Actuating mechanism and electronic device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11466710-B2
Application number	US-202017024553-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 17, 2020
Priority date	Dec 3, 2019
Publication date	Oct 11, 2022
Grant date	Oct 11, 2022

Abstract

An actuating mechanism includes a target, a smasher, an elastic component, and a blocker. The smasher is movably disposed at a side of the target. The elastic component is configured to provide an elastic force to drive the smasher to move toward the target. The blocker is movably disposed corresponding to the smasher. When the blocker contacts the smasher, the blocker clamps the smasher. When the blocker is moved to a position where the clamping to the smasher is released, the smasher is driven by the elastic force to move toward and smash the target. An electronic device is also provided.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An actuating mechanism comprising: a first case; a second case movably mounted at the first case; a target disposed in the first case; a smasher movably disposed in the first case and located at a side of the target; an elastic component providing an elastic force to drive the smasher to move toward the target, wherein two ends of the elastic component are respectively connected to the smasher and the first case; and a blocker movably disposed corresponding to the smasher, wherein one end of the blocker is connected to the second case and another end of the blocker is located in the first case, wherein when the blocker contacts the smasher, the blocker clamps the smasher, and when the blocker moves to a position where the clamping to the smasher is released, the smasher is driven by the elastic force to move toward the target and smash the target; and the blocker is movably disposed between the target and the smasher, and the blocker has a through hole, wherein in one mode, the blocker contacts the smasher to clamp the smasher, and the through hole is misaligned with the smasher and the target, and in another mode, when the blocker moves so that the through hole is aligned with the smasher and the target, the blocker moves to a position where the clamping to the smasher is released, and the smasher is driven by the elastic force to move toward the target and smashes the target after moving through the through hole.

2. The actuating mechanism according to claim 1 , wherein the smasher comprises a limiting part, and the blocker is located in a moving path of the limiting part to clamp the smasher, wherein
when the blocker moves out of the moving path of the limiting part, the blocker moves to a position where the clamping to the smasher is released, and the smasher is driven by the elastic force to move toward the target and smash the target.

3. The actuating mechanism according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a door plate movably disposed between the target and the smasher, wherein the door plate has a through hole, wherein
in one mode, the smasher contacts the door plate, and the through hole is misaligned with the smasher and the target, and
in another mode, the through hole is aligned with the smasher and the target.

4. The actuating mechanism according to claim 1 , wherein the blocker is movably disposed between the target and the smasher, wherein
in one mode, the blocker contacts the smasher to clamp the smasher, and
in another mode, when the blocker moves away from the smasher to a position where the clamping to the smasher is released, the smasher is driven by the elastic force to move toward the target and smash the target.

5. An electronic device comprising: a first case; a second case movably mounted at the first case; and an actuating mechanism comprising: a target disposed in the first case; a smasher movably disposed in the first case and located at a side of the target; an elastic component, wherein two ends of the elastic component are respectively connected to the smasher and the first case, and the elastic component provides an elastic force to drive the smasher to move toward the target; and a blocker, wherein one end of the blocker is connected to the second case and another end of the blocker is located in the first case, and the blocker is movably disposed corresponding to the smasher, wherein when the blocker contacts the smasher, the blocker clamps the smasher, and when the blocker moves along with the second case to a position where the clamping to the smasher is released, the smasher is driven by the elastic force to move toward the target and smash the target; and the blocker is movably disposed between the target and the smasher, and the blocker has a through hole, wherein in one mode, the blocker contacts the smasher to clamp the smasher, and the through hole is misaligned with the smasher and the target, and in another mode, when the blocker moves so that the through hole is aligned with the smasher and the target, the blocker moves to a position where the clamping to the smasher is released, and the smasher is driven by the elastic force to move toward the target and smashes the target after moving through the through hole.

6. The electronic device according to claim 5 , wherein the smasher comprises a limiting part, and the blocker is located in a moving path of the limiting part to clamp the smasher, wherein
when the second case is disassembled from the first case, the blocker moves out of the moving path of the limiting part, the blocker moves to a position where the clamping to the smasher is released, and the smasher is driven by the elastic force to move toward the target and smash the target.

7. The electronic device according to claim 5 , wherein the actuating mechanism further comprises:
a door plate disposed in the first case, wherein the door plate is movably disposed between the target and the smasher, and the door plate has a through hole, wherein
in one mode, the smasher contacts the door plate, and the through hole is misaligned with the smasher and the target, and
in another mode, the through hole is aligned with the smasher and the target.

8. The electronic device according to claim 7 , wherein the first case has a locking protrusion, the door plate comprises a body and an extension arm connected to the body, and the through hole penetrates the body, wherein
in the one mode, the extension arm abuts against the locking protrusion, the smasher contacts the body, and the through hole is misaligned with the smasher and the target, and
in the another mode, the extension arm passes by the locking protrusion, and the through hole is aligned with the smasher and the target.

9. The electronic device according to claim 5 , wherein the blocker is movably disposed between the target and the smasher, wherein
in one mode, the blocker contacts the smasher to clamp the smasher, and
in another mode, when the blocker moves away from the smasher to a position where the clamping to the smasher is released, the smasher is driven by the elastic force to move toward the target and smash the target.

10. The electronic device according to claim 9 , wherein the blocker comprises at least one engaging part and a blocking part, the at least one engaging part is engaged with the second case, and the blocking part is movably disposed between the target and the smasher, wherein
in the one mode, the blocking part contacts the smasher to clamp the smasher, and
in the another mode, the second case is disassembled from the first case, and when the blocking part moves along with the second case to move away from the smasher to a position where the clamping to the smasher is released, the smasher is driven by the elastic force to move toward the target and smash the target.

11. The electronic device according to claim 5 , wherein the blocker comprises a blocking part and a mounting part, and the blocking part is located in the first case, wherein the blocking part is movably disposed between the target and the smasher, the through hole penetrates the blocking part, and the mounting part extends into the first case and is engaged with the blocking part, wherein
in the one mode, the mounting part is locked to the second case and the first case, the blocking part contacts the smasher to clamp the smasher, and the through hole is misaligned with the smasher and the target, and
in the another mode, the mounting part is removed from the second case and the first case, the blocking part moves along with the mounting part so that the through hole is aligned with the smasher and the target, the blocking part moves to a position where the clamping to the smasher is

Assignees

• Pegatron Corp

Inventors

• Chi Chih-Heng
• Hsu Chih-Cheng

Classifications

• G06F21/86 Primary

  Secure or tamper-resistant housings · CPC title

• F16B1/04 Primary

  disengaged by movement of the actuating member of the element (locking of actuators G05G, e.g. G05G5/00) · CPC title

• G06F1/182

  with special features, e.g. for use in industrial environments; grounding or shielding against radio frequency interference [RFI] or electromagnetical interference [EMI] · CPC title

• H05K5/0217

  Mechanical details of casings (covers, lids, hoods or members for covering apertures H05K5/03) · CPC title

• G08B13/06

  by tampering with fastening · CPC title