CN101895033B - Positioning mechanism and shell with same - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a positioning mechanism and a shell with the same. The shell comprises a shell body with an opening, a door plate and a positioning mechanism. The door plate is pivoted on the shell, so that the door plate can move relative to the shell and is in an opening and closing state of the opening. The positioning mechanism comprises a first combining piece, a second combining piece and a locking releasing component. One of the first and second connectors is disposed on the surface of the shell adjacent to the opening, and the other is disposed on the door panel, and the first and second connectors are combined when the door panel is closed. The unlocking assembly comprises an assembly shell and an elastic moving part, wherein the assembly shell is arranged in the shell and is provided with an opening end, the elastic moving part is arranged on the assembly shell and is provided with an end part which can elastically protrude out of the opening end and can be close to and far away from the opening end, the end part is far away from the opening end when the door panel is opened, and when the door panel is pivoted to be closed, the end part is pushed by the door panel to be close to the opening end and. The invention can reduce or even avoid the degree of spatial interference of the structure arranged on the door panel on other objects.

Description

Positioning mechanism and housing with the positioning mechanism

technical field

The present invention relates to a positioning mechanism and a casing, in particular to a positioning mechanism arranged on the casing and a casing with the positioning mechanism. the

Background technique

Referring to Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, it is a positioning mechanism disclosed in US Pat. No. 7,393,026, which includes a lock 11 and an arrow-shaped tongue 12. The lock 11 can be arranged on a first object 100 , the tongue piece 12 can be provided on a second object 101, when the first object 100 is adjacent to the second object 101, the tongue piece 12 is combined and positioned on the lock piece 11, so that the first object 100 and the second object 101 can be connected The second object 101 remains in the adjacent state. the

The lock 11 includes a housing 111 and a movable body 112 , the movable body 112 has two clips 113 , and the movable body 112 can elastically displace relative to the housing 111 and be positioned in a non-positioned state and a positioned state. In the non-positioning state, the clips 113 on both sides of the movable body 112 are exposed from the casing 111. When the first object 100 is adjacent to the second object 101, the movable body 112 is pushed into the casing 111 by the tongue 12, Moreover, the clips 113 on both sides of the movable body 112 are clipped on both sides of the tongue 12 respectively, and the movable body 112 is in a positioning state. the

Referring to Fig. 3, another application occasion similar to the aforementioned lock 11' and tongue 12' is that they can be respectively arranged on, for example, the casing 131 and the door panel 132 of the computer casing 13, when the door panel 132 is closed on the casing 131 , the tongue piece 12 ′ is combined and positioned on the lock member 11 ′, so that the door panel 132 is kept in a state of covering the housing 131 . the

There is a need for a positioning mechanism different from the above-mentioned positioning mechanism, which can reduce or even avoid the degree of spatial interference caused by structures arranged on the door panel to other objects. the

Contents of the invention

An object of the present invention is to provide a locking mechanism with a structural fit different from that of the prior art. the

Another object of the present invention is to provide a housing with a positioning mechanism, which omits the configuration of the aforementioned tongue, thereby avoiding or reducing the degree of spatial interference to other objects. the

Therefore, the present invention proposes a positioning mechanism and a casing with the positioning mechanism, wherein the casing includes a housing, a door panel and a positioning mechanism. The casing is formed with an opening. And the door panel is pivotally arranged on the casing, so that the door panel can move relative to the casing to be in an open state for opening the opening of the casing and a closed state for covering the opening of the casing. And the positioning mechanism includes a first combination piece, a second combination piece and a locking release assembly. the

One of the above-mentioned first coupling part and a second coupling part is arranged on a surface adjacent to the opening in the casing, and the other is arranged on the door panel. When the door panel is in the closed state, the first coupling part and the The second combining part is combined so that the door panel can be positioned in the closed state. The lock release assembly includes an assembly housing and an elastic movable part, the assembly housing is arranged in the housing and has an open end facing the opening, the elastic movable part is arranged on the assembly housing and has a resiliently protruding The open end can be adjacent to and away from the end of the open end. When the door panel is in the open state, the end of the elastic movable part is far away from the open end of the component shell. When the door panel is pivoted from the open position to the closed state At this time, the end of the elastic movable member is pushed by the door panel to be adjacent to the opening end of the component housing and store a biasing force towards the door panel. the

