CN102467932B - Locking mechanism and CD player with the locking mechanism - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention discloses a locking mechanism and an optical disk drive with the same. The locking mechanism is suitable for being installed on a machine body, the machine body comprises an ejection actuating piece which can drive a tray to eject, the locking mechanism comprises a panel, a locking piece and a button, and the panel comprises a through hole and a first positioning part; the locking piece is arranged on the panel and can slide relative to the panel, and comprises a front pulling part which penetrates through the through hole and can slide along the through hole, at least one guide post which extends along the front and back direction, and a clamping part which can be clamped on the first positioning part in a detachable way; the button penetrates through the through hole and is slidably sleeved on the guide post, the button is positioned in front of the ejection actuator and comprises a pressing part which is spaced from the ejection actuator left and right, the pressing part can press the ejection actuator when the ejection actuator is aligned, and the locking piece can drive the button to slide to a releasing position where the pressing part is aligned with the ejection actuator.

Description

Locking mechanism and CD player with the locking mechanism

technical field

The invention relates to a locking mechanism and a CD player with the locking mechanism, in particular to a locking mechanism with a safety lock function and a CD player with the locking mechanism.

Background technique

The optical disc drive applied to the computer usually drives the ejection mechanism to eject the tray by pressing the button. However, this structural design is easy to cause the ejection state of the tray due to the user accidentally touching the button or the button is affected by external force, making The jukebox was suddenly interrupted while reading data from the disc or the tray was damaged by impact.

In order to prevent the above situation from happening, in the pop-up mechanism for preventing false touch disclosed in Taiwan Patent Publication No. 200935407 (Application No. 097104049) and the disk drive using it, the sliding button structure is biased by the first elastic member , the trigger body of the sliding key structure will not be aligned with the eject button of the tray, so that the ejecting mechanism can be kept in a locked state, even if the user accidentally touches the sliding key structure, the tray will not eject. To release the locked state of the eject mechanism, press the pressing body of the sliding button structure to drive the trigger body to align with the tray eject button, and then press the pressing body so that the trigger body triggers the tray eject button, and the tray can be ejected from the casing.

However, the pop-up mechanism in this patent has many components and a complicated structure, so it consumes more assembly man-hours and manufacturing costs. How to conceive a design of a locking mechanism with a simple structure becomes the subject of the present invention to be further improved.

Contents of the invention

The main purpose of the present invention is to provide a locking mechanism with a safety lock function to prevent misoperation, which has a simple structure and can reduce assembly man-hours and manufacturing costs.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an optical disk drive with a locking mechanism. The locking mechanism has a safety lock function to prevent misoperation, and the locking mechanism has a simple structure and can reduce assembly man-hours and manufacturing costs.

The purpose of the present invention and the solution to the background technical problems are achieved by adopting the following technical means. According to the locking mechanism disclosed in the present invention, it is suitable to be installed in a machine body. The fixing mechanism includes a panel, a locking piece, and a button.

The panel includes a perforation, and a first positioning portion spaced from the perforation; the locking member is arranged on the panel and can slide relative to the panel, and the locking member includes a front puller that passes through the perforation and can slide along the perforation, at least one A guide column extending along the front and rear direction, and a locking part that can be detached from the first positioning part; the button is passed through the hole and slidably sleeved on the guide column, and the button is located in front of the pop-up actuator and includes a The contact pressure part spaced apart from the left and right of the pop-up actuator, the contact pressure part can touch the pop-up actuator when it is aligned with the pop-up actuator, and the locking piece can drive the button to slide until the contact part is aligned with a release of the pop-up actuator. lock position.

The purpose of the present invention and the solution to the background technical problems can also be further realized by adopting the following technical means.

The panel also includes a second positioning portion, the second positioning portion is spaced left and right from the first positioning portion, and the locking portion can be detached from the locking portion to position the button at the unlocking position.

The locking piece also includes two elastic arm parts respectively connected to the left and right ends of the locking part, and an opening adjacent to the locking part and the two elastic arm parts.

