell body, and when the magnetic sensor does not sense the magnetic field of the magnetic element, the speaker emits a warning sound.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned doorbell device includes a wireless signal sending unit, wherein the wireless signal sending unit is configured on the doorbell body, and when the magnetic sensor does not sense the magnetic field of the magnetic element, the wireless signal sending unit sends out Warning message.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned doorbell device includes an image capture unit, wherein the image capture unit is configured on the doorbell body.

Based on the above, in the doorbell device of the present invention, the bracket and the doorbell body are respectively provided with an engaging portion and an engaging member. When the doorbell body is normally installed on the bracket on the wall, the engaging portion and the engaging member engage with each other so that the doorbell body cannot be separated from the bracket. If you want to disassemble the doorbell body, you need to apply a magnetic force to the magnetic part of the locking part inside at a specific position outside the doorbell body, so that the locking part moves accordingly and breaks away from the locking part. In this way, the doorbell body cannot be easily disassembled by general disassembly tools, and the probability of malicious disassembly and theft can be reduced.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a doorbell device installed on a wall according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a side view of the doorbell device of FIG. 1 installed on a wall. FIG. 3 shows that the doorbell body of FIG. 1 is separated from the bracket. Please refer to FIG. 1 to FIG. 3 , the doorbell device 100 of this embodiment includes a bracket 110 and a doorbell body 120 . The bracket 110 is used for fixing on the wall 50 , and the doorbell body 120 is mounted on the bracket 110 . The doorbell body 120 can be disassembled on the bracket 110 along a horizontal direction H, for example, and the user first locks the bracket 110 to the wall 50 through the lock part 60 , and then assembles the doorbell body 120 on the bracket 110 .

The doorbell device 100 of this embodiment has, for example, a camera function. Specifically, the doorbell device 100 may further include an image capture unit 130 . The image capture unit 130 is disposed in the doorbell body 120 , and the user can watch the visitors outside the door through the images captured by the image capture unit 130 indoors. The image capture unit 130 can be a suitable camera module, which is not limited in the present invention. In addition, in other embodiments, the doorbell device 100 can be other forms of doorbells, and the present invention is not limited thereto.

The assembly between the doorbell body 120 and the bracket 110 of this embodiment will be described in detail below. FIG. 4 is an exploded view of the doorbell device of FIG. 1 . Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a partial structure of the doorbell device in Fig. 1 . Please refer to FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 , the doorbell device 100 of this embodiment further includes an engaging member 140 , and the bracket 110 has an engaging portion 112 . The engaging member 140 is slidably disposed in a slide slot 122 a inside a shell 122 of the doorbell body 120 along a vertical direction V perpendicular to the horizontal direction H, so as to limit the engaging member 140 to move along the vertical direction V. The engaging portion 112 of the bracket 110 extends into the chute 122 a, so that the doorbell body 120 is hung on the engaging portion 112 . Moreover, the engaging part 140 is engaged with the engaging part 112 to prevent the engaging part 140 from moving along the horizontal direction H, thereby preventing the doorbell body 120 from being separated from the support 110 along the horizontal direction H. In this embodiment, the doorbell body 120 is not only mounted on the bracket 110 through the cooperation between its engaging part 140 and the engaging portion 112 of the bracket 110 as described above, but also can be assembled by other assembly structures or components. It is fixed with the bracket 110, which is not limited in the present invention.

Furthermore, the engaging member 140 of this embodiment includes an engaging structure 142 and a magnetic body 144 (such as a magnet), and the doorbell device 100 includes an elastic member 150 . The elastic member 150 is disposed in the shell 122 of the doorbell body 120 and connected to the engaging member 140 . Wherein, the elastic member 150 is, for example, a spring and is compressed between the engaging member 140 and the bottom of the sliding slot 122a. The engaging structure 142 of the engaging member 140 is positioned at the engaging position shown in FIG. 5 by the elastic force of the elastic member 150 so that the engaging portion 112 of the bracket 110 is engaged with the hook 1421 thereof. The magnetic body 144 is accommodated in the groove 142a of the engaging structure 142 to form a magnetic portion, wherein the opening of the groove 142a faces upwards, so that the upper end of the magnetic body 144 is exposed, which is beneficial to the effect of the magnetic force. The magnetic part (magnetic body 144 ) is adapted to drive the engaging part 140 to move against the elastic force of the elastic part 150 by the magnetic force applied from the outside, so that the engaging part 140 is detached from the engaging part 112 of the bracket 110 . The magnetic force can be magnetic attraction force or magnetic repulsion force, which is not limited in the present invention. The process of disengaging the engaging member 140 from the engaging portion 112 will be described in detail below using magnetic repulsion force as an example.

