Mounting mechanism

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9444231-B2
Application number	US-201514669060-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 26, 2015
Priority date	Jul 16, 2014
Publication date	Sep 13, 2016
Grant date	Sep 13, 2016

Abstract

A mounting mechanism for gripping DIN rail comprises: a main body and a latching body. The main body includes a first mounting portion having a stopper member and at least one first retaining unit, and a second mounting portion. The latching portion is movably disposed in the first mounting portion and includes at least one resilient portion and at least one second retaining unit. When one end of the latching body protrudes into the second mounting portion, the range of movement of the latching body spans from a position wherein the resilient portion abuts the stopper member to a position in wherein the second retaining unit abuts the first retaining unit. The main body is movably latched onto the DIN rail through the second mounting portion, and is fixed to a position on the DIN rail through one end of the latching body protruding into the second mounting portion.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A mounting mechanism, adapted to grip a DIN rail, comprising:
a main body including a first mounting portion and a second mounting portion, wherein the first mounting portion has a stopper member and two first retaining units; and
a latching body movably disposed in the first mounting portion and including at least one resilient portion and two second retaining units; wherein one end of the latching body is configured to protrude into the second mounting portion; a range of movement of the latching body in the first mounting portion spans from a first position wherein the resilient portion is positioned below the stopper member to a second position wherein the second retaining units engage the two first retaining units;
wherein the main body is adapted to movably grip the DIN rail by the second mounting portion and to be fixed to a third position on the DIN rail by one end of the latching body protruding into the second mounting portion,
wherein a position of the stopper member is more proximal to the second mounting portion than a position of the first retaining unit to the second mounting portion;
wherein the two first retaining units are arranged symmetrically, the two second retaining units adapted to receive the two first retaining units in the second position, and the two second retaining units are each arranged on the latching body facing the face of the first mounting portion having the two first retaining units;
wherein the stopper member and the two first retaining units are each a protruding block protruding from the first mounting portion, the latching body is formed with two first guiding grooves that receive the two first retaining units when the latching body is positioned between the first position and the second position and a second guiding groove configured to receive the stopper member, each of the first guiding grooves and the second guiding groove is open at one end and closed at the other end, and each of the second retaining units are recesses arranged at the respective closed ends.

2. The mounting mechanism according to claim 1 , wherein the main body has at least one first assembly unit, the latching body has at least one second assembly unit corresponding to the first assembly unit, and through the engagement between the second assembly unit and the first assembly unit of the main body, the latching body is movably disposed in the first mounting portion of the main body.

3. The mounting mechanism according to claim 2 , wherein the main body has two first assembly units arranged symmetrically on two respective opposite sides of the first mounting portion, and the two corresponding lateral sides of the latching body are formed respectively with two second assembly units.

4. The mounting mechanism according to claim 3 , wherein each of the first assembly units is an indentation or a protrusion, and each of the second assembly units is correspondingly a protrusion extending outward from one of the lateral sides of the latching body or an indentation recessed from one of the lateral sides of the latching body.

5. The mounting mechanism according to claim 4 , wherein when each of the second assembly units is engaged to the respective first assembly unit, the second retaining units are respectively engaged to the first retaining units at the same time.

6. The mounting mechanism according to claim 1 , wherein when one end of the latching body protrudes into the second mounting portion, the other end of the latching body is exposed outside the first mounting portion and is formed with an operation hole.

7. The mounting mechanism according to claim 6 , wherein the shape of the inner wall of the operation hole is an inverse polygon.

8. The mounting mechanism according to claim 7 , wherein the main body has at least one first assembly unit, the latching body has at least one second assembly unit corresponding to the first assembly unit, and through the engagement between the second assembly unit and the first assembly unit of the main body, the latching body is movably disposed in the first mounting portion of the main body.

9. The mounting mechanism according to claim 8 , wherein the main body has two first assembly units arranged symmetrically on two opposite respective sides of the first mounting portion, and the two corresponding lateral sides of the latching body are formed respectively with two second assembly units.

10. The mounting mechanism according to claim 9 , wherein each of the first assembly units is an indentation or a protrusion, and each of the second assembly units is correspondingly a protrusion extending outward from one of the lateral sides of the latching body or an indentation recessed from one of the lateral sides of the latching body.

11. The mounting mechanism according to claim 10 , wherein when each of the second assembly units is engaged to the respective first assembly unit, the second retaining units are respectively engaged to the first retaining units at the same time.

Assignees

• Lite On Electronics Guangzhou Ltd
• Lite On Technology Corp

Inventors

• Ho Chun-Lung
• Lee Yi-Hsun
• Ou Ming-Wei
• Lin Yuan-Fu

Classifications

• H02B1/52

  Mobile units, e.g. for work sites · CPC title

• H02B1/0523 Primary

  locked into position by a sliding member · CPC title