Locking structure, housing assembly, and electronic device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12408737-B2
Application number	US-202318344287-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 29, 2023
Priority date	Jan 19, 2021
Publication date	Sep 9, 2025
Grant date	Sep 9, 2025

Abstract

Provided are a locking structure, a housing assembly, and an electronic device. The locking structure includes first and second structural bodies, a pressing member, and a clamped member. The first structural body is provided with first and second mounting portions. The second structural body includes a locking portion. The pressing member is movably provided at the first mounting portion. The clamped member is movably provided at the second mounting portion, and can be engaged with the locking portion. In mounting the second structural body to the first structural body, the clamped member is driven by the locking portion to move, and is restored so as to be engaged with the locking portion. In detaching the second structural body from the first structural body, the pressing member is pressed by an external force to drive the clamped member to move so as to be disengaged from the locking portion.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A locking structure, comprising:
a first structural body, provided with a first mounting portion and a second mounting portion;
a second structural body, comprising a main body and a locking portion protruding relative to the main body;
a pressing member, wherein the pressing member is movably provided at the first mounting portion, and is configured to move relative to the first mounting portion under an external force; and
a clamped member, wherein the clamped member is movably provided at the second mounting portion, and is positioned at the first structural body through the second mounting portion; the clamped member is configured to be engaged with the locking portion; and at least partial structure of the clamped member is arranged opposite to the pressing member;
wherein in a process of mounting the second structural body to the first structural body, the clamped member is adapted to be driven by the locking portion to move relative to the second mounting portion, and be restored so as to be engaged with the locking portion; and in a process of detaching the second structural body from the first structural body, the pressing member is capable of being pressed to drive the clamped member to move, so as to make the clamped member disengaged from the locking portion.

2. The locking structure of claim 1 , wherein one end of the pressing member is overlapped with the at least partial structure of the clamped member; and
wherein the one end of the pressing member is arranged opposite to and spaced apart from the at least partial structure of the clamped member.

3. The locking structure of claim 2 , wherein the locking structure further comprises a buffer component; the buffer component is provided between the pressing member and the clamped member, and is configured to push the clamped member to move when the pressing member is pressed;
wherein one side of the buffer component is connected to one of the pressing member and the clamped member, and another side of the buffer component is spaced apart from the other one of the pressing member and the clamped member; or
wherein one side of the buffer component is connected to one of the pressing member and the clamped member, and the other side of the buffer component is connected to the other one of the pressing member and the clamped member.

4. The locking structure of claim 3 , wherein the buffer component is provided with a first connection portion, the clamped member is provided with a second connection portion, and the first connection portion and the second connection portion are adapted to mate with each other so as to fix the buffer component relative to the clamped member; one of the first connection portion and the second connection portion is a groove, and the other one of the first connection portion and the second connection portion is a protrusion capable of mating with the groove.

5. The locking structure of claim 1 , wherein the first structural body is further provided with a position-limiting portion; the locking structure further comprises an elastic connection member connected to the pressing member, the elastic connection member is provided with a positioning portion, and the positioning portion is configured to mate with the position-limiting portion; and in a process of mounting the pressing member to the first mounting portion, the elastic connection member is capable of being squeezed and deformed by the first structural body, until the positioning portion and the position-limiting portion mate with each other to define a position of the pressing member relative to the first structural body.

6. The locking structure of claim 5 , wherein the first mounting portion comprises an accommodating groove provided in the first structural body, the pressing member is movably accommodated in the accommodating groove, and the positioning portion and the position-limiting portion are adapted to movably mate with each other to enable the pressing member to move in the accommodating groove in a first direction; and in the process of mounting the second structural body to the first structural body, the locking portion is adapted to move in a second direction to drive the clamped member to move relative to the first structural body in the first direction; the first direction is perpendicular to the second direction.

7. The locking structure of claim 6 , wherein the position-limiting portion is a groove, the groove has a bottom wall, and the positioning portion is accommodated in the groove and arranged opposite to the bottom wall; the first structural body is provided with a projection located in the accommodating groove, the projection is arranged opposite to at least part of the pressing member; and the bottom wall and the projection are configured to limit movement of the pressing member in the accommodating groove.

8. The locking structure of claim 5 , wherein the elastic connection member further comprises a fixing portion, and the fixing portion is connected to the pressing member; the positioning portion is movably connected to the fixing portion, and is capable of protruding relative to the pressing member; in the process of mounting the pressing member to the first mounting portion, the positioning portion is capable of being squeezed by the first structural body to retract relative to the fixing portion, and is capable of extending out relative to the fixing portion to mate with the position-limiting portion, to define the position of the pressing member relative to the first structural body; and
wherein the fixing portion is provided with an accommodating cavity, the positioning portion comprise two positioning portions, and the two positioning portions are respectively arranged at opposite ends of the accommodating cavity, and each of the two positioning portions is capable of extending out of the fixing portion through the accommodating cavity, to protrude relative to a perspective one of two ends of the pressing member; the elastic connection member further comprises an elastic portion, and the elastic portion is provided between the two positioning portions.

9. The locking structure of claim 1 , wherein the locking structure further comprises a position-restoring member, and the position-restoring member is provided between the clamped member and the first structural body; and in the process of detaching the second structural body from the first structural body, the pressing member is capable of being pressed to drive the clamped member to move, and the position-restoring member is compressed to apply, to the clamped member, a supporting force towards the pressing member.

10. The locking structure of claim 9 , wherein the pressing member comprises a pressing portion and a projecting portion; the pressing portion is provided at the first mounting portion; the projecting portion is connected to a side of the pressing portion facing towards the clamped member, and projects out relative to the pressing portion; the clamped member comprises an abutting portion and a clamped portion connected to the abutting portion; the abutting portion is spaced apart from or abuts against the projecting portion, and the clamped portion is spaced apart from the pressing portion; and when the second structural body is mounted to the first structural body, the locking portion is located between the clamped portion and the pressing portion and is engaged with the clamped portion; and
wherein the locking portion is provided with a locking groove; in the process of mounting the second structural body to the first structural body, the clamped portion is adapted to be driven by the locking portion to move relative to the first structural body, and be restored s

Assignees

• Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Corp Ltd

Inventors

• Zou Xifan
• Fang Fuping
• Geng Jingzhuo

Classifications

• H04B1/3888

  Arrangements for carrying or protecting transceivers · CPC title

• G04B37/18

  for pocket or wrist watches (G04B37/02 - G04B37/16 take precedence) · CPC title

• A44C5/147 Primary

  Watchcase itself used as fastener · CPC title