The button includes a pressing part arranged at the front end of the pressing part and pierced through the through hole, and a socket part arranged on the pressing part and sleeved on the guide post. The socket part has a through hole for the guide post to pass through. In addition, when designing, the locking piece may also include two guide posts extending in the front and rear directions, and the button may also include two sleeve parts arranged on the left and right sides of the pressing part and respectively socketed on the two guide posts. Each socket portion has a through hole through which each guide post passes.

The panel also includes a hook, and the locking member also includes a slot for the hook to fasten. The slot is elongated and extends along the left and right directions.

The panel also includes a first stopper and a second stopper, the second stopper is spaced left and right from the first stopper, and when the locking part is locked on the first positioning part, the locking member abuts against the first positioning part. The first blocking portion, when the locking portion is engaged with the second positioning portion, the locking member abuts against the second blocking portion.

The perforation is elongated and extends along the left and right directions, and includes a first end and a second end, the second end is spaced left and right from the first end, when the locking part is locked on the first positioning part, the front pulling part Arresting against the first end, when the locking portion is engaged with the second positioning portion, the pressing portion is abutting against the second end.

According to the disc drive with locking mechanism disclosed in the present invention, it includes a body and a locking mechanism.

The body includes a shell, a tray arranged in the shell, and an ejection actuator that can drive the tray out of the shell; the locking mechanism includes a panel, a locking piece, and a button, and the panel is arranged on the body and includes a perforation , and a first positioning portion spaced apart from the perforation; the locking member is arranged on the panel and can slide relative to the panel, and the locking member includes a front pulling portion that passes through the perforation and can slide along the perforation, at least one extending along the front and rear direction The guide column, and a detachable locking part of the first positioning part; the button is passed through the hole and slidably sleeved on the guide column, the button is located in front of the pop-up actuator and includes a pop-up actuator The left and right contact pressure parts are spaced apart, and the pressure contact part can touch the pop-up actuator when it is aligned with the pop-up actuator, and the locking member can drive the button to slide to a release position where the contact pressure part is aligned with the pop-up actuator.

Through the above technical means, the advantages and effects of the optical disk drive with the locking mechanism of the present invention are that the locking member of the locking mechanism can move between the locking position and the unlocking position, providing a safety lock function. Furthermore, since the locking mechanism has fewer components and a simple structure, the assembly man-hours and manufacturing costs can be effectively reduced.

Description of drawings

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of an optical disc player with a locking mechanism in the present invention;

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the optical disc player with a locking mechanism of the present invention;

3 is a front view of the panel of a preferred embodiment of the optical disc drive with the locking mechanism of the present invention, illustrating that the locking member is in the locking position;

4 is a rear view of the panel of a preferred embodiment of the optical disk drive with the locking mechanism of the present invention, illustrating that the locking member is in the locked position;

5 is a partial cross-sectional view of a preferred embodiment of the optical disk drive with a locking mechanism of the present invention, illustrating that the locking member is in the locking position;

Fig. 6 is a front view of the panel of a preferred embodiment of the optical disk drive with the locking mechanism of the present invention, illustrating that the locking member is in the unlocking position;

7 is a rear view of the panel of a preferred embodiment of the optical disk drive with the locking mechanism of the present invention, illustrating that the locking member is in the unlocking position;

Fig. 8 is a partial cross-sectional view of a preferred embodiment of the optical disk drive with a locking mechanism of the present invention, illustrating that the locking member is in the unlocking position;

9 is a partial cross-sectional view of a preferred embodiment of the optical disk drive with a locking mechanism of the present invention, illustrating that the pressing portion of the button touches the ejection actuator; and

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of an optical disk drive with a locking mechanism of the present invention, illustrating that the tray is ejected from the housing.

