Screw releasing device with guiding function

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9687973-B2
Application number	US-201514837653-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 27, 2015
Priority date	Mar 17, 2015
Publication date	Jun 27, 2017
Grant date	Jun 27, 2017

Abstract

A screw releasing device with a guiding function includes a first housing, a control mechanism, and a guiding hole, the first housing defines a first receiving groove, the control mechanism is received in the first receiving groove, and includes a first cam, a second cam, and a third cam, the third cam includes a serrated member, the guiding hole receives a number of screws, and defines a first opening, when the first cam is not driven, the serrated member extends to the guiding hole via the first opening, so that the serrated member is at a supporting location and supports a bottommost screw, when the first cam is driven, the first cam drives the third cam to be not limited by the second cam and rotate, thus the serrated member is rotated to release the bottommost screw.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A screw releasing device with a guiding function comprising:
a first housing defining a first receiving groove; and
a control mechanism received in the first receiving groove, and comprising a first cam, a second cam, and a third cam comprising a serrated member, the first cam and the third cam limited by the second cam, wherein the first cam is configured to pass through the second cam, and a portion of the first cam extends out from the first housing and a side of the second cam;
the first housing defining a guiding hole from a top to a bottom of the first housing, wherein the guiding hole receives a plurality of screws and has a sidewall defining a first opening configured to align with the serrated member;
wherein, when the first cam is not driven, the serrated member extends to the guiding hole via the first opening, so that the serrated member is at a supporting location and supports a bottommost screw, and when the first cam of the control mechanism is driven in response to an external force, the first cam drives the third cam, so that the third cam is not limited by the second cam and rotates relative to the second cam, whereby the serrated member of the third cam is rotated to release the bottommost screw;
wherein the screw releasing device further comprises:
a second housing fixed on a sidewall of the first housing, the second housing defining a second receiving groove and a second opening; and
a driving mechanism received in the second receiving groove, and a portion of the driving mechanism extending out from the second opening;
wherein the second cam is fixed on the bottom of the second housing, the first cam passes through the second cam, and partially extends to the second receiving groove, to align with the driving mechanism, the driving mechanism is in contact with the first cam in response to the external force applied to the driving mechanism, and drives the first cam to push the third cam to be out of the limit of the second cam, the serrated member of the third cam is rotated to release the bottommost screw.

2. The screw releasing device according to claim 1 , wherein the first cam comprises a plurality of serrated blocks, the third cam further comprises a serrated block, the serrated block of the third cam comprises a plurality of protrusion members and recess members, when the driving mechanism is not driving the first cam, the serrated blocks of the first cam align with the protrusion members of the third cam, when the driving mechanism drives the first cam in response to an external force, the serrated blocks of the first cam are in contact with the serrated block of the third cam, and drive the third cam to rotate until the serrated blocks of the first cam engage with the recess members of the third cam.

3. The screw releasing device according to claim 2 , wherein a slot is formed between each two serrated blocks, the second cam defines an opening in each end, an inner side wall of the second cam defines a latching ring, and a plurality of latching bars which extend perpendicularly from the a surface of the latching ring, the plurality of serrated blocks resist the latching ring and the slots are fitted with the latching bars, the first cam is thereby fixed non-rotatably in the second cam, and is capable of moving along the latching bars when driven by the driving mechanism.

4. The screw releasing device according to claim 3 , wherein each protrusion member of the third cam comprises a horizontal surface and a slope surface, when the driving mechanism is not driving the first cam, a part of the protrusion members contact to the latching bars via the horizontal surfaces, and the plurality of protrusion members are in contact with the serrated blocks of the first cam, the third cam is thereby limited by the second cam.

5. The screw releasing device according to claim 1 , wherein the driving mechanism comprises a first connection rod and a second connection rod, the first connection rod comprises a pressing member and a first connection member located at opposite ends of the first connection rod, the pressing member extends out from the second opening of the second housing, the second connection rod comprises a second connection member and a push member located at opposite ends of the second connection rod, the second connection member is in contact with the first connection member and the push member is aligned with the first cam which extends to the second receiving groove.

6. The screw releasing device according to claim 5 , wherein the second housing further comprises a first rotational shaft and a second rotational shaft, the first connection rod is rotatably fixed on the first rotational shaft and is capable of rotating about the first rotational shaft, the second connection rod is rotatably fixed on the second rotational shaft and is capable of rotating about the second rotational shaft.

7. The screw releasing device according to claim 5 , wherein the driving mechanism further comprises a second spring, a sidewall of the first housing defines a transverse groove at a location below the second connection rod, one end of the second spring is fixed on the second connection rod, and the other end of the second spring is fixed on the bottom of the groove, an initial state of the second spring is being compressed.

8. A screw releasing device with a guiding function comprising:
a first housing defining a first receiving groove; and
a control mechanism received in the first receiving groove, and comprising a first cam, a second cam, and a third cam comprising a serrated member, the first cam and the third cam limited by the second cam, wherein the first cam is configured to pass through the second cam, and a portion of the first cam extends out from the first housing and a side of the second cam;
the first housing defining a guiding hole from a top to a bottom of the first housing, wherein the guiding hole receives a plurality of screws and has a sidewall defining a first opening configured to align with the serrated member;
wherein, when the first cam is not driven, the serrated member extends to the guiding hole via the first opening, so that the serrated member is at a supporting location and supports a bottommost screw, and when the first cam of the control mechanism is driven in response to an external force, the first cam drives the third cam, so that the third cam is not limited by the second cam and rotates relative to the second cam, whereby the serrated member of the third cam is rotated to release the bottommost screw;
wherein the screw releasing device further comprises:
a second housing fixed on a sidewall of the first housing, the second housing defining a second receiving groove and a second opening; and
a driving mechanism received in the second receiving groove, and a portion of the driving mechanism extending out from the second opening;
wherein the control mechanism further comprises:
a fixing rod;
a fixing ring wrapping the fixing rod; and
a first spring wrapping the fixing rod, wherein an initial state of the first spring is being compressed, one end of the first spring contacts the fixing ring, and the other end of the first spring contacts the bottom of the first receiving groove;
wherein the first cam further defines a first through hole which passes through the first cam and the third cam further defines a second through hole which passes through the third cam, one end of the fixing rod stretches into the first through hole and the second through hole, and the other end of the fixing rod is fixed on the bottom of the first receiving groove, the fixing ring is in contact with the serrated member of the third cam by elastic force of the first spring and the third cam is further fixed i

Assignees

• Fu Tai Hua Ind (Shenzhen) Co Ltd
• Hon Hai Prec Ind Co Ltd

Inventors

• Jin Chun-Xu
• Hu zhi-yu
• Yang guo-jun
• Deng ting-hui
• Chen Long-Fong
• Chen Chung-Yuan

Classifications

• B25B23/065 Primary

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