Disclosure of utility model
In view of the above, the present utility model provides a latch mechanism and a kitchen ware cleaning apparatus that are easier to operate, and allow a user to quickly complete state switching in a blind operation manner.
The locking mechanism comprises a lock body arranged on a first locked structure, a base body arranged on a second locked structure, and a sliding part movably arranged on the base body, wherein one of the sliding part and the base body is provided with a guide rail, the other one of the sliding part and the base body comprises a reciprocating part which can be arranged on the guide rail in a reciprocating manner so as to adjust the locking force of the locking mechanism, and the reciprocating part can rotate relative to the guide rail at any position on the guide rail so as to enable the sliding part to be connected with or separated from the lock body.
The locking mechanism is simple in structure and convenient to use, a user can apply less operation to switch the locking mechanism to a locking state and an unlocking state more quickly and easily, and the reciprocating part can be switched by only applying force to the sliding and tilting part so as to move and rotate simultaneously relative to the guide rail.
In one embodiment, the lock body comprises a lock hook, the sliding and tilting piece comprises a locking part, and the reciprocating part is used for rotating relative to the guide rail so as to drive the locking part to be hooked against or separated from the lock hook.
The locking part is in butt joint with the lock body through the hook, so that stable locking connection is formed between the sliding and tilting piece and the lock body, and connection failure between the sliding and tilting piece and the lock body can be prevented.
In one embodiment, the locking portion is hooked against the back side of the locking hook, and the guide rail defines a force unloading direction and a loading direction opposite to each other, when the reciprocating portion moves along the force unloading direction, the pressure of the locking portion on the back side is reduced, and when the reciprocating portion moves along the loading direction, the pressure of the locking portion on the back side is increased.
In this way, when unlocking and unlocking the latch mechanism, only the force applied to the slider needs to have a component force which can be decomposed in the unloading direction, and when locking the latch, only the force applied to the slider needs to have a component force which can be decomposed in the loading direction.
In one embodiment, the sliding part comprises a tilting part connected with the connecting part, and the connecting part is used for driving the tilting part to move so as to drive the reciprocating part to move and rotate simultaneously relative to the guide rail.
When the connecting part is subjected to the external force of which the acting direction is close to the second locked structure, the force applied by the connecting part to the tilting part enables the tilting part to move away from the second locked structure, the reciprocating part synchronously moves and rotates relative to the guide rail, so that the tilting part rotates and changes the gesture, the tilting part is separated from the lock body, when the connecting part is subjected to the external force of which the acting direction is close to the second locked structure, the force applied by the connecting part to the tilting part enables the tilting part to move close to the second locked structure, and the reciprocating part synchronously moves and rotates relative to the guide rail, so that the tilting part rotates and changes the gesture, and the tilting part approaches to connect the lock body.
In one embodiment, the guide rail defines a force unloading direction and a loading direction which are opposite to each other, the connecting piece is used for driving the tilting part to be away from the second locked structure so as to drive the reciprocating part to move along the force unloading direction, and the connecting piece is used for driving the tilting part to be close to the second locked structure so as to drive the reciprocating part to move along the loading direction.
When the connecting part is subjected to the external force of which the acting direction is close to the second locked structure, the tilting part moves close to the second locked structure, and the reciprocating part rotates relative to the guide rail and moves along the unloading direction, so that the sliding part is separated from the lock body.
In one embodiment, the slider includes a locking portion for connecting to the lock body, and the lifting portion is located between the locking portion and the end portion.
The sliding and tilting device is arranged in the lock body, the relative position relationship among the seat body, the connecting piece and the sliding and tilting piece is reasonable, the whole lock catch structure is more compact, and the connecting piece can not interfere or obstruct the sliding and tilting piece from being separated from the lock body or connected with the lock body in the process of moving relative to the seat body.
In one embodiment, the tilting portion is rotatably connected to the connecting member, and/or the connecting member is rotatably disposed on the base.
In one embodiment, the tilting portion is rotatably connected to the connecting piece, and the connecting piece is rotatably disposed on the base, when the tilting portion is far away from the second locked structure, an included angle between the sliding tilting portion and the second locked structure is increased, an included angle between the sliding tilting portion and the connecting piece is reduced, and when the tilting portion is near the second locked structure, an included angle between the sliding tilting portion and the second locked structure is reduced, and an included angle between the sliding tilting portion and the connecting piece is increased.
