TWM619423U - Lock - Google Patents

Abstract

A lock includes a housing, at least one hook, a driving device, and a lock body. The hook is arranged in the housing and can rotate relative to the housing, and includes a front end at least partially extending out of the front opening of the lock body, and a rear end extending in a direction opposite to the front end. The driving device includes a force applying member and a driving member. The force applying member includes a force receiving portion at least partially disposed in the casing and a force applying portion disposed in the casing. The force receiving portion is connected with the force applying portion and can rotate in conjunction with the casing. The driving member is arranged in the housing and rotates in conjunction with the force applying portion to selectively move the position between the rear end portions to change the opening width of the front end portion. The lock body is arranged on one side of the driving device, and when the lock body is locked, the lock body restricts the movement of the driving device.

Description

Lock

This model relates to a lock. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a lock for electronic devices.

In modern life, consumer electronic products play an important role, coupled with the fast-paced lifestyle and people's demand for real-time information, portable electronic products have become one of the necessities of people. However, these products are more likely to be stolen or stolen due to their higher unit price and ease of realization.

In order to prevent others from stealing, a lock was designed, such as a laptop lock, which can be connected to the anti-theft lock hole of an electronic product with its lock, and then the movement of the lock is controlled by the key lock mechanism to complete the opening. / Purpose of lockout. However, the anti-theft lock holes have different specifications, so that users must purchase/carry locks with corresponding locks in accordance with the anti-theft lock holes. This is not only uneconomical, but also inconvenient to use.

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a lock which can be used for lock holes of different sizes and has better ease of use.

The lock of the present invention includes a housing, at least one hook, a driving device, and a lock body. The hook is arranged in the housing and can rotate relative to the housing, and includes a front end at least partially extending out of the front opening of the lock body, and a rear end extending in a direction opposite to the front end. The driving device includes a force applying member and a driving member. The force applying member includes a force receiving portion at least partially disposed in the casing and a force applying portion disposed in the casing. The force receiving portion is connected with the force applying portion and can rotate in conjunction with the casing. The driving member is arranged in the housing and rotates in conjunction with the force applying portion to selectively move the position between the rear end portions to change the opening width of the front end portion. The lock body is arranged on one side of the driving device, and when the lock body is locked, the lock body restricts the movement of the driving device.

In the embodiment of the present invention, at least one of the hooks can rotate relative to the housing along a plane parallel to the XY plane, the force application member can rotate along a plane parallel to the XZ plane, and the drive member can selectively move its position. Extend between different depths along the Y-axis to the rear end to change the width of the front end, where the X-axis, Y-axis, and Z-axis are orthogonal.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the urging part has a driving part, and one end of the driving part is movably engaged with the driving part in the Y-axis direction so that the driving part and the urging part rotate in conjunction.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the driving device further includes a displacement limiting member fixed in the housing, and the displacement limiting member has an accommodating space extending along the Y axis inside, and side wall threads are provided on the side wall of the accommodating space. The driving part is arranged in the accommodating space, and the driving part is a cylinder with a driving part thread matching the side wall thread. Wherein, when the force applying member rotates, the driving member rotates in unison. By the action between the thread of the side wall and the thread of the driving member, the driving member is moved toward one end of the rear end along the Y-axis direction to extend into different depths between the rear end. between.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the housing has a housing space extending along the Y axis inside the housing, and side wall threads are provided on the side walls of the housing space. The driving part is arranged in the accommodating space, and the driving part is a cylinder with a driving part thread matching the side wall thread. Among them, when the force applying member rotates, the driving member rotates in conjunction with the rotation Turning, by the action between the thread of the side wall and the thread of the driving member, the driving member is moved toward one end of the rear end along the Y-axis direction to extend between the rear ends at different depths.

In the embodiment of the present invention, a part of the force receiving part is exposed from the housing.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the lock includes an engaging member that can move along the Y-axis direction. When the lock body is locked, one end of the engaging member is engaged with the force applying member to limit the rotation of the force applying member.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the lock body is a key lock, and the engaging member includes a boss.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the lock body is a combination lock, and the engaging member includes a lock shaft rod.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the lock set further includes an elastic member for providing elastic force to make the rear end close to each other.

