Lock mechanism

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12180760-B2
Application number	US-202017995964-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 29, 2020
Priority date	May 29, 2020
Publication date	Dec 31, 2024
Grant date	Dec 31, 2024

Abstract

A lock mechanism according to an embodiment includes an engaging portion, a hook, and a pressing portion. The engaging portion is provided in any one of a housing and a door that is configured to open and close a housing opening portion of the housing. The hook is provided in the other one of the housing and the door to be rotatable around a rotation axis, is engageable with the engaging portion, and is normally disengaged from the engaging portion by its own weight. The pressing portion is provided separately from the hook and is configured to press the hook. The hook includes a hook side engaging portion that is configured to engage with the engaging portion with the rotation axis interposed therebetween, and a hook side pressing portion that is configured to cause the engaging portion to engage with the hook side engaging portion by being pressed by the pressing portion.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An explosion proof lock mechanism for an enclosure, the lock mechanism comprising:
a protrusion portion that is provided in one of a housing and a door, the door is configured to open and close a housing opening portion of the housing;
a hook that is provided in the other one of the housing and the door, the hook configured to be rotatable around a rotation axis, the hook is engageable with the protrusion portion when the hook pivoted to an engaging position, and the hook is normally disengaged from the protrusion portion by its own weight maintaining the hook in a disengaging position due to gravity; and
a pressing portion that extends separately from the hook and the pressing portion is configured to press the hook when engaged by a vertically extending lock rod element,
wherein the hook includes a hook side engaging portion that is configured to engage with the protrusion portion with the rotation axis interposed between a hook side pressing portion and the hook side engaging portion, where the hook side pressing portion is configured to cause the protrusion portion to engage with the hook side engaging portion by the hook side pressing portion being pressed by the pressing portion when engaged by the vertically extending lock rod element, and where the hook side engaging portion includes a first restricting portion that is configured to restrict the hook side engaging portion from coming-off the protrusion portion in a protruding direction of the protrusion portion after engagement with the engaging portion, and a second restricting portion that is configured to restrict coming-off in a direction intersecting the protruding direction of the protrusion portion after engagement with the engaging portion.

2. The lock mechanism according to claim 1 ,
wherein the door includes a handle that is engageable with the housing, and
the pressing portion is configured to press the hook side pressing portion in conjunction with an engagement operation of the handle with the housing.

3. The lock mechanism according to claim 1 ,
wherein the engaging portion is a stepped columnar protrusion portion that is configured to protrude along an opening portion and closing direction of the door,
the protrusion portion includes a first shaft portion, a second shaft portion that is provided in an end portion of the first shaft portion on a protruding direction side and has a larger diameter than the first shaft portion, and a third shaft portion that is provided in an end portion of the second shaft portion on the protruding direction side and has a larger diameter than the second shaft portion,
the hook side engaging portion is provided to be movable along a direction intersecting an axial direction of each of the shaft portions, and
the hook side engaging portion includes a first opening portion through which only the first shaft portion passes, and a second opening portion that communicates with the first opening portion and through which only the first shaft portion and the second shaft portion pass.

4. The lock mechanism according to claim 1 ,
wherein the engaging portion is a stepped columnar protrusion portion that is configured to protrude along a direction intersecting an opening portion and closing direction of the door,
the protrusion portion includes a fourth shaft portion, and a fifth shaft portion that is provided in an end portion of the fourth shaft portion on a protruding direction side and has a larger diameter than the fourth shaft portion,
the hook side engaging portion is provided to be movable along an axial direction of each of the shaft portions, and
the hook side engaging portion includes a third opening portion through which only the fourth shaft portion passes, and a fourth opening portion that communicates with the third opening portion and through which the fourth shaft portion and the fifth shaft portion pass.

5. The lock mechanism according to claim 1 ,
wherein the engaging portion is provided in the housing, and
the hook is provided in the door.

6. The lock mechanism according to claim 1 ,
wherein the pressing portion is a rod body, and is configured to slidingly move in an axial direction of the rod body.

7. The lock mechanism according to claim 1 ,
wherein, in a state in which the engaging portion is configured to engage with the hook side engaging portion, at least any one of the pressing portion and the hook side pressing portion is configured to engage with a peripheral edge of the housing opening portion.

Assignees

• Tmeic Corp

Inventors

• Inamasa Keisuke

Classifications

• E05C9/048

  externally mounted on the wing, i.e. surface mounted (E05C9/008 takes precedence) · CPC title

• E05C3/008

  parallel to the wing edge · CPC title

• E05B63/242

  Auxiliary bolts on the frame, actuated by bolts on the wing, or vice versa · CPC title

• E05B63/24

  Arrangements in which the fastening members which engage one another are mounted respectively on the wing and the frame and are both movable, e.g. for release by moving either of them ({operating or controlling locks using electric or magnetic means in the striker or on the frame E05B47/0046, adaptation of locks locking the bolt by an electromagnet in the striker E05B47/0696, locks with means carried by the bolt for interlocking with the keeper and having additional bolt in the striker E05B63/128;} hasp locks E05B65/48) · CPC title

• E05B17/2088

  Means to prevent disengagement of lock and keeper (E05B63/12 takes precedence) · CPC title