FIG. 6A to FIG. 6C illustrate the process of disengaging the engaging part of FIG. 5 from the engaging part. First, in the state where the engaging member 140 is engaged with the engaging portion 112 as shown in FIG. 6B), make the magnetic piece 80 and the magnetic body 144 face each other with the same polarity, so that the engaging piece 140 can be moved from the position in FIG. Moving down, the hook 1421 of the engaging structure 142 is no longer engaged with the engaging portion 112 as shown in FIG. 6B . Thus, the user can move the doorbell body 120 away from the bracket 110 along the horizontal direction H as shown in FIG. 6C . In addition, during the process of assembling the doorbell body 120 to the bracket 110 along the horizontal direction H, the guide slope S1 of the engaging portion 112 and the guide slope S2 of the hook 1421 contact each other and play a guiding role, so that the engaging portion 112 resists the elastic force of the elastic member 150 and pushes the engaging member 140 downward, so that the engaging portion 112 can pass over the hook 1421, and then the hook 1421 is reset upward by the elastic force of the elastic member 150 to engage with the engaging portion 112.

Under the above configuration, if the doorbell body 120 is to be disassembled, it is necessary to apply a magnetic force to the magnetic part (magnetic body 144 ) of the engaging part 140 inside the doorbell body 120 at a specific position, so that the engaging part 140 The movement is separated from the engaging portion 112 . In this way, the doorbell body 120 cannot be easily disassembled by general disassembly tools, and the possibility of malicious disassembly and theft can be reduced. Moreover, the engaging member 140 and the engaging portion 112 are hidden inside the doorbell device 100 as shown in FIG. 5 , so it is not easy for unscrupulous persons to easily know the above disassembly method.

In this embodiment, the exterior surface of the shell 122 of the doorbell body 120 may have a mark M, and the position of the mark M corresponds to the position of the magnetic part 144, so that the user can correctly move the external magnetic part 80 to the position corresponding to the position of the magnetic part 144. The position of the magnetic body 144 is used to disassemble the doorbell body 120 as described above. In other embodiments, the exterior surface of the shell 122 of the doorbell body 120 may not have the mark M, and the present invention is not limited thereto.

In this embodiment, the engaging structure 142 of the engaging member 140 has a slot 142 b , and the hook 1421 is formed on the inner edge of the slot 142 b and is located below the magnetic portion 144 and above the elastic member 150 . The engaging portion 112 of the bracket 110 passes through the slot 142 b to engage with the hook 1421 , and the slot 142 b limits the movement range of the engaging portion 112 in the vertical direction V. As shown in FIG. Wherein, in the sliding direction of the engaging member 140 (ie, the up-and-down direction V), the width of the slot 142 b is greater than the thickness of the engaging portion 112 to provide a space for the engaging member 140 to slide. In this embodiment, since the hook 1421 is formed on the inner edge of the slot 142b of the engaging member 140 as described above, the width of the engaging member 140 in the horizontal direction H will not be increased due to the formation of the hook 1421 . This is beneficial to the miniaturization of the overall device.

Please refer to FIG. 4 and FIG. 6A , the doorbell device 100 of this embodiment further includes a magnetic element 160 and a magnetic sensor 170 . The magnetic element 160 (such as a magnet) is disposed on the bracket 110 , the magnetic sensor 170 is disposed on the doorbell body 120 , and the position of the magnetic sensor 170 corresponds to the position of the magnetic element 160 . When the doorbell body 120 is normally mounted on the bracket 110 , the magnetic sensor 170 senses the magnetic field of the magnetic element 160 . Conversely, when the doorbell body 120 is separated from the bracket 110, the magnetic sensor 170 does not detect the magnetic field of the magnetic element 160, and it can be known that the doorbell body 120 has been stolen, and the doorbell body 120 can emit a warning sound accordingly. In order to achieve a deterrent effect, or the doorbell body 120 can correspondingly send a warning message to the user, so as to reduce the probability of the doorbell body 120 being maliciously disassembled and stolen. The magnetic sensor 170 in this embodiment can be a Hall sensor or other types of magnetic sensors, and the present invention is not limited thereto.

