TWM589221U - Lock - Google Patents

Abstract

The lock of the present invention includes a housing, a lock, a lock core, and a drive. The housing includes a top, a first side, and a U-shaped groove. The top has an opening at the top. The first side has a first side opening. The U-shaped groove portion extends from the first side toward the inside of the housing, and has a first lock member end and a second lock member end extending from the top opening to the housing. The lock member is movable so that the end of the second lock member extends from the groove surface opening into the U-shaped groove portion. The lock core is arranged in the casing and can restrict the movement of the lock. The driving part is arranged in the housing and has an operating end and a driving part. The operating end extends out of the housing from the first side opening. The driving part can move so that the driving part releases the restriction of the movement of the locking part by the lock core.

Description

Lock

This new type relates to a lock. Further, the present invention relates to a lock for locking a tablet computer.

In modern life, consumer electronic products play an important role. Together with today's fast lifestyle and people's demand for real-time information, portable electronic products have become one of the necessities for people. However, due to their high demand and popularity, high unit price, small size and easy portability, the possibility of being stolen or stolen also increases.

In order to prevent others from stealing, a lock is designed, such as a notebook computer lock, which can be connected to the anti-theft lock hole of the electronic product with its lock, and the locking operation of the lock can be in a state where the lock is connected to the electronic product. The lock fastener is locked in the anti-theft lock hole. However, for some lighter and thinner electronic products, such as tablet computers, etc., because of the limited thickness, it makes the installation of anti-theft lock holes difficult.

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a lock to solve the above-mentioned problems encountered in the prior art.

The lock of the present invention includes a housing, a lock, a lock core, and a drive. The housing includes a top, a first side, and a U-shaped groove. The top has an opening at the top. The first side has a first side opening. The U-shaped groove portion extends from one end of the housing toward the inside of the housing, and has a groove surface opening. The lock is disposed in the housing and has a first lock end and a second lock end. The end of the first lock member extends out of the housing from the top opening. The lock member is movable so that the end of the second lock member extends from the groove surface opening into the U-shaped groove portion. The lock core is arranged in the casing and can restrict the movement of the lock. The driving part is arranged in the housing and has an operating end and a driving part. The operating end extends out of the housing from the first side opening. The driving part can move so that the driving part releases the restriction of the movement of the locking part by the lock core.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the lock further includes a first elastic member disposed between the lock member and the housing, which can provide an elastic force to keep the lock member away from the housing.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the lock core has a lock shaft, and the lock shaft has an engaging end facing the lock, and the lock shaft can move to make the engaging end engage with the lock.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the driving member is movable so that the driving part abuts the lock shaft, and drives the lock shaft to move to release the engagement between the engaging end and the lock member.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the lock member has an engaging portion on one side facing the lock shaft, and the lock shaft can move to make the engaging end engage with the engaging portion.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the lock member can move along the extension direction of the Z axis, the lock shaft and the drive member can move along the extension direction of the Y axis, and the Z axis and the Y axis are perpendicular to each other.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the lock further includes a second elastic member, which is disposed in the lock core and can provide an elastic force to make the lock shaft approach the lock member.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the U-shaped groove extends from one end of the casing to the interior of the casing in a parallel X-axis-Y plane, including the first groove surface and the second groove surface facing each other, and the connection The bottom groove portion of the first groove surface and the second groove surface, wherein the first groove surface has a groove surface opening, and is closer to the top than the second groove surface; the lock member can move along the extension direction of the Z axis, X axis, Y The axis and the Z axis are orthogonal; the drive member can move along the extension direction of the Y axis.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the second groove surface has a convex portion at a position away from the bottom groove portion.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the lock core is a number lock core, and a number window capable of displaying the characters of the character wheel of the lock core is provided on the top.

As shown in the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the new lock 900 is preferably used to lock the support piece 810 of the tablet computer 800. However, in different embodiments, the lock 900 can also be used to lock other objects having a sheet structure.

