CN115334804A - Lockable casing - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention provides a lockable case, which comprises a frame body, an upper cover, a lower cover and a locking mechanism. The locking mechanism comprises a rotating module and a transmission rod, wherein the rotating module comprises a rotating part, an upper cover limiting part and a pushing part. The upper cover limiting part is connected with the rotating part and moves with the rotating part, and the upper cover limiting part is used for matching with and limiting an upper cover locking part. The pushing part is connected with the rotating part and moves with the rotating part. The transmission rod is pushed by the pushing part to be switched from a first position to a second position, and the transmission rod comprises a lower cover limiting part used for matching with the lower cover locking part. When the rotating part is rotated, the upper cover limiting part rotates from the releasing position to the locking position to limit the upper cover locking part, and the pushing part rotates to the pushing position to push the transmission rod to the second position, so that the lower cover limiting part corresponds to the lower cover locking part. Thereby improving convenience.

Description

Lockable case

technical field

The present invention relates to a casing, and in particular to a lockable casing whose upper and lower covers can be opened.

Background technique

A general casing includes a cover and a frame. The frame surrounds and forms an accommodating space to accommodate components. The cover covers the frame and closes the accommodating space, and can be further locked to prevent the cover from being opened arbitrarily. When the case is applied to electronic products, such as the main case of an electronic device, it is often configured with a structure in which the upper and lower covers can be opened. It is cumbersome and cannot be effectively utilized in space configuration, and has the disadvantages of high cost and low assembly efficiency.

In view of this, how to improve the structural configuration of the lockable casing with the upper and lower covers openable has become the goal of relevant industry players.

Contents of the invention

According to one embodiment of the present invention, a lockable casing is provided, which includes a frame body, an upper cover, a lower cover and a locking mechanism. The frame includes an accommodating space. The upper cover is arranged on the upper edge of the frame body. The lower cover is disposed on the lower edge of the frame body and includes a lower cover locking portion, and the lower cover locking portion faces the accommodating space. The locking mechanism includes a rotating module and a transmission rod, and the rotating module includes a rotating part, an upper cover limiting part and a pushing part. The rotating part is arranged on one of the frame body and the upper cover. The upper cover limiting part is connected to the rotating part and moves together with the rotating part, and the upper cover limiting part is used for cooperating with a locking part of the upper cover, and the locking part of the upper cover is located in the other one of the frame body and the upper cover. The pushing part is connected to the rotating part and moves together with the rotating part. The transmission rod is pushed by the pushing part to switch from a first position to a second position, and the transmission rod includes a lower cover limiting part, and the lower cover limiting part is used for cooperating with the lower cover locking part. Wherein, when the rotating part is driven to rotate, the upper cover limiting part turns from a release position to a locking position to limit the upper cover lock part, and the pushing part turns to a pushing position to push the transmission rod to the second position. Position, so that the limit part of the lower cover corresponds to the lock part of the lower cover, so as to prevent the upper cover and the lower cover from detaching from the frame.

Thereby, through the structural configuration of the locking mechanism, the upper cover and the lower cover can be locked on the frame body at the same time by operating the locking mechanism, which is convenient to use and can effectively utilize the space.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, a lockable casing is provided, which includes a frame body, an upper cover, a lower cover and a locking mechanism. The frame includes an accommodating space. The upper cover is slidably set on the upper edge of the frame body and includes an upper cover locking portion and an upper cover fastening portion, the upper cover locking portion faces the accommodating space, and the upper cover fastening portion is used for fastening to the frame body . The lower cover is slidably covered on the lower edge of the frame body and includes a lower cover locking portion and a lower cover fastening portion, the lower cover locking portion faces the accommodating space, and the lower cover fastening portion is used for fastening to the frame body. The locking mechanism includes a rotating module and a transmission rod, and the rotating module includes a rotating part, an upper cover limiting part and a pushing part. The rotating part is arranged on the frame body. The limit part of the upper cover is connected to the rotating part and moves together with the rotating part, and the limit part of the upper cover is used for cooperating with the locking part of the upper cover. The pushing part is connected to the rotating part and moves together with the rotating part. The transmission rod is pushed by the pushing part to switch from a first position to a second position, and the transmission rod includes a lower cover limiting part, and the lower cover limiting part is used for cooperating with the lower cover locking part. Wherein, when the rotating part is driven to rotate, the upper cover limiting part turns from a release position to a locking position to limit the upper cover lock part, and the pushing part turns to a pushing position to push the transmission rod to the second position. Position, so that the limit part of the lower cover corresponds to the lock part of the lower cover, so as to prevent the upper cover and the lower cover from detaching from the frame.