The present invention also proposes a positioning mechanism, which is arranged on a housing, the housing includes a housing and a door panel, the housing is formed with an opening, the door panel is pivotally mounted on the housing, so that the door panel can move relative to the housing While being in an open state for opening the opening of the housing and a closed state for covering the opening of the housing, the positioning mechanism includes:

A first coupling part and a second coupling part, one of the first coupling part and the second coupling part is arranged on a surface of the casing adjacent to the opening, and the other is arranged on the door panel, when the door panel In the closed state, the first coupling part is combined with the second coupling part, so that the door panel can be positioned in the closed state; and

A lock release assembly includes an assembly casing and an elastic movable part, the assembly casing is arranged in the casing and has an opening end facing the opening, the elastic movable part is arranged on the assembly casing and has an elastically protruding The open end can be adjacent to and away from the end of the open end. When the door panel is in the open state, the end of the elastic movable part is far away from the open end of the component shell. When the door panel is pivoted from the open position to the closed state At this time, the end of the elastic movable member is pushed by the door panel to be adjacent to the opening end of the component housing and store a biasing force towards the door panel. the

Preferably, the housing includes a top wall, two side walls spaced apart from each other and extending downward from the top wall, and an inner side wall connecting the top wall and the two side walls, the top wall and the two side walls surround The opening is defined, and the inner sidewall faces the opening. the

Preferably, the above-mentioned first combination part and the second combination part are respectively a first adsorption component and a second adsorption component. And at least one of the first adsorption component and the second adsorption component is a magnet. the

Preferably, the above-mentioned first adsorption component is arranged on the inner wall, and the second adsorption component is arranged on the edge of the door panel. the

Preferably, the above-mentioned first adsorption component is disposed on the inner side wall, and the second adsorption component is disposed on a side surface of the door panel facing the opening when the door panel is in the closed state. the

Preferably, the above-mentioned first suction component is disposed on the inner side wall, and the second suction component is embedded in the door panel and is substantially aligned with a side surface of the door panel facing the opening when the door panel is in the closed state. the

Preferably, the above-mentioned locking and releasing component is arranged on the inner wall. the

Preferably, the above-mentioned first combining part and the second combining part are respectively a protruding part and a concave part. the

Preferably, the above-mentioned protruding part protrudes from the edge of the door panel, and the recess is formed in the casing. the

Preferably, the above-mentioned protruding part protrudes from the casing, and the concave part is recessed and formed on the edge of the door panel. the

Preferably, the above-mentioned elastic movable part further includes: a movable part body, which is arranged in the component casing and partially protrudes from the component casing to define the end; a compression spring, which is arranged between the movable part body and the component casing between; and a guide rail guide rod set, arranged between the movable part body and the component shell, so that the end can be positioned at a first position away from the open end and a second position adjacent to the open end. the

The effect of the present invention is that the function of positioning the door panel in the closed state can be achieved through the cooperation of the protruding part and the concave part, or the cooperation of the first and second adsorption components, so that the lock release component only needs to play its role in pushing the door panel The function of turning into an open state, and then, can save the setting of the tongue as in the aforementioned prior art, which not only can maintain the appearance of the door panel, but also solve the problems caused by the aforementioned tongue. the

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a positioning mechanism disclosed in U.S. Patent No. 7,393,026;

Fig. 2 is the top sectional view of the positioning mechanism of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a perspective view similar to the lock and tongue disclosed in U.S. Patent No. 7,393,026 applied to a computer case;

Fig. 4 is the perspective view of the first preferred embodiment of the shell with positioning mechanism of the present invention;

Fig. 5 is a schematic side view of the door panel in an open state in the first preferred embodiment;

