Housing device having pull-type locking and release structure

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9801296-B1
Application number	US-201715406946-A
Country	US
Kind code	B1
Filing date	Jan 16, 2017
Priority date	Jan 16, 2017
Publication date	Oct 24, 2017
Grant date	Oct 24, 2017

Abstract

A housing device having a pull-type locking and release structure includes a housing ( 110 ) and a locking and release member ( 150 ). The housing ( 110 ) includes two lateral walls ( 130 ), a breach ( 132 ) formed on each of the lateral walls ( 130 ), and an elongated groove ( 134 ) formed along each of the lateral walls ( 130 ), a pivot hole ( 136 ) formed on each of the lateral walls ( 130 ). The locking and release member ( 150 ) includes two arms ( 152 ) disposed in the two elongated grooves ( 134 ), a rod ( 156 ) connected to the two arms ( 152 ), a resilient element ( 160 ) disposed at each of the arms ( 152 ), a connection element ( 170 ) connected to each of the arms ( 152 ), a fastening element ( 180 ) connected to each of the connection elements ( 170 ), and a pivot ( 182 ) protruding from each of the fastening elements ( 180 ). The pivot ( 182 ) is pivotally connected to the pivot hole ( 136 ).

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A housing device having a pull-type locking and release structure, comprising:
a housing ( 110 ), the housing ( 110 ) including two lateral walls ( 130 ), a breach ( 132 ) formed on each of the lateral walls ( 130 ), an elongated groove ( 134 ) formed along each of the lateral walls ( 130 ), and a pivot hole ( 136 ) formed on each of the lateral walls ( 130 ), wherein each of the pivot holes ( 136 ) communicates with a corresponding one of the elongated grooves ( 134 ); and
a locking and release member ( 150 ), the locking and release member ( 150 ) including two arms ( 152 ) disposed in the two elongated grooves ( 134 ), a rod ( 156 ) connected to the two arms ( 152 ), a resilient element ( 160 ) disposed at one end of each of the arms ( 152 ), a connection element ( 170 ) connected to each of the arms ( 152 ), a fastening element ( 180 ) connected to each of the connection elements ( 170 ), and a pivot ( 182 ) protruding from one side of each of the fastening elements ( 180 ), wherein the pivot ( 182 ) is pivotally connected to the pivot hole ( 136 ), and when the rod ( 156 ) drives the two arms ( 152 ) to move with respect to the elongated grooves ( 134 ), the connection element ( 170 ) pushes one end of the fastening element ( 180 ) to move, and another end of the fastening element ( 180 ) is away from the breach ( 132 ).

2. The housing device having the pull-type locking and release structure of claim 1 , wherein each of the arms ( 152 ) is parallel to each of the fastening elements ( 180 ), and the connection element ( 170 ) is connected to the arm ( 152 ) and the fastening element ( 180 ).

3. The housing device having the pull-type locking and release structure of claim 2 , wherein each of the connection elements ( 170 ) includes a body ( 172 ) and includes two connection ends ( 174 ) connected to the arm ( 152 ) and the fastening element ( 180 ) respectively, and a thickness of the connection end ( 174 ) is less than a thickness of the body ( 172 ).

4. The housing device having the pull-type locking and release structure of claim 1 , wherein each of the lateral walls ( 130 ) includes a recess ( 138 ) adjacent to the pivot hole ( 136 ), and the recess ( 138 ) receives one end of the fastening element ( 180 ).

5. The housing device having the pull-type locking and release structure of claim 1 , wherein one end of each of the arms ( 152 ) includes an indentation ( 154 ), and the housing ( 110 ) includes a cover plate ( 120 ) disposed corresponding to each of the indentations ( 154 ) and covering each of the elongated grooves ( 134 ).

6. The housing device having the pull-type locking and release structure of claim 1 , wherein each of the fastening elements ( 180 ) includes a fastening plate ( 184 ) and a hook ( 186 ) at one end of the fastening plate ( 184 ), the pivot ( 182 ) protrudes from at least one side of the fastening plate ( 184 ), and each of the hooks ( 186 ) is disposed corresponding to each of the breaches ( 132 ).