Description of drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a lockable casing according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic exploded view of the lockable casing of the embodiment in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is an enlarged schematic diagram of a locking mechanism of the lockable casing of the embodiment in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a schematic perspective view of a part of the lockable casing of the embodiment in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a partial top view of the lockable casing of the embodiment in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a partial schematic side view of the lockable casing of the embodiment in FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 shows another partial top view of the lockable casing of the embodiment in FIG. 1; and

FIG. 8 is another partial schematic side view of the lockable casing of the embodiment in FIG. 1 .

Wherein, the reference signs are explained as follows:

1000: lockable case

1100: upper cover

1110: Upper cover lock

1120: upper cover fastening part

1200: lower cover

1210: Lower cover lock

1220: Fastening part of the lower cover

1300: frame

1310: Card Ditch

1320: Top cover

1400: locking mechanism

1410: Rotate module

1411: rotating part

1411a: Keyhole

1412: Limiting part of the upper cover

1413: Pushing Department

1414: Adapter board

1420: Transmission Rod

1421: Bevel

1422: Stem

1423: Limiting part of the lower cover

1424: Groove

1430: Fixed frame

1431: track

1432, 1433: side frame

1434: Convex

1440: Spring

R1: Locking direction

Detailed ways

Please refer to FIG. 1, FIG. 2, FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, wherein, FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of a lockable casing 1000 according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is an enlarged schematic view of the locking mechanism 1400 of the lockable case 1000 of the embodiment of FIG. 2 . FIG. 4 is a partial three-dimensional view of the lockable case 1000 of the embodiment of FIG. 1 Perspective diagram. The lockable casing 1000 includes a frame body 1300 , an upper cover 1100 , a lower cover 1200 and a locking mechanism 1400 .

The frame body 1300 includes an accommodating space. The upper cover 1100 covers the upper edge of the frame body 1300 . The lower cover 1200 is disposed on the lower edge of the frame body 1300 and includes a lower cover locking portion 1210 , and the lower cover locking portion 1210 faces the accommodating space. The locking mechanism 1400 includes a rotating module 1410 and a transmission rod 1420 , and the rotating module 1410 includes a rotating part 1411 , an upper cover limiting part 1412 and a pushing part 1413 . The rotating part 1411 is disposed on one of the frame body 1300 and the upper cover 1100 . The upper cover limiting part 1412 is connected to the rotating part 1411 and moves together with the rotating part 1411. The upper cover limiting part 1412 is used to cooperate with the upper cover locking part 1110. The upper cover locking part 1110 is located on the frame body 1300 and the upper The other of the covers 1100 . The pushing part 1413 is connected to the rotating part 1411 and moves together with the rotating part 1411 . The transmission rod 1420 is pushed by the pushing part 1413 to switch from a first position to a second position, and the transmission rod 1420 includes a lower cover stopper 1423, and the lower cover stopper 1423 is used to cooperate with the limiter lower cover lock part 1210. Wherein, when the rotating part 1411 is driven to rotate, the upper cover limiting part 1412 is turned from a release position to a locking position to limit the upper cover locking part 1110, and the pushing part 1413 is turned to a pushing position to push the transmission rod 1420 is pushed to the second position, so that the lower cover stopper 1423 corresponds to the lower cover locker 1210 , so as to prevent the upper cover 1100 and the lower cover 1200 from detaching from the frame body 1300 .

Thereby, through the structural configuration of the locking mechanism 1400 , the upper cover 1100 and the lower cover 1200 can be locked on the frame body 1300 at the same time by operating the locking mechanism 1400 , which can improve the convenience of use and effectively utilize the space. Details of the lockable casing 1000 will be described in detail later.

As shown in Figures 1 and 2, the frame body 1300 is generally in the shape of a rectangular frame, and multiple components are installed in the accommodation space of the frame body 1300. The frame body 1300 may include an upper cover plate 1320, which is arranged on the frame body 1300 Part of the upper edge is provided for the swivel part 1411. The upper cover 1100 covers the upper edge of the rest of the frame body 1300 . The upper cover locking portion 1110 is located on the upper cover 1100 and faces the accommodating space. The upper cover locking portion 1110 may be in the shape of a protruding pin. The upper cover 1100 can be slidably disposed on the frame body 1300 and further includes an upper cover fastening portion 1120 for fastening to the frame body 1300 . The lower cover 1200 can also be slidably mounted on the frame body 1300 and further includes a lower cover fastening portion 1220 for fastening to the frame body 1300 . Wherein, the fastening portion 1220 of the lower cover can have a slanted insert structure, and can be fastened to the groove 1310 on the lower edge of the frame body 1300 . In other embodiments, the rotating part can also be located on the upper cover, and the upper cover locking part can be located on the upper cover plate of the frame body. In this way, the upper cover can also be prevented from detaching through the cooperation of the upper cover locking part and the upper cover limit part. framework.

