CN217028433U - Signal tongue assembly and lock body - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model provides a signal tongue assembly and a lock body, wherein the signal tongue assembly is at least partially arranged in a shell of the lock body, the signal tongue assembly comprises a sliding connecting piece and an elastic piece which are positioned in the shell, and a signal tongue which is at least partially positioned in the shell, the signal tongue is fixedly connected with the sliding connecting piece, the elastic piece comprises a first end close to the signal tongue and a second end far away from the signal tongue, the first end is mechanically connected with the shell, the second end is mechanically connected with the sliding connecting piece, and the elastic piece is configured to enable the signal tongue to be at least partially exposed out of the shell in a free state. The signal tongue assembly provided by the utility model has the advantages that the elastic piece with the first end and the second end is arranged, the first end is mechanically connected with the shell, and the second end is mechanically connected with the sliding connecting piece, so that the problems that the elastic piece in the existing signal tongue assembly is inconvenient to install and cannot realize automatic installation are solved.

Description

Signal tongue assembly and lock body

Technical Field

The utility model relates to a signal tongue assembly and a lock body, and relates to the field of door lock equipment.

Background

Along with the continuous development of science and technology, the lock has also had very big development, and intelligence lock is in due transit, compares in traditional mechanical lock, and intelligence lock is more intelligent in user identification, security, managerial aspect, has security, convenience.

The signal tongue assembly is a commonly used structure in the lockset and is used for feeding back the working state of the current lock body to a control system of the intelligent lock so as to control the whole lockset to unlock and lock.

The signal tongue in the existing signal tongue assembly can be movably arranged, the pressed movement and reset functions are realized through an elastic piece arranged on the tongue body of the signal tongue, and the feedback of the working state is realized through the contact with a touch switch in the movement. However, the existing signal tongue assembly is inconvenient to install, needs workers to manually install and fix the signal tongue, the elastic piece and the like respectively, and cannot realize automatic installation.

Accordingly, there is a need for a new signal tongue assembly and lock body to solve the above problems.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The utility model aims to provide a signal tongue assembly to solve the problems that an elastic piece in the existing signal tongue assembly is inconvenient to install and cannot be installed automatically.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a signal tongue assembly at least partially installed in a housing of a lock body, the signal tongue assembly including a sliding connection member and an elastic member located in the housing, and a signal tongue at least partially located in the housing, the signal tongue being fixedly connected to the sliding connection member, the elastic member including a first end close to the signal tongue and a second end far from the signal tongue, the first end being mechanically connected to the housing, the second end being mechanically connected to the sliding connection member, the elastic member being configured to enable the signal tongue to be at least partially exposed out of the housing in a free state.

As a further improvement of the present invention, a first hanging portion is disposed on the casing at a position corresponding to the first end, a second hanging portion is disposed on the sliding connection member at a position corresponding to the second end, the first end is hung on the first hanging portion, and the second end is hung on the second hanging portion.

As a further improvement of the utility model, the first hanging part is formed by punching and flanging the shell towards the direction close to the first end; or/and the bending directions of the first hanging part and the second hanging part are the same.

As a further improvement of the present invention, the sliding connector includes a first body and a second body disposed perpendicular to the first body, and the second body is mechanically connected to the signal tongue.

As a further improvement of the present invention, the signal tongue assembly further includes a first fixing member, the first body includes at least one limiting sliding groove extending along the movement direction of the signal tongue, the first fixing member passes through the limiting sliding groove and is fixedly connected to the housing, and the limiting sliding groove and the first fixing member cooperate to limit the movement direction and the movement distance of the sliding connection member and the signal tongue.

As a further improvement of the utility model, the number of the limiting sliding grooves is two, the two limiting sliding grooves are arranged in parallel and in a staggered manner, the number of the first fixing pieces is also two, and the two first fixing pieces are respectively matched with the two limiting sliding grooves.

As a further improvement of the present invention, the signal tongue includes a connection end, the connection end is fixedly connected to the sliding connection member and is accommodated in the housing, the connection end extends in a direction perpendicular to a movement direction of the signal tongue to form a shift portion, and the shift portion is configured to limit at least a part of the signal tongue assembly accommodated in the housing.