The seat body, the sliding and tilting piece and the connecting piece form a movable triangle connecting rod structure, so the triangle connecting rod structure can move, the reciprocating part can be arranged on the guide rail in a reciprocating way, the triangle connecting rod formed by the three components has simple structure, reliability, durability and definite deformation motion rule, can respond to external force rapidly and sensitively, and can realize the switching from the locking state to the unlocking state more efficiently.
In one embodiment, when the sliding and tilting member rotates to a position where the lock body is locked and connected with the sliding and tilting member, at least a part of the sliding and tilting member is fixedly matched with the base body.
The sliding and tilting piece is connected with the lock body in a locking mode, and the base body applies constraint force to the sliding and tilting piece in a fixed fit mode, so that double fixing of the sliding and tilting piece is achieved, and the risk of connection failure of the sliding and tilting piece and the lock body is reduced.
The kitchen ware cleaning equipment provided by the utility model comprises a cabinet, a door cover and the locking mechanism, wherein the lock body is arranged on one of the cabinet and the door cover, and the base body is arranged on the other one of the cabinet and the door cover.
Detailed Description
The following description of the embodiments of the present utility model will be made clearly and fully with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which it is evident that the embodiments described are only some, but not all embodiments of the utility model. All other embodiments, which can be made by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the present utility model without making any inventive effort, are intended to fall within the scope of the present utility model.
Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this utility model belongs. The terminology used herein in the description of the utility model is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the utility model. The term "or/and" as used herein includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.
The utility model provides a locking mechanism 100 which can be used in equipment such as a cleaning cabinet, a sterilizing cabinet and a dish washer, and also provides kitchen ware cleaning equipment which is provided with the locking mechanism 100, wherein the kitchen ware cleaning equipment can be any one of the cleaning cabinet, the sterilizing cabinet and the dish washer, and can also be other types of kitchen ware cleaning equipment. Generally, the devices such as a cleaning cabinet, a sterilizing cabinet and a dish washer comprise a cabinet and a door cover, wherein the cabinet is hollow to form a cavity for cleaning or placing kitchen ware, the door cover is movably arranged on the cabinet and can open the cabinet to open the cavity and close the cabinet to close the cavity.
The locking mechanism 100 of the utility model has the purposes that the locking mechanism 100 has a locking state and an unlocking state, when a cabinet is closed by a door cover, the locking mechanism 100 in the locking state is utilized to limit the position and the posture of the door cover and the cabinet so as to prevent the cabinet from being opened accidentally, and when the cabinet needs to be opened, the locking mechanism 100 is switched into the unlocking state, so that the position and the posture of the door cover and the cabinet are canceled. The locking mechanism 100 of the utility model can be arranged at a higher position of kitchen ware cleaning equipment or other equipment, can also be arranged in a narrow, secret and easily-accessible area in the kitchen ware cleaning equipment or other equipment, and aims to prevent a child from accidentally unlocking the cabinet by touching the locking mechanism 100 by mistake,
The latch mechanism 100 of the present utility model includes a latch body 10 disposed in a first locked structure, a base 210 disposed in a second locked structure, and a slider 20 movably disposed in the base 210, wherein one of the slider 20 and the base 210 is provided with a guide rail 211, and the other includes a reciprocating portion 21 reciprocally disposed in the guide rail 211, and the reciprocating portion 21 can rotate relative to the guide rail 211 at any position on the guide rail 211, and the guide rail 211 defines a reciprocating track and a moving direction of the reciprocating portion 21, that is, not only a movable connection capable of relatively moving but also a movable connection capable of relatively rotating is formed between the reciprocating portion 21 and the guide rail 211. The reciprocative part 21 can be rotated with respect to the guide rail 211 to connect or disconnect the slider 20 to or from the lock body 10, and can be moved along the guide rail 211 to adjust the locking force of the latch mechanism 100.
