Electronic device with locking assembly

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2018049335-A1
Application number	US-201615367191-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 2, 2016
Priority date	Aug 10, 2016
Publication date	Feb 15, 2018
Grant date	—

Abstract

An electronic device includes: a support defining a slot, a casing defining a receiving hole, and a locking assembly for detachably connecting the casing to the support. The locking assembly includes a connection member received in the receiving hole and a locking member connected to and rotatable together with the connection member. The locking member is rotatable to a position where the locking member engages the slot, thereby fixing the casing to the support.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An electronic device comprising:
a support defining a slot; a casing defining a receiving hole; and a locking assembly configured to detachably connect the casing to the support, the locking assembly comprising a connection member received in the receiving hole and a locking member connected to and rotatable together with the connection member, the locking member being rotatable to a position here the locking member engages the slot, thereby fixing the casing to the support.

2 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the connection member comprises a main body received in the receiving hole and a head connected to a first end of the main body, and the locking member is connected to a second end of the main body that is opposite to the first end.

3 . The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the locking member defines a through hole and is connected to the connection member by a screw passing through the through hole.

4 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the support defines a receiving space and comprises a connection surface extending from a top of a sidewall of the receiving space, the slot is defined in the connection surface, and at least a portion of the casing is received in the receiving space.

5 . The electronic device of claim 4 , wherein the connection surface comprises a first surface that joins the sidewall of the receiving space, and a second surface that joins the first surface, the slot includes a first recessed portion defined in the first surface and a second recessed portion defined in the second surface, and an end of the locking member is received in the second recessed portion when the casing is fixed to the support.

6 . The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein a length of the second recessed portion is less than a length of the first recessed portion, and a width of the locking member decreases gradually from one end to the end that received in the second recessed portion.

7 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the locking member is rotatable to a position where the locking member is disengaged from the slot, thereby allowing the casing to be detached from the support.

8 . The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the locking assembly further comprises a spring and a connection ring, the spring is arranged around the main body of the connection member, and comprises an upper end fixed to the head of the connection member and a lower end that is opposite to the upper end and fixed to the connection ring, allowing the spring and the connection ring to rotate together with the connection member.

9 . The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the connection ring comprises a top end and a bottom end and defines a through hole, and the lower end of the spring is fixed to the top end of the connection ring.

10 . The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein the at least one dent is defined in a bottom of the receiving hole of the casing, the connection ring comprises at least one protrusion protruding from the bottom end, the connection ring is rotatable to a first position where the at least one protrusion is received in the at least one dent, and to a second position where the at least one protrusion is disengaged from the at least one dent.

Assignees

• Ubtech Robotics Corp

Inventors

• Chen Zhiquan
• Xiong Youjun

Classifications

• E05C3/00

  Fastening devices with bolts moving pivotally or rotatively · CPC title

• E05C3/042

  the handle being at one side, the bolt at the other side or inside the wing · CPC title

• E05B65/006

  for covers or panels (for manholes E02D29/1427; for holes enabling access to installations in buildings E04F19/08; for pressure vessels F16J13/00) · CPC title

• H05K5/0217

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

• H05K5/0221 Primary

  Locks; Latches · CPC title