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of some components of the doorbell device in FIG. 1 . Please refer to FIG. 7 , specifically, the doorbell device 100 may include a speaker 180 , and the speaker 180 is disposed on the doorbell body 120 . When the magnetic sensor 170 does not detect the magnetic field of the magnetic element 160 , the speaker 180 emits a warning sound as described above. In addition, the doorbell device 100 may include a wireless signal sending unit 190, the wireless signal sending unit 190 is disposed in the doorbell body 120, when the magnetic sensor 170 does not sense the magnetic field of the magnetic element 160, the wireless signal sending unit 190 will Issue a warning message as above.

Please refer to FIG. 4 and FIG. 6A , in detail, the doorbell device 100 of this embodiment includes a circuit board B. As shown in FIG. The circuit board B is disposed in the shell 122 of the doorbell body 120 and has a bearing surface P facing the bracket 110 , and the magnetic sensor 170 is disposed on the bearing surface P. On the other hand, the bracket 110 has a opposite front 110a and a back 110b, the front 110a faces the doorbell body 120, the back 110b is fixed on the wall 50, and the magnetic element 160 is disposed on the front 110a.

More specifically, the bracket 110 has a protruding portion 110c on its front surface 110a, the protruding portion 110c protrudes toward the doorbell body 120, and the magnetic element 160 is disposed on the protruding portion 110c. Correspondingly, an outer surface 122b of the shell 122 of the doorbell body 120 faces the bracket 110 and has a concave portion 122c, the magnetic sensor 170 is disposed in the shell 122 and adjoins the concave portion 122c, and the convex portion 110c of the bracket 110 protrudes to the doorbell body 120 In the concave portion 122c, the magnetic sensor 170 and the magnetic element 160 are close to each other.

In this embodiment, the outer diameter of the convex portion 110c of the bracket 110 gradually decreases from the bracket 110 to the inside of the doorbell body 120 to form a convex cone shape, and the inner diameter of the concave portion 122c of the doorbell body 120 extends from the outer surface 122b to the doorbell body 120 The interior tapers to give it a concave cone shape. Therefore, during the process of assembling the doorbell body 120 to the bracket 110 along the horizontal direction H, the cooperation between the convex part 110c and the concave part 122c has a guiding effect, so as to make the assembling process smooth.

As mentioned above, in this embodiment, it is determined whether the doorbell body 120 is separated from the bracket 110 through magnetic sensing. Since the magnetic field has the property of penetrating the housing 122 , the housing 122 can achieve the above-mentioned sensing effect without any holes or gaps, thus utilizing the waterproof design of the doorbell body 120 .

To sum up, in the doorbell device of the present invention, the bracket and the doorbell body are respectively provided with an engaging portion and an engaging member. When the doorbell body is normally installed on the bracket on the wall, the engaging portion and the engaging member engage with each other so that the doorbell body cannot be separated from the bracket. If you want to disassemble the doorbell body, you need to apply a magnetic force to the magnetic part of the locking part inside at a specific position outside the doorbell body, so that the locking part moves accordingly and breaks away from the locking part. In this way, the doorbell body cannot be easily disassembled by general disassembly tools, and the probability of malicious disassembly and theft can be reduced.

In addition, the bracket and the doorbell body are respectively provided with a magnetic element and a magnetic sensor, and the magnetic element and the magnetic sensor correspond to each other in position. When the doorbell body is normally installed on the bracket on the wall, the magnetic sensor senses the magnetic field of the magnetic element. Conversely, when the doorbell body is separated from the bracket on the wall, the magnetic sensor does not detect the magnetic field of the magnetic element, and it can be known that the doorbell body has been stolen. At this time, the doorbell body can emit a corresponding warning sound to reach Deterrent effect, or the doorbell body can send a warning message to the user accordingly, so as to reduce the probability of the doorbell body being maliciously disassembled and stolen.

50: wall 60: Lock accessories 80:Magnetic parts 100: doorbell device 110: Bracket 110a: front 110b: back 110c: convex part 112: engaging part 120: doorbell body 122: shell 122a: chute 122b: Outer surface 122c: concave part 130: image capture unit 140: Fastener 142: Snap structure 1421: hook 142a: Groove 142b: slotting 144: Magnetic body 150: Elastic parts 160: Magnetic components 170: Magnetic sensor 180: speaker 190: Wireless signal sending unit B: circuit board H: horizontal direction M: mark P: Bearing surface S1, S2: guide slope V: up and down direction

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a doorbell device installed on a wall according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a side view of the doorbell device of FIG. 1 installed on a wall. FIG. 3 shows that the doorbell body of FIG. 1 is separated from the bracket. FIG. 4 is an exploded view of the doorbell device of FIG. 1 . Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a partial structure of the doorbell device in Fig. 1 . FIG. 6A to FIG. 6C illustrate the process of disengaging the engaging part of FIG. 5 from the engaging part. FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of some components of the doorbell device in FIG. 1 .

