RELATED PATENT APPLICATION
This application claims the benefit of priority to Taiwan Patent Application No. 112121504, filed on Jun. 8, 2023. The entire content of the above identified application is incorporated herein by reference.
BACKGROUND
Technical Field
The present disclosure relates to a detachable device, a detachable device set, and a latching structure, and more particularly, to a detachable device, a detachable device set, and a latching structure that are easy to disassemble and detach.
Description of Related Art
Most devices use latching structure for firm connection to avoid undesired separation between devices, and a latching structure is usually composed of two matching structures that latch with each other and are assembled and detached through elastic deformability of the material.
A common way to disengage a latching structure is inserting a thin and tiny stick through assembly gaps between the devices to push the buckling structure of one of the devices backward so as to separate the two buckling structures of the two devices, and thereby detaching the devices. However, damage is easily made to the device exterior and assembly gaps by this method, and so in disassembling devices with exquisite exterior or devices assembled with strong latching structure, there are issues such as high disassembling difficulty, long disassembling hours, and scrap devices due to damaged exterior.
In view of this, the development of a detachable device, a detachable device set, and a latching structure that can be detached easily and quickly without damaging device exterior is in dire need for the related industry.
SUMMARY
In one aspect, the present disclosure provides a detachable device that includes a base, an object, and a latching structure. The object is detachably disposed over the base and has a fastening part. The latching structure is for detachably connecting the base and the object and includes a main body disposed on the base with a distance from the base. The main body includes a buckle part and a release part. The buckle part is for detachably buckling with the fastening part of the object. The release part is connected to the buckle part and is arranged on a side of the buckle part away from the fastening part. When being pushed by an external force, the release part drives the buckle part away from the fastening part to detach the object from the base.
In another aspect, the present disclosure provides a detachable device set that includes a detachable device and a disassembling tool. The detachable device includes a base, an object, and a latching structure. The object detachably disposed over the base and has a fastening part. The latching structure for detachably connecting the base and the object. The latching structure includes a main body disposed on the base with a distance from the base. The main body includes a buckle part and a release part. The buckle part is for detachably buckling with the fastening part of the object. The release part is connected to the buckle part and is arranged on one side of the buckle part away from the fastening part. The disassembling tool is for pushing the release part to drive the buckle part away from the fastening part to detach the object from the base.
In yet another aspect, the present disclosure provides a latching structure. The main body is disposed on a base with a distance from the base, and includes a buckle part, a release part and a movable part. The buckle part is for buckling with a fastening part of an object. The release part is connected to the buckle part. The movable part is disposed between the buckle part and the release part. When being pushed by an external force, the release part drives the movable part to bend elastically to drive the buckle part away from the fastening part and be detached from the object.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
The present disclosure can be more fully understood by reading the following detailed description of the embodiment, with reference made to the accompanying drawings as follows:
FIG. 1 is an exploded view of a detachable device according to a first embodiment of the present disclosure.
FIG. 2 is a three-dimensional schematic view of the detachable device shown in FIG. 1.
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view shown in FIG. 2 taken along line 3-3.
FIG. 4 is an exploded view of a detachable device set according to a second embodiment of the present disclosure.
FIG. 5 is a three-dimensional schematic view of the detachable device set shown in FIG. 4.
FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view shown in FIG. 5 taken along line 6-6.
FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view shown in FIG. 5 taken along line 7-7.
FIG. 8A is a schematic view of a release part according to a third embodiment of the present disclosure.
FIG. 8B is a schematic view of a release part according to a fourth embodiment of the present disclosure.
FIG. 8C is a schematic view of a release part according to a fifth embodiment of the present disclosure.
FIG. 8D is a schematic view of a release part according to a sixth embodiment of the present disclosure.
FIG. 8E is a schematic view of a release part according to a seventh embodiment of the present disclosure.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
The present disclosure is more particularly described in the following examples that are intended as illustrative only since numerous modifications and variations therein will be apparent to those skilled in the art. Like numbers in the drawings indicate like components throughout the views. As used in the description herein and throughout the claims that follow, unless the context clearly dictates otherwise, the meaning of “a”, “an”, and “the” includes plural reference, and the meaning of “in” includes “in” and “on”. Titles or subtitles can be used herein for the convenience of a reader, which shall have no influence on the scope of the present disclosure.
The terms used herein generally have their ordinary meanings in the art. In the case of conflict, the present document, including any definitions given herein, will prevail. The same thing can be expressed in more than one way. Alternative language and synonyms can be used for any term(s) discussed herein, and no special significance is to be placed upon whether a term is elaborated or discussed herein. A recital of one or more synonyms does not exclude the use of other synonyms. The use of examples anywhere in this specification including examples of any terms is illustrative only, and in no way limits the scope and meaning of the present disclosure or of any exemplified term. Likewise, the present disclosure is not limited to various embodiments given herein. Numbering terms such as “first”, “second” or “third” can be used to describe various components, signals or the like, which are for distinguishing one component/signal from another one only, and are not intended to, nor should be construed to impose any substantive limitations on the components, signals or the like.
