CN102758819A - Connecting device - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention discloses a connecting device, which comprises first and second half shells, and the first and second half shells can be interlocked together in a detachable manner to form a complete shell. Wherein, the first end of the housing formed by the first and second half shells has a first elastic buckle, and the first part is inserted from the first end of the housing and engages with the first elastic buckle lock together; and the second end of the housing formed by the first and second half shells has a second elastic buckle, the second part is inserted from the second end of the housing and engages with the first The two elastic buckles are locked together. Therefore, in the present invention, it is not necessary to align the first and second parts with the buckles on the first and second half-shells respectively, only the first and second parts need to be inserted into the locked whole shell respectively , the mechanical connection between the first and second parts can be realized, and therefore, the operation is convenient.

Description

connecting device

technical field

The present invention relates to a mechanical connection device, in particular to a connection device capable of mechanically connecting two different parts together.

Background technique

In the prior art, there is a connecting device capable of mechanically connecting two parts together, the connecting device has two half shells, the two half shells can be interlocked together in a detachable manner to form a For a complete shell, a rigid (non-elastically deformable) first buckle is formed inside one end of the shell, and a rigid (non-elastically deformable) second buckle is formed inside the other end of the shell. When connecting two parts, the two half-shells must be opened first, and the rigid protrusion on the insertion end of the first part must be aligned with the rigid first buckle on the two half-shells, and the second part The rigid projections on the insertion end align with the rigid second snaps on the two half-shells, and finally, the two half-shells are locked together so that the first part and the second part are mechanically connected together by the connecting device .

One of the biggest disadvantages of the existing connecting devices is the need to align the protrusions of each part with the rigid snaps on each half-shell respectively. With the two half-shells open, relative movement can easily occur since each part and each half-shell cannot be fixed. Any slight movement of each part and each half-shell will result in total misalignment of each part and each half-shell so that alignment must be repeated. Therefore, the operation of the existing connecting device is time-consuming and labor-intensive.

In view of the difficult connection operation of the existing connecting device, it is indeed necessary to propose a mechanical connecting device that can easily realize the interconnection of multiple components.

Contents of the invention

The purpose of the present invention is to solve at least one aspect of the above-mentioned problems and deficiencies in the prior art.

Accordingly, one of the objectives of the present invention is to provide a mechanical connection device that can conveniently realize the mutual connection of multiple components.

According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a connecting device capable of mechanically connecting together a first part and a second part, comprising: a first half shell; and a second half shell, the first and second half shells The shells can be interlocked together in a detachable manner to form a complete shell. Wherein, the first end of the housing formed by the first and second half shells has a first elastic buckle, and the first part is inserted from the first end of the housing and engages with the first elastic buckle lock together; and the second end of the housing formed by the first and second half shells has a second elastic buckle, the second part is inserted from the second end of the housing and engages with the first The two elastic buckles are locked together.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the first elastic buckles are respectively formed on the first and second half shells.

According to another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the first elastic buckle includes: a first elastic cantilever, the inward base of the first elastic cantilever is connected to the housing; and a first hook, the The first hook is formed on the free end of the first elastic cantilever.

According to another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the first hook has an inclined guide edge for guiding the insertion of the first component.

According to another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the first elastic buckle on each half shell is integrally formed on the respective half shell.

According to another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the second elastic buckles are respectively formed on the first and second half shells.

According to another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the second elastic buckle includes: a second elastic cantilever, the inward base of the second elastic cantilever is connected to the housing; a second hook, the first Two hooks are formed on the free end of the second elastic cantilever.

According to another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the second hook has an inclined guide edge for guiding the insertion of the second component.

According to another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the second elastic buckle has a plurality of second hooks, and the plurality of second hooks are distributed along the longitudinal direction of the second elastic cantilever at intervals.

According to another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the second elastic buckle on each half shell is integrally formed on the respective half shell.

According to another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the first component is a connector, and the insertion end of the connector has a protrusion, and the first elastic buckle is locked together with the protrusion of the connector , and the second component is a bellows, the outer circumference of the bellows has toothed protrusions, and the second elastic buckle is locked together with the toothed protrusions of the bellows.