The rotating part 1411 is roughly cylindrical. The rotating module 1410 may further include an adapter plate 1414 . The adapter plate 1414 has an L-shaped structure and is locked to the bottom of the rotating part 1411 . The upper cover limiting part 1412 extends integrally from the bottom plate of the adapter plate 1414, and the upper cover limiting part 1412 can have an S-shaped hook structure to match the convex pin-shaped upper cover locking part 1110, and the pushing part 1413 is arranged on the rotary The vertical plate portion of the connecting plate 1414 has a rod-shaped structure. Thereby, when the rotating part 1411 rotates, the upper cover limiting part 1412 and the pushing part 1413 can be rotated in conjunction, so that the upper cover limiting part 1412 turns from the release position to the locking position, and the pushing part 1413 automatically rotates. A distance position is switched to a pushing position. Further, the rotating part 1411 may include a lock hole 1411a for a key to be inserted, so that the upper cover 1100 and the lower cover 1200 can be opened or locked by the key.

The locking mechanism 1400 further includes a fixing frame 1430 , the fixing frame 1430 is disposed in the frame body 1300 and includes a track 1431 , and the transmission rod 1420 is limited to move in the track 1431 . The fixing frame 1430 includes two side frame parts 1432, 1433, wherein one side frame part 1432 is connected and locked to one side plate of the frame body 1300, and the other side frame part 1433 can abut against other components in the frame body 1300, and the side frame part 1433 The frame portion 1433 can be recessed to form the track 1431 . The structure of the fixing frame 1430 is not limited thereto.

The transmission rod 1420 includes an inclined surface 1421 and a rod portion 1422 , the rod portion 1422 extends between the upper cover 1100 and the lower cover 1200 , and the rod portion 1422 is accommodated in the track 1431 . The inclined surface 1421 is disposed at an end of the rod portion 1422 adjacent to the upper cover 1100 , and the inclined surface 1421 is used for being pushed by the pushing portion 1413 . The lower cover limiting part 1423 can be disposed on one end of the rod part 1422 adjacent to the lower cover 1200 and has a hole structure, and the lower cover locking part 1210 can cooperate with it to have a protruding pin structure.

In addition, the transmission rod 1420 can further include a groove 1424 , the fixing frame 1430 can further include a protrusion 1434 , and the protrusion 1434 protrudes into the groove 1424 , and the locking mechanism 1400 can further include a spring 1440 , and the spring 1440 is located in the groove 1424 and is pressed against by the convex portion 1434 . In detail, the extending direction of the groove portion 1424 is parallel to the extending direction of the rod portion 1422 , and the protruding portion 1434 is protruded from the side frame portion 1433 and located in the track 1431 . Therefore, when the transmission rod 1420 is accommodated in the track 1431 , the protrusion 1434 can protrude into the groove 1424 , so that the spring 1440 can be clamped between the protrusion 1434 and an upper groove surface of the groove 1424 .

Please refer to FIG. 5 and FIG. 6, and refer to FIG. 2 to FIG. 4 together, wherein FIG. 5 shows a partial top view of the lockable casing 1000 of the embodiment in FIG. 1, and FIG. A schematic side view of a part of the lockable casing 1000 . In FIG. 5 and FIG. 6 , the upper cover limiting portion 1412 and the pushing portion 1413 are located at the locked position and the distanced position respectively, and the transmission rod 1420 is located at the first position. Therefore, the upper cover limiting part 1412 does not catch the upper cover locking part 1110, and the pushing part 1413 does not push against the slope 1421 of the transmission rod 1420, so the lower cover limiting part 1423 of the transmission rod 1420 does not limit the lower cover. The lock part 1210, that is to say, the upper cover 1100 and the lower cover 1200 are in an unlocked state at this time.

Please refer to FIG. 7 and FIG. 8 , and refer to FIG. 2 to FIG. 4 together, wherein FIG. 7 shows another partial top view of the lockable casing 1000 of the embodiment in FIG. 1 , and FIG. 8 shows the embodiment in FIG. 1 Another partial side view of the lockable casing 1000 of FIG. Slide the upper cover 1100 on the upper edge of the frame body 1300 to fasten the upper cover fastening part 1120 to the frame body 1300, and slide the lower cover 1200 to the lower edge of the frame body 1300 so that the lower cover fastening part 1220 is engaged. After fitting into the groove 1310 on the lower edge of the frame body 1300, the key can be inserted into the lock hole 1411a, and the rotating part 1411 is rotated toward the locking direction R1. Cover lock part 1110, so as to prevent the upper cover 1100 from being pulled away in the opposite direction; at the same time, the push part 1413 is turned to the push position and contacts the inclined surface 1421 of the transmission rod 1420, and the rod part 1422 of the transmission rod 1420 is moved by the structure of the inclined surface 1421. Pressing down, at this time, the groove part 1424 is moved downward by linkage and the spring 1440 is compressed to store force, and the lower cover lock part 1210 enters the lower cover limit part 1423, which can also prevent the lower cover 1200 from being pulled away in the opposite direction, and can The upper cover 1100 and the lower cover 1200 are locked.

