TWM453332U - The housing fastening structures - Google Patents

Description

Case fastening structure

The present invention relates to a casing of an electronic device, in particular to a casing structure of a portable electronic device, which is suitable for a detachable battery cover, and has high reliability and waterproof effect, and has a simple structure and low manufacturing cost. .

In general, the portable electronic device is used in conjunction with a removable secondary battery, so that the electronic device includes a casing and a detachable battery cover, and a stable and durable fastening structure is required between the two. In order to improve the tolerance of the portable electronic device to the environment, it is also necessary to consider the waterproof problem of the casing.

In Taiwan Patent No. I352444, the battery cover (1) and the casing (2) are fixed by a latch (4), wherein the casing (2) is provided with a through hole (221) connected to the casing. (2) The internal electronic component chamber, since the foregoing structure is not a waterproof structure, in order to strengthen the waterproofness of the casing (2) (especially corresponding to the through hole), a complicated waterproof mechanism must be additionally provided in the through hole of the casing. And the subsequent waterproof test must be carried out, so the manufacturing cost is relatively high.

In addition, Taiwan Patent No. I358147 discloses a locking structure for placing a through hole between a casing (300) and a cover (100), which pivots the latch (200) to the cover (100). The latching member (201) of the latch (200) is then engaged with the engaging portion (316) of the housing (300). In order to lock the latch (200), it is necessary to apply a torque to the latching member (201) through the elastic member (202), but since the size of the latching member and the elastic member tends to be small, the elastic member and the latching member The difficulty of installation between them also increases, and it also increases the number and cost of parts.

In view of this, the main purpose of this creation is to provide a casing structure that achieves good clamping performance and waterproofness with streamlined components.

In order to achieve the above and other objects, the present invention provides a casing fastening structure including a casing, a battery cover, a cassette, and a pressing means. The casing has a casing back plate, the casing back plate has a first side and a second side, the first side of the casing back plate defines an electronic component compartment, and the second side of the casing backboard Define a battery compartment and a buckle. The battery cover is detachably disposed on the second side of the back panel of the casing, and the battery cover has a pivoting portion corresponding to the buckle portion of the back panel of the casing. The latching system is pivotally disposed on the pivoting portion of the battery cover and has a buckled portion, an exposed operating portion and at least one abutting portion. The latching mechanism can be pivoted between a locked position and an open position. When the latch is in the latching position, the latching portion is in a snap-fit relationship with the latching portion. When the latch is in the open position, the latching portion and the latching portion are disengaged. In addition, the pressing means is for selectively pressing the abutment portion or the buckle portion of the cassette to position the cassette in the locking position or the opening position.

Since the creation of the battery cover is shackled in the battery cover, the back plate of the casing does not need to have a transparent opening to ensure better waterproofness of the back plate of the casing, and no waterproof test is required after the assembly is completed; The impending means can provide good clamping performance and a relatively simple structure, thus reducing material cost and assembly time.

Please refer to Figures 1 to 4. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a casing securing structure includes a casing 10, a battery cover 20, a cassette 30 and a pressing means, which can be applied to mobile phones, tablet computers, and notebook computers. Portable electronic device Set.

The housing 10 has a casing back plate 11 , and the casing back plate 11 has a first side 111 and a second side 112 . The first side 111 of the casing back plate 11 defines an electronic component compartment 12 . The second side 112 of the back panel 11 defines a battery compartment 13 and a latching portion 14. In addition, the housing 10 can have a casing panel (not shown) coupled to the first side 111 of the casing back plate 11 , and the electronic component compartment 12 is defined on the first side 111 of the casing back plate 11 . The electronic component compartment 12 is for accommodating electronic components such as a circuit board and a screen, and the battery compartment 13 is for accommodating the battery. Further, in conjunction with the second and third figures, the latching portion 14 includes a first partition 141, a second partition 142, and a connecting plate 143 connected to one end of the first and second partitions 141 and 142. And a buckle segment 144 extends from the other end of the first partition 141, and a gap between the free end of the buckle portion 144 and the second partition 142 is provided between the first partition 141, the connecting plate 143 and the buckle portion. A snap zone 145 is defined between 144. It should be noted that, in other possible embodiments of the present invention, the structure of the buckle portion may be appropriately changed, and the through holes of the first and second sides of the back cover 11 of the casing are not provided.

The battery cover 20 is detachably disposed on the second side 112 of the chassis back panel 11 , and the battery cover 20 has a pivoting portion 21 corresponding to the latching portion 14 of the housing 10 , wherein the pivoting portion 21 can have a positioning frame A positioning member 23 and a side wall 24, the positioning frame 22 has a through hole 221 and two pivot grooves 222 adjacent to the through hole 221, the positioning member 23 is disposed on the positioning frame 22, and the positioning member 23 can be set to a U shape or other suitable The sidewall 24 is located in the through hole 221 .