Explanation of main component symbols

〔this invention〕

100 CD drives

10 body

11 shell

12 trays

13 Eject actuator

20 locking mechanism

2 panels

21 perforations

211 first end

212 second end

22 chute

23 hook

24 tank wall

241 First Positioning Department

242 The second positioning department

25 The first stop

26 The second stop

3 locks

31 plate body

311 slot

312 locking part

313 Groove

314 spring arm

315 opening

32 front trigger part

33 guide post

4 buttons

41 contact pressure part

42 Press part

43 Socket

431 through hole

I, II Arrows

III arrow

detailed description

The aforementioned and other technical contents, features and effects of the present invention will be clearly presented in the following detailed description of a preferred embodiment with reference to the accompanying drawings. Through the description of the specific implementation, the technical means and effects of the present invention to achieve the intended purpose can be understood more deeply and specifically. However, the attached drawings are only for reference and description, and are not used to limit the present invention. .

Before the present invention is described in detail, it should be noted that in the following description, similar elements are denoted by the same reference numerals.

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 , it is a preferred embodiment of the optical disc drive with locking mechanism of the present invention. The optical disc drive 100 can be applied to notebook computers or desktop computers. The optical disc drive 100 includes a body 10 , and a locking mechanism 20.

As shown in FIGS. 2 , 3 , 4 and 5 , the body 10 includes a casing 11 and a tray 12 disposed in the casing 11 , the tray 12 is used for carrying optical discs (not shown). The housing 11 of the body 10 is provided with an ejection actuator 13 connected to an ejection mechanism (not shown in the figure). The ejection actuator 13 can drive the ejection mechanism to eject the tray 12 from the housing 11 .

The locking mechanism 20 includes a panel 2, a locking member 3, and a button 4. The panel 2 can be fixed to the front end of the tray 12 by screwing or snapping. The panel 2 includes a long perforation 21 extending in the left and right directions. , and a chute 22 that is located on the inside and communicates with the through hole 21. The locking member 3 is arranged in the chute 22 of the panel 2 and can slide relative to the panel 2 along the chute 22. The locking member 3 includes a plate body 31, and a front pulling part 32 protruding from the front end of the plate body 31. The pulling part 32 passes through the through hole 21 of the panel 2 and can slide along the extending direction of the through hole 21 , so that the user can drive the locking member 3 to slide relative to the panel 2 by pulling the front pulling part 32 . Preferably, in order to ensure that the locking member 3 is firmly positioned in the chute 22 without breaking away from the chute 22, the panel 2 further includes a hook 23 protruding inside, and a groove is formed on the plate body 31 of the locking member 3 The hole 311 and the slot hole 311 are elongated and extend along the left and right directions for engaging the hook 23 , so that the locking member 3 will not disengage from the sliding groove 22 during sliding in the sliding groove 22 .

A groove wall 24 defining the chute 22 on the panel 2 forms a first positioning portion 241 , and a locking portion 312 protrudes from the plate body 31 of the locking member 3 , and the locking portion 312 can be detached from the locking portion 241 on the first positioning portion 241 , thereby enabling the locking member 3 to be positioned at the position shown in FIG. 4 .

The locking member 3 also includes two guide pillars 33 protruding from the rear end of the plate body 31 and spaced left and right. Each guide pillar 33 extends along the front and rear directions. It is sleeved on the guide post 33 and can slide relative to the locking member 3 along the extending direction of the guide post 33 . Since the engaging portion 312 of the locking member 3 is engaged with the first positioning portion 241 of the panel 2, a pressing portion 41 of the button 4 for pressing the pop-up actuator 13 is spaced left and right from the pop-up actuator 13 (As shown in FIG. 5 ), thus, when the user presses the button 4 to slide along the guide post 33 , the pressing portion 41 of the button 4 will not touch the ejection actuator 13 . Therefore, even if the button 4 is accidentally touched or impacted by an external force, the tray 12 can be kept in the casing 11 and will not pop out of the casing 11 .

