CN106997222B

CN106997222B - Door bolt structure of electronic device

Info

Publication number: CN106997222B
Application number: CN201610040880.4A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 王振泙
Original assignee: Mitac Computer Kunshan Co Ltd; Getac Technology Corp
Current assignee: Mitac Computer Kunshan Co Ltd; Getac Technology Corp
Priority date: 2016-01-22
Filing date: 2016-01-22
Publication date: 2020-05-19
Anticipated expiration: 2036-01-22
Also published as: CN106997222A

Abstract

The invention discloses a door bolt structure of an electronic device, which comprises a door frame, a door plate and an elastic metal wire. The door plant movably sets up in the door frame, and the door plant can seal the door frame. Two ends of the elastic metal wire are connected with the door panel, and the elastic metal wire is bent to form a plurality of hook parts which are respectively protruded out of the edge of the door panel. When the door plate closes the door frame, the hook parts hook the inner edge of the door frame respectively, and when the elastic metal wire is pulled, the hook parts can be driven to be separated from the door frame, so that the door plate can move relative to the door frame. The door bolt structure of the invention replaces the prior bolt rod, spring and other components by a single elastic metal wire, thereby having simple structure and easy assembly. Furthermore, the elastic wire is low cost and easy to process.

Description

Door bolt structure of electronic device

[ technical field ] A method for producing a semiconductor device

The present invention relates to a latch structure of an electronic device, and more particularly, to a latch structure of an electronic device with a simple structure.

[ background of the invention ]

Electronic devices are generally provided with at least one connector for inputting/outputting signals, and when the connector is not connected for use, the exposed connector is prone to poor contact caused by dust adhesion or oxidation of contact moisture, so it is a common structure that the housing of the electronic device is provided with a door panel to cover the connector. Generally, the door panel must be secured by a latch structure when the door panel is closed, and the conventional latch structure generally includes a latch rod and a spring connecting the latch rod. When the door panel is closed, the spring can push the bolt rod to reset and bolt the shell of the electronic device to lock the door panel. And the latch can be pulled to release the door panel from the housing of the electronic device. The components of the bolt structure are complex and are not easy to manufacture and assemble.

In view of the above, the present inventor has made an intensive study on the above prior art and applied the study in cooperation with the theory to try to solve the above problems, which is an improved objective of the present inventor.

[ summary of the invention ]

The present invention provides a door bolt structure of an electronic device with a simple structure.

The present invention provides a door bolt structure of an electronic device, which comprises a door frame, a door plate and an elastic metal wire. The door plant movably sets up in the door frame, and the door plant can seal the door frame. Two ends of the elastic metal wire are clamped on the door plate, and the elastic metal wire is bent to form a plurality of hook parts which are respectively protruded out of the edge of the door plate. When the door plate closes the door frame, the hook parts hook the inner edge of the door frame respectively, and when the elastic metal wire is pulled, the hook parts can be driven to be separated from the door frame, so that the door plate can move relative to the door frame.

Preferably, the elastic metal wire coil is bent to form the hook portion. The elastic metal wire coil is bent to form a pull handle. The elastic metal wire is provided with a pull handle which is a rod body attached to the elastic metal wire. The pull handle is arranged in the middle of the elastic metal wire. The elastic metal wire coil is bent to form a node, and the elastic metal wire can pivot along the node. The inner edge of the door frame forms a slope surface corresponding to each hook part respectively, and when the door plate is closed towards the door frame, each hook part can be pressed by the corresponding slope surface. The positive directions of the slopes are mutually aggregated. The door plate is provided with a limiting structure corresponding to each hook part, at least one part of each hook part is contained in the corresponding limiting structure, and the hook parts can slide along the limiting structures. The inner edge of the door frame is respectively provided with a clamping groove corresponding to each hook part, each connecting groove is connected with the corresponding limiting structure, and when the door plate seals the door frame, each hook part is clamped into the corresponding clamping groove. The door plate is provided with a guide groove, the pull handle penetrates through the guide groove, and the pull handle can slide along the guide groove.

[ description of the drawings ]

Fig. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a bolt structure of an electronic device according to the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a schematic view of a bolt structure of an electronic device according to a first embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 3 is another schematic view of a bolt structure of an electronic device according to a first embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a bolt structure of an electronic device according to a first embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 5 is a schematic view of a bolt structure of an electronic device according to a second embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 6 is another schematic view of a bolt structure of an electronic device according to a second embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 7 is a schematic view of a pull handle in a latch structure of an electronic device according to a second embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 8 is a schematic view of another aspect of a pull handle in a latch structure of an electronic device according to a second embodiment of the invention.

