Connection mechanism

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9840168-B2
Application number	US-201414298978-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 9, 2014
Priority date	Jun 13, 2013
Publication date	Dec 12, 2017
Grant date	Dec 12, 2017

Abstract

A connection mechanism is used for detachably installing a carrier device to a supporting device. The connection mechanism includes a first base, fixed on the supporting device, a second base, fixed on the carrier device and detachably connected to the first base, a latch, movably disposed on the second base and corresponding to the first base, and an operating component, disposed on the second base and operably connected to the latch. The operating component selectively drives the latch to move to a locking position so that the second base is locked to the first base, or drives the latch to move to an unlocking position so that the second base is unlocked from the first base.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A connection mechanism for detachably installing a carrier device to a supporting device, the connection mechanism comprising:
a first base fixed on the supporting device;
a second base fixed on the carrier device and detachably connected to the first base;
a latch movably disposed on the second base, the latch corresponding to the first base; and
an operating component disposed on the second base and operably connected to the latch, the operating component selectively driving the latch to move to a locking position so that the second base is locked to the first base, or driving the latch to move to an unlocking position so that the second base is unlocked from the first base, wherein the operating component comprises a first operating part, a second operating part, and a transmission part, the first operating part is movably disposed on a first portion of the second base and connected to the latch, the first operating part selectively drives the latch to move to the locking position or drives the latch to move to the unlocking position, the second operating part is movably disposed on a second portion of the second base, the second portion is away from the first portion, the transmission part is connected between the first operating part and the second operating part, and the second operating part moves to drive the first operating part through the transmission part.

2. The connection mechanism of claim 1 , wherein the first base comprises a first base body and a blocking part, the first base body has a recess, the blocking part is formed on an inner side wall of the recess, the second base comprises a second base body and a protrusive block, the protrusive block is formed on the second base body and detachably accommodated in the recess, and when the protrusive block is accommodated in the recess, a bottom surface of the protrusive block abuts against an inner bottom wall of the recess, and the operating component drives the latch to move to the locking position so that the latch abuts against the blocking part leading to the second base being locked to the first base.

3. The connection mechanism of claim 2 , wherein the second base is installed to the first base in an installation direction, and the latch has a guiding portion corresponding to the blocking part in the installation direction.

4. The connection mechanism of claim 3 , wherein the guiding portion shrinks gradually in a direction toward the locking position.

5. The connection mechanism of claim 1 , wherein a movement direction of the first operating part crosses with a movement direction of the latch.

6. The connection mechanism of claim 5 , wherein the movement direction of the first operating part is perpendicular to the movement direction of the latch.

7. The connection mechanism of claim 5 , wherein the first operating part has a first inclined surface driven to abut against the latch so that the movement direction of the first operating part crosses with the movement direction of the latch.

8. The connection mechanism of claim 7 , wherein the first operating part comprises a first operating body having a first slanted slot thereon forming the first inclined surface, the latch comprises a latch body and a pin body, and the pin body is connected to the latch body, movably accommodated in the first slanted slot, and driven to abut against the first inclined surface.

9. The connection mechanism of claim 1 , wherein a movement direction of the first operating part is parallel to a movement direction of the latch.

10. The connection mechanism of claim 9 , wherein the first operating part comprises a first operating body having a first long slot, the second base comprises a rod body accommodated in the first long slot so that the first operating part is capable of moving on the second base, and the movement direction of the first operating part and the movement direction of the latch are parallel to an extension direction of the first long slot.

11. The connection mechanism of claim 1 , wherein the operating component comprises a first elastic part elastically abutting against between the second base and the first operating part so that the first operating part has a tendency to drive the latch to move to the locking position.

12. The connection mechanism of claim 1 , wherein the operating component comprises a second elastic part elastically abutting against between the second base and the latch so that the latch has a tendency to move to the locking position.

13. The connection mechanism of claim 1 , wherein the second operating part comprises a pivot connection portion and a driving portion, the pivot connection portion is pivotally connected to the second base, the driving portion is connected to the pivot connection portion and has a second inclined surface, the transmission part comprises a driven portion and a transmission portion, the driven portion is slidably disposed on the second base and driven to abut against the second inclined surface, the transmission portion is connected between the first operating part and the driven portion, and the pivot connection portion pivots to drive the driving portion to pivot so that the second inclined surface abuts against the driven portion to drive the first operating part through the transmission portion.

14. The connection mechanism of claim 13 , wherein a sliding direction of the driven portion crosses with an extension direction of the second inclined surface.

15. The connection mechanism of claim 14 , wherein the sliding direction of the driven portion slants to the extension direction of the second inclined surface.

16. The connection mechanism of claim 13 , wherein the driving portion has a second slanted slot thereon forming the second inclined surface, and the driven portion is a rod part which is movably accommodated in the second slanted slot and driven to abut against the second inclined surface.

17. The connection mechanism of claim 1 , wherein the operating component comprises a third elastic part elastically abutting against between the second base and the second operating part so that the second operating part has a tendency to move back to an initial status driving the first operating part.

Assignees

• Yi Ze-Hua
• Zhong Zhi-Ren
• Zhu Wanquan
• Wonderland Switzerland Ag

Inventors

• Yi Ze-Hua
• Zhong Zhi-Ren
• Zhu Wanquan

Classifications

• B62B2205/24

  to hold in the folded position · CPC title

• Y10T403/593

  Remotely actuated · CPC title

• B62B2205/22

  remotely controlled, e.g. from the handlebar · CPC title

• Y10T403/602

  by separate spring · CPC title

• Y10T403/599

  Spring biased manipulator · CPC title