TWM488835U - Locking device and docking station - Google Patents

Abstract

A locking device and a docking station are provided. The locking device includes a locking component, a frame, a switch, a latch, and a first elastic component. The switch has a main body portion, a receiving portion, and a clipping portion. When the locking component is in a locking position, the clipping portion is located on a route where a latching portion of the latch moved along a first direction. When the latch is moved toward a second position from a first position by a bracket, the clipping portion compresses the latching portion so that the latch moves along a second direction relative to the bracket. The bracket keeps moving until it moves to the second position, and the clipping portion is clipped with the latching portion and restricts the latch moving toward a direction opposite to the first direction.

Description

Locking device and docking station

The present invention relates to a locking device and a docking station, and more particularly to a locking device and a docking station using the same.

With the rapid development of technology, portable electronic devices such as tablet computers or smart phones have been widely used because of their advantages of being portable and easy to operate. At present, since most of the portable electronic devices do not have a base for supporting, the user needs to operate the portable electronic device in a handheld manner, and the operation for a long time will cause a burden on the user. Therefore, the current design will most often match the portable electronic device with the docking station, which has the function of placing and charging the portable electronic device.

At present, some of the docking stations are provided with a locking mechanism for firmly assembling the portable electronic device on the docking station. However, in the case where the general locking mechanism is in the locked state, the user often mistakes that the portable electronic device has been fixed to the docking station. On the other hand, in the locked state, the user cannot directly act through the corresponding mechanism of the locking mechanism and the corresponding base in the docking station. The portable electronic device is locked on the docking station, thereby causing inconvenience to the user.

The present invention provides a locking device and a docking station using the locking device. When the locking device is in the locked state, the user can operate the foolproof mechanism in the locking device to achieve the portable electronic device. It is securely locked to the docking station.

The locking device of the present invention can be used as a locking bracket. The bracket is adapted to move between the first position and the second position in the first direction. The locking device includes a lock member, a fixing frame, a switch member, a latch member, and a first elastic member. The switch member is slidably disposed on the fixed frame. The switch member has a main body portion and a receiving portion and a snap portion that connect the main body portion. The latch member is slidably disposed on the bracket. The latch has a snap portion. The first elastic member is coupled between the bracket and the latch member. When the lock member is in the locked position, the lock member abuts the receiving portion, and the buckle portion is located in a path in which the snap portion moves in the first direction. When the bracket drives the latch to move toward the second position, the latching portion is pushed by the latching portion to move the latching member relative to the bracket in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction to continue the movement of the bracket until the bracket moves When the second position is reached, the latching portion is biased against the latch by the elastic restoring force of the first elastic member against the bracket to move in the second direction, so that the latching portion engages the latching portion and The reverse movement of the latch member in the first direction is restricted.

The newly created docking station is suitable for locking a portable electronic device. The docking station includes a first housing, a second housing, a bracket, a fastening member, and a locking device. The second housing is assembled to the first housing to form an accommodation space. The bracket is disposed in the accommodating space, and Suitable for moving between the first position and the second position in the first direction. The catching member connects the bracket and has two latching portions exposed to the second housing. The locking device is disposed in the accommodating space for locking the bracket. The locking device includes a lock member, a fixing frame, a switch member, a latch member, and a first elastic member. The switch member is slidably disposed on the fixed frame. The switch member has a main body portion and a receiving portion and a snap portion that connect the main body portion. The latch member is slidably disposed on the bracket. The latch has a snap portion. The first elastic member is coupled between the bracket and the latch member. When the lock member is in the locked position, the lock member abuts the receiving portion, and the buckle portion is located in a path in which the snap portion moves in the first direction. When the bracket drives the latch to move toward the second position, the latching portion is pushed by the latching portion to move the latching member relative to the bracket in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction to continue the movement of the bracket until the bracket moves When the second position is reached, the latching portion is biased against the latch by the elastic restoring force of the first elastic member against the bracket to move in the second direction, so that the latching portion engages the latching portion and The reverse movement of the latch member in the first direction is restricted. Moreover, the bracket drives the latching member to protrude from the second housing to engage the back cover of the portable electronic device to fix the portable electronic device to the docking station.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the locking device further includes a second elastic member. The second elastic member connects the first hook portion of the fixing member and the second hook portion of the switch member. When the lock member is away from the locked position, the elastic restoring force of the second elastic member moves the switch member in the opposite direction to the second direction, causing the buckle portion to move away from the path in which the snap portion moves in the first direction.

In an embodiment of the novel creation, the bracket has a convex portion. The latch member is pushed against the first elastic member to abut against the convex portion.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the docking station further includes a first connecting port. The first connecting port protrudes from the second housing and is adapted to be connected to the second connecting port of the portable electronic device.

