Housing device having press-type locking and release structure

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10342147-B2
Application number	US-201715406960-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 16, 2017
Priority date	Jan 16, 2017
Publication date	Jul 2, 2019
Grant date	Jul 2, 2019

Abstract

A housing device having a press-type locking and release structure includes a housing ( 110 ), a locking and release member ( 140 ), and a control element ( 150 ). The housing ( 110 ) includes two lateral walls ( 130 ), a breach ( 132 ) formed at each lateral wall ( 130 ), an elongated groove ( 134 ) formed along each lateral wall ( 130 ), and a pivot hole ( 136 ) formed at each lateral wall ( 130 ). The locking and release member ( 140 ) includes two arms ( 142 ) disposed in the two elongated grooves ( 134 ), a resilient element ( 160 ) disposed at one end of each arm ( 142 ), a connection element ( 170 ) connected to each arm ( 142 ), a fastening element ( 180 ) connected to each connection element ( 170 ), and a pivot ( 182 ) protruding from each fastening element ( 180 ). The pivot ( 182 ) is pivotally connected to the pivot hole ( 136 ). The control element ( 150 ) is connected to the two arms ( 142 ).

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A housing device having a press-type locking and release structure, comprising:
a housing ( 110 ), the housing ( 110 ) including two lateral walls ( 130 ), a breach ( 132 ) formed at each of the two lateral walls ( 130 ), an elongated groove ( 134 ) formed along each of the two lateral walls ( 130 ), and a pivot hole ( 136 ) formed at each of the two lateral walls ( 130 ), wherein each of the pivot holes ( 136 ) communicates with a respective corresponding one of the elongated grooves ( 134 );
a locking and release member ( 140 ), the locking and release member ( 140 ) including two arms ( 142 ) disposed in the two elongated grooves ( 134 ), a resilient element ( 160 ) disposed at one end of each of the arms ( 142 ), a connection element ( 170 ) connected to each of the arms ( 142 ), a fastening element ( 180 ) connected to each of the connection elements ( 170 ), and a pivot ( 182 ) protruding from one side of each of the fastening elements ( 180 ), wherein the pivot ( 182 ) is pivotally connected to the pivot hole ( 136 ); and
at least one control element ( 150 ), the at least one control element ( 150 ) being connected to the two arms ( 142 ), wherein when the at least one control element ( 150 ) drives the two arms ( 142 ) to move with respect to the two elongated grooves ( 134 ), each of the arms ( 142 ) drives each of the connection elements ( 170 ) to push and move one end of each of the fastening elements ( 180 ), and another end of each of the fastening elements ( 180 ) is away from the breach ( 132 ).

2. The housing device having the press-type locking and release structure of claim 1 , wherein each of the control elements ( 150 ) includes a push portion ( 152 ), each of the arms ( 142 ) includes a contact end ( 146 ) corresponding to each of the push portions ( 152 ), and the push portion ( 152 ) rotatably or movably pushes the contact end ( 146 ) to move the arm ( 142 ) downward.

3. The housing device having the press-type locking and release structure of claim 2 , wherein each of the push portions ( 152 ) is an arc portion, a cam, or a cylindrical cam, and each of the contact ends ( 146 ) includes a planar surface ( 1462 ) or includes the planar surface ( 1462 ) and a chamfer ( 148 ) connected to the planar surface ( 1462 ).

4. The housing device having the press-type locking and release structure of claim 2 , wherein each of the push portions ( 152 ) has a curved surface or an arc portion, each of the contact ends ( 146 ) includes a planar surface ( 1462 ) and a curvy surface ( 1466 ) connected to the planar surface ( 1462 ), and the curved surface or the arc portion moves from the planar surface ( 1462 ) to the curvy surface ( 1466 ) to push the arm ( 142 ) to move.

5. The housing device having the press-type locking and release structure of claim 2 , wherein each of the push portions ( 152 ) is a button ( 153 ), and each of the contact ends ( 146 ) is integrally formed with each of the buttons ( 153 ).

6. The housing device having the press-type locking and release structure of claim 5 , further comprising two unlock buttons ( 190 ) receiving the two buttons ( 153 ) respectively and two resilient clasps ( 126 ) driven by the unlock buttons ( 190 ), the button ( 153 ) including two protrusions ( 144 ) corresponding to the two resilient clasps ( 126 ) respectively.