According to another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the first and second components are both connectors, and the insertion end of the connector has a protrusion, and the first and second elastic buckles are connected to the connector The raised locks snap together.

According to another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the first and second components are bellows, and the outer circumference of the bellows has tooth-shaped protrusions, and the first and second elastic buckles are connected to the bellows The tooth-shaped protrusions are locked together.

According to another preferred embodiment of the present invention, one of the first and second half-shells is formed with a locking groove, and the other is formed with a snap-in protrusion for locking the first and second half-shells combine together.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is also provided a method for using the aforementioned connecting device, including the following steps:

S10: locking the two half shells together to form a complete shell; and

S20: Inserting the first and second components respectively from both ends of the casing, so as to realize the interconnection of the first and second components.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, after step S20, also include steps:

S30: Opening the two half shells locked to each other, so as to separate the first and second components from each other.

In each of the above embodiments of the present invention, since the first elastic buckle and the second elastic buckle are formed on the two half shells, after the two half shells are locked into the whole shell, the first The first and second parts are respectively inserted from the first and second ends of the casing, and the mechanical connection between the first and second parts is realized by using the first and second elastic buckles at both ends of the casing. The present invention does not need to align the first and second parts with the buckles on the first and second half-shells respectively, and only needs to respectively insert the first and second parts into the locked whole shell to realize the second The mechanical connection between the first and second components is, therefore, easy to operate.

Description of drawings

Figure 1 shows a schematic diagram of two half-shells of a connecting device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the whole housing formed by the two half-shells shown in Fig. 1, which shows that the first part is inserted into one end of the connection device and locked together with the first elastic buckle;

Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the whole housing formed by the two half-shells shown in Fig. 1, which shows that the second part is inserted into the other end of the connection device and locked together with the second elastic buckle; and

Fig. 4 shows a partially enlarged view of the second elastic buckle.

Detailed ways

The technical solutions of the present invention will be further specifically described below through the embodiments and in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. In the specification, the same or similar reference numerals designate the same or similar components. The following description of the embodiments of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings is intended to explain the general inventive concept of the present invention, but should not be construed as a limitation of the present invention.

Fig. 1 shows a schematic diagram of two half-shells of a connecting device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1 , in an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the connecting device mainly includes a first half shell 10a and a second half shell 10b. The first half-shell 10a and the second half-shell 10b can be interlocked together in a detachable manner to form a complete shell 10 (see FIGS. 2 and 3 ).

Please refer to FIG. 1. In an exemplary embodiment shown in FIG. 1, at least one slot 101a is formed on the outer surface of the first half shell 10a, and at least one slot 101a is formed on the outer surface of the second half shell 10b. At least one locking protrusion 101b is locked together with at least one locking groove 101a. In this way, when the first and second half shells 10a, 10b are assembled together, they can be interlocked together through the buckle structure formed by the buckle groove 101a and the buckle protrusion 101b. When the first and second half-shells 10a and 10b need to be opened, it is only necessary to pull the locking groove 101a outward to separate the locking groove 101a from the locking protrusion 101b.

Please note that the present invention is not limited to a specific exemplary embodiment shown in FIG. 1. In another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a buckle protrusion 101b may be formed on the first half shell 10a, And a card slot 101a is formed on the second half shell 10b.

Of course, in the present invention, the locking structure for locking the first and second half-shells 10a, 10b together is not limited to the aforementioned locking groove 101a and locking protrusion 101b, and the existing technology can also be used. Any suitable lock such as a ring clamp or the like.

Please continue to refer to FIG. 1 , in an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, except for the locking groove 101a and the locking protrusion 101b, other structures of the first half shell 10a and the second half shell 10b are basically the same.

As shown in FIG. 1 , a first elastic buckle 110 is formed at the first end of each half-shell 10a, 10b, and a second elastic buckle 120 is formed at the second end of each half-shell 10a, 10b. In this way, the first end of the housing 10 formed by the first and second half shells 10a, 10b will have a first elastic buckle 110, and the housing 10 formed by the first and second half shells 10a, 10b There will be a second elastic buckle 120 at the second end.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the entire housing 10 formed by the two half shells 10a, 10b shown in FIG. 1 , which shows that the first part 20 is inserted into one end of the connection device and locked together with the first elastic buckle 110 .