The button 4 also includes a pressing portion 42 disposed at the front end of the pressing portion 41. The pressing portion 42 passes through a groove 313 defined by the plate body 31 of the locking member 3 and penetrates the through hole 21 of the panel 2 for use. Or press, so that the user can drive the pressing part 41 to act by pressing the pressing part 42 . In order to allow the pressing portion 42 of the button 4 to slide relative to the locking member 3 along the extension direction of the guide post 33, the button 4 further includes two sleeve portions 43 protruding from the left and right sides of the pressing portion 42, and each sleeve portion 43 is inverted L-shaped and has a through hole 431 for the guide post 33 to pass through. The left and right sleeve parts 43 are sleeved on the guide post 33, so that when the user presses the pressing part 42, the button 4 can smoothly move along the The extending direction of the guide post 33 slides without shaking relative to the locking member 3 . It should be noted that, when designing, the design quantity of the guide post 33 and the socket portion 43 can also be one, which can also achieve the effect of making the button 4 slide along the extending direction of the guide post 33 .

As shown in Fig. 3, Fig. 4 and Fig. 5, when the locking member 3 is positioned at a locking position (as shown in Fig. 4 ) where the locking part 312 is engaged in the first positioning part 241, the pressing part of the button 4 41 is spaced left and right from the pop-up actuator 13 , no matter the pressing portion 42 of the button 4 is accidentally touched or impacted by an external force, the tray 12 can be kept in the casing 11 without popping out of the casing 11 . Preferably, in order to securely locate the locking member 3 at the locking position, one of the methods is as follows: the panel 2 further includes a first stopper portion 25 protruding inside and spaced left and right from the first positioning portion 241 , The first stop portion 25 abuts against the right end surface of the plate body 31 of the locking member 3 , so that the locking member 3 can be stably positioned at the locking position without shaking relative to the panel 2 . Alternatively, another method as described below can also be adopted. The perforation 21 includes a first end 211 on the right side, and the front pulling part 32 abuts against the first end 211 of the perforation 21, so that the lock can also be achieved. The effect that the firmware 3 is firmly positioned in the locked position. Moreover, the front pull portion 32 of the locking member 3 is designed to abut against the first end 211 of the through hole 21 , so that the user can clearly and conveniently identify the state of the locking member 3 at the locked position.

As shown in Figure 6, Figure 7 and Figure 8, when the user wants to release the locked state of the locking member 3 to actuate the tray 12 (as shown in Figure 2) to eject the shell 11 (as shown in Figure 2), the user can follow the direction of the arrow I Pull the front pulling part 32 of the locking piece 3 to the left. Since the left and right ends of the locking part 312 of the locking member 3 are respectively connected with an elastic arm part 314, and the plate body 31 of the locking part 3 defines an opening 315, the opening 315 is adjacent to the locking part 312 and the elastic arm part 314 and Located above the locking part 312 and the elastic arm part 314, therefore, when the front pulling part 32 of the locking member 3 is pulled to the left, the locking part 312 is blocked by the first positioning part 241 and squeezed, and the locking part 312 When the pressure is applied, the elastic arm portions 314 will bend and deform toward the opening 315 , so that the engaging portion 312 can retract into the opening 315 and disengage from the engaging with the first positioning portion 241 . At this time, the locking member 3 can drive the button 4 to slide relative to the panel 2 .

When the locking member 3 drives the button 4 to slide to an unlocking position as shown in FIG. 8 , the pressing portion 41 of the button 4 will be aligned with the pop-up actuator 13 . Since the groove wall 24 of the panel 2 is also formed with a second positioning portion 242 for engaging the locking portion 312, the second positioning portion 242 is spaced from the first positioning portion 241 left and right, when the locking portion 312 of the locking member 3 When sliding to the position of the second positioning part 242, the locking part 312 can be reset and locked in the second positioning part 242 by the reset elastic force of the two elastic arm parts 314, thereby enabling the locking member 3 and the button 4 to be able to positioned in the unlocked position.

Preferably, in order to securely locate the locking member 3 at the unlocking position, the panel 2 further includes a second stopper 26 protruding inside, and the second stopper 26 is spaced left and right from the first stopper 25 The second blocking portion 26 abuts against the left end surface of the plate body 31 of the locking member 3 , so that the locking member 3 can be stably positioned at the unlocking position without shaking relative to the panel 2 . Alternatively, another method as described below may be adopted, the perforation 21 includes a second end 212, the second end 212 is spaced from the first end 211 left and right, and the second end of the perforation 21 is abutted by the pressing portion 42 of the button 4 212, the effect of making the locking member 3 firmly positioned at the unlocking position can also be achieved. Moreover, the design of the second end 212 of the pressing portion 42 of the button 4 abutting against the through hole 21 enables the user to clearly and conveniently recognize the state that the locking member 3 is currently in the unlocking position.