As the slider 20 is connected to the lock body 10, the latch mechanism 100 is switched to the locked state, and as the slider 20 is separated from the lock body 10, the latch mechanism 100 is switched to the unlocked state. The locking force of the locking mechanism 100 comprises contact pressure between the sliding and tilting member 20 and the lock body 10 when the sliding and tilting member 20 and the lock body 10 are connected, and when the locking mechanism 100 is arranged on kitchen ware cleaning equipment and used for locking or unlocking the cabinet and the door cover 220, the first locked structure is one of the cabinet and the door cover 220, and the second locked structure is the other of the cabinet and the door cover 220. The direction defined by the guide rail 211 in which the reciprocative part 21 reciprocatively moves includes a force unloading direction and a loading direction which are opposite to each other.
The latch mechanism 100 shown in fig. 1-2 is installed and applied to a kitchen ware cleaning device, the base 210 is flat and fixedly installed on the cabinet, and the lock body 10 is fixedly installed on the door 220. The sliding and tilting piece 20 comprises a locking part 23, a locking hole 231 is formed on one side of the locking part 23, the lock body 10 comprises a lock hook 11, when the locking mechanism 100 is in a locking state, the lock hook 11 stretches into the locking hole 231, and the locking part 23 abuts against the back side 111 of the lock hook 11, so that hooking connection is formed between the locking part 23 and the lock hook 11. The reciprocating portion 21 and the locking portion 23 are relatively fixed, and as the reciprocating portion 21 rotates relative to the guide rail 211 and the reciprocating portion 21 moves along the guide rail 211 at the same time, the locking portion 23 is driven to a position where the locking hook 11 is hooked so as to switch the locking mechanism 100 to a locked state, or the locking portion 23 is driven to be separated from the locking hook 11 so as to switch the locking mechanism 100 to an unlocked state.
In some embodiments, the track defined by the guide rail 211 for the reciprocating portion 21 to reciprocate is a straight track, and the unloading direction and the loading direction are both straight directions. The latch mechanism 100 shown in fig. 2 is in an unlocked state, the sliding and tilting member 20 includes a sliding and tilting plate for forming at least part of the reciprocating portion 21, the guide rail 211 is fixedly arranged on one side of the base 210 away from the cabinet, and a linear sliding groove 2111 is formed, the linear sliding groove 2111 is used for defining a linear track for the reciprocating portion 21 to reciprocate, a part of the reciprocating portion 21 extends into the sliding groove 2111, and the reciprocating portion 21 can slide along the sliding groove 2111 or rotate at any position in the sliding groove 2111 to realize rotation of the reciprocating portion 21 relative to the guide rail 211. The extending direction of the chute 2111 is substantially parallel to the base 210 and the cabinet surface for mounting the base 210, the unloading direction is the right direction under the view angle in fig. 2, the loading direction is the left direction under the view angle in fig. 2, and the back side 111 of the latch hook 11 is located on the right side of the latch hook 11 under the view angle in fig. 2.
On the basis of the latch mechanism 100 shown in fig. 2, by applying an external force to the sliding-rocker, the external force is directed to the base 210 and the surface of the cabinet for installing the base 210, so as to drive the sliding-rocker 20 to rotate clockwise relative to the guide rail 211, and drive the reciprocating portion 21 to slide leftwards along the sliding groove 2111, so that the included angle between the sliding-rocker and the base 210 and the included angle between the sliding-rocker and the surface of the cabinet for installing the base 210 are reduced, and the locking portion 23 can be driven to approach and connect with the latch hook 11. The direction of force applied to the slider toward the housing 210 and the cabinet surface means that the force applied to the slider has a vertically downward component from the view of fig. 2. When the latch mechanism 100 shown in fig. 2 is in the locked state, the sliding plate is substantially parallel to the extending direction of the sliding groove 2111, and the sliding plate is substantially parallel to the base 210 and the cabinet surface for mounting the base 210, at this time, the latch hook 11 extends into the locking hole 231, and the locking portion 23 reaches the right side of the latch hook 11 and abuts against the back side 111 of the latch hook 11.