100: shell

110: Front opening

120: rear opening

130: side opening

140: accommodating space

144: side wall thread

200: card hook

210: Front end

220: rear end

211: Hook

300: Drive

310: force piece

311: Forced part

312: force department

313: Drive

314: convex

320: drive

321: end

322: end

324: Driver thread

330: Displacement limiter

400: lock body

410: Clip

411: Convex Column

500: Elastic

710: keyhole

720: keyhole

800: lock

900: key

X: X axis

Y: Y axis

Z: Z axis

Figures 1A and 1B are schematic diagrams of embodiments of the novel lock.

2A and 2B are exploded schematic diagrams of an embodiment of the new lock.

3A and 3B are schematic diagrams of an embodiment in which one end of the engaging member of the new lock is extended between a plurality of protruding members.

4A to 4D are schematic diagrams of an embodiment in which the driving member of the new lock is extended between the rear ends at different depths.

5A to 5C are schematic diagrams of an embodiment of the new lock set attached to the lock hole.

6A and 6B are schematic diagrams of different embodiments of the new lock.

7A and 7B are exploded schematic diagrams of different embodiments of the new lock.

8A and 8B are schematic diagrams of different embodiments in which one end of the engaging member of the new lock is extended between a plurality of protruding members.

The lock of this new type is used in electronic devices for connecting with the keyholes of the electronic devices. The electronic device is preferably portable, such as but not limited to laptops, tablets, mobile phones, e-books, digital photo frames, GPS navigators, mobile network devices, personal digital assistants, digital walkmans, electronic devices Dictionary etc.

As shown in the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1A to 2B, the lock 800 of the present invention includes a housing 100, at least one hook 200, a driving device 300, and a lock body 400. The housing 100 has a front opening 110 at one end. The hook 200 is disposed in the housing 100 and can rotate relative to the housing 100. In this embodiment, two hooks 200 are arranged in the housing 100, can rotate relative to the housing 100 along a plane parallel to the X-Y plane, and present a scissors shape. However, in different embodiments, the hook 200 may be a single one, matched with another non-rotating fixing member, and it is not limited to be in the shape of a scissors. The hook 200 includes a front end 210 and a rear end 220. The front end 210 at least partially protrudes from the front opening 110, and the end of the front end 210 has a hook 211 extending laterally. The rear end 220 extends in a direction opposite to the front end 210. Among them, the X axis, Y axis, and Z axis are orthogonal.

As shown in the embodiment shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B, the driving device 300 includes a force applying member 310 and a driving member 320. The force applying member 310 can rotate along a plane parallel to the XZ plane, and includes a force receiving portion 311 at least partially disposed in the housing 100 and a force applying portion 312 disposed in the housing 100, the force receiving portion 311 and the force applying portion 312 It is connected through the housing 100 and can rotate with respect to the housing 100. More specifically, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 2A, the housing 100 has a rear opening 120, the force receiving portion 311 and the force applying portion 312 are connected through the housing 100 through the rear opening 120, and the force receiving portion A part of 311 exposes the housing 100. However, in different embodiments, the force receiving portion 311 is all disposed in the housing 100, or at least not protruding from the housing 100, and the user can apply force to the force receiving portion 311 to rotate it by a tool such as a screwdriver.

As shown in the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1A to 2B, the driving member 320 is disposed in the housing 100 and rotates in conjunction with the force applying portion 312. The lock body 400 is arranged on one side of the driving device 300. When the lock body 400 is locked, the lock body 400 restricts the movement of the driving device 300. More specifically, as shown in the embodiment shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B, the force applying portion 312 is a circular disk provided with a plurality of protrusions 314 on the periphery, and the lock body 400 includes an engaging member 410 that can move along the Y-axis direction. When the lock body 400 is locked, one end of the engaging member 410 extends between the plurality of protruding members 314 to limit the rotation of the force applying member 310. Wherein, the engaging member 410 includes a protrusion 411. However, in different embodiments, the urging portion 312 is not limited to a disk provided with a plurality of protrusions 314 on the periphery, and it only needs to be able to limit the engaging member 410 by means of complementary shapes or friction. For example, the force applying portion 312 may be provided with a plurality of holes on the periphery for the protrusion 411 to be inserted. In other words, when the lock body 400 is locked, one end of the engaging member 410 is engaged with the force applying member 310 to limit the rotation of the force applying member 310. In this embodiment, the lock body 400 is a key lock used with the key 900, for example, but not limited to, the side opening 130 communicates with the outside of the housing 100 for inserting and operating the key 900.

