Tamper resistant system, tamper resistant assembly and detaching tool

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11846313-B2
Application number	US-202017113129-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 7, 2020
Priority date	Dec 31, 2019
Publication date	Dec 19, 2023
Grant date	Dec 19, 2023

Abstract

A tamper resistant assembly applied to a tamper resistant system includes a tamper resistant screw, a housing, a lock member, a nut and a cover. The tamper resistant screw includes a head, a thread, a groove and a tip. The lock member is disposed in the housing. The lock member includes a plurality of locking blocks, wherein a deformable opening is formed between the locking blocks. The nut is disposed in the housing and covers the deformable opening. The cover is disposed in the housing. The nut is located between the lock member and the cover. When the tip of the tamper resistant screw passes through the cover and the nut sequentially and enters the deformable opening, the nut is separated from the deformable opening and the locking blocks engage with the groove. Furthermore, a detaching tool is provided to detach the tamper resistant assembly.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A tamper resistant system comprising:
a casing;
a frame disposed with respect to the casing; and
a tamper resistant assembly comprising:
a tamper resistant screw comprising a head, a thread, a groove and a tip, the thread being located between the head portion and the groove, the groove being located between the thread and the tip;
a housing fixed on the frame;
a lock member disposed in the housing, the lock member comprising a plurality of locking blocks, a deformable opening being formed between the locking blocks;
a nut disposed in the housing and covering the deformable opening; and
a cover disposed in the housing and abutting against the frame, the nut being located between the lock member and the cover;
wherein when the tip of the tamper resistant screw passes through the casing, the frame, the cover and the nut sequentially and enters the deformable opening, the nut is separated from the deformable opening and the locking blocks engage with the groove.

2. The tamper resistant system of claim 1 , wherein the cover comprises at least one elastic portion and the at least one elastic portion abuts against the nut.

3. The tamper resistant system of claim 1 , wherein the tamper resistant assembly further comprises an elastic body and the elastic body is disposed in the cover and abuts against the nut.

4. The tamper resistant system of claim 1 , wherein an inner wall of the cover comprises at least one protruding portion, an outer wall of the nut is polygonal, and the at least one protruding portion abuts against the outer wall of the nut.

5. The tamper resistant system of claim 1 , wherein an inner wall of the cover comprises at least one protruding portion, an outer wall of the nut comprises at least one recess, and the at least one protruding portion engages with the at least one recess.

6. The tamper resistant system of claim 1 , wherein the tamper resistant assembly further comprises an O-ring and the O-ring is disposed on an outer wall of the nut and abuts against an inner wall of the cover.

7. The tamper resistant system of claim 1 , wherein an inner wall of the cover and an outer wall of the nut are polygonal and disposed with respect to each other.

8. The tamper resistant system of claim 1 , wherein the tamper resistant assembly further comprises a washer, the housing comprises a positioning portion, the washer is disposed in the housing and abuts against the positioning portion, the cover and the lock member are located at opposite sides of the washer, and the nut passes through the washer to cover the deformable opening.

9. The tamper resistant system of claim 1 , further comprising:
a detaching tool comprising:
a driver;
a clamping member disposed on the driver, the clamping member comprising a plurality of movable hooks;
a fixing member fixing the clamping member on the driver;
a sleeve disposed on the clamping member;
an operating member disposed on the clamping member and the sleeve, the operating member having a partition portion and a restraining portion, the partition portion dividing an interior of the operating member into a first space and a second space, the sleeve being located in the first space, the restraining portion restraining a moving range of the sleeve;
a first elastic member disposed on the clamping member and located in the first space, opposite ends of the first elastic member abutting against the partition portion and the sleeve; and
a second elastic member disposed on the clamping member and located in the second space, opposite ends of the second elastic member abutting against the partition portion and the fixing member;
wherein when the operating member is pulled towards the fixing member, the operating member drives the sleeve to move away from the movable hooks, such that the movable hooks open and the second elastic member is compressed; when the driver abuts against the head of the tamper resistant screw and the operating member is released, an elastic force generated by the second elastic member drives the operating member and the sleeve to move towards the movable hooks, such that the movable hooks close to clamp the head of the tamper resistant screw; and when the driver rotates to detach the tamper resistant screw, the tip of the tamper resistant screw is separated from the deformable opening.

10. The tamper resistant system of claim 9 , wherein the detaching tool further comprises a holding member and the holding member is disposed on the driver.

11. The tamper resistant system of claim 9 , wherein the operating member comprises a first body and a second body, and the first body and the second body are connected to each other to form the operating member.

12. A tamper resistant assembly comprising:
a tamper resistant screw comprising a head, a thread, a groove and a tip, the thread being located between the head portion and the groove, the groove being located between the thread and the tip;
a housing fixed on the frame;
a lock member disposed in the housing, the lock member comprising a plurality of locking blocks, a deformable opening being formed between the locking blocks;
a nut disposed in the housing and covering the deformable opening; and
a cover disposed in the housing, the nut being located between the lock member and the cover;
wherein when the tip of the tamper resistant screw passes through the cover and the nut sequentially and enters the deformable opening, the nut is separated from the deformable opening and the locking blocks engage with the groove.

13. The tamper resistant assembly of claim 12 , wherein the cover comprises at least one elastic portion and the at least one elastic portion abuts against the nut.

14. The tamper resistant assembly of claim 12 , further comprising an elastic body, the elastic body being disposed in the cover and abutting against the nut.

15. The tamper resistant assembly of claim 12 , wherein an inner wall of the cover comprises at least one protruding portion, an outer wall of the nut is polygonal, and the at least one protruding portion abuts against the outer wall of the nut.

16. The tamper resistant assembly of claim 12 , wherein an inner wall of the cover comprises at least one protruding portion, an outer wall of the nut comprises at least one recess, and the at least one protruding portion engages with the at least one recess.

17. The tamper resistant assembly of claim 12 , further comprising an O-ring, the O-ring being disposed on an outer wall of the nut and abutting against an inner wall of the cover.

18. The tamper resistant assembly of claim 12 , wherein an inner wall of the cover and an outer wall of the nut are polygonal and disposed with respect to each other.

19. The tamper resistant assembly of claim 12 , further comprising a washer, the housing comprising a positioning portion, the washer being disposed in the housing and abutting against the positioning portion, the cover and the lock member being located at opposite sides of the washer, the nut passing through the washer to cover the deformable opening.

20. A detaching tool comprising:
a driver;
a clamping member disposed on the driver, the clamping member comprising a plurality of movable hooks;
a fixing member fixing the clamping member on the driver;
a sleeve disposed on the clamping member;
an operating member disposed on the clamping member and the sleeve, the operating member having a partition portion and a restraining portion, the partition portion dividing an interior of the operating memb

Assignees

• Qisda Corp

Inventors

• Lin Chih-Ying

Classifications

• F16B41/005 Primary

  Measures against unauthorised operation of bolts, nuts or pins (F16B23/0007, F16B23/0061, F16B23/0069, F16B23/0076 and F16B31/02 take precedence; locks, keys E05B; for valves, taps or cocks F16K35/00; for pipe-joints with swivel-nuts F16L19/005) · CPC title

• F16B39/22

  in which the locking takes place during screwing down or tightening (F16B39/01 takes precedence) · CPC title

• F16B39/023 Primary

  by driving a conic or wedge-shaped expander through the threaded element · CPC title

• F16B39/282

  Locking by means of special shape of work-engaging surfaces, e.g. notched or toothed nuts · CPC title

• F16B35/044

  Specially-shaped ends · CPC title