As shown in Figures 9 and 10, when the locking member 3 is at the unlocking position, the user can press the pressing portion 42 of the button 4 in the direction of the arrow II to make the button 4 slide backward along the extension direction of the guide column 33, when When the pressing portion 41 of the button 4 touches the ejection actuator 13, the ejection actuator 13 will drive the ejection mechanism to eject the tray 12 out of the housing 11 in the direction of arrow III, so that the user can place the disc on the tray 12 or take out the disc in the tray 12. In addition, when wanting to return the locking member 3 to the locked position, pull the front wrenching part 32 of the locking member 3 to the right in the opposite direction along the arrow I (as shown in FIG. 6 ), so that the locking part 312 is separated from the second positioning part 242 When the engaging portion 312 of the locking member 3 is engaged with the first positioning portion 241 and the plate body 31 abuts against the first stop portion 25 , the locking member 3 returns and is positioned at the locking position.

To sum up the above, in the optical disk drive 100 of this embodiment, the locking member 3 of the locking mechanism 20 can move between the locking position and the unlocking position, so that when the locking member 3 is in the locking position, regardless of the pressing portion 42 of the button 4 The tray 12 can be kept inside the casing 11 and will not pop out of the casing 11 if it is accidentally touched or impacted by an external force, thereby providing a safety lock function. In addition, after the locking member 3 is moved to the unlocking position, the pressing portion 41 of the button 4 is pressed to make the pressing portion 41 touch the ejection actuator 13 to drive the ejection mechanism to eject the tray 12 from the housing 11 . Furthermore, since the locking mechanism 20 has fewer components and a simple structure, the assembly man-hours and manufacturing costs can be effectively reduced, so the purpose of the present invention can indeed be achieved.

What has been described above is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and should not limit the scope of the present invention with this, that is, all simple equivalent changes and modifications made according to the claims of the present invention and the contents of the description of the invention still belong to Within the scope covered by the patent of the present invention.

Claims (16)

1. a locked mechanism, is suitable for being arranged on a body, and this body comprises the ejection actuated piece that can order about a pallet ejection, and this locked mechanism comprises:

Panel, comprises a perforation, and one and this perforation the first location division separately;

Locking part, is arranged at this panel can sliding relative to this panel, and this locking part comprises one and passes this perforation and pulling part, at least one guide pillar extended along the longitudinal direction before can sliding along this perforation, and one can depart from clip in the blocking part of this first location division; And

Button, be arranged in this perforation and be sheathed on this guide pillar slidably, this button is positioned at this ejection actuated piece front and comprises the portion of pressing, when this blocking part clip is in this first location division, this to press about portion and this ejection actuated piece separately, this portion of pressing can press this ejection actuated piece when aiming at this ejection actuated piece, this locking part this button can be driven to slide into unlocking position that this ejection actuated piece is aimed in this portion of pressing.

2. locked mechanism according to claim 1, wherein, this panel also comprises one second location division, this second location division with about this first location division separately and be connected, this blocking part can depart from clip in this second location division so that this button is positioned at this unlocking position.

3. locked mechanism according to claim 2, wherein, this locking part also comprises two elastic arm portions of holding about being connected to this blocking part, and one and the adjacent perforate of this blocking part and this two elastic arms portion.

4. locked mechanism according to claim 3, wherein, this button comprises one and is arranged at this and presses front end, portion and the press section being arranged in this perforation, and one to be arranged on this press section and to be socketed on the socket part of this guide pillar, and this socket part has a through hole worn for this guide pillar.