As shown in the embodiments shown in FIGS. 2A to 2C, the lock 900 of the present invention includes a housing 100, a lock 200, a lock core 300, and a drive 400. The housing 100 includes a top 110, a first side 120, and a U-shaped groove 130. The top 110 has a top opening 111. The first side 120 has a first side opening 121, which is preferably adjacent to the top 110 and faces a direction 129 parallel to the direction of extension of the Y axis.

As shown in the embodiment shown in FIGS. 2A to 2C, the U-shaped groove 130 extends from one end of the housing 100 to the inside of the housing 100 in a parallel X-axis-Y-axis plane, and includes a first groove surface 131 facing each other The second groove surface 132 and the bottom groove portion 133 connecting the first groove surface 131 and the second groove surface 132. As shown in the embodiments shown in FIGS. 2B and 2B, the first groove surface 131 has a groove surface opening 134, and the first groove surface 131 is closer to the top 110 than the second groove surface 132. Viewed from different angles, the entire U-shaped groove 130 is opened along the direction 129, so that the sheet-like object to be locked can be inserted into the first groove of the U-shaped groove 130 in a manner parallel to the X-axis-Y-axis plane Between the surface 131 and the second groove surface 132.

As shown in the embodiments shown in FIGS. 2A to 2C, the lock 200 is disposed in the housing 100 and has a first lock end 210 and a second lock end 220. The first lock end 210 extends out of the housing 100 from the top opening 111. The lock member 200 can move along the extending direction of the Z axis, so that the second lock member end 220 extends from the groove surface opening 134 into the U-shaped groove portion 130. Among them, the X axis, Y axis, and Z axis are orthogonal. The lock 900 further includes a first elastic member 510 disposed between the lock 200 and the housing 100, and can provide an elastic force along the extension direction of the Z axis.

As shown in the embodiments shown in FIGS. 2A to 2C, the lock core 300 is disposed in the housing 100 to restrict the movement of the lock 200. The lock core 300 may be a number lock core, a key lock core, or other types of lock cores. The driving member 400 is disposed in the housing 100 and has an operating end 410 and a driving part 420. The operating end 410 extends out of the housing 100 from the first side opening 121. The driving member 400 can move along the extending direction of the Y axis, so that the driving part 420 releases the restriction of the movement of the locking member 200 by the lock core 300. The lock 900 further includes a second elastic member 520, which is disposed in the lock core 300 and can provide an elastic force along the extension direction of the Y axis.

More specifically, in the embodiment shown in FIGS. 2A to 2C, the lock core 300 is a number lock core. The lock core 300 has a lock shaft 310, and the lock shaft 310 has an engaging end 311 facing the lock member 200. The lock shaft 310 can move along the extending direction of the Y axis, so that the lock end 311 is engaged with the lock member 200. The driving member 400 can move along the extending direction of the Y axis, so that the driving part 420 abuts on the locking shaft 310, and drives the locking shaft 310 to move along the extending direction of the Y axis to release the engagement between the engaging end 311 and the locking member 200 . Wherein, the lock member 200 has an engaging portion 230 toward one side of the locking shaft 310. The locking shaft 310 can move along the extending direction of the Y axis, so that the engaging end 311 is engaged with the engaging portion 230. In different embodiments, different shapes of the engaging portion 230 may be provided, or the engaging portion 230 may not be provided and the engaging effect may be achieved simply by the frictional force generated when the engaging end 311 abuts on the surface of the lock 200.

On the other hand, based on design, manufacturing, use, etc., the U-shaped groove 130 is not limited to extend parallel to the X-axis-Y plane, and the lock 200 is not limited to moving along the Z-axis extension direction, and the lock shaft 310 And the driving member 400 is not limited to moving in the extending direction of the Y axis.

The operation method of the new lock 900 is further described below.

As shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B, before the user uses the lock 800 to lock, because the first elastic member 510 provides elastic force to the lock member 200 in the first direction 610, the second lock end 220 of the lock member 200 merges The housing 100 does not extend into the U-shaped groove portion 130 from the groove surface opening 134. In this way, as shown in FIG. 1, the lock 800 can be placed on the supporting piece 810 at the position to be locked, even if the supporting piece 810 is inserted into the U-shaped groove 130. At this time, the end portion 210 of the first lock member extends out of the housing 100 through the top opening 111, the lock core 300 is in the unlocked state, and the lock shaft 310 can move along the extension direction of the Y axis. The first direction 610 is parallel to the extension direction of the Z axis.

As shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B, when the user presses the first lock end 210 in the second direction 620, the second lock end 220 of the lock 200 extends from the groove surface opening 134 to the U-shaped groove In the portion 130, the object in the U-shaped groove portion 130 is clamped. At this time, the locking member 200 exposes the engaging portion 230 to the engaging end 311. Since the second elastic member 520 provides elastic force to the locking shaft 310 in the third direction 630, the locking shaft 310 advances in the third direction to make the engaging end 311 enters the engaging portion 230 and engages with it. If the user further rotates the character wheel to make the lock core 300 in the locked state, the engaging end 311 is fixedly engaged with the engaging portion 230, and the lock 800 can be clamped and fixed on the support piece 810 to be locked as shown in FIG. position. At this time, the operation end 410 extends out of the housing 100 from the first side opening 121. The second direction 620 is parallel to the extension direction of the Z axis, and the third direction is parallel to the extension direction of the Y axis.

As shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B, if the user wants to release the lock, for example, the dial 300 can be rotated to unlock the lock core 300, and then the operating end 410 can be pressed in the fourth direction 640 to drive the drive member 400 in the fourth direction 640 moves, so that the driving part 420 drives the engaging end 311 away from the engaging part 230 to release the restriction of the movement of the lock 200 by the lock core 300. In this way, due to the elastic force provided by the first elastic member 510 to the lock member 200 in the first direction 610, the second lock member end 220 of the lock member 200 can leave the U-shaped groove portion 130 as shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B, thereby releasing Clamping of the object in the U-shaped groove 130. Among them, the fourth direction 640 is parallel to the extending direction of the Y axis.

As shown in the embodiments shown in FIGS. 3A to 5B, the second groove surface 132 may have a convex portion 138 at a position away from the bottom groove portion 133 to increase the clamping effect on the object.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 2A, the first side 120 is adjacent to the top 110 and faces in a direction 129 parallel to the direction of extension of the Y axis. However, in different embodiments as shown in FIG. 6, the first side 120 is adjacent to the top 110 and faces in a direction 128 parallel to the extension direction of the X axis based on manufacturing, design, or usage requirements. As shown in different embodiments shown in FIG. 6, the top 110 may have a number window 180 that can display the characters of the character wheel 380 of the lock core 300 to facilitate the user to recognize the rotation position of the character wheel 380.

Although the foregoing description and drawings have disclosed preferred embodiments of the present invention, it must be understood that various additions, many modifications and substitutions may be used in the preferred embodiments of the present invention without departing from the scope of the appended patent application The spirit and scope of this new principle. Those of ordinary skill familiar with the technical field to which the new type belongs will appreciate that the new type can be used for modification of many forms, structures, arrangements, proportions, materials, elements, and components. Therefore, the embodiments disclosed herein should be regarded as illustrating the present invention, rather than limiting the present invention. The scope of the new model should be defined by the scope of the attached patent application and cover its legal equivalents, not limited to the previous description.