Under the condition that the latch mechanism 100 shown in fig. 2 is in the locked state, when the latch mechanism 100 needs to be switched to the unlocked state again, only an external force needs to be applied to the sliding plate, the acting direction of which is far away from the base 210 and the surface of the cabinet for installing the base 210, to drive the sliding plate 20 to rotate anticlockwise relative to the guide rail 211, and simultaneously drive the reciprocating part 21 to slide rightwards along the sliding groove 2111, so that the included angle between the sliding plate and the base 210, the included angle between the sliding plate and the surface of the cabinet for installing the base 210 are increased, and the external force applied to the sliding plate is enough to overcome the friction force and the contact pressure between the locking part 23 and the latch hook 11. The direction of force applied to the slider away from the housing 210 and cabinet surface means that the force applied to the slider has a vertically upward component from the perspective of fig. 2.
Specifically, when the latch mechanism 100 shown in fig. 2 is in the latch state, if the vertically downward component of the force acting on the slider increases, the slider is driven to further rotate clockwise slightly while the reciprocative part 21 is driven to further slide leftward along the slide groove 2111, the pressure of the latch 23 acting on the back side 111 on the right side of the latch hook 11 further increases, whereas when the latch mechanism 100 shown in fig. 2 is in the latch state, if the vertically downward component of the force acting on the slider decreases, even if a certain force is applied to the slider in the vertically upward direction, the slider rotates counterclockwise slightly, while the reciprocative part 21 slides rightward slightly along the slide groove 2111, and the pressure of the latch 23 acting on the back side 111 on the right side of the latch hook 11 decreases.
It will be appreciated that in other embodiments, when the latch mechanism 100 is switched to the locked state, the locking portion 23 and the lock body 10 may be connected by other manners, such as an interference fit, a plug connection, a clamping connection, etc. between the locking portion 23 and the lock body 10, and the locking force of the latch mechanism 100 is provided by the locking portion 23 and the lock body 10 that are abutted against each other, and the friction force and the contact pressure between the locking portion 23 and the lock body 10 form the locking force.
In some embodiments, the latch mechanism 100 further includes a connecting piece 30 movably disposed on the base 210, the sliding and tilting piece 20 includes a tilting portion 22 connected to the connecting piece 30, and the connecting piece 30 is used for driving the tilting portion 22 to move, so as to drive the reciprocating portion 21 to move and rotate simultaneously relative to the guide rail 211. The connecting piece 30 has restraining and guiding functions on the tilting part 22, when external force is applied to the tilting part 20, the tilting part 22 moves along a determined track, so that the position and posture of the tilting part 20 change regularly, the tilting part 20 changes according to the constant track, the sliding part 20 is prevented from moving along the guide rail 211 only through the reciprocating part 21, and the tilting part 20 is prevented from rotating relative to the guide rail 211 only through the reciprocating part 21, so that the movement and rotation of the tilting part 20 relative to the guide rail 211 can be synchronously performed at any position of the guide rail 211.
When the sliding-rocker receives an external force in a direction away from the base 210 and the cabinet surface, the connecting member 30 receives a force in a direction away from the base 210 and the cabinet surface under the force transmission action of the tilting part 22, then the connecting member 30 and the tilting part 22 simultaneously change in posture, and the reciprocating part 21 moves relative to the guide rail 211 in the force unloading direction along with the change in posture of the entire sliding-rocker including the tilting part 22;
When the seesaw receives an external force acting in a direction close to the surfaces of the base 210 and the cabinet, the connecting member 30 also receives a force acting in a direction close to the surfaces of the base 210 and the cabinet under the force transmission action of the tilting part 22, and then the connecting member 30 and the tilting part 22 are simultaneously changed in posture, and the reciprocating part 21 moves relative to the guide rail 211 in the loading direction along with the posture change of the entire seesaw including the tilting part 22.
Specifically, referring to fig. 1-2, the reciprocating portion 21 includes an end 24 and a reciprocating shaft disposed at the end 24, the end 24 is a part of a sliding rocker, the locking portion 23 and the tilting portion 22 are fixed to the end 24, the tilting portion 22 is disposed between the locking portion 23 and the end 24, the connecting member 30 includes a connecting arm 31, a first rotating shaft 321 and a second rotating shaft 322, the first rotating shaft 321 is disposed at one end of the connecting arm 31 and rotatably connected to the base 210, and the second rotating shaft 322 is disposed at the other end of the connecting arm 31 and rotatably connected to the tilting portion 22. Whereby the tilting portion 22 is rotatably connected to the connecting member 30, and the connecting member 30 is rotatably connected to the base 210. Along with the rotation of the connecting piece 30 relative to the base 210, the movable track formed by the tilting portion 22 is a circular arc track, and the circular arc track uses the first rotating shaft 321 as a rotation center and uses the distance between the first rotating shaft 321 and the second rotating shaft 322 as a radius.