[ detailed description ] embodiments

Referring to fig. 1 to 3, a first embodiment of the invention provides a door bolt structure of an electronic device, which includes a door frame 100, a door panel 200 and an elastic wire 300.

The door frame 100 is preferably formed on the housing 10 of the electronic device, and the door frame 100 encloses a through hole 101, and the through hole 101 communicates with the inside and outside of the housing 10 of the electronic device. The inner edge of the door frame 100 is formed with a plurality of catching grooves 110, and in the present embodiment, the inner edge of the door frame 100 is preferably formed with a pair of catching grooves 110.

The door panel 200 is movably disposed on the door frame 100, and the door panel 200 can close the door frame 100. In this embodiment, one side of the door 200 is preferably pivoted to one side of the inner edge of the through hole 101 to close the door frame 100 or expose the through hole 101. Thereby, the door panel 200 can be pivoted to cover the through opening 101 to close the door frame 100. A plurality of position-limiting structures 210 are formed on one surface of the door panel 200, and in the present embodiment, a pair of position-limiting structures 210 are preferably formed on the inner side surface of the door panel 200. Each of the aforementioned engaging slots 110 corresponds to one of the position-limiting structures 210, and each engaging slot 110 is disposed to connect to the corresponding position-limiting structure 210.

In the present embodiment, the elastic wire 300 is preferably bent to form a pair of hooks 310 corresponding to the engaging slots 110 and the limiting structures 210, respectively, in the present embodiment, the elastic wire 300 is bent to form a pair of hooks 310 corresponding to the engaging slots 110 and the limiting structures 210, respectively. The elastic wire 300 is disposed on one side of the door panel 200, and in the present embodiment, the elastic wire 300 is preferably disposed on the inner side of the door panel 200. The elastic wires 300 have both ends connected to the inner side of the door panel 200, and the elastic wires 300 may be fixedly connected to the door panel 200 or floatingly connected to the door panel 200, to which the present invention is not limited. At least a portion of each hook 310 is received in the corresponding position-limiting structure 210, each hook 310 of the elastic wire 300 protrudes out of the edge of the door panel 200, and the hook 310 can slide along the position-limiting structure 210. The resilient wire 300 is bent around to form a node 320, and the resilient wire 300 can pivot along the node 320.

Referring to fig. 4, the inner edge of the door frame 100 forms a slope 220 corresponding to each hook 310, and the positive directions ND of the slopes 220 (i.e. normal vectors of the slopes 220) are mutually converged.

When the door panel 200 is closed toward the door frame 100, each hook 310 can be pressed by the corresponding slope 220. When the door panel 200 closes the door frame 100, the hook portions 310 are respectively inserted into the corresponding engaging slots 110 to hook the inner edge of the door frame 100. When the elastic wire 300 is pulled to pivot along the node 320, the hook portions 310 can be driven to be separated from the doorframe 100, so that the door panel 200 can move relative to the doorframe 100.

Referring to fig. 1, 5 and 6, a second embodiment of the invention provides a door bolt structure of an electronic device 1, which includes a door frame 100, a door panel 200 and an elastic wire 300.

The door frame 100 is preferably formed on the housing 10 of the electronic device 1, the door frame 100 is surrounded by a through hole 101, and the through hole 101 communicates with the inside and the outside of the housing 10 of the electronic device. The inner edge of the door frame 100 is formed with a plurality of

engaging grooves

110, 110a, and in the present embodiment, the inner edge of the door frame 100 is preferably formed with two opposing engaging grooves 110 and a third engaging groove 110a between the two engaging grooves 110.

The door panel 200 is movably disposed on the door frame 100, and the door panel 200 can close the door frame 100. In the present embodiment, one side of the door 200 is preferably pivoted to one side of the inner edge of the through hole 101. Thereby, the door panel 200 can be pivoted to cover the through opening 101 to close the door frame 100. A plurality of position-

limiting structures

210 and 210a are formed on one surface of the door panel 200, and in the present embodiment, two position-limiting structures 210 opposite to each other and a third position-limiting structure 210a between the two position-limiting structures 210 are preferably formed on the inner side surface of the door panel 200. Each of the aforementioned

engaging grooves

110, 110a corresponds to one of the position-

limiting structures

210, 210a, and each

engaging groove

110, 110a is disposed to connect with the corresponding position-

limiting structure

210, 210 a.