7. The housing device having the pull-type locking and release structure of claim 1 , wherein one end of each of the resilient elements ( 160 ) includes a positioning end ( 162 ), the housing ( 110 ) or each of the arms ( 152 ) includes a joining member ( 124 ) corresponding to the positioning end ( 162 ), and the positioning end ( 162 ) is engaged with the joining member ( 124 ).

8. The housing device having the pull-type locking and release structure of claim 7 , wherein the positioning end ( 162 ) is an insertion plate or a clasp, and the joining member ( 124 ) is a positioning block, a positioning hole or a positioning pillar.

9. The housing device having the pull-type locking and release structure of claim 1 , wherein each of the resilient elements ( 160 ) is integrally formed with each of the arms ( 152 ).

10. The housing device having the pull-type locking and release structure of claim 9 , wherein each of the resilient elements ( 160 ) is a flat spring or a plate spring.

11. The housing device having the pull-type locking and release structure of claim 10 , wherein a free end of the flat spring further includes a protruding pillar ( 164 ), and the housing ( 110 ) includes a retaining groove ( 126 ) corresponding to the protruding pillar ( 164 ).

12. The housing device having the pull-type locking and release structure of claim 1 , wherein the resilient element ( 160 ) is a compression spring or a tension spring installed at one end of the arm ( 152 ).

13. The housing device having the pull-type locking and release structure of claim 12 , wherein a free end of the resilient element ( 160 ) is a contact end ( 166 ) in contact with the housing ( 110 ).

14. The housing device having the pull-type locking and release structure of claim 1 , wherein the locking and release member ( 150 ) further includes a handle ( 158 ) at one side of the rod ( 156 ).

15. The housing device having the pull-type locking and release structure of claim 1 , wherein the housing ( 110 ) further includes a plurality of support blocks ( 128 ) disposed at each of the lateral walls ( 130 ), and each of the support blocks ( 128 ) restricts movement of the respective corresponding arm ( 152 ) with respect to the respective corresponding elongated groove ( 134 ).

16. The housing device having the pull-type locking and release structure of claim 1 , further comprising a circuit board ( 200 ) and an electrical insertion end ( 210 ) protruding from one end of the circuit board ( 200 ), the housing ( 110 ) including an opening ( 140 ), the electrical insertion end ( 210 ) protruding from the opening ( 140 ).

17. The housing device having the pull-type locking and release structure of claim 1 , wherein the housing ( 110 ) includes a first housing part ( 112 ) and a second housing part ( 114 ) coupled to each other.

18. The housing device having the pull-type locking and release structure of claim 17 , wherein the first housing part ( 112 ) includes two slots ( 116 ) communicating with the two elongated grooves ( 134 ) respectively and includes a plurality of fastening points ( 118 ) disposed at the lateral wall ( 130 ), the second housing part ( 114 ) includes a cover plate ( 120 ) covering each of the elongated grooves ( 134 ) and includes a plurality of fastening plates ( 122 ) disposed corresponding to the fastening points ( 118 ), and the cover plate ( 120 ) is disposed corresponding to the slot ( 116 ).

Assignees

• Dinkle Entpr Co Ltd
• Dinkle Electric Machinery (China) Co Ltd

Inventors

• Wu Shang-Tsai

Classifications

• E05C3/16

  with operating handle or equivalent member moving otherwise than rigidly with the latch {(E05C3/122 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• H05K7/1427

  Housings · CPC title

• E05C9/00

  Arrangements of simultaneously actuated bolts or other securing devices at well-separated positions on the same wing ({Locking, cross or security bars E05C19/003; locks for safes or the like E05B65/0075; of the vertical-rod type for panic or emergency doors E05B65/1006}; similar constructions for engineering closures F16J13/08) · CPC title

• H05K5/03

  Covers · CPC title

• E05B65/00

  Locks {or fastenings} for special use · CPC title