5. locked mechanism according to claim 3, wherein, this locking part comprises two guide pillars extended along the longitudinal direction, this button comprises one and is arranged at this and presses front end, portion and the press section being arranged in this perforation, and two are arranged at this press section left and right side and are socketed on the socket part of these two guide pillars respectively, respectively this socket part has a through hole supplying respectively this guide pillar to wear.

6. locked mechanism according to claim 2, wherein, this panel also comprises a grab, and this locking part also comprises the slotted eye that supplies this grab buckle, and this slotted eye is microscler and extends in left-right direction.

7. locked mechanism according to claim 2, wherein, this panel also comprises first gear stop and second gear stop, about this second gear stop and this first gear stop separately, when this blocking part clip is in this first location division, this locking part is connected to this first gear stop, and when this blocking part clip is in this second location division, this locking part is connected to this second gear stop.

8. locked mechanism according to claim 2, wherein, this button comprises one and is arranged at this and presses front end, portion and the press section being arranged in this perforation, this perforation is microscler and extends in left-right direction and comprise first end and the second end, about this second end and this first end separately, when this blocking part clip is in this first location division, this front pulling part is butted on this first end, when this blocking part clip is in this second location division, this press section is butted on this second end.

9. there is a CD player for locked mechanism, comprising:

Body, comprises shell, the pallet be arranged in this shell, and can order about the ejection actuated piece that this pallet ejects this shell;

Locked mechanism, comprises:

Panel, is arranged at this body and comprises a perforation, and one and this perforation the first location division separately;

Locking part, is arranged at this panel can sliding relative to this panel, and this locking part comprises one and passes this perforation and pulling part, at least one guide pillar extended along the longitudinal direction before can sliding along this perforation, and one can depart from clip in the blocking part of this first location division; And

Button, be arranged in this perforation and be sheathed on this guide pillar slidably, this button is positioned at this ejection actuated piece front and comprises the portion of pressing, when this blocking part clip is in this first location division, this to press about portion and this ejection actuated piece separately, this portion of pressing can press this ejection actuated piece when aiming at this ejection actuated piece, this locking part this button can be driven to slide into unlocking position that this ejection actuated piece is aimed in this portion of pressing.

10. the CD player with locked mechanism according to claim 9, wherein, this panel also comprises the second location division, this second location division with about this first location division separately and be connected, this blocking part can depart from clip in this second location division so that this button is positioned at this unlocking position.

11. CD player with locked mechanism according to claim 10, wherein, this locking part also comprises two elastic arm portions of holding about being connected to this blocking part, and one and the adjacent perforate of this blocking part and this two elastic arm portions.

12. CD player with locked mechanism according to claim 11, wherein, this button comprises one and is arranged at this and presses front end, portion and the press section being arranged in this perforation, and one to be arranged on this press section and to be socketed on the socket part of this guide pillar, and this socket part has a through hole worn for this guide pillar.

13. CD player with locked mechanism according to claim 11, wherein, this locking part comprises two guide pillars extended along the longitudinal direction, this button comprises one and is arranged at this and presses front end, portion and the press section being arranged in this perforation, and two are arranged at this press section left and right side and are socketed on the socket part of these two guide pillars respectively, respectively this socket part has a through hole supplying respectively this guide pillar to wear.

14. CD player with locked mechanism according to claim 10, wherein, this panel also comprises a grab, and this locking part also comprises the slotted eye that supplies this card an ancient unit of weight buckle, and this slotted eye is microscler and extends in left-right direction.

15. CD player with locked mechanism according to claim 10, wherein, this panel also comprises first gear stop and second gear stop, about this second gear stop and this first gear stop separately, when this blocking part clip is in this first location division, this locking part is connected to this first gear stop, and when this blocking part clip is in this second location division, this locking part is connected to this second gear stop.

16. CD player with locked mechanism according to claim 10, wherein, this button comprises one and is arranged at this and presses front end, portion and the press section being arranged in this perforation, this perforation is microscler and extends in left-right direction and comprise first end and the second end, about this second end and this first end separately, when this blocking part clip is in this first location division, this front pulling part is butted on this first end, when this blocking part clip is in this second location division, this press section is butted on this second end.