In the present embodiment, the elastic wire 300 is preferably bent to form a pair of hooks 310, and the elastic wire 300 is bent to form another hook 310a between the pair of hooks 310, wherein the

hooks

310 and 310a correspond to the

snapping grooves

110 and 110a and the

limiting structures

210 and 210a, respectively. The elastic wire 300 is disposed on one side of the door panel 200, and in the present embodiment, the elastic wire 300 is preferably disposed on the inner side of the door panel 200. The elastic wires 300 have both ends connected to the inner side of the door panel 200, and the elastic wires 300 may be fixedly connected to the door panel 200 or floatingly connected to the door panel 200, to which the present invention is not limited. At least a portion of each

hook

310, 310a is accommodated in the

corresponding limit structure

210, 210a, each

hook

310, 310a of the elastic wire 300 protrudes out of the edge of the door panel 200, and the hook 310 can slide along the

limit structure

210, 210 a.

When the door panel 200 closes the door frame 100, the

hook portions

310 and 310a are respectively inserted into the corresponding engaging slots 110 to hook the inner edge of the door frame 100, as shown in fig. 5. When the elastic wire 300 is pulled, the

hook portions

310 and 310a can be driven to be separated from the door frame 100, so that the door panel 200 can move relative to the door frame 100, as shown in fig. 6.

In this embodiment, a pull handle 400 is preferably disposed on the elastic wire 300, and the pull handle 400 is disposed between two ends of the elastic wire 300 for pulling the elastic wire 300. Moreover, the door panel 200 is provided with a guide groove 230, the pull handle 400 is disposed through the guide groove 230, and the pull handle 400 can slide along the guide groove 230.

The pull handle 400 may be a rod attached to the elastic wire 300 as shown in fig. 7, and the elastic wire 300 may be looped around the pull handle 400 to fix the pull handle 400 to the elastic wire 300. Referring to fig. 8, the resilient wire 300 may also be looped and bent to form the pull tab 400.

Referring to fig. 5 and 6, in the present embodiment, the door frame 100 may preferably be provided with a magnetic element 120 corresponding to at least one hook 310a as required, and the magnetic element 120 can attract the corresponding hook 310a, thereby increasing the fixing force of the hook 310 a.

The keeper structure of the present invention replaces the existing components such as the keeper and the spring with the single elastic wire 300, so the structure is simple and easy to assemble. Furthermore, the resilient wire 300 is inexpensive and easy to process.

The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present disclosure, and is not intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure, and other equivalents to the spirit of the present disclosure should fall within the scope of the present disclosure.

Claims

1. A door bolt structure of an electronic device, comprising:

a door frame;

the door plate is movably arranged on the door frame and can seal the door frame; and

the two ends of the elastic metal wire are connected with the door panel, and the elastic metal wire is bent to form a plurality of hook parts which respectively protrude out of the edge of the door panel;

when the door plate closes the door frame, the hook parts hook the inner edge of the door frame respectively, and when the elastic metal wire is pulled, the hook parts can be driven to be separated from the door frame so that the door plate can move relative to the door frame; the inner edge of the door frame forms a slope surface corresponding to each hook part, and each hook part can be pressed by the corresponding slope surface in the process of closing the door plate to the door frame.

2. The door bolt structure of electronic device according to claim 1, wherein said elastic metal coil is bent to form said hook portion.

3. The door bolt structure of electronic device according to claim 1, wherein said elastic wire coil is bent to form a pull handle.

4. The door bolt structure of electronic device according to claim 1, wherein said elastic wire is provided with a pull handle, said pull handle is a rod body attached to said elastic wire.

5. The door bolt structure of electronic device according to claim 3 or 4, wherein said pull handle is located between two ends of said elastic wire.

6. The door bolt structure of electronic device according to claim 1, wherein said elastic wire coil is bent to form a node, and said elastic wire can pivot along said node.

7. The keeper structure of claim 1, wherein the ramps are oriented in a converging configuration.

8. The door bolt structure of electronic device according to claim 1, wherein a position-limiting structure is formed on the door panel corresponding to each of the hook portions, at least a portion of each of the hook portions is received in the corresponding position-limiting structure, and the hook portions can slide along the position-limiting structures.

9. The door bolt structure of electronic device according to claim 8, wherein a locking groove is formed on the inner edge of the door frame corresponding to each hook, each locking groove is connected to the corresponding position-limiting structure, and each hook is locked into the corresponding locking groove when the door panel closes the door frame.

10. The door bolt structure of electronic device according to claim 3 or 4, wherein the door panel has a guide slot, the handle is disposed through the guide slot, and the handle can slide along the guide slot.

11. The door bolt structure of electronic device according to claim 1, wherein a locking groove is formed on the inner edge of the door frame corresponding to each hook, and when the door panel closes the door frame, each hook is locked into the corresponding locking groove.

12. The door bolt structure of electronic device according to claim 1, wherein a magnetic element is disposed on the door frame corresponding to one of the hooks, and the magnetic element can attract the corresponding hook.