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 , in an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the first elastic buckle 110 mainly includes a first elastic cantilever 111 and a first hook 112 .

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 , the inward base of the first elastic cantilever 111 is connected to the housing 10 . The first hook 112 is formed on the free end of the first elastic cantilever 111 .

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 , in an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the first hook 112 has an inclined guide edge 112a for guiding the insertion of the first component 20 .

In a specific exemplary embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, although the first elastic buckle 110 is only formed with one first hook 112, the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, the first elastic The buckle 110 may also have a plurality of first hooks 112 , and the plurality of first hooks 112 may be distributed along the longitudinal direction of the first elastic cantilever 111 at intervals.

As shown in Figures 1 and 2, the first elastic buckle 110 on each half-shell 10a, 10b is integrally formed on the respective half-shell 10a, 10b, and becomes a part of the respective half-shell 10a, 10b, for example, Formed in one piece by molding.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the entire housing 10 formed by the two half-shells 10 a , 10 b shown in FIG. 1 , which shows that the second part 30 is inserted into the other end of the connection device and locked together with the second elastic buckle 120 .

As shown in Figure 1, Figure 2 and Figure 3, in an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the second elastic buckle 120 mainly includes a second elastic cantilever 121 and two second hooks 122, two second The hooks 122 are distributed along the longitudinal direction of the second elastic cantilever 121 at intervals.

As shown in FIG. 1 , FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 , the inwardly facing base of the second elastic cantilever 121 is connected to the housing 10 . Two second hooks 122 are formed on free ends of the second elastic cantilever 121 .

Fig. 4 shows a partially enlarged view of the second elastic buckle. As shown in FIG. 1 , FIG. 2 , FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 , in an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, each second hook 122 has an inclined guide edge 122a for guiding the insertion of the second component 30 .

In a specific exemplary embodiment shown in Fig. 1, Fig. 2, Fig. 3 and Fig. 4, although the second elastic buckle 120 is only formed with two second hooks 122, the present invention is not limited to Here, for example, the second elastic buckle 120 may also have one or more than three second hooks 122 .

As shown in Fig. 1, Fig. 2, Fig. 3 and Fig. 4, the second elastic buckle 120 on each half-shell 10a, 10b is integrally formed on the respective half-shell 10a, 10b, and becomes the respective half-shell 10a, 10b. A part of 10b is formed in one piece, for example, by molding.

As shown in FIG. 2 , in an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the first component 20 is a connector, and the insertion end of the connector has a protrusion 212 . When the first component 20 is inserted into the first end of the housing 10 , the first elastic buckle 110 is locked together with the protrusion 212 of the connector.

As shown in FIG. 3 , in an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the second component 30 is a bellows, and the outer circumference of the bellows has tooth-shaped protrusions 312 . When the second component 30 is inserted into the second end of the housing 10 , the second elastic buckle 120 is locked together with the toothed protrusion 312 of the bellows.

Although not shown, in an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the first and second parts 20, 30 can be connectors, and each connector has a protrusion 212 on the insertion end for connecting with the first Lock together with the second elastic buckles 110 and 120 .

Although not shown, in another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the first and second components 20, 30 can be bellows, and each bellows has a tooth-shaped protrusion 312 on its outer periphery for The first and second elastic buckles 110, 120 are locked together.

It should be noted that, in the present invention, the first and/or second components 20, 30 are not limited to the aforementioned connectors or bellows, and may also be other types of components that need to be mechanically connected to each other.

According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the present invention also provides a method for using the aforementioned connecting device, including the following steps:

S10: locking the two half shells 10a, 10b together to form a complete shell 10; and

S20: inserting the first and second components 20, 30 respectively from both ends of the housing 10, so as to realize the interconnection of the first and second components 20, 30.

In another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, after the aforementioned step S20, steps may also be included:

S30: Open the two interlocked half-shells 10a, 10b, so as to separate the first and second components 20, 30 from each other.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to the accompanying drawings, the embodiments disclosed in the accompanying drawings are intended to illustrate preferred embodiments of the present invention and should not be construed as a limitation of the present invention.