The movement track of the tilting part 22 is a fixed arc track, so that the sliding and tilting piece 20 will not randomly form different movement tracks, no matter what position the reciprocating part 21 stretches into the sliding groove 2111, the sliding and tilting piece 20 can move and rotate simultaneously, the reciprocating shaft slides along the sliding groove 2111 to move the sliding and tilting piece 20, and the end 24 rotates relative to the guide rail 211 to rotate the sliding and tilting piece 20. Alternatively, the reciprocating shaft is rotatably disposed through the end 24, the first rotating shaft 321 is rotatably disposed through the connecting arm 31, and the second rotating shaft 322 is rotatably disposed through the connecting arm 31. Of course, in other embodiments, the reciprocating shaft may be fixedly connected to the end 24, and the first rotating shaft 321 and the second rotating shaft 322 may be fixedly connected to the connecting arm 31.
Further, referring to fig. 1 to 2, when the latch mechanism 100 shown in fig. 2 is in a locked state, in addition to the hooking connection between the locking portion 23 and the latch hook 11, the guide rail 211 and the end portion 24, and the guide rail 211 and the raised portion 22 form a fixed connection through a close fit, at this time, not only a contact pressure exists between the locking portion 23 and the back side 111 of the latch hook 11, but also a contact pressure exists between the guide rail 211 and the end portion 24, and between the guide rail 211 and the raised portion 22, thereby realizing dual fixation of the sliding and tilting member 20, and preventing accidental detachment between the sliding and tilting member 20 and the latch body 10 to fail connection.
The latch mechanism 100 shown in fig. 1-2 operates as follows:
When a user applies a lifting force to the sliding-rocker in a direction away from the base 210 and the surface of the cabinet so that the sliding-rocker is tilted upward in the view of fig. 2, the position of the second rotating shaft 322 where the second rotating shaft 322 is connected with the tilting-up part 22 rotates around the first rotating shaft 321 in the clockwise direction in the view of fig. 2, the sliding-rocker rotates in the counterclockwise direction in the view of fig. 2 as a whole, and simultaneously, the end 24 and the reciprocating shaft move along the sliding groove 2111 in the right direction in the view of fig. 2, in the process, the included angle between the sliding-rocker and the base 210 increases, the included angle between the sliding-rocker and the surface of the cabinet increases, the included angle between the sliding-rocker and the connecting arm 31 decreases, and the locking part 23 is gradually away from the locking hook 11 in the counterclockwise direction;
When a user applies a downward force to the sliding-rocker toward the base 210 and the cabinet surface in order to press the sliding-rocker downward in the view of fig. 2, the position of the second rotating shaft 322 and the tilting portion 22 connected to the second rotating shaft 322 rotates around the first rotating shaft 321 in the counterclockwise direction in the view of fig. 2, the sliding-rocker rotates as a whole in the clockwise direction in the view of fig. 2, and simultaneously the end 24 and the reciprocating shaft move along the sliding groove 2111 in the left direction in the view of fig. 2, in which process the angle between the sliding-rocker and the base 210 is reduced, the angle between the sliding-rocker and the cabinet surface is reduced, the angle between the sliding-rocker and the connecting arm 31 is increased, and the locking portion 23 gradually approaches the locking hook 11 in the clockwise direction.
In other embodiments, the reciprocating portion may be disposed on the seat body, and accordingly the guide rail is disposed in the slider, so long as the reciprocating portion is reciprocally disposed on the guide rail and is rotatable relative to the guide rail at any position on the guide rail.
The technical features of the above-described embodiments may be combined in any manner, and for brevity, all of the possible combinations of the technical features of the above-described embodiments are not described, however, all of the combinations of the technical features should be considered as being within the scope of the present disclosure as long as there is no contradiction between the combinations of the technical features.
It will be appreciated by persons skilled in the art that the above embodiments have been provided for the purpose of illustrating the utility model and are not to be construed as limiting the utility model, and that suitable modifications and variations of the above embodiments are within the scope of the utility model as claimed.