Lock device for graphite furnace

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11519206-B2
Application number	US-201917043467-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 8, 2019
Priority date	Mar 30, 2018
Publication date	Dec 6, 2022
Grant date	Dec 6, 2022

Abstract

The present utility model relates to a graphite furnace locking device, comprising: a stationary part which is provided with a locking unit, a movable part which is arranged along a first direction facing the stationary part, the movable part being provided with a latch bolt unit; wherein, the movable part may move towards the stationary part along the first direction until the latch bolt unit and the locking unit are connected and then the locking device is in a locked state; the latch bolt unit provides a first elastic force for the movable part towards the direction of the stationary part; the locking unit is used to disconnect from the latch bolt unit, and then the locking device is in an unlocked state; the latch bolt unit provides a second elastic force for the movable part in a direction away from the stationary part, and the movable part can move away from the stationary part in the first direction under the action of the second elastic force to its initial position. For the locking device of the present utility model, when it is under an unlocked state, the movable part is automatically sprung away to prevent the operator from being injured by scalding.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A graphite furnace locking device, comprising:
a stationary part which is provided with a locking unit; and
a movable part which is arranged along a first direction facing the stationary part, the movable part being provided with a latch bolt unit which comprises a lock shaft, the lock shaft penetrating through the movable part and the stationary part along the first direction and is configured to move along the first direction relative to the stationary part and the movable part respectively,
wherein the movable part is configured to move towards the stationary part along the first direction until the latch bolt unit is connected to the locking unit to thereby place the graphite furnace locking device in a locked state;
wherein the latch bolt unit is configured to provide a first elastic force for the movable part along the first direction towards the stationary part via a first elastic element sleeved on the lock shaft,
wherein the locking unit is configured to disconnect from the latch bolt unit to thereby place the graphite furnace locking device in an unlocked state,
wherein the latch bolt unit is configured to provide a second elastic force for the movable part in a direction away from the stationary part via a second elastic element sleeved on the lock shaft, and
wherein the movable part is configured to move away from the stationary part along the first direction under the action of the second elastic force to its initial position.

2. The graphite furnace locking device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the latch bolt unit further comprises:
a first protrusion portion, provided on the lock shaft, used to connect with the locking unit; and
a second protrusion portion provided on the lock shaft, a first end of the first elastic element connected with the second protrusion portion, and a second end of the first elastic element is connected with the movable part,

wherein the first protrusion portion is positioned between the first elastic element and the second elastic element, and
wherein a first end of the second elastic element is connected with the first protrusion portion, and the other end being a second end of the second elastic element is connected with the stationary part.

3. The graphite furnace locking device according to claim 2 ,
wherein the movable part has a first through-hole to be penetrated through by the lock shaft, and
wherein the first elastic element is at least partially located in the first through-hole and the second end of the first elastic element is connected with a wall of the first through-hole.

4. The graphite furnace locking device according to claim 2 ,
wherein the stationary part has a second through-hole configured to receive the lock shaft,
wherein the second elastic element is at least partially located in the second through-hole, and
wherein the second end of the second elastic element is connected with a wall of the second through-hole.

5. The graphite furnace locking device according to claim 2 , wherein the locking unit comprises:
a lock pin which is arranged in parallel with the lock shaft, the lock pin having
a first end and a second end along the first direction, the first end being closer to the movable part compared with the second end,
a rotation shaft being provided between the first end and the second end, the rotation shaft being in rotational connection with the stationary part, and
a recess portion to accommodate the first protrusion portion;

a third elastic element having a first end connected with the stationary part and a second end connected with the lock pin; and
an unlock button including a first end located outside of the stationary part, and a second end connected with the lock pin, the unlock button operably inserted in the stationary part along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and the unlock button being used for pressing configured to press the lock pin in the second direction to separate the first protrusion portion from the recess portion.

6. The graphite furnace locking device according to claim 5 ,
wherein the lock pin is provided with a slope which is used to guide the first protrusion portion to be accommodated in the recess portion when the first protrusion portion moves to contact the lock pin.

7. The graphite furnace locking device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the movable part is further provided with a guide rod extending along the first direction, and
wherein the stationary part is provided with a third through-hole configured to receive the guide rod.

Assignees

• Shimadzu Corp

Inventors

• Sun Shengsheng

Classifications

• F27B17/02 Primary

  specially designed for laboratory use · CPC title

• E05C3/40

  with bolts engaging a stud-like keeper (E05C3/24, E05C3/30, E05C3/36 take precedence) · CPC title

• G01N21/74

  using flameless atomising, e.g. graphite furnaces · CPC title

• H01R13/631

  for engagement only · CPC title

• F27D99/00

  Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass · CPC title