As a further improvement of the present invention, one side of the blocking portion facing the front peripheral wall of the housing is provided with two contact surfaces arranged at intervals, and the two contact surfaces are parallel and are both parallel to the front peripheral wall.

The utility model provides a lock body which comprises a shell and the signal tongue assembly, wherein an opening part is formed in the position, corresponding to the signal tongue assembly, of the shell, and a lock tongue extends out of the shell through the opening part.

As a further improvement of the utility model, the lock body comprises a touch switch, the touch switch is fixedly connected in the shell through a second fixing piece and is linked with the signal tongue assembly, and when the signal tongue is compressed into the shell, the sliding connecting piece is abutted against the touch switch, so that the touch switch sends out a door locking signal.

As a further improvement of the present invention, the touch switch includes a switch body and an elastic arm disposed at an angle to the switch body, the sliding connector has a protruding portion facing the elastic arm, and when the signal tongue is compressed into the housing, the protruding portion abuts against the elastic arm.

As a further improvement of the utility model, the lock body further comprises a lock cylinder and a lock cylinder support arranged between the signal tongue assembly and the lock cylinder, the lock cylinder support is made of a non-metal material, and when the signal tongue is compressed into the shell, the sliding connecting piece is abutted against the lock cylinder support so as to limit the movement distance of the signal tongue assembly.

The beneficial effects of the utility model are: according to the signal tongue assembly, the elastic piece is arranged, the elastic piece comprises the first end close to the signal tongue and the second end far away from the signal tongue, the first end is mechanically connected with the shell, the second end is mechanically connected with the sliding connecting piece, and the elastic piece is configured to enable the signal tongue to be at least partially exposed out of the shell in a free state, so that the problems that the elastic piece in the existing signal tongue assembly is inconvenient to install and cannot be automatically installed are solved.

Drawings

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a lock body according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the latch of FIG. 1 with the second housing removed.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the signal tongue assembly of fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is an exploded view of fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the slip connector of fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the elastic member of fig. 4.

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the signal tongue of fig. 4.

Fig. 8 is a perspective view of another angle of the signal tongue of fig. 4.

Fig. 9 is an exploded view of the housing of fig. 2.

Fig. 10 is a perspective view of the first housing of fig. 9.

Fig. 11 is a perspective view of the touch switch of fig. 3.

Detailed Description

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention more apparent, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.

Referring to fig. 1 and 2, the present invention discloses a lock body 200, which includes a signal tongue assembly 100, a housing 20, a touch switch 30, a key cylinder 40 and a key cylinder holder 50. In the embodiment of the present application, the lock body 200 is an intelligent door lock, the touch switch 30, the lock cylinder 40 and the lock cylinder bracket 50 are all installed in the housing 20, the signal tongue assembly 100 is at least partially installed in the housing 20 of the lock body 200, and the signal tongue assembly 100 contacts the touch switch 30 during moving, so as to implement signal feedback on the working state of the lock body 200. The key cylinder bracket 50 is used to mount the key cylinder 40 while limiting the movement of the signal tongue assembly 100.

Referring to fig. 3 and 4, the signal tongue assembly 100 includes a sliding connector 1, a first fixing member 2, an elastic member 3 and a signal tongue 4. The sliding connector 1, the first fixing part 2 and the elastic part 3 are positioned in the shell 20, the signal tongue 4 is at least partially positioned in the shell 20, the signal tongue 4 is fixedly connected with the sliding connector 1, and the elastic part 3 is configured to enable the signal tongue 4 to be at least partially exposed out of the shell 20 in a free state. The free state is a state in which the elastic member 3 has no elasticity.

In the embodiment of the present application, the sliding connector 1 includes a first body 11, a second body 12, a second hanging portion 13, and a protruding portion 14. The sliding connector 1 is arranged in the housing 20 and can slide in the housing 20 to change positions. One end of the sliding connector 1 is fixedly connected to the signal tongue 4, so that when the signal tongue assembly 100 is subjected to an external force, the signal tongue 4 can be driven to move together, the signal tongue 4 originally exposed at least partially to the housing 20 is completely retracted into the housing 20, and the position of the signal tongue 4 changes along with sliding, so that the signal tongue touches the touch switch 30, and signal feedback is achieved.