The cassette 30 is pivotally disposed on the pivoting portion 21 of the battery cover 20 and passes through the through hole 221 of the positioning frame 22, and the latch 30 has a latching portion 31 and an exposed operating portion 32. At least one abutting portion 33 and two pivot end portions 34, the buckle abutting portion 31 can enter the buckle portion 14 through the interval between the free end of the buckle portion 144 and the second partition plate 142, the two pivot ends The portion 34 is positioned in the two pivot slots 222 by the positioning members 23, so that the cassette 30 can be pivoted between a locking position and an open position. In this embodiment, the pivot end portion 34 is integrally coupled between the operating portion 32 and the buckle portion 31. However, in other possible embodiments, the cassette may have a separately separable pivot at the operating portion. A pivot hole may be provided between the buckle portions for pivoting, and the structure of the battery cover pivot portion may be appropriately adjusted, for example, the pivot slot is changed into a pivot hole for the pivot of the cassette, The time positioning member can be omitted.

As shown in the third and fourth figures, when the latch 30 is in the latching position, the latching portion 31 will be in a snap-fit relationship with the latching portion 14 to cause the battery cover 20 to abut against the chassis back panel 11; As shown in the fifth and sixth figures, when the latch 30 is in the open position, the latching portion 31 is disengaged from the latching portion 14, that is, the battery cover 20 is freely detachable from the chassis back panel 11.

The pressing means is for selectively pressing against the buckle portion 31 and/or the abutting portion 33 of the cassette 30 to position the cassette 30 at the locking position or the unlocking position, more specifically, the pressing means A first protrusion 41 and/or a second protrusion 42 may be included. The first convex portion 41 is disposed on the side wall 24 of the pivoting portion 21, and when the latch 30 is in the open position, the first convex portion 41 will be forced to be located at the operating portion 32 and the pivot end as shown in FIG. 34 (refer to the second figure), the abutment portion 33 is positioned to position the cassette 30 in the open position. At this time, the operation portion 32 protrudes from the outer surface of the battery cover 20 to facilitate the user to hold and operate. On the other hand, the second convex portion 42 is disposed on the connecting plate 143 of the latching portion 14. When the latch 30 is in the locking position, the latching portion 31 of the latch 30 is secondly convex as shown in the third figure. Part 42 is forced to locate in the buckle area 145, at this time, the function of the buckle portion 31 is equivalent to the abutment portion 33 of the cassette 30, and as shown in the fourth figure, the operation portion 32 and the positioning frame 22 of the battery cover 20 are still spaced appropriately. When the user subsequently opens the battery cover 20, the operation portion 32 is easily pulled.

It should be noted that the first and second convex portions of the pressing means may be alternatively arranged, or the pressing means may further increase the other convex portions, and the card correspondingly forms an abutting portion that can be forced to reach, thereby achieving a comparison Good positioning effect.

In order to further improve the waterproof effect between the casing 10 and the battery cover 20, the second side 112 of the casing back plate 11 is further provided with a sealing strip 15 between the battery compartment 13 and the buckle portion 14, and the battery cover 20 has a battery cover 20 A shutter 25 corresponds to the sealing strip 15 , and the sealing strip 15 has a slit 151 , whereby when the battery cover 20 is disposed on the second side 112 of the casing back plate 11 , the shutter 25 can be closely attached to the sealing strip 15 and The free end is inserted into the slot 151 to achieve a better waterproof and sealing effect.

Based on the above description, the present invention is configured such that the battery cover is pivoted, so that the chassis back plate does not need to have a transparent opening, thereby ensuring better waterproofness of the back cover of the casing, and no need to carry out after the assembly is completed. Waterproof test; in addition, the creative means of this creation can provide good clamping performance, and its structure is relatively simple, so it can reduce material cost and assembly time.

Finally, it must be stated that the constituent elements disclosed in the foregoing embodiments are merely illustrative and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. Alternatives or variations of other equivalent elements should also be applied for in this case. Covered by the scope.