Based on the above, the bracket and the latch member slidably disposed thereon can be used as a foolproof mechanism of the locking device, and the user can still operate through the foolproof mechanism when the lock member is in the locked position. The bracket is surely moved from the first position to the second position, and the buckle portion and the snap portion are engaged with each other to restrict reverse movement of the latch member in the first direction. At the same time, the bracket can drive the latching member to protrude from the second housing and engage the back cover of the portable electronic device, so as to securely lock the portable electronic device to the docking station. The purpose is to prevent the portable electronic device from being accidentally loosened from the docking station during the operation of the user.

The above described features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent and understood from the following description.

10‧‧‧Portable electronic devices

11‧‧‧Second connection

12‧‧‧Back cover

100‧‧‧ expansion seat

101‧‧‧ accommodating space

110‧‧‧First housing

120‧‧‧second housing

130‧‧‧ bracket

131‧‧‧ convex

140‧‧‧Holding parts

141‧‧‧Detention Department

150‧‧‧Locking device

151‧‧‧Locks

151a‧‧‧Apartment

152‧‧‧Retaining frame

152a‧‧‧Chute

152b‧‧‧ first hook

153‧‧‧Switches

153a‧‧‧ Main body

153b‧‧‧Receiving Department

153c‧‧‧ buckle department

153d‧‧‧Second hook

154‧‧‧Latches

154a‧‧‧Cartridge

154b‧‧‧Loading Department

155‧‧‧First elastic parts

155a‧‧‧First end

155b‧‧‧second end

156, 157‧‧ ‧ screw locks

158‧‧‧Second elastic parts

A1‧‧‧First direction of rotation

D1‧‧‧ first direction

D2‧‧‧ second direction

FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 are schematic diagrams showing the front and rear of the expansion base and the portable electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a schematic view of the locking device of the docking station of FIG. 2.

4 is a schematic exploded view of the locking device of FIG. 3.

5 and 6 are schematic views of the operation of the locking device of Fig. 3.

FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 are schematic diagrams showing the front and rear of the expansion base and the portable electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 , in the embodiment, the docking station 100 is adapted to lock the portable electronic device 10 , wherein the portable electronic device 10 is, for example, a tablet computer, a smart phone, an electronic computer, or an automatic ordering machine. Machine and so on.

The docking station 100 includes a first housing 110, a second housing 120, a bracket 130 (shown in FIG. 3), a latching member 140, and a locking device 150. The first housing 110 and the second housing 120 may be made of a material such as metal, plastic, acryl, carbon fiber or composite material, and the second housing 120 is assembled to the first housing 100 to form the accommodating space 101. The docking station 100 can further include a first port 160. The first port 埠 160 protrudes from the second housing 120. After the portable electronic device 10 is assembled on the docking station 100, the first port 160 is adapted to be connected to the second port 11 of the portable electronic device 10 for use as a telecommunication transmission or power transmission.

3 is a schematic view of the locking device of the docking station of FIG. 2, wherein the bracket 130 illustrated in FIG. 3 is in the first position, and the abutting portion 151a of the locking member 151 and a portion of the receiving portion 153b are drawn by dashed lines. Shown in Figure 3 for illustration. Referring to FIG. 1 to FIG. 3 , in the embodiment, the bracket 130 is disposed in the accommodating space 101 . The latching member 140 connects the board bracket 130 and has two latching portions 141 exposed to the second housing 120. When the portable electronic device 10 is not assembled on the docking station 100 and the bracket 130 is in the first position, the two latching portions 141 do not protrude from the second housing 120. The locking device 150 is disposed in the accommodating space 101 and can be used to lock the bracket 130.

4 is a schematic exploded view of the locking device of FIG. 3. Please refer to Figure 3 and Figure 4. In the present embodiment, the locking device 150 includes a lock member 151, a fixing frame 152, a switch member 153, a latch member 154, and a first elastic member 155. Specifically, the switch member 153 is slidably disposed on the holder 152 and has a main body portion 153a and a receiving portion 153b and a hook portion 153c that connect the main body portion 153a. The fixing frame 152 can have a sliding groove 152a, and the switch member 153 is slidably disposed on the fixing frame 152 through a screw member 156 that is inserted through the sliding groove 152a. The latch member 154 is slidably disposed on the bracket 130 and has a latching portion 154a and a carrying portion 154b. The first elastic member 15 is, for example, a torsion spring, and is fixed to the bracket 130 through the screw member 157. The first elastic member 155 has an opposite first end portion 155a and a second end portion 155b. The first end portion 155a is connected. The bracket 130 and the second end 155b are coupled to the carrying portion 154b of the latch member 154. Therefore, the latch member 154 can be pushed against the first elastic member 155 to abut against the convex portion 131 on the bracket 130.