Referring to fig. 5, the first body 11 further includes a limiting sliding slot 111, the first body 11 is parallel to the second housing 202 of the housing 20 and is fixedly connected to the signal tongue 4, at least one limiting sliding slot 111 extends along the front-back direction of the lock body 200 and is sleeved on the first fixing member 2 fixed to the housing 20, and the sliding connecting member 1 can slide along the first fixing member 2 through the limiting sliding slot 111. In the embodiment of this application, two are equipped with spacing spout 111, and two spacing spout 111 are parallel and dislocation set. The two parallel and staggered limiting sliding grooves 111 can ensure that the moving direction cannot be changed in the sliding process of the sliding connecting piece 1, and can better fix the sliding connecting piece 1.

The second body 12 is perpendicular to the first body 11 and is located at a position where the sliding connector 1 is close to the signal tongue 4, and the second body 12 is mechanically connected with the signal tongue 4. Specifically, the second body 12 is held in the signal tongue 4 and is fixedly connected with the signal tongue 4 through a connecting piece, so that the sliding connecting piece 1 and the signal tongue 4 are displaced together when the signal tongue 4 is stressed.

The second hitching section 13 is provided on the sliding connector 1 for connection with the elastic member 3. In the embodiment of the present application, the second hanging portion 13 is hook-shaped, and the second end 33 of the elastic member 3 can be hung on the second hanging portion 13.

The protruding part 14 is disposed beside the second hanging part 13 and is used for contacting the touch switch 30 when the signal tongue 4 is completely retracted in the housing 20, so as to implement signal feedback of the operating state of the lock body 200.

In particular, in the embodiment of the present application, the sliding connector 1 is a whole, and is formed by bending and stamping a single plate, that is, the first body 11, the second body 12, the second hanging part 13, and the protruding part 14 are integrally formed. The first body 11 is a part of a plate which is not bent, the second body 12 is a part of the plate which is bent by 90 degrees, and the structures of the second hanging part 13, the protruding part 14 and the like are directly formed on the first body 11 in a punching mode, so that an additional process is not needed. So set up, saved the material on the one hand, convenient production, on the other hand has simplified the structure for it is convenient when the installation, can use machinery to realize automatic installation.

First mounting 2 is used for cooperating the setting with spacing spout 111, and first mounting 2 is fixed on casing 20, and sliding connection spare 1 is spacing between first mounting 2 and casing 20, and first mounting 2 is located spacing spout 111, and sliding connection spare 1 can slide in spacing spout 111 round first mounting 2 to this slip that realizes sliding connection spare 1 in casing 20. In the embodiment of the present application, there are two limit slide grooves 111, and each limit slide groove 111 corresponds to one first fixing member 2. The two first fixing members 2 are used as columns to guide the sliding of the sliding connecting member 1, so that the sliding is smoother, the sliding direction is not easy to change, and the reliability of the signal tongue assembly 100 is ensured.

Referring to fig. 6, the elastic element 3 includes an elastic element body 31, a first end 32 and a second end 33, and the elastic element 3 is configured to at least partially expose the signal tongue 4 to the housing 20 in a free state. The free state is a state in which the elastic member 3 has no elasticity. The first end 32 is close to the signal tongue 4 and mechanically connected to the housing 20, specifically, detachably connected to the first hanging part 2011 of the housing 20; the second end 33 is remote from the signal tongue 4 and is mechanically connected to the sliding connection 1, in particular detachably connected to the second hooking portion 13 of the sliding connection 1. In the embodiment of the present application, the elastic member 3 is a spring, the first end 32 and the second end 33 are two hooks respectively located at two ends of the spring, the first end 32 is hooked on the housing 20, the second end 33 is hooked on the sliding connector 1 for elastically connecting the sliding connector 1 and the housing 20, because the sliding connector 1 is connected to the signal tongue 4, the signal tongue 4 is elastically connected to the housing 20. The elastic piece 3 is hung in the installation process, so that the sliding connection piece is not easy to collapse and generate elasticity in the installation process, and the installation difficulty of the sliding connection piece 1 is caused. In other embodiments of the present application, the first end 32 and the second end 33 may also be connected to the sliding connector 1 and the housing 20 by means of a through hole, and the connection manner is not limited to the form of a hook.