Fig. 6 is a schematic side view of the door panel in a closed state in the first preferred embodiment;

Fig. 7 is the side view of the second preferred embodiment of the shell with positioning mechanism of the present invention; And

Fig. 8 is a side view of another embodiment of the second preferred embodiment of the housing with a positioning mechanism of the present invention. the

Description of main component symbols:

2 Shell 4, 4’ Positioning Mechanism

20 Opening 41 The first joint

200 Shell 42 Second combination

201 Front side 43 Lock release assembly

21 Top Wall 431 Component Housing

211 Bottom surface 432 Elastic movable parts

22 side wall 433 open end

23 inner wall 434 end

24 USB slot 435 Moving parts body

25 Headphone jack 436 Compression spring

3 door panel 51 first coupling piece

31 Inner panel 52 Second binding piece

Detailed ways

The foregoing and other technical contents, features and effects of the present invention will be clearly presented in the following detailed description of two preferred embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings. the

Referring to Fig. 4 to Fig. 6, in the first preferred embodiment of the housing with positioning mechanism of the present invention, the housing 200 is an example of a computer case for illustration, and the housing 200 includes a housing 2, a door panel 3 and a positioning mechanism 4 . the

The front side 201 of the housing 2 is formed with an opening 20 and has an inner wall surface. In this embodiment, the housing 2 includes a top wall 21 and side walls 22 extending downward from the top wall 21 at intervals from left to right. 21 and the two side walls 22 surround and define the aforementioned opening 20, and the aforementioned inner wall surface is the bottom surface 211 of the top wall 21. In addition, in this embodiment, the housing 2 also includes a connecting top wall 21 and The two sidewalls 22 face the inner sidewall 23 of the opening 20 , the inner sidewall 23 is arranged so that the opening 20 has a certain depth in the front-back direction. the

The door panel 3 is pivotally arranged between the two side walls 22 of the housing 2, and can move relative to the housing 2 in a closed state and an open state. In the closed state, as shown in FIG. When the opening 20 is in an open state, as shown in FIG. 5 , the opening 20 of the casing 2 is opened. the

The positioning mechanism 4 includes two first coupling parts 41, two second coupling parts 42 and a lock release assembly 43, the two first coupling parts 41 are arranged on the door panel 3, and the two second coupling parts 42 are arranged in the housing 2 adjacent to the opening 20 At one surface of the door panel 3, in the present embodiment, the two first coupling parts 41 are protruding parts arranged at intervals on the top edge of the door panel 3, each protruding part is roughly hemispherical, and the second coupling part 42 can be The recesses are formed on the inner wall surface 211 of the top wall 21 by being spaced apart from each other. the

The unlocking component 43 includes a component shell 431 and an elastic movable part 432 . In this embodiment, the component shell 431 is embedded in the inner sidewall 23 of the housing 2 and has an open end 433 facing the opening 20 . the

The elastic movable part 432 is arranged on the component casing 431 and has an end 434 protruding from the opening end 433 of the component casing 431. In this embodiment, the elastic movable part 432 includes a movable part body 435, a compression spring 436 and a guide rail Guide rod group (not shown in the figure). The movable part body 435 is disposed in the component housing 431 and partially protrudes from the opening end 433 of the component housing 431 to form the aforementioned end portion 434 . The compression spring 436 is disposed between the movable member body 435 and the component housing 431 , so that the end portion 434 can elastically displace relative to the opening end 433 of the component housing 431 to be adjacent to the opening end 433 and away from the opening end 433 . The guide rail guide rod group is arranged between the component housing 431 and the movable part body 435, by the arrangement of the guide rail guide rod group, the end 434 can be positioned at a first position away from the open end 433 and a position adjacent to the open end 433 second position. the

Incidentally, it is noted that, regarding the structure and arrangement of the aforementioned compression spring 436 and guide rail guide rod group, it can be as U.S. Patent No. 7,393,026, U.S. Patent No. 6,986,535, or other similar configurations. the