Referring to FIG. 1, FIG. 2, and FIG. 3, FIG. 1 is an exploded view of a detachable device 100 according to a first embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 2 is a three-dimensional schematic view of the detachable device 100 shown in FIG. 1. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view shown in FIG. 2 taken along line 3-3. The detachable device 100 includes a base 110, an object 120, and a latching structure 130. The object 120 is detachably disposed over the base 110. The latching structure 130 is disposed between the base 110 and the object 120 and configured to detachably connect the base 110 and the object 120.
As shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 3, the base 110 has a bearing surface A and a through hole 111 penetrating the bearing surface A. The object 120 includes a fastening part 121. The latching structure 130 is disposed on the bearing surface A of the base 110 in corresponding to the fastening part 121. In the first embodiment, the object 120 is a housing and covers the base 110 to form an accommodating space C, the number of the fastening part 121 and the number of the latching structure 130 are plural, the plurality of fastening parts 121 are disposed inside of the object 120 and located in the accommodating space C, the plurality of latching structures 130 are disposed on the periphery of the bearing surface A and located in the accommodating space C, and any one of the latching structures 130 respectively corresponds to one of the fastening parts 121, but the present disclosure is not limited thereby.
As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 3, the latching structure 130 includes a bracket 131 and a main body 132. The bracket 131 is mounted on the bearing surface A, and the main body 132 is disposed on and hanging from the bracket 131 to be a distance h from the bearing surface A; in the first embodiment, the bracket 131 and the main body 132 are integrally formed. The bracket 131 includes two mounting parts 1311 and a supporting part 1312. The two mounting parts 1311 are disposed on the bearing surface A and spaced apart from each other. The supporting part 1312 is disposed perpendicular to and between the top ends of the two mounting parts 1311. The main body 132 is hanging from the supporting part 1312 and is spaced the distance h apart from the bearing surface A. The main body 132 includes a buckle part 1321, a release part 1322, and a movable part 1323. The buckle part 1321 and the fastening part 121 are correspondingly arranged, and the release part 1322 and the through hole 111 are correspondingly arranged. The release part 1322 is connected to the buckle part 1321 and arranged on the side of the buckle part 1321 that is away from the fastening part 121. The moveable part 1323 has its one end hanging from the supporting part 1312 of the bracket 131 and its other end connected between the buckle part 1321 and the release part 1322.
The buckle part 1321 is configured to detachably buckle with the fastening part 121 of the object 120. The release part 1322 can be moved or displaced when being pushed by an external force, making the movable part 1323 to bend elastically so as to drive the buckle part 1321 away from the fastening part 121, and the object 120 is thereby detached from the base 110.
Specifically, the release part 1322 has a push surface B that faces the fastening part 121. When the push surface B is being pushed by the external force, the push surface B is displaced away from the fastening part 121, and the lower end of the movable part 1323 thereby bends elastically toward the release part 1322 and drives the buckle part 1321 to move away from the fastening part 121. In the first embodiment, an end of the push surface B close to the base 110 is a slanted surface, but the present disclosure is not limited thereby.
Referring to FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, FIG. 4 is an exploded view of a detachable device set 200 according to a second embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 5 is a three-dimensional schematic view of the detachable device set 200 shown in FIG. 4. The detachable device set 200 includes a detachable device (unlabeled) and a disassembling tool 240. The detachable device includes a base 210, an object 220, and a latching structure 230. The object 220 is detachably disposed on and covers the base 210, and the latching structure 230 is disposed between the base 210 and the object 220 for detachably connecting the base 210 and the object 220. The disassembling tool 240 is detachably disposed on the bottom of the base 210 for detaching the object 220 from the base 210.
As shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, the base 210 has a bearing surface A and a through hole 211 penetrating the bearing surface A. The object 220 includes a fastening part 221, and the latching structure 230 is disposed corresponding in position to the fastening part 221 and on the bearing surface A of the base 210. In the second embodiment, the base 210 and the object 220 are the same as the base 110 and the object 120 of the detachable device 100 of the first embodiment in FIG. 1 to FIG. 3 and will not be described herein. The latching structure 230 includes a bracket 231 and a main body 232. The bracket 231 is mounted on and fixed to the bearing surface A, and the main body 232 hangs from the bracket 231 and is a distance h away from the bearing surface A. The bracket 231 includes two mounting parts 2311 and a supporting part 2312. The main body 232 includes a buckle part 2321, a release part 2322, and a movable part 2323. In the second embodiment, the bracket 231 and the main body 232 are the same as the bracket 131 and the main body 132 of the latching structure 130 in the detachable device 100 of the first embodiment in FIG. 1 to FIG. 3 and will not be described herein.