The signal tongue 4 comprises a latching end 41 and a connecting end 42. When the signal tongue 4 is completely contracted in the shell 20, the door is in a locking state, and the door is closed at the moment; when the signal tongue 4 is partially exposed out of the housing 20, the door is in an unlocked state, and the door is opened. When the door is opened and the signal tongue 4 is partially exposed out of the shell 20, the correctly installed elastic piece 3 is in a free state at the moment, and the signal tongue 4 cannot be generated with elasticity to drive the signal tongue 4 to contract into the shell 20. When the door is closed, the signal tongue 4 is forced to be completely contracted in the housing 20, and at this time, the second end 33 of the elastic element 3 moves along with the signal tongue 4 in a direction away from the first end 32, so that the elastic element 3 which is correctly installed is in a non-free state, and a force in a direction from the second end 33 to the first end 32 is provided for the signal tongue 4, namely, a force for driving the signal tongue 4 to be exposed out of the housing 20 from the inside of the housing 20 is provided.

Referring to fig. 7, specifically, the locking end 41 includes a first mating surface 411 and a second mating surface 412, and the locking end 41 is exposed out of the housing 20 when the door is opened and is forced to be retracted into the housing 20 when the door is closed. The first mating surface 411 is a straight surface, and the second mating surface 412 is an inclined surface. During the closing process, the inclined second mating surface 412 is first pressed by the door closing force, so that the signal tongue 4 is forced into the housing 20.

Referring to fig. 8, the connecting end 42 includes a first stopping portion 421, a second stopping portion 422, a sliding connecting member mounting groove 423 and a fixing rod 424. The connecting end 42 is accommodated in the housing 20 and is used for fixedly connecting the signal tongue 4 with the sliding connector 1. The left and right sides of the connecting end 42 extend perpendicularly to the moving direction of the signal tongue 4 to form a first stopping portion 421 and a second stopping portion 422, respectively, and are configured to limit the signal tongue 4 at least partially received in the housing 20. Two first abutting surfaces 4211 arranged at intervals are arranged on one side, close to the front peripheral wall 203 of the shell 20, of the first blocking portion 421, two second abutting surfaces 4221 arranged at intervals are arranged on one side, close to the front peripheral wall 203 of the shell 20, of the second blocking portion 422, and the first abutting surfaces 4211 and the second abutting surfaces 4221 are parallel to the front peripheral wall 203 of the shell 20 so as to limit the signal tongue 4, prevent the signal tongue 4 from completely extending out of the shell 20 and improve the connection stability of the lock tongue 22 and a door frame. One end of the connecting end 42 close to the sliding connecting piece 1 is arc-shaped, a sliding connecting piece mounting groove 423 is arranged in the middle, one side of the sliding connecting piece 1 corresponding to the connecting end 42 is provided with a second body 12, and the second body 12 is mounted in the sliding connecting piece mounting groove 423 and used for realizing connection between the sliding connecting piece 1 and the signal tongue 4. Alternatively, the connecting end 42 of the signal tongue 4 is arc-shaped, and the second body 12 is also arc-shaped. Corresponding holes are provided on the sliding connector mounting groove 423 and the second body 12, and a fixing rod 424 is inserted therein for coupling and fixing the sliding connector mounting groove 423 and the second body 12.

Installation of the signal tongue assembly 100 is also convenient in embodiments of the present application. After the signal tongue 4 and the sliding connector 1 are fixedly connected through the fixing rod 424, the sliding connector 1 is fixed in the housing 20 through the first fixing member 2 in a sliding manner, and then the first end 32 of the elastic member 3 is hung on the housing 20, and the second end 33 is hung on the sliding connector 1, so that the installation process of the signal tongue assembly 100 is completed. The signal tongue assembly 100 is simple to install and can be installed automatically without manual intervention by a worker.

