Rounded latching structure

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10182504-B1
Application number	US-201815870859-A
Country	US
Kind code	B1
Filing date	Jan 13, 2018
Priority date	Jan 9, 2018
Publication date	Jan 15, 2019
Grant date	Jan 15, 2019

Abstract

A rounded latching structure includes a main body, a back cover, and a lock. The main body defines a groove bound by a bottom wall and a sidewall. The bottom wall defines a slot. The side wall includes a first snap. The back cover defines a second slot and includes a second snap. The back cover is slidable relative to the main body along the groove defined in the main body. The first snap is snapped in the second slot. The second snap is snapped in the first slot. The lock includes a resisting portion for fixing the back cover to the main body when the back cover is snapped to the main body.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A rounded latching structure comprising:
a main body defining a groove bound by a bottom wall and a sidewall, wherein the bottom wall defines a first slot, the side wall comprises a first snap;
a back cover defining a second slot and comprising a second snap, wherein the back cover is slidable relative to the main body along the groove defined in the main body, the first snap is snapped in the second slot, the second snap is snapped in the first slot; and
a lock comprising a resisting portion, wherein the resisting portion fixes the back cover to the main body when the back cover is snapped to the main body.

2. The rounded latching structure of claim 1 , wherein the main body comprises a base for supporting the main body thereon; a through hole is defined through the base and the main body to communicate with the groove.

3. The rounded latching structure of claim 2 , wherein the bottom wall comprises an adjoining surface between the through hole and the groove; the lock is passed through the through hole to be arranged on the adjoining surface, thereby causing the resisting portion to resist against the back cover within the groove.

4. The rounded latching structure of claim 3 , wherein the lock comprises a handheld portion perpendicularly extending from an end of the lock opposite from the resisting portion; the handheld portion is handled for assembling the lock to the adjoining surface.

5. The rounded latching structure of claim 2 , wherein the bottom wall of the groove and the back cover are each rounded; a quantity of the first slot is equal to a quantity of the second snap; the first slot corresponds in position to the second snap; the second snap and the first slot snap together the back cover and the bottom wall.

6. The rounded latching structure of claim 5 , wherein the first snap is arranged at an upper portion of the sidewall; the second slot is defined in an upper portion of the back cover; after the back cover is snapped to the bottom wall; the back cover is caused to slide upward along the groove to align the second slot to the first snap and to tighten the second snap in the first slot.

7. The rounded latching structure of claim 5 , wherein when the second snap is snapped in the first slot, a first fitting angle is defined between the base and the main body, and the bottom wall is angled relative to the back cover.

8. The rounded latching structure of claim 3 , wherein when the main body is rotated to cause the adjoining surface to be parallel to align with the through hole, a second fitting angle is defined between the base and the main body.

9. The rounded latching structure of claim 8 , wherein in the second angle, the lock is passed through the through hole and locked to the adjoining surface, and the second angle is smaller than the first angle.

10. A robotic rounded latching structure comprising:
a robotic main body defining a groove bound by a bottom wall and a sidewall, wherein the bottom wall defines a first slot, the side wall comprises a first snap;
a back cover defining a second slot and comprising a second snap, wherein the back cover is slidable relative to the robotic main body along the groove defined in the robotic main body, the first snap is snapped in the second slot, the second snap is snapped in the first slot; and
a lock comprising a resisting portion, wherein the resisting portion fixes the back cover to the robotic main body when the back cover is snapped to the robotic main body.

Assignees

• Fu Tai Hua Ind Shenzhen Co Ltd
• Hon Hai Prec Ind Co Ltd

Inventors

• Sun Yu-Chun
• Lu Zhan-Sheng
• Wu ze-min

Classifications

• F16B5/0664

  at least one of the sheets or plates having integrally formed or integrally connected snap-in-features · CPC title

• H05K5/0221 Primary

  Locks; Latches · CPC title

• G06F1/181

  Enclosures (for portable computers G06F1/1613) · CPC title

• F16B5/0635

  fastened over the edges of the sheets or plates · CPC title

• F16B21/075

  the socket having resilient parts on its inside and outside · CPC title