Locking bracket for locking a digital device into a casing

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10669748-B2
Application number	US-201815900001-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 20, 2018
Priority date	Feb 20, 2017
Publication date	Jun 2, 2020
Grant date	Jun 2, 2020

Abstract

A locking bracket for locking a digital device preliminarily inserted into a casing. The locking bracket includes an internal face for receiving at least one portion of the digital device and an external locking face. The locking bracket includes elements for assembling the locking bracket with the casing; elements for retaining the digital device; and at least one locking unit having a lock for locking the bracket to the casing.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A locking bracket for locking a digital device preliminarily inserted into a casing, said locking bracket comprising:
an internal face for receiving at least one portion of said digital device;
an external locking face;
an assembly element configured to assemble the locking bracket with said casing;
a retaining element configured to retain said digital device;
at least one locking unit comprising:
a lock for locking the locking bracket to said casing, said lock comprising a mobile locking pin having a locking extremity, the locking pin being mobile between:
an unlocked position, in which said mobile locking pin is at least partially disposed within a receiving recess made in said at least one locking unit so as to allow the assembly element to assemble the locking bracket, as a single element, with said casing; and
a locked position in which said locking extremity of said mobile locking pin protrudes outwards from the internal face of said locking bracket;

a drive for driving said mobile locking pin from said locked position to said unlocked position and vice versa;
an anchor point taking the form of a locking slot adapted to receiving an appropriate locking device;
the drive and the anchor point being further configured so that:
in said unlocked position, the drive protrudes outwards from the external face of said locking bracket, at the at least one locking unit, preventing a locking device to take position in said locking slot;
in said locked position, the drive is disposed within a receiving recess in said at least one locking unit, and is partially coverable by a locking device that can take position in said locking slot.

2. The locking bracket according to claim 1 , wherein said locking extremity of said mobile locking pin takes the form of a T-shaped hook.

3. The locking bracket according to claim 1 , wherein said drive and said locking slot are disposed on a same face of said at least one locking unit and are distant from each other by a maximum of nine millimeters.

4. A system for locking a digital device comprising:
a casing adapted to receiving said digital device, said casing comprising at least one locking hole; and
a locking bracket comprising:
an internal face for receiving at least one portion of said digital device;
an external locking face;
an assembly element configured to assemble the locking bracket with said casing;
a retaining element configured to retain said digital device; and
at least one locking unit comprising:
a lock for locking the locking bracket to the casing, at the at least one locking hole of said casing, when the locking bracket is assembled with said casing, the lock comprising a mobile locking pin having a locking extremity, the locking pin being mobile between:
an unlocked position, in which said mobile locking pin is at least partially disposed within a receiving recess made in said at least one locking unit so as to allow the assembly element to assemble the locking bracket, as a single element, with said casing; and
a locked position in which said locking extremity of said mobile locking pin protrudes outwards from the internal face of said locking bracket;

a drive for driving said mobile locking pin from said locked position to said unlocked position and vice versa;
an anchor point taking the form of a locking slot adapted to receiving an appropriate locking device;
the drive and the anchor point being further configured so that:
in said unlocked position, the drive protrudes outwards from the external face of said locking bracket, at the at least one locking unit, preventing a locking device to take position in said locking slot;
in said locked position, the drive is disposed within a receiving recess in said at least one locking unit, and is partially coverable by a locking device that can take position in said locking slot.

5. The system for locking a digital device according to claim 4 , wherein said casing further comprises:
at least one mobile holding element for holding the digital device;
a block, which blocks said at least one mobile holding element in a predetermined position, said block being active when at least one locking pin is inserted into the at least one locking hole of said casing.

6. A method for locking a digital device within a casing, said method comprising:
inserting said digital device into said casing;
assembling, with said casing, a locking bracket comprising:
an internal face for receiving at least one portion of said digital device;
an external locking face;
an assembly element configured to assemble the locking bracket with said casing;
a retaining element configured to retain said digital device; and
at least one locking unit comprising:
a lock for locking the locking bracket to said casing, said lock comprising a mobile locking pin having a locking extremity, the mobile locking pin being mobile between:
an unlocked position, in which said mobile locking pin is at least partially disposed within a receiving recess made in said at least one locking unit so as to allow the assembly element to assemble the locking bracket, as a single element, with said casing; and
a locked position in which said locking extremity of said mobile locking pin protrudes outwards from the internal face of said locking bracket;

a drive for driving said mobile locking pin from said locked position to said unlocked position and vice versa;
an anchor point taking the form of a locking slot adapted to receiving an appropriate locking device;
the drive and the anchor point being further configured so that:
in said unlocked position, the drive protrudes outwards from the external face of said locking bracket, at the at least one locking unit, preventing a locking device to take position in said locking slot;
in said locked position, the drive is disposed within a receiving recess in said at least one locking unit, and is partially coverable by a locking device that can take position in said locking slot; and

locking said locking bracket to said casing, comprising actuating said drive using a specific tool to drive the mobile locking pin of the locking bracket from said unlocked position to said locked position.

7. The method for locking according to claim 6 , further comprising, subsequently to locking said locking bracket to said casing, providing an additional locking cover for the locking bracket, comprising affixing the locking device to the anchor point present on the at least one locking unit of the locking bracket.

Assignees

• Ingenico Group

Inventors

• Allirot Richard
• Soubirane Alain
• Cochet Damien

Classifications

• E05B73/0082 Primary

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• F16M13/02

  for supporting on, or attaching to, an object, e.g. tree, gate, window-frame, cycle · CPC title

• H05K5/0221

  Locks; Latches · CPC title

• A47F9/04

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