7. The housing device having the press-type locking and release structure of claim 1 , wherein the housing ( 110 ) further includes two resilient clasps ( 126 ) extending from two sides of the elongated groove ( 134 ) respectively, and each of the arms ( 142 ) includes two protrusions ( 144 ) disposed corresponding to the two resilient clasps ( 126 ).

8. The housing device having the press-type locking and release structure of claim 7 , further comprising two unlock buttons ( 190 ), each unlock button ( 190 ) having a plurality of foot portions ( 192 ), each of the foot portions ( 192 ) being disposed corresponding to each of the resilient clasps ( 126 ) to press each of the resilient clasps ( 126 ) outwardly to release each of the resilient clasps ( 126 ) from each of the protrusions ( 144 ).

9. The housing device having the press-type locking and release structure of claim 8 , wherein each of the unlock buttons ( 190 ) includes a through hole ( 194 ) for insertion of the control element ( 150 ) and includes a limitation portion ( 196 ) for engagement with the housing ( 110 ).

10. The housing device having the press-type locking and release structure of claim 1 , wherein each control element ( 150 ) includes a pivot portion ( 154 ) pivotally connected to the housing ( 110 ) and a handle ( 156 ) connected to the pivot portion ( 154 ), the housing ( 110 ) includes an aperture ( 116 ) disposed corresponding to the pivot portion ( 154 ), and the handle ( 156 ) protrudes out of the housing ( 110 ).

11. The housing device having the press-type locking and release structure of claim 10 , wherein the control element ( 150 ) further includes a connection bar ( 158 ) connected to each handle ( 156 ).

12. The housing device having the press-type locking and release structure of claim 1 , wherein each of the arms ( 142 ) is parallel to each of the fastening elements ( 180 ), and each of the connection elements ( 170 ) is connected to the arm ( 142 ) and the fastening element ( 180 ).

13. The housing device having the press-type locking and release structure of claim 12 , wherein each of the connection elements ( 170 ) further includes a body ( 172 ) and includes two connection ends ( 174 ) connected to the arm ( 142 ) and the fastening element ( 180 ) respectively, and a thickness of the connection end ( 174 ) is less than a thickness of the body ( 172 ).

14. The housing device having the press-type locking and release structure of claim 1 , wherein each of the lateral walls ( 130 ) includes a recess ( 138 ) adjacent to the pivot hole ( 136 ), and each of the recesses ( 138 ) receives one end of each of the fastening elements ( 180 ).

15. The housing device having the press-type locking and release structure of claim 1 , wherein each of the fastening elements ( 180 ) further includes a fastening plate ( 184 ) and a hook ( 186 ) at one end of the fastening plate ( 184 ), the pivot ( 182 ) protrudes from at least one side of the fastening plate ( 184 ), and each of the hooks ( 186 ) is disposed corresponding to each of the breaches ( 132 ).

16. The housing device having the press-type locking and release structure of claim 1 , wherein one end of each of the resilient elements ( 160 ) includes a positioning end ( 162 ), the housing ( 110 ) includes a joining member ( 124 ) corresponding to each of the positioning ends ( 162 ), and each of the positioning ends ( 162 ) is engaged with each of the joining members ( 124 ).

17. The housing device having the press-type locking and release structure of claim 1 , wherein each of the resilient elements ( 160 ) is integrally formed with each of the arms ( 142 ).

18. The housing device having the press-type locking and release structure of claim 17 , wherein each of the resilient elements ( 160 ) is a flat spring or a plate spring.

19. The housing device having the press-type locking and release structure of claim 1 , wherein the housing ( 110 ) includes a first housing part ( 112 ) and a second housing part ( 114 ) coupled to each other.

20. The housing device having the press-type locking and release structure of claim 19 , wherein the first housing part ( 112 ) includes two slots ( 115 ) communicating with the

Assignees

• Dinkle Entpr Co Ltd
• Dinkle Electric Machinery China Co Ltd

Inventors

• Wu Shang-Tsai

Classifications

• H05K5/023

  Handles; Grips · CPC title

• H05K5/0013

  Electricity · mapped topic

• E05B65/52

  Other locks for chests, boxes, trunks, baskets, travelling bags, or the like · CPC title

• H05K5/0221 Primary

  Locks; Latches · CPC title

• E05C19/06

  in which the securing part if formed or carried by a spring and moves only by distortion of the spring, e.g. snaps · CPC title