Heart-shaped self-locking button

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9934914-B2
Application number	US-201314890609-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 24, 2013
Priority date	Sep 24, 2013
Publication date	Apr 3, 2018
Grant date	Apr 3, 2018

Abstract

A heart-shaped self-locking button includes one housing and one push rod. The push rod is slidably arranged within the housing. A heart-shaped structure is formed on the push rod. The button includes one pin and one flexible element. One end of the pin is fixed on the housing, while the other end is fitted with the heart-shaped structure. The flexible element is arranged between the housing and the push rod and presses the pin towards the heart-shaped structure to allow the pin to be in constant contact with the heart-shaped structure. The heart-shaped structure is arranged on the push rod. Also, the flexible element between the housing and the push rod is utilized to press the pin towards the heart-shaped structure on the push rod to allow the pin to be in constant contact with the heart-shaped structure when moving.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A heart-shaped self-locking button, comprising:
a housing having a groove formed therein;
a push rod, the push-rod being slideably installed in the housing;
a heart-shaped structure formed on the push rod;
a pin; and
an elastic element having two bases located outside of the groove and on an inner surface of the housing, each base being configured to limit movement of the elastic element in a direction perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the groove, wherein one end of the pin is fixed to the housing and another end of the pin is configured to cooperate with the heart-shaped structure, the elastic element being disposed between the housing and the push rod and being configured to press the pin towards the heart-shaped structure so that the pin maintains contact with the heart-shaped structure.

2. The heart-shaped self-locking button of claim 1 , wherein the pin includes a body, an installation part and an insertion part; the installation part is formed at the one end of the pin in a perpendicular fashion and is fixed to the housing; the insertion part is formed at 85°-88° at the another end of the pin and is configured to cooperate with the heart-shaped structure; and the elastic element is configured to bear against the body and press the pin towards the push rod.

3. The heart-shaped self-locking button of claim 2 , wherein the body is linear; and wherein the insertion part and the installation part extend in opposite directions from the one end and the another end of the pin.

4. The heart-shaped self-locking button of claim 2 , wherein the elastic element comprises a spring plate; the spring plate is disposed in a sloping fashion between the housing and the push rod; the spring plate is configured to bear against the body and press the pin towards the push rod.

5. The heart-shaped self-locking button of claim 4 , wherein the elastic element further comprises at least one connecting part located between and connecting the two bases; the connecting part is disposed in a protruding fashion on the two bases; the connecting part is in the groove; and the spring plate is disposed in a sloping fashion on the connecting part.

6. The heart-shaped self-locking button of claim 5 , wherein at least one stop block is formed inside the housing; the stop block is disposed so as to be spaced apart from the inner surface of the housing; and the two bases are held between the inner surface of the housing and the stop block.

7. The heart-shaped self-locking button of claim 6 , wherein a stop part is formed inside the housing; the groove extends to the stop part in an axial direction of the housing; a first connecting part is formed on the stop part; a second connecting part is formed on the bases; and the second connecting part and the first connecting part are configured to cooperate.

8. The heart-shaped self-locking button of claim 7 , wherein the second connecting part is a hole structure/projection structure formed on the bases; and wherein the first connecting part is a projection structure/hole structure formed on the stop part.

9. The heart-shaped self-locking button of claim 6 , wherein a stop is formed on the bases; and wherein the stop forms an interference fit with the stop block.

10. The heart-shaped self-locking button of claim 2 , wherein the heart-shaped structure comprises a heart, a channel and at least two step parts;
the heart including a recess;
the channel being arranged to extend around the heart, and including a starting position and a self-locking position; the starting position being the position of the insertion part in the channel when the heart-shaped self-locking button has not been pressed, the self-locking position being located at the recess on the heart; and
the step parts being located in the channel, and heights of the step parts relative to a relatively lowest surface of the channel unidirectionally decreasing progressively in a direction in which the heart is encircled, starting from the starting position.

11. The heart-shaped self-locking button of claim 1 , wherein the pin is formed by bending a metal wire.

12. The heart-shaped self-locking button of claim 11 , wherein an end face of the insertion part is smooth.

13. The heart-shaped self-locking button of claim 1 , wherein at least one tubular body limiting part and at least one engagement block are formed inside the housing; and
at least one push rod limiting part and at least one engagement hook are formed on the push rod, the push rod limiting part and the engagement hook being configured to cooperate with the tubular body limiting part and the engagement block, respectively, so as to define a range of movement of the push rod in the housing.

14. The heart-shaped self-locking button of claim 2 , wherein the pin is formed by bending a metal wire.

15. The heart-shaped self-locking button of claim 14 , wherein an end face of the insertion part is smooth.

16. The heart-shaped self-locking button of claim 2 , wherein at least one tubular body limiting part and at least one engagement block are formed inside the housing; and
at least one push rod limiting part and at least one engagement hook are formed on the push rod, the push rod limiting part and the engagement hook being configured to cooperate with the tubular body limiting part and the engagement block, respectively, so as to define a range of movement of the push rod in the housing.

17. The heart-shaped self-locking button of claim 2 , wherein the heart-shaped structure protrudes from the outer surface of the pipe body toward the housing.

Assignees

• Chen Zhong Hui
• Ge Wei
• Li Ling
• Liu Song
• Tao Lei
• Siemens Ag

Inventors

• Chen Zhong Hui
• Ge Wei
• Li Ling
• Liu Song
• Tao Lei

Classifications

• H01H13/562 Primary

  making use of a heart shaped cam · CPC title

• H01H2235/028

  Blade spring · CPC title

• H01H2221/036

  Return force · CPC title

• H01H13/14

  Operating parts, e.g. push-button · CPC title

• H01H2235/01

  Spiral spring · CPC title