Invisible screw device and fastening method, and terminal using same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9501104-B2
Application number	US-201414479541-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 8, 2014
Priority date	Sep 23, 2013
Publication date	Nov 22, 2016
Grant date	Nov 22, 2016

Abstract

A screw device, for mounting within a housing, configured to fixedly connect a first portion and a second portion of the housing, includes: a driving part fixedly connected within the first portion of the housing; a screw connected with the driving part; a nut fixedly connected within the second portion of the housing and matching the screw; and a chip configured to control the driving part to drive the screw to move relative to the nut, so as to achieve engagement or separation between the screw and the nut.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A screw device, for mounting within a housing, configured to fixedly connect a first portion and a second portion of the housing, comprising:
a driving part fixedly connected within the first portion of the housing;
a screw connected with the driving part;
a nut fixedly connected within the second portion of the housing and matching the screw; and
a chip configured to:
receive a correct password via a product control interface; and
activate, in response to the correct password, the driving part to drive the screw to move relative to the nut, so as to achieve engagement or separation between the screw and the nut.

2. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the driving part is a servo motor.

3. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the first portion is a front portion of the housing and the second portion is a rear portion of the housing, the driving part is fixedly connected to the front portion, and the nut is fixedly connected to the rear portion.

4. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the fixed connection between the driving part and the first portion of the housing is one of bonding, screw connection, or buckle connection.

5. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the fixed connection between the nut and the second portion of the housing is one of molding implantation, hot pressing or glue connection.

6. A fastening method, comprising:
receiving, by a chip, a correct password via a product control interface;
activating, by the chip in response to the correct password, a driving part to act; and
driving, by the driving part, a screw to move so as to achieve engagement or separation between the screw and a nut, thereby to achieve connection or separation of a first portion and a second portion of a housing.

7. The fastening method according to claim 6 , wherein the activating of the driving part comprises activating a servo motor.

8. The fastening method according to claim 6 , further comprising:
connecting the driving part and a first portion of the housing by one of bonding, screw connection, or buckle connection.

9. The fastening method according to claim 6 , further comprising:
connecting the nut and a second portion of the housing by one of molding implantation, hot pressing or glue connection.

10. A terminal, comprising:
a processor;
a memory for storing instructions executable by the processor;
a housing for enclosing the processor and the memory; and
a screw device mounted within the housing and configured to fixedly connect a first portion and a second portion of the housing, wherein the screw device includes:
a driving part fixedly connected within the first portion of the housing;
a screw connected with the driving part;
a nut fixedly connected within the second portion of the housing and matching the screw; and
a chip configured to:
receive a correct password via a product control interface; and
activate, in response to the correct password, the driving part to drive the screw to move relative to the nut, so as to achieve engagement or separation between the screw and the nut.

11. The terminal according to claim 10 , wherein the driving part is a servo motor.

12. The terminal according to claim 10 , wherein the first portion is a front portion of the housing and the second portion is a rear portion of the housing, the driving part is fixedly connected to the front portion, and the nut is fixedly connected to the rear portion.

13. The terminal according to claim 10 , wherein the fixed connection between the driving part and the first portion of the housing is one of bonding, screw connection, or buckle connection.

14. The terminal according to claim 10 , wherein the fixed connection between the nut and the second portion of the housing is one of molding implantation, hot pressing or glue connection.

Assignees

• Xiaomi Inc

Inventors

• Gao Yuan
• Wu Fenghui
• Wang Jianyu

Classifications

• H05K5/13

  assembled by screws · CPC title

• H04M1/0249

  Details of the mechanical connection between the housing parts or relating to the method of assembly · CPC title

• G06F1/1658 Primary

  related to the mounting of internal components, e.g. disc drive or any other functional module · CPC title

• F16B39/00

  Locking of screws, bolts or nuts ({F16B35/005 takes precedence}; locking of bottle closures B65D; locking of rail-fastening bolts for permanent ways E01B9/12; locking of fastening means for railway fishplates E01B11/38; locking devices for valves or cocks F16K) · CPC title

• F16B37/048 Primary

  Non-releasable devices (F16B37/044, F16B37/045 and F16B37/06 take precedence) · CPC title