5 and FIG. 6 are schematic diagrams of the operation of the locking device of FIG. 3, wherein the bracket 130 illustrated in FIG. 6 is in a second position relative to the first position, and the bracket 130 illustrated in FIG. A transitional position between the first position and the second position. Referring to FIG. 3, FIG. 5 and FIG. 6, after the user rotates the lock member 151 (shown in FIG. 1) in the first rotation direction A1, the lock member 151 is in the locked position and abuts the receiving portion 153b with the abutting portion 151a. . In the present embodiment, the bracket 130 is adapted to move from the first position to the second position in the first direction D1, wherein the latching portion 153c is located in the first direction of the engaging portion 154a in a state where the locking member 151 is in the locked position. D1 moves on the path. That is, when the bracket 130 drives the latch member 154 to move toward the second position and moves to the transition position shown in FIG. 5, the engaging portion 154a is pushed by the buckle portion 153c to cause the latch member 154 to be opposite to the bracket. 130 along a second side perpendicular to the first direction D1 Move to D2 to continue the carriage 130. At this time, the first elastic member 155 is compressed, and the latch member 154 does not abut against the convex portion 131 on the bracket 130.

In the above, until the bracket 130 is moved to the second position, the engaging portion 154a is movable relative to the bracket 130 in the second direction D2 by the pushing of the latching portion 153c to pass the latch portion located on the moving path thereof. 153c, then, after the snap portion 154a passes the snap portion 153c, the elastic restoring force of the first elastic member 155 can be pushed against the reverse movement of the latch member 154 with respect to the bracket 130 toward the second direction D2, so that the buckle The portion 153c snaps the catch portion 154a and the latch member 154 abuts against the convex portion 131 on the bracket 130 to restrict the reverse movement of the latch member 154 toward the first direction D1. On the other hand, when the bracket 130 is moved from the first position to the second position, the bracket 130 can drive the latching member 140 to protrude from the second housing 120 to engage the portable electronic device. The back cover 12 of the 10 is for fixing the portable electronic device 10 to the docking station.

In short, the bracket 130 and the latch member 154 slidably disposed thereon can serve as a foolproof mechanism of the locking device 150, so that the user can still confirm the bracket through the moving bracket 130 when the locking member 151 is in the locked position. Whether the 130 has been fixed in the second position, and the operation of the foolproof mechanism is used to securely lock the portable electronic device 10 to the docking station 100, thereby preventing the portable electronic device 10 from being used. In the process of operation, the docking station 100 is accidentally loosened and dropped.

In another aspect, the locking device 150 further includes a second resilient member 158, such as a tension spring. The second elastic member 158 is respectively connected to the first hook portion 152b of the fixing frame 152 and the second hook portion 153d of the switch member 153. When the locking member 151 is in the locking position, the second elastic member 158 is stretched and has a orientation Reverse elastic recovery of the two directions D2 force. Therefore, when the user rotates the lock member 130 in the reverse direction of the first rotational direction A1, the elastic restoring force of the second elastic member 158 can cause the switch member 153 to move in the reverse direction of the second direction D2 until the lock member 130 is rotated to The open position shown in Figure 1. At this time, the latching portion 153c is not engaged with the latching portion 154a, and the restriction of the reverse movement of the bracket 130 and the latch member 154 slidably disposed in the first direction D1 is released. Therefore, when the bracket 130 is restored from the second position to the first position, the bracket 130 can drive the latching member 140 to retract the two latching portions 141 to a state that does not protrude from the second housing 120. In the case where the portion 141 is not fastened to the back cover 12 of the portable electronic device 10, the user can remove the portable electronic device 10 from the docking station 100.

In summary, the bracket and the latch member slidably disposed thereon can be used as a foolproof mechanism of the locking device. When the lock member is in the locked position, the bracket still does not surely move from the first position to the second position. In position, the user can still move the stand toward the second position until the stand moves to the second position. During the movement of the foregoing bracket, the latching portion of the latch member is movable in the second direction relative to the bracket by the pushing of the latching portion to pass the latching portion on the moving path thereof, and then on the card After the engaging portion passes through the locking portion, the latching member can be pushed by the elastic restoring force of the first elastic member to move in the opposite direction with respect to the bracket, so that the latching portion can be engaged with the engaging portion. The snap portion and limits the reverse movement of the latch member toward the first direction. At the same time, the bracket can drive the latching member to protrude from the second housing to engage the back cover of the portable electronic device.