10‧‧‧shell

11‧‧‧Chassis back panel

111‧‧‧ first side

112‧‧‧ second side

12‧‧‧Electronic component room

13‧‧‧ battery compartment

14‧‧‧Snap Department

141‧‧‧ first partition

142‧‧‧Second partition

143‧‧‧Connecting plate

144‧‧‧ buckle section

145‧‧‧ buckle area

15‧‧‧ Sealing strip

21‧‧‧ pivotal department

22‧‧‧ positioning frame

221‧‧‧through hole

222‧‧‧ pivot slot

23‧‧‧ Positioning parts

24‧‧‧ side wall

25‧‧‧ ram

30‧‧‧Carmen

31‧‧‧Deduction

32‧‧‧Operation Department

33‧‧‧Apartment

34‧‧‧ pivot end

41‧‧‧First convex

151‧‧‧ slotting

20‧‧‧Battery cover

42‧‧‧second convex

The first figure is a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

The second drawing is an exploded view of a preferred embodiment of the present creation.

Figure 2A is a partial perspective view of another perspective view of the back panel of the casing in the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

The third drawing is a cross-sectional view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention in which the cassette is in the latched position.

The fourth figure is another cross-sectional view of the preferred embodiment of the invention in which the cassette is in the locked position.

The fifth drawing is a cross-sectional view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention in which the cassette is in the open position.

Figure 6 is another cross-sectional view of the preferred embodiment of the present invention with the cassette in the open position.

10‧‧‧shell

11‧‧‧Chassis back panel

111‧‧‧ first side

112‧‧‧ second side

12‧‧‧Electronic component room

13‧‧‧ battery compartment

14‧‧‧Snap Department

15‧‧‧ Sealing strip

151‧‧‧ slotting

20‧‧‧Battery cover

21‧‧‧ pivotal department

22‧‧‧ positioning frame

221‧‧‧through hole

222‧‧‧ pivot slot

23‧‧‧ Positioning parts

25‧‧‧ ram

30‧‧‧Carmen

31‧‧‧Deduction

32‧‧‧Operation Department

34‧‧‧ pivot end

Claims (9)

A casing fastening structure includes: a casing having a casing back plate, the casing back plate having a first side and a second side, and the first side of the casing back plate defines an electronic component compartment The second side of the backplane of the casing defines a battery compartment and a buckle portion; a battery cover is detachably disposed on the second side of the back panel of the casing, and the battery cover has a pivotal portion corresponding to the a latching portion of the housing; a latching portion pivotally disposed on the pivoting portion of the battery cover and having a latching portion, an exposed operating portion and at least one abutting portion, the latching mechanism being slidable Pivoting between the position and an open position, when the click is in the locked position, the buckle is in a snap-fit relationship with the buckle, and when the click is in the open position, the buckle is The latching portion is disengaged from the fastening relationship; and an urging means is configured to urge the latching portion or the abutting portion of the latch to position the latch in the latching position or the open position. The securing structure of the casing of claim 1, wherein the pressing means comprises a first protruding portion disposed on the pivoting portion of the battery cover, and when the click is in the open position, the first convex portion is forced Abuts the abutment of the cassette. The securing structure of the casing of claim 1, wherein the pressing means comprises a second protruding portion disposed on the buckle portion of the back plate of the casing, and when the latch is located at the securing position, the second The convex portion is forced against the buckle portion of the click. The casing securing structure of claim 1, wherein the fastening portion comprises a first partition, a second partition, a connecting plate connected to the first and second partition ends, and a buckle portion Extending from the other end of the first partition, the free end of the buckle section and the second partition have a space for the buckle to pass through the first partition A buckle area is defined between the partition, the buckle section and the connecting plate, and when the click is in the securing position, the buckle of the click is located in the buckle area. The casing securing structure of claim 4, wherein the pressing means comprises a second protrusion disposed on the connecting plate, and when the card is in the locking position, the buckle portion of the card is The second convex portion is forced to be positioned in the buckle region. The casing securing structure of claim 1, wherein the pivoting portion has a positioning frame and a positioning member, the positioning frame has a through hole and two pivot slots adjacent to the through hole, and the card is passed through the through hole The hole has two pivot ends at the two pivot slots, and the positioning member is disposed on the positioning frame and the two pivot ends are respectively positioned in the two pivot slots. The casing securing structure of claim 6, wherein the pivoting portion further has a side wall located in the through hole, the pressing means comprising a first convex portion disposed on the side wall, the latch having an abutment The portion is located between the operating portion and the two pivot ends. When the latch is in the open position, the abutting portion of the click is forced to be positioned by the first convex portion. The casing securing structure of claim 1, wherein the casing back plate is provided with a sealing strip between the battery compartment and the buckle portion, and the battery cover has a shutter corresponding to the sealing strip. When the battery cover is disposed on the second side of the back panel of the casing, the shutter is in close contact with the sealing strip. The casing securing structure of claim 8, wherein the sealing strip has a slot for the free end of the shutter to be inserted.