While certain embodiments of the present general inventive concept have been shown and described, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that changes may be made to these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present general inventive concept. The scope is defined by the claims and their equivalents.

Claims (16)

1. A connecting device capable of mechanically connecting a first part and a second part together, comprising: the first half shell (10a); and a second half-shell (10b), the first and second half-shells (10a, 10b) can be locked together in a detachable manner to form a complete shell (10), It is characterized by: The first end of the housing (10) formed by the first and second half shells (10a, 10b) has a first elastic buckle (110), and the first part (20) is pulled from the housing (10) ) is inserted into and locked together with the first elastic buckle (110); and The second end of the housing (10) formed by the first and second half-shells (10a, 10b) has a second elastic buckle (120), the second part (30) from the housing (10) ) is inserted into and locked with the second elastic buckle (120). 2. The connecting device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first elastic buckles (110) are respectively formed on the first and second half shells (10a, 10b). 3. The connecting device according to claim 2, characterized in that, the first elastic buckle (110) comprises: a first elastic cantilever (111), the inwardly facing base of the first elastic cantilever (111) is connected to the housing (10); and A first hook (112), the first hook (112) is formed at the free end of the first elastic cantilever (111). 4. The connecting device according to claim 3, characterized in that: The first hook (112) has an inclined guide edge (112a) for guiding the insertion of the first component (20). 5. The connecting device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The first elastic buckle (110) on each half shell (10a, 10b) is integrally formed on the respective half shell (10a, 10b). 6. The connecting device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The second elastic buckles (110) are respectively formed on the first and second half shells (10a, 10b). 7. The connecting device according to claim 6, characterized in that, the second elastic buckle (120) comprises: A second elastic cantilever (121), the inward base of the second elastic cantilever (121) is connected to the housing (10); A second hook (122), the second hook (122) is formed at the free end of the second elastic cantilever (121). 8. The connecting device according to claim 7, characterized in that: The second hook (122) has an inclined guide edge (122a) for guiding the insertion of the second component (30). 9. The connecting device according to claim 7, characterized in that: The second elastic buckle (120) has a plurality of second hooks (122), and the plurality of second hooks (122) are distributed along the longitudinal direction of the second elastic cantilever (121) at intervals. 10. The connecting device according to claim 6, characterized in that: The second elastic buckle (120) on each half shell (10a, 10b) is integrally formed on the respective half shell (10a, 10b). 11. The connecting device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first part (20) is a connector, the insertion end of the connector has a protrusion (212), and the first elastic buckle (110) locks with the protrusion (212) of the connector together, and the second part (30) is a corrugated tube, the outer circumference of the corrugated tube has a toothed protrusion (312), and the second elastic buckle (120) and the toothed tube of the corrugated tube The protrusions (312) are locked together. 12. The connecting device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first and second parts (20, 30) are both connectors, and the insertion end of the connector has a protrusion (212), and the first and second elastic buckles (110, 120) are connected to the The protrusions (212) of the above-mentioned connectors are locked together. 13. The connecting device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first and second parts (20, 30) are corrugated tubes, the outer circumference of the corrugated tubes has tooth-shaped protrusions (312), and the first and second elastic buckles (110, 120) are connected with the The toothed protrusions (312) of the bellows are locked together. 14. The connecting device according to claim 1, characterized in that: One of the first and second half-shells (10a, 10b) is formed with a locking groove (101a), and the other is formed with a locking protrusion (101b), which is used to lock the first and second half-shells (10a, 10b) lock together. 15. The method for using the connecting device according to any one of the preceding items, comprising the following steps: S10: locking the two half shells (10a, 10b) together to form a complete shell (10); and S20: Inserting the first and second components (20, 30) respectively from both ends of the casing (10), so as to realize the interconnection of the first and second components (20, 30). 16. The method according to claim 15, after step S20, further comprising the steps of: S30: Open the two half-shells (10a, 10b) locked to each other, so as to separate the first and second components (20, 30) from each other.

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