As shown in the embodiment shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B, the driving member 320 is arranged in the housing 100 and rotates in conjunction with the force applying portion 312 to selectively move the position between the rear end portions 220, so that the opening width of the front end portion 210 is changed . In this embodiment, the urging part 312 has a driving part 313, and one end 321 of the driving part 320 is movably engaged with the driving part 313 in the Y-axis direction, so that the driving part 320 and the urging part 310 rotate in conjunction with each other. . More specifically, the driving part 313 is a polygonal hole, and one end 321 of the driving part 320 is a polygonal cylinder with an outer contour matching it. Therefore, when one end 321 of the driving part 320 is inserted into the driving part 313, it will be engaged in the XZ plane. The effect is that the driving member 320 and the urging member 310 can be rotated in conjunction with each other, but there is no engagement effect in the Y-axis direction, so they can move relatively. However, in different embodiments, the driving member 320 and the driving portion 313 may be other objects that match each other, and there may be a plurality of them.

Furthermore, as shown in the embodiments shown in FIGS. 2A, 2B, 4A to 4C, the driving device 300 further includes a displacement limiting member 330 fixed in the housing 100. The inside of the displacement limiter 330 has an extension along the Y axis The accommodating space 140 extends, and a side wall thread 144 is provided on the side wall of the accommodating space 140. The driving member 320 is disposed in the accommodating space 140, and the driving member 320 is a cylinder with a driving member thread 324 matching the side wall thread 144 on the side. Due to the abutment between the side wall thread 144 and the driving member thread 324, when the force applying member 310 rotates, the driving member 320 rotates in unison, so that the driving member 320 moves in the Y-axis direction toward one end 321 of the rear end 220 to extend into The different depths are between the rear end 220. Wherein, the driving member 320 has an inclined surface toward one end 322 of the rear end 220, which helps the end 322 move along the Y-axis direction to extend to different depths between the rear end 220 and expand the rear end 220. However, in a different embodiment as shown in FIG. 4D, the accommodating space 140 can be directly provided in the housing 100, that is, a side wall thread 144 is directly provided inside the housing 100, and the use of the displacement limiting member 330 is omitted. On the other hand, the lock 800 further includes an elastic member 500, such as a rubber ring, for providing elastic force to make the rear end portions 220 approach each other.

As shown in the embodiment shown in FIG. 5A, the user can first rotate the urging member 310 in one direction, so that the driving member 320 moves in the Y-axis direction toward one end 322 of the rear end 220 to exit between the rear ends 220. At this time, due to the elastic force of the elastic member 500, the rear end portions 220 can be close to each other, so that the opening width of the front end portion 210 is reduced so as to be inserted into the lock hole 720. As shown in the embodiment shown in FIG. 5B, after the front end 210 is inserted into the lock hole 720, the user can rotate the urging member 310 in the opposite direction, so that the driving member 320 moves in the Y-axis direction toward one end 322 of the rear end 220 to partially extend. Enter between the rear end 220. Thereby, the rear end portions 220 can be separated from each other, so that the opening width of the front end portion 210 is increased so as to be engaged with the lock hole 720. At this time, the user can further operate to lock the lock body 400 (please refer to FIG. 2A) to fix the front end 210, so as to achieve the locking effect. As shown in another embodiment of FIG. 5C, after the front end 210 is inserted into the lock hole 710, the user can rotate the force applying member 310 to move the driving member 320 toward one end 322 of the rear end 220 along the Y-axis direction to a greater extent The ground extends between the rear end 220. At this time, the rear end portions 220 can be farther away from each other, so that the opening width of the front end portion 210 is further increased to facilitate It is engaged with the larger lock hole 710. Then, the user can further manipulate the lock body 400 to achieve the locking effect.

Viewed from different angles, the lock 800 of the present invention utilizes the rotating drive device 300 to achieve the purpose of adjusting the opening width of the hook 200. Wherein, since the force applying member 310 and the driving member 320 of the driving device 300 are matched and engaged with each other using structures such as gears and threads, the opening width of the hook 200 can be controlled according to the degree of rotation, and the rotation is essentially The continuous non-segmented operation can achieve the opening width of the continuous non-segmented control hook 200, which can be used in lock holes of different sizes and has better ease of use.