When the user intends to open the upper cover 1100 and the lower cover 1200, as long as the key is inserted into the lock hole 1411a, and the rotating part 1411 is rotated in the opposite direction, the upper cover limit part 1412 can be separated from the upper cover lock part 1110, so that the upper cover 1100 The push part 1413 is switched back to the far away position without being restricted by the limit part 1412 of the upper cover, the inclined surface 1421 of the transmission rod 1420 is not stressed, and the spring 1440 can be released to push the transmission rod 1420 back to the first position, so that the lower cover The lock part 1210 is separated from the lower cover limiting part 1423, and the lower cover 1200 is not restricted by the lower cover limiting part 1423. The upper cover 1100 and the lower cover 1200 can return to the unlocked state shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. 6 .

Although the present invention has been disclosed above with the embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Anyone skilled in the art can make various changes and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, the present invention The scope of protection shall prevail as defined by the appended claims.

Claims (10)

1. A lockable enclosure, comprising:

a frame body including an accommodating space;

an upper cover, which is covered on the upper edge of the frame body;

a lower cover which is covered on the lower edge of the frame body and comprises a lower cover locking part, and the lower cover locking part faces the accommodating space; and

a locking mechanism, comprising:

a rotation module, comprising:

a rotating part arranged on one of the frame body and the upper cover;

the upper cover limiting part is connected with the rotating part and moves with the rotating part, and is used for matching and limiting an upper cover locking part which is positioned on the other one of the frame body and the upper cover; and

a pushing part connected to the rotating part and moving with the rotating part; and

a transmission rod which is pushed by the pushing part to switch from a first position to a second position and comprises a lower cover limiting part which is used for matching and limiting the lower cover locking part;

when the rotating part is rotated, the upper cover limiting part rotates from a releasing position to a locking position to limit the upper cover locking part, and the pushing part rotates to a pushing position to push the transmission rod to the second position, so that the lower cover limiting part correspondingly limits the lower cover locking part to prevent the upper cover and the lower cover from separating from the frame body.

2. The lockable enclosure of claim 1, wherein the actuator comprises an inclined surface configured to be pushed against by the pushing portion.

3. The lockable enclosure of claim 1, the locking mechanism further comprising a mount disposed within the frame and comprising a track, the drive rod being constrained for movement on the track.

4. The lockable enclosure of claim 3, wherein the actuator comprises a slot, the holder further comprises a protrusion protruding into the slot, the locking mechanism further comprises a spring disposed in the slot and pressed against the protrusion.

5. The lockable enclosure of claim 1, the rotatable portion comprising a key hole into which a key is inserted.

6. The lockable enclosure of claim 1, wherein the lower cover locking portion comprises a male pin structure and the lower cover retaining portion comprises a hole structure.

7. A lockable enclosure, comprising:

a frame body including an accommodating space;

the upper cover is slidably arranged on the upper edge of the frame body and comprises an upper cover locking part and an upper cover buckling part, the upper cover locking part faces the accommodating space, and the upper cover buckling part is used for buckling the frame body;

the lower cover is slidably arranged on the lower edge of the frame body in a covering mode and comprises a lower cover locking part and a lower cover buckling part, the lower cover locking part faces the accommodating space, and the lower cover buckling part is used for buckling the frame body; and

a locking mechanism, comprising:

a rotation module, comprising:

a rotating part arranged on the frame body;

an upper cover limiting part which is connected with the rotating part and moves with the rotating part, and is used for matching with and limiting the upper cover locking part; and

a pushing part connected to the rotating part and moving with the rotating part; and

a transmission rod which is pushed by the pushing part to switch from a first position to a second position and comprises a lower cover limiting part which is used for matching and limiting the lower cover locking part;

when the rotating part is rotated, the upper cover limiting part rotates from a releasing position to a locking position to limit the upper cover locking part, and the pushing part rotates to a pushing position to push the transmission rod to the second position, so that the lower cover limiting part correspondingly limits the lower cover locking part to prevent the upper cover and the lower cover from separating from the frame body.

8. The lockable enclosure according to claim 7, wherein the transmission rod comprises an inclined surface adapted to be pushed against by the pushing portion.

9. The lockable enclosure of claim 8, the locking mechanism further comprising a mount disposed within the frame and comprising a track, the drive rod limiting movement in the track.

10. The lockable enclosure of claim 9, the actuator comprising a slot, the mount further comprising a protrusion protruding into the slot, the locking mechanism further comprising a spring disposed in the slot and biased by the protrusion.

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