Referring to FIG. 5 , when the door panel 3 is in the open state, the opening 20 of the housing 2 is opened. At this time, the end 434 of the lock release assembly 43 is in the first position away from the opening end 433 of the assembly shell 431 , see FIG. 5 , FIG. 6 , and when the door panel 3 is pivoted and covers the opening 20, the inner side panel of the door panel 3 faces the opening 20 of the housing 2, at this time, the end 434 of the lock release assembly 43 is pushed by the door panel 3 and goes The direction of the open end 433 of the adjacent component housing 431 is displaced, and at the same time, the compression spring 436 is compressed until the first coupling part 41 on the door panel 3 snaps into the second coupling part 42 on the housing 2, and the door panel 3 is positioned on the The closed state of the opening 20 of the shielding housing 2, and at this time, by the effect of the guide rail guide rod group, the end 434 is positioned at the second position adjacent to the opening end 433 of the component shell 431, at this time, the compression spring 436 The end portion 434 is compressed to provide a biasing force toward the door panel 3 , and the biasing force comes from the restoring elastic force stored in the compressed spring 436 . the

When the user wants to open the door panel 3 again, by applying a force on the door panel 3 towards the lock release component 43, the door panel 3 pushes the end 434 further in the direction of the lock release component 43 for a certain distance, and the guide rail is released. After the end portion 434 of the guide rod group is positioned at the second position, the end portion 434 can push the door panel 3 out by the restoring force of the compression spring 436, thereby pushing the first coupling part 41 on the door panel 3 away from the housing 2 The second coupling part 42 is used to release the positioning of the first coupling part 41 and the second coupling part 42 to the door panel 3 in the closed state, and the door panel 3 can be pivoted to open the opening 20 of the housing 2 . the

As mentioned above, the present invention achieves the effect of enabling the door panel 3 to be positioned in the closed state by arranging the first coupling part 41 and the second coupling part 42 on the surface of the door panel 3 and the housing 2 respectively, while the lock release assembly 43 can achieve The effect of releasing the positioning of the first coupling part 41 and the second coupling part 42, in other words, compared with the known structure of FIG. The mechanism of keeping the door panel 132 closed is transferred to the structural cooperation between the first coupling part 41 and the second coupling part 42 . the

And because the first coupling part 41 is arranged on the edge of the door panel 3, therefore, compared with the known structure of the tongue 12' in FIG. A coupling piece 41 will not interfere with the insertion of plugs such as USB plugs or earphone plugs, so it can avoid the structure arranged on the door panel from interfering with other objects in space. the

It should be added that, in this embodiment, the first coupling part 41 is arranged on the edge of the door panel 3, and the second coupling part 42 is arranged on a surface inside the housing 2, but the first coupling part 41 and the The position of the second coupling part 42 can also be interchanged, that is, the first coupling part 41 is arranged on a surface in the housing 2, and the second coupling part 42 is arranged on the edge of the door panel 3. In addition, the first coupling The number of parts 41 and the second combination part 42 can also be only one. Moreover, the first combination part 41 can also be arranged on both sides of the door panel 3, and the second combination part 42 can also be arranged on the two side walls. 22 inside surface. the

Referring to Fig. 7, it is the second preferred embodiment of the present invention, the structure of the housing 2 and the door panel 3 is roughly the same as that of the first preferred embodiment, the difference is that in the second preferred embodiment, the first joint 51 is a first adsorption component arranged on the housing 2, and the second joint 52 is a second adsorption component arranged on the door panel 3. In the second preferred embodiment, the first and second adsorption components can be either One is a magnet and the other is an iron sheet, or the first and second adsorption components 51, 52 are both magnets and can be adsorbed.