In the foregoing embodiment, the lock body 400 is a key lock. However, in the embodiment shown in FIGS. 6A to 8B or other different embodiments, the lock body 400 may be a combination lock and other different types of locks. In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 7A to 8B, the lock body 400 is a combination lock, and the engaging member 410 includes a lock shaft rod. More specifically, when the lock body 400 is locked, one end of the lock shaft as the engaging member 410 extends between the plurality of protruding members to restrict the movement of the driving device 300 and thus restrict the rotation of the hook 200.

Although the foregoing description and drawings have disclosed the preferred embodiment of the present invention, it must be understood that various additions, many modifications and substitutions may be used in the preferred embodiment of the present invention without departing from the scope of the attached patent application. The spirit and scope of the new principle. Those who are familiar with the technical field of the present invention will appreciate that the present invention can be used to modify many forms, structures, layouts, proportions, materials, elements and components. Therefore, the embodiments disclosed herein should be considered to illustrate the present invention, rather than to limit the present invention. The scope of this new model shall be defined by the scope of the attached patent application, and cover its legal equivalents, and is not limited to the previous description.

100: shell

110: Front opening

120: rear opening

130: side opening

140: accommodating space

144: side wall thread

200: card hook

210: Front end

220: rear end

211: Hook

300: Drive

310: force piece

311: Forced part

312: force department

313: Drive

314: convex

320: drive

321: end

322: end

324: Driver thread

330: Displacement limiter

400: lock body

410: Clip

411: Convex Column

500: Elastic

800: lock

900: key

X: X axis

Y: Y axis

Z: Z axis

Claims (10)

A lock, including: A housing with a front opening at one end; At least one hook is disposed in the housing, can rotate relative to the housing, and includes a front end and a rear end. Extend in the opposite direction; A driving device, including:- A force applying member, comprising a force receiving portion at least partially disposed in the casing and a force applying portion disposed in the casing, the force receiving portion is connected with the force applying portion and can rotate with respect to the casing; A driving member arranged in the housing and rotating in conjunction with the force applying portion to selectively move the position between the rear end portions so that the opening width of the front end portion is changed; A lock body is arranged on one side of the driving device, and when the lock body is locked, the lock body restricts the movement of the driving device. The lock according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the hooks can be rotated relative to the housing along a plane parallel to the XY plane, the force applying member can be rotated along a plane parallel to the XZ plane, and the driving member can be selected The position is moved sexually to extend into different depths along the Y-axis direction to the rear end, so that the opening width of the front end is changed, wherein the X-axis, Y-axis, and Z-axis are orthogonal. The lock according to claim 2, wherein: The force applying part has a driving part; One end of the driving member is engaged with the driving part in a manner movable along the Y-axis direction, so that the driving member and the urging member rotate in conjunction with each other. The lock according to claim 3, wherein: The driving device further includes a displacement limiting member fixed in the housing, and an accommodating space extending along the Y axis is provided inside the displacement limiting member, and a side wall thread is provided on the side wall of the accommodating space; The driving part is arranged in the accommodating space, and the driving part is a cylinder with a driving part thread matching the side wall thread; Wherein, when the force applying member rotates, the driving member rotates in unison, and by the action between the thread of the side wall and the thread of the driving member, the driving member moves in the Y-axis direction toward one end of the rear end to extend into different depths Between the rear end. The lock according to claim 3, wherein: The housing has an accommodating space extending along the Y axis, and a side wall thread is provided on the side wall of the accommodating space; The driving part is arranged in the accommodating space, and the driving part is a cylinder with a driving part thread matching the side wall thread; Wherein, when the force applying member rotates, the driving member rotates in unison, and by the action between the thread of the side wall and the thread of the driving member, the driving member moves in the Y-axis direction toward one end of the rear end to extend into different depths Between the rear end. The lock according to claim 1, wherein a part of the force receiving portion is exposed from the housing. The lock according to claim 2, wherein: The lock body includes an engaging member that can move along the Y-axis direction. When the lock body is locked, one end of the engaging member is engaged with the force applying member to limit the rotation of the force applying member. The lock according to claim 7, wherein the lock body is a key lock, and the engaging member includes a protrusion. The lock according to claim 7, wherein the lock body is a combination lock, and the engaging member includes a lock shaft rod. The lock according to claim 1, further comprising an elastic member for providing elastic force to make the rear end close to each other.

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