50: wall

60: Lock accessories

100: doorbell device

110: Bracket

110a: front

110b: back

110c: convex part

112: engaging part

120: doorbell body

122: shell

122a: chute

122b: Outer surface

122c: concave part

140: Fastener

142: Snap structure

1421: hook

142a: Groove

142b: slotting

144: Magnetic body

150: Elastic parts

160: Magnetic components

170: Magnetic sensor

B: circuit board

H: horizontal direction

P: Bearing surface

S1, S2: guide slope

V: up and down direction

Claims (19)

A doorbell device, comprising: A bracket with an engaging portion; a doorbell body mounted on the bracket; and A locking piece is slidably arranged in the doorbell body and has a magnetic part, wherein the locking piece is engaged with the locking part to prevent the doorbell body from being separated from the bracket, and the magnetic part is suitable for being locked by a magnetic force. The engaging part is driven to move so that the engaging part is detached from the engaging part. The doorbell device according to claim 1, comprising an elastic member, wherein the elastic member is arranged in the doorbell body and connected to the engaging member, and the engaging member is positioned on a card by the elastic force of the elastic member The engaging position is engaged with the engaging portion, and the magnetic portion is suitable for resisting the elastic force of the elastic member to drive the engaging member to move away from the engaging position. The doorbell device as claimed in claim 1, wherein an appearance surface of the doorbell body has a mark, and the position of the mark corresponds to the position of the magnetic part. The doorbell device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the doorbell body includes a casing, and the casing has a chute inside, the engaging member slides in the chute, and the engaging part extends into the chute and engages with the The clip. The doorbell device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the engaging member has a slot, an inner edge of the slot has a hook, and the engaging portion passes through the slot and engages with the hook. The doorbell device as claimed in claim 5, wherein in the sliding direction of the engaging part, the width of the slot is greater than the thickness of the engaging part. The doorbell device according to claim 1, wherein the doorbell body is suitable for being disassembled from the bracket along a horizontal direction, and the engaging member is slid on the doorbell body along an up-down direction perpendicular to the horizontal direction, and the engaging The part prevents the engaging part from moving along the horizontal direction. The doorbell device according to claim 1, wherein the engaging part includes an engaging structure and a magnetic body, the engaging structure is used to engage with the engaging part, and the magnetic body is arranged on the engaging structure to form a the magnetic section. The doorbell device as claimed in claim 8, wherein the engaging structure has a groove, and the magnetic body is accommodated in the groove. The doorbell device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the engaging member and the engaging portion are hidden inside the doorbell device. The doorbell device as described in claim 1, comprising a magnetic element and a magnetic sensor, wherein the magnetic element is configured on the bracket, the magnetic sensor is configured on the doorbell body, and the position of the magnetic sensor corresponds to The location of the magnetic element. The doorbell device according to claim 11, comprising a circuit board, wherein the circuit board is arranged in the doorbell body and has a bearing surface facing the support, and the magnetic sensor is arranged on the bearing surface. The doorbell device as claimed in claim 11, wherein the bracket has a front side and a back side opposite to the doorbell body, the back side is suitable for being fixed on a wall, and the magnetic element is disposed on the front side. The doorbell device as claimed in claim 11, wherein the bracket has a protrusion protruding toward the doorbell body, and the magnetic element is disposed on the protrusion. The doorbell device as claimed in item 14, wherein the doorbell body includes a casing, an outer surface of the casing faces the bracket and has a concave portion, the magnetic sensor is disposed in the casing and adjacent to the concave portion, and the convex portion project into the recess. The doorbell device as claimed in claim 15, wherein the outer diameter of the convex part gradually decreases from the bracket to the inside of the doorbell body, and the inner diameter of the concave part gradually decreases from the outer surface to the inside of the doorbell body. The doorbell device as claimed in claim 11 includes a speaker, wherein the speaker is disposed on the doorbell body, and when the magnetic sensor does not detect the magnetic field of the magnetic element, the speaker emits a warning sound. The doorbell device as described in claim 11, comprising a wireless signal sending unit, wherein the wireless signal sending unit is configured on the doorbell body, and when the magnetic sensor does not sense the magnetic field of the magnetic element, the wireless signal sends The unit issues a warning message. The doorbell device as described in claim 1 includes an image capture unit, wherein the image capture unit is configured on the doorbell body.

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