In this embodiment, the first coupling part 51 is disposed on the bottom surface 211 of the top wall 21 , and the second coupling part 52 is disposed on the top edge of the door panel 3 . When the door panel 3 was pivoted to the closed state for shielding the opening 20 of the housing 2, the inner panel surface 31 of the door panel 3 faced the opening 20 of the housing 2. Adsorption, the door panel 3 can be positioned in the closed state, and when the user wants to open the door panel 3, by applying a force towards the lock release component 43 on the door panel 3, the end 434 of the unlock release component 43 is in the second position Positioning, that is, the elastic recovery force of the compression spring 436 can be applied to the door panel 3 to push the second coupling part 52 away from the first coupling part 51, and release the force of the first and second adsorption components 51, 52 being adsorbed. Push the door panel 3 away from the opening 20 of the housing 2 to open the opening 20 of the housing 2 . the

Since the second coupling member 52 is arranged on the edge of the door panel 3 , it can avoid the structure arranged on the door panel 3 from interfering with other objects in space. the

In this embodiment, the first coupling part 51 can also be arranged on the inner surface of the two side walls 22 of the housing 2, and the second coupling part 52 can also be arranged on the two sides of the door panel 3. In addition, as shown in FIG. 8 As shown, the first coupling part 51 can also be a magnet arranged on the inner side wall 23 of the housing 2, while the second coupling part 52 can be fixed on the inner side panel surface 31 of the door panel 3, and when the second coupling part 52 is fixed on the When the inner panel surface 31 of the door panel 3, its preferred structure can be selected as a sheet-shaped magnet or iron sheet, thereby reducing the degree of spatial interference caused by the second coupling member 52 to other objects due to its own structure, or, the first The second coupling part 52 can also be embedded in the door panel 3 and roughly aligned with the inner panel surface 31 of the door panel 3, which can also reduce the degree of spatial interference caused by the second coupling part 52 to other objects due to its own structure. the

To sum up, the present invention no matter whether the first coupling parts 41, 51 and the second coupling parts 42, 52 are the cooperation of the protruding part and the concave part in the first preferred embodiment, or the first coupling part in the second preferred embodiment. , the cooperation of the second adsorption assembly can achieve the function of positioning the door panel 3 in the closed state, so that the lock release assembly 43 only needs to play its function of pushing the door panel 3 into the open state, and then, it can save The arrangement of the tongue pieces 12, 12' as in the aforementioned prior art can also reduce or even avoid the degree of spatial interference caused by the structure arranged on the door panel to other objects, so the purpose of the present invention can indeed be achieved. the

However, the above-mentioned content is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and should not limit the implementation scope of the present invention, that is, any simple equivalent changes and modifications made according to the scope of the claims of the present invention and the contents of the description of the invention , all still belong to the scope covered by the patent of the present invention. the

Claims (19)

1. shell with detent mechanism comprises:

One housing is formed with an opening;

One door-plate is hubbed at said housing, thereby said door-plate can be in the closed condition that the opening and of the opening of an open said housing is covered the opening of said housing with respect to said housing activity; And

One location mechanism comprises:

One first conjunction and one second conjunction; Said first conjunction and said second conjunction wherein one are arranged at a surface that is close to said opening in the said housing; Another person is arranged at said door-plate; When said door-plate is in said closed condition, said first conjunction combines with said second conjunction, makes said door-plate can be positioned said closed condition; And

One latch-release assembly; Comprise a package shell and an elasticity movable part; Said package shell is arranged in the said housing and has an openend towards said opening; But said elasticity movable part is arranged at said package shell and has an elasticity and protrudes said openend and can be close to the end that reaches away from said openend; When said door-plate is in said opening; The end of said elasticity movable part is away from the openend of said package shell, and when said door-plate was switched to said closed condition by said enable possition, the end of said elasticity movable part received said door-plate pushing and pressing and is close to the openend of said package shell and stores a biasing force towards said door-plate.

2. the shell with detent mechanism according to claim 1; Wherein, Said housing comprises a roof, the madial wall that is connected said roof and said two side by said roof toward two sidewalls that extend below and spaced apart; Said roof and said two side are around defining said opening, and said interior sidewall surface is to said opening.

3. the shell with detent mechanism according to claim 2, wherein, said first conjunction and said second conjunction are respectively one first absorbent module and one second absorbent module.