Referring to fig. 9, the housing 20 includes a first housing 201 and a second housing 202 disposed opposite to each other, and a front wall 203 connected to the first housing 201 and the second housing 202, the first housing 201, the second housing 202 and the front wall 203 enclose a receiving space, and the signal tongue assembly 100 is at least partially received in the receiving space of the housing 20 and slidably connected to the housing 20. A signal tongue inlet/outlet 2031 is also provided on the front perimeter wall 203 for allowing the signal tongue assembly 100 to enter and exit the housing 20. The signal tongue 4 of the signal tongue assembly 100 may be extended or retracted into the housing 20 through the signal tongue inlet and outlet 2031. The lock body 200 is installed on a door for engaging with a door frame, but the door frame is not provided with a locking hole corresponding to the signal tongue 4 of the signal tongue assembly 100. When the signal tongue 4 of the signal tongue assembly 100 extends out of the housing 20 through the signal tongue inlet/outlet 2031, the door is opened, and at this time, the elastic member 3 is not stressed and does not generate elasticity on other components, and is in a free state; when the door is closed, since there is no locking hole corresponding to the signal tongue assembly 100 on the door frame, the signal tongue 4 is pressed by the door frame and completely contracted in the casing 20, and is in a door-closed state, at this time, the elastic member 3 is pulled away by the signal tongue 4 and generates a corresponding elastic force, and is in a non-free state. When the door is opened from the closed state, the signal tongue 4 is partially ejected out of the housing 20 by the elastic force from the elastic member 3.

Referring to fig. 10, a first hanging portion 2011 is further disposed on the first housing 201 of the housing 20, and the first hanging portion 2011 is configured to cooperate with the first end 32 of the elastic element 3 to connect the elastic element 3 with the housing 20. In the embodiment of the present application, the first hanging portion 2011 is hook-shaped, and the first end 32 of the elastic member 3 is hooked on the first hanging portion 2011. The first hanging portion 2011 is formed by stamping and flanging the housing 20 in a direction close to the first end 32, and is integrally formed with the housing 20, so that the number of parts is reduced, and materials are saved. When the installation, only need establish first portion 2011 and the second portion 13 of hitching with the elastic component 3 cover, it is very simple convenient. First, in another embodiment of the present application, the first hanging portion 2011 and the second hanging portion 13 may be configured to be column-shaped, the elastic element 3 is sleeved on the column body, or the first hanging portion 2011 and the second hanging portion 13 are provided with mounting holes, and the first end 32 and the second end 33 of the elastic element 3 are sleeved in the mounting holes. The first hanging part 2011 and the second hanging part 13 are provided correspondingly, in the embodiment of the present application, the bending directions of the two parts are the same, and the openings face the same direction, while in another embodiment of the present application, the bending directions of the two parts are opposite, and the openings face different directions, which is not limited thereto.

Referring to fig. 11, the touch switch 30 includes a switch body 301, an elastic arm 302 and a second fixing member 303. The switch body 301 of the touch switch 30 is disposed in the housing 20 through the second fixing member 303, and the elastic arm 302 is disposed at an angle to the switch body 301. The touch switch 30 is linked with the signal tongue assembly 100, and when the signal tongue 4 is compressed into the housing 20 and the sliding connection member 1 slides, the protrusion 14 abuts against the elastic arm 302 of the touch switch 30, so that the touch switch 30 sends out a door locking signal. In the embodiment of the present application, the touch switch 30 adopts the simplest installation and fixing manner, and is fixed only by using the second fixing member 303, so that the installation is easy, the position can be flexibly changed, and the cost is low. In the existing design, two rivets and two sleeves are usually adopted for fixation, time is consumed, installation is difficult, and some transition fixtures are required for fixation, so that the method is more complex.

The lock core 40 is used for inserting and pulling keys, the lock core support 50 is arranged between the signal tongue assembly 100 and the lock core 40, and when the signal tongue 4 is compressed into the shell 20, the sliding connection piece 1 is abutted against the lock core support 50 to limit the movement distance of the signal tongue assembly 100. Lock core support 50 is made by non-metallic material, is plastics in the embodiment of this application and makes, and plastics material can not make sound like the metal material when sliding connection spare 1 and lock core support 50 butt, has effectively reduced the noise, realizes silence work.