That is to say, even if the lock member is in the locked position, the user can further confirm whether the bracket has been fixed in the second position through the aforementioned foolproof mechanism. The purpose of the portable electronic device is securely locked on the docking station by the action of the aforementioned foolproof mechanism and the holding member, so as to prevent the portable electronic device from expanding during the operation of the user. The seat is accidentally loosened and lowered, and the user's convenience in operation is improved.

Although the present invention has been disclosed in the above embodiments, it is not intended to limit the novel creation, and any person skilled in the art can make some changes without departing from the spirit and scope of the novel creation. Retouching, the scope of protection of this new creation is subject to the definition of the scope of the patent application attached.

130‧‧‧ bracket

131‧‧‧ convex

150‧‧‧Locking device

151‧‧‧Locks

151a‧‧‧Apartment

152‧‧‧Retaining frame

152b‧‧‧ first hook

153‧‧‧Switches

153a‧‧‧ Main body

153b‧‧‧Receiving Department

153c‧‧‧ buckle department

153d‧‧‧Second hook

154‧‧‧Latches

154a‧‧‧Cartridge

154b‧‧‧Loading Department

155‧‧‧First elastic parts

157‧‧‧ Screw locks

158‧‧‧Second elastic parts

D1‧‧‧ first direction

D2‧‧‧ second direction

Claims (7)

A locking device for locking a bracket, the bracket being adapted to move between a first position and a second position in a first direction, the locking device comprising: a locking member; a fixing frame; The switch member is slidably disposed on the fixed frame, the switch member has a main body portion and a receiving portion and a buckle portion connected to the main body portion; a latch member is slidably disposed on the bracket, the latch member has a snap And a first elastic member connected between the bracket and the latching member. When the locking member is in a locked position, the locking member abuts the receiving portion, and the latching portion is located along the latching portion When the bracket moves the latching member toward the second position, the latching portion is pushed by the latching portion to make the latching member perpendicular to the bracket a second direction of movement in a direction to cause the bracket to continue to move until the bracket moves to the second position, the latching portion pushes the latch through the latching portion and the elastic restoring force of the first elastic member a reverse movement of the member relative to the bracket toward the second direction to engage the buckle portion Reverse detent portion and limits movement of the latch member toward the first direction. The locking device of claim 1, further comprising: a second elastic member connecting a first hook portion of the fixing member and a second hook portion of the switch member, the locking member leaving In the locked position, the elastic restoring force of the second elastic member moves the switch member in the opposite direction to the second direction, so that the buckle portion moves away from the path in which the engaging portion moves in the first direction. The locking device according to claim 1, wherein the bracket has a convex portion, and the latch member is pushed against the first elastic member to abut the convex portion. An expansion base adapted to lock a portable electronic device, the expansion base comprising: a first housing; a second housing assembled to the first housing to form an accommodation space; a bracket, the setting In the accommodating space, and adapted to move between a first position and a second position along a first direction; a fastening member connecting the bracket and having two buckles exposed to the second housing And a locking device disposed in the loading platform for locking the panel, wherein the locking device comprises: a locking member; a fixing frame; and a switch member slidingly disposed on the fixing frame The switch member has a main body portion and a receiving portion and a latching portion connected to the main body portion; a latching member is slidably disposed on the bracket, the latching member has a latching portion; and a first elastic member is connected Between the bracket and the latching member, when the locking member is in a locking position, the locking member abuts the receiving portion, and the locking portion is located in a path of the engaging portion moving in the first direction, when When the bracket drives the latch to move toward the second position, the latching portion is pushed by the latching portion to cause the latching portion to be The lock member moves relative to the carriage in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction to cause The bracket continues to move until the bracket moves to the second position, the latching portion passes the latching portion and the elastic restoring force of the first elastic member pushes the latching member toward the bracket toward the second direction Reverse movement of the latching portion to fasten the latching portion and restrict reverse movement of the latching member toward the first direction, and the bracket drives the latching member to cause the two latching portions to protrude The second housing is fastened to a back cover of the portable electronic device to fix the portable electronic device to the docking station. The docking device of claim 4, wherein the locking device further comprises: a second elastic member, a first hook portion connecting the fixing member and a second hook portion of the switch member, When the locking member is away from the locking position, the elastic restoring force of the second elastic member moves the switching member in the opposite direction to the second direction, so that the locking portion moves away from the locking portion in the first direction. on. The docking station of claim 4, wherein the bracket has a convex portion, and the latch member is pushed against the first elastic member to abut the convex portion. The docking station of claim 4, further comprising: a first connecting port protruding from the second housing and adapted to be connected to a second connecting port of the portable electronic device.