100‧‧‧Housing 110‧‧‧Top 111‧‧‧Top opening 120‧‧‧First side 121‧‧‧ First side opening 128‧‧‧ direction 129‧‧‧ direction 130‧‧‧U-shaped groove 131‧‧‧The first groove surface 132‧‧‧Second groove surface 133‧‧‧Bottom groove 134‧‧‧Slotted opening 138‧‧‧Convex 180‧‧‧Number window 200‧‧‧Lock 210‧‧‧End of the first lock 220‧‧‧End of the second lock 230‧‧‧Joint Department 300‧‧‧Lock 310‧‧‧Lock shaft 311‧‧‧snap end 380‧‧‧wheel 400‧‧‧Drive parts 410‧‧‧Operation end 420‧‧‧Drive Department 510‧‧‧The first elastic piece 610‧‧‧First direction 620‧‧‧Second direction 630‧‧‧ third direction 640‧‧‧ Fourth direction 800‧‧‧ Tablet 810‧‧‧Supporting piece 900‧‧‧Lock Y‧‧‧Y axis X‧‧‧X axis Z‧‧‧Z axis

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of a new type of lock used to lock a tablet computer.

FIG. 2A is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of the new lock.

2B and 2C are exploded schematic views of an embodiment of the new lock.

3A to 5B are schematic diagrams of actions of an embodiment of the new lock.

6 is a schematic diagram of different embodiments of the new lock.

100‧‧‧Housing

110‧‧‧Top

111‧‧‧Top opening

120‧‧‧First side

121‧‧‧ First side opening

129‧‧‧ direction

130‧‧‧U-shaped groove

131‧‧‧The first groove surface

132‧‧‧Second groove surface

133‧‧‧Bottom groove

200‧‧‧Lock

210‧‧‧End of the first lock

300‧‧‧Lock

400‧‧‧Drive parts

900‧‧‧Lock

Y‧‧‧Y axis

X‧‧‧X axis

Z‧‧‧Z axis

Claims (10)

A lock, including: A housing, containing: A top with an opening at the top; A first side with a first side opening; A U-shaped groove portion extending from one end of the casing toward the inside of the casing, and having a groove surface opening; A lock member is disposed in the housing and has a first lock member end and a second lock member end. The first lock member end protrudes from the top opening of the casing, and the lock member is movable Making the end of the second lock member extend from the groove surface opening into the U-shaped groove portion; A lock core is provided in the housing, which can restrict the movement of the lock; A driving member is disposed in the housing and has an operating end and a driving part. The operating end extends out of the housing from the first side opening, and the driving member can move so that the driving part releases the lock Restrictions on the movement of the lock. The lock according to claim 1, further comprising a first elastic member disposed between the lock member and the housing, which can provide an elastic force to keep the lock member away from the housing. The lock according to claim 1, wherein the lock core has a lock shaft, and the lock shaft has an engaging end facing the lock member, and the lock shaft is movable so that the engaging end is locked with the lock member Together. The lock according to claim 3, wherein the driving member is movable so that the driving portion abuts on the lock shaft, driving the lock shaft to move to release the engagement between the engaging end and the lock member. The lock according to claim 3, wherein the lock member has an engaging portion toward a side of the lock shaft, and the lock shaft is movable to engage the engaging end with the engaging portion. The lock according to claim 3, wherein the lock member can move along an extension direction of a Z axis, the lock shaft and the drive member can move along an extension direction of a Y axis, and the Z axis and the Y axis are mutually vertical. The lock according to claim 3, further comprising a second elastic member disposed in the lock core, which can provide an elastic force to make the lock shaft approach the lock member. The lock according to claim 1, wherein, The U-shaped groove portion extends from one end of the housing to the inside of the housing in a parallel X-Y-axis plane, and includes a first groove surface and a second groove surface facing each other, and a connecting groove A bottom groove portion of the first groove surface and the second groove surface, wherein the first groove surface has the groove surface opening, and is closer to the top than the second groove surface; The lock member can move along an extension direction of a Z axis, and the X axis, the Y axis, and the Z axis are orthogonal; The driving member can move along the extending direction of the Y axis. The lock according to claim 8, wherein a position of the second groove surface away from the bottom groove portion has a convex portion. The lock according to claim 1, wherein the lock core is a number lock core, and a number window capable of displaying the characters of the character wheel of the lock core is provided on the top.

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