In summary, the signal tongue assembly 100 of the present invention includes the elastic member 3, the elastic member 3 includes the first end 32 close to the signal tongue 4 and the second end 33 far away from the signal tongue 4, the first end 32 is mechanically connected to the housing 20, the second end is mechanically connected to the sliding connection member 1, and the elastic member 3 is configured to enable the signal tongue 4 to be at least partially exposed out of the housing 20 in a free state, so as to solve the problems of the conventional signal tongue assembly that the installation of the elastic member is inconvenient and the automatic installation cannot be realized.

Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the preferred embodiments, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes may be made and equivalents may be substituted for elements thereof without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.

Claims (12)

1. A signal tongue subassembly, at least part installs in the casing of lock body, its characterized in that: the signal tongue assembly comprises a sliding connecting piece, an elastic piece and a signal tongue, wherein the sliding connecting piece and the elastic piece are located in the shell, at least part of the signal tongue is located in the shell, the signal tongue is fixedly connected with the sliding connecting piece, the elastic piece comprises a first end close to the signal tongue and a second end far away from the signal tongue, the first end is mechanically connected with the shell, the second end is mechanically connected with the sliding connecting piece, and the elastic piece is configured to enable the signal tongue to be at least partially exposed out of the shell in a free state.

2. The signal tongue assembly of claim 1, wherein: the shell is provided with a first hanging portion corresponding to the first end, the sliding connecting piece is provided with a second hanging portion corresponding to the second end, the first end is hung with the first hanging portion, and the second end is hung with the second hanging portion.

3. The signal tongue assembly of claim 2, wherein: the first hanging part is formed by punching and flanging the shell towards the direction close to the first end; or/and the bending directions of the first hanging part and the second hanging part are the same.

4. The signal tongue assembly of claim 1, wherein: the sliding connecting piece comprises a first body and a second body which is perpendicular to the first body, and the second body is mechanically connected with the signal tongue.

5. The signal tongue assembly of claim 4, wherein: the signal tongue assembly further comprises a first fixing piece, the first body comprises at least one limiting sliding groove extending along the movement direction of the signal tongue, the first fixing piece penetrates through the limiting sliding groove and is fixedly connected with the shell, and the limiting sliding groove and the first fixing piece are matched with each other to limit the movement direction and the movement distance of the sliding connecting piece and the signal tongue.

6. The signal tongue assembly of claim 5, wherein: the first fixing part is provided with two first fixing parts which are respectively matched with the two limiting sliding grooves.

7. The signal tongue assembly of claim 1, wherein: the signal tongue comprises a connecting end, the connecting end is fixedly connected with the sliding connecting piece and is contained in the shell, a blocking part extends to the direction perpendicular to the movement direction of the signal tongue to form, and the blocking part is configured to limit the signal tongue assembly to be at least partially contained in the shell.

8. The signal tongue assembly of claim 7, wherein: one side of the gear part, which faces the front circumferential wall of the shell, is provided with two abutting surfaces which are arranged at intervals, and the two abutting surfaces are parallel and are parallel to the front circumferential wall.

9. A lock body is characterized in that: the signal tongue assembly of any one of claims 1-8 and a housing, wherein the housing is provided with an opening corresponding to the signal tongue assembly, and a lock tongue extends out of the housing through the opening.

10. The lock body of claim 9, wherein: the lock body includes touch switch, touch switch passes through second mounting fixed connection in the casing, and with the linkage of signal tongue subassembly the signal tongue is compressed and is advanced in the casing, sliding connection spare with the touch switch butt, so that touch switch sends the lock door signal.

11. The lock body of claim 10, wherein: the touch switch comprises a switch body and an elastic arm arranged at an included angle of the switch body, the sliding connection piece faces the direction of the elastic arm and is provided with a protruding portion, and when the signal tongue is compressed into the shell, the protruding portion is abutted to the elastic arm.

12. The lock body of claim 9, wherein: the lock body further comprises a lock cylinder and a lock cylinder support arranged between the signal tongue assembly and the lock cylinder, the lock cylinder support is made of non-metal materials, the signal tongue is compressed into the shell, and the sliding connecting piece is abutted to the lock cylinder support to limit the movement distance of the signal tongue assembly.

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