4. the shell with detent mechanism according to claim 3, wherein, one is magnet in said first absorbent module and said second absorbent module, and another person is an iron plate, and perhaps said first absorbent module and said second absorbent module are magnet.

5. the shell with detent mechanism according to claim 4, wherein, said first absorbent module is arranged at said madial wall, and said second absorbent module is arranged at said door-plate plate edge.

6. the shell with detent mechanism according to claim 4, wherein, said first absorbent module is arranged at said madial wall, and said second absorbent module is arranged at said door-plate side plate face towards said opening when said closed condition.

7. the shell with detent mechanism according to claim 4; Wherein, Said first absorbent module is arranged at said madial wall, and said second absorbent module is embedded at said door-plate and roughly trims with said door-plate side plate face towards said opening when the said closed condition.

8. the shell with detent mechanism according to claim 2, wherein, said latch-release assembly is arranged at said madial wall.

9. the shell with detent mechanism according to claim 2, wherein, said first conjunction and said second conjunction are respectively a protruding part and a recess.

10. the shell with detent mechanism according to claim 9, wherein, said protruding part is convexly set in said door-plate plate edge, and said recess is recessed to form in said housing.

11. the shell with detent mechanism according to claim 9, wherein, said protruding part is convexly set in said housing, and said recess is recessed to form in said door-plate plate edge.

12. the shell with detent mechanism according to claim 1, wherein said elasticity movable part also comprises:

One movable part body is arranged in the said package shell and part is protruded said package shell and defined said end;

One compression spring is arranged between said movable part body and the said package shell; And

One guide rail guide rod group is arranged between said movable part body and the said package shell, and it is said away from a primary importance of said openend and a second place of contiguous said openend that said end can be positioned at.

13. detent mechanism; Be arranged at a shell; Said shell comprises a housing and a door-plate, and said housing is formed with an opening, and said door-plate is hubbed at said housing; Thereby said door-plate can be in the closed condition that the opening and of the opening of an open said housing is covered the opening of said housing with respect to said housing activity, and said detent mechanism comprises:

One first conjunction and one second conjunction; Said first conjunction and said second conjunction wherein one are arranged at a surface that is close to said opening in the said housing; Another person is arranged at said door-plate; When said door-plate is in said closed condition, said first conjunction combines with said second conjunction, makes said door-plate can be positioned said closed condition; And

One latch-release assembly; Comprise a package shell and an elasticity movable part; Said package shell is arranged in the said housing and has an openend towards said opening; But said elasticity movable part is arranged at said package shell and has an elasticity and protrudes said openend and can be close to the end that reaches away from said openend; When said door-plate is in said opening; The end of said elasticity movable part is away from the openend of said package shell, and when said door-plate was switched to said closed condition by said enable possition, the end of said elasticity movable part received said door-plate pushing and pressing and is close to the openend of said package shell and stores a biasing force towards said door-plate.

14. detent mechanism according to claim 13, wherein said elasticity movable part also comprises:

One movable part body is arranged in the said package shell and part is protruded said package shell and defined said end;

One compression spring is arranged between said movable part body and the said package shell; And

One guide rail guide rod group is arranged between said movable part body and the said package shell, and it is said away from a primary importance of said openend and a second place of contiguous said openend that said end can be positioned at.

15. detent mechanism according to claim 13, wherein, said first conjunction and said second conjunction are respectively one first absorbent module and one second absorbent module.

16. detent mechanism according to claim 15, wherein, one is magnet in said first absorbent module and said second absorbent module, and another person is an iron plate, and perhaps said first absorbent module and said second absorbent module are magnet.

17. detent mechanism according to claim 13, wherein, said first conjunction and said second conjunction are respectively a protruding part and a recess.

18. detent mechanism according to claim 17, wherein, said protruding part is convexly set in said door-plate plate edge, and said recess is recessed to form in said housing.

19. detent mechanism according to claim 17, wherein, said protruding part is convexly set in said housing, and said recess is recessed to form in said door-plate plate edge.

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