Referring to FIG. 4 to FIG. 6, FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view shown in FIG. 5 taken along line 6-6. The disassembling tool 240 has a flat surface D and includes a disassembling member 241. The disassembling member 241 is disposed corresponding in position to the through hole 211 and on the flat surface D and is used for pushing the push surface B of the release part 2322. The disassembling member 241 includes a protrusion 2411, and the protrusion 2411 is configured to detachably abut against the release part 2322. In the second embodiment, there are more than one disassembling members 241 and through holes 211, the plurality of disassembling members 241 are capable of passing through the corresponding through holes 211, entering the accommodating space C, and applying the external force on and pushing the push surface B of the release part 2322. In the second embodiment, the protrusion 2411 protrudes 0.3 mm from the side of the disassembling member 241 facing the release part 2322 and toward the release part 2322.
As shown in FIG. 6, the disassembling member 241 can pass through the through hole 211 to contact with the push surface B and apply the external force on the push surface B to move the push surface B away from the fastening part 221. In turn, the lower end of the movable part 2323 bends elastically toward the release part 2322 and move the buckle part 2321 away from the fastening part 221, and at the same time, the protrusion 2411 of the disassembling member 241 abuts against the upper end of the release part 2322. In specific, by placing the detachable device on the disassembling tool 240, the disassembling member 241 pushes the push surface B of the release part 2322 to move the buckle part 2321 away from the fastening part 221, and the base 210 is separated from the object 220 without damage and with ease in a timely fashion. Moreover, through the abutment between the protrusion 2411 and the release part 2322, the disassembling tool 240 holds the base 210 when the object 220 detaches from the base 210, which enhances the stability during detachment.
In the second embodiment, at least one of the end of the push surface B close to the through hole 211 and the end of the disassembling member 241 contacting the push surface B is a slanted surface to further guide the disassembling member 241 in pushing the push surface B of the release part 2322.
As shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 6, the base 210 further includes a notch 212, and the disassembling tool 240 further includes a block 242 and an indentation part 243. The block 242 corresponds in position to the notch 212 and disposed on the flat surface D adjacent to the indentation part 243. The notch 212 and the block 242 complement one another, and when the disassembling member 241 pushes the release part 2322, the block 242 is inserted into the notch 212 (not shown) to assist the user in detaching the object 220 and the base 210 quickly after the buckle part 2321 is away from the fastening part 221. The indentation part 243 prevents the interference of the disassembling tool 240 when the block 242 is inserted into the notch 212 and causing one side of the object 220 to be pushed outward. In the second embodiment, the disassembling member 241 has a first height, the block 242 has a second height, and the second height is less than the first height.
Referring to FIG. 7 to FIG. 8E, FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view shown in FIG. 5 taken along line 7-7. FIG. 8A is a schematic view of a release part 2322 according to a third embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 8B is a schematic view of a release part 2322 according to a fourth embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 8C is a schematic view of a release part 2322 according to a fifth embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 8D is a schematic view of a release part 2322 according to a sixth embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 8E is a schematic view of a release part 2322 according to a seventh embodiment of the present disclosure. The release part 2322 can be designed according to the base 210 or the position of the disassembling tool 240. In the second embodiment and the third embodiment, there are two disassembling members 241 corresponding to the release part 2322, and the release part 2322 has a T-shape (as shown in FIG. 7) or a Y-shape (as shown in FIG. 8A) with two push surfaces B for the two disassembling members 241 to push respectively. In the fourth to sixth embodiments, there is one disassembling member 241 corresponding to the release part 2322, and the release part 2322 has a ring shape (as shown in FIG. 8B) or an inverted L-shape (as shown in FIG. 8C, 8D) with one push surface B for the one disassembling member 241 to push. In the seventh embodiment, there are two disassembling members 241 corresponding to the release part 2322, and the release part 2322 is a strip shape (as shown in FIG. 8E) with two sides for the two disassembling members 241 to wedge in and push. In addition, the release part 2322 can be any other shape or structure that can be pushed by the disassembling member 241 to move away from the object 220, and the present disclosure is not limited thereto.
In view of the above, the present disclosure embody the following advantages: first, through applying external force on the latching structure, the buckle part of the latching structure departs from the fastening part to detach the object from the base, thereby achieving simple and quick detachment and saving detachment hours; second, by detaching the latching structure with the disassembling tool, damage to the object or the base due to external force is prevented, thereby avoiding products being scrapped due to damage to the exterior.
The foregoing description of the exemplary embodiments of the disclosure has been presented only for the purposes of illustration and description and is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the disclosure to the precise forms disclosed. Many modifications and variations are possible in light of the above teaching.
The embodiments were chosen and described in order to explain the principles of the disclosure and their practical application so as to enable others skilled in the art to utilize the disclosure and various embodiments and with various modifications as are suited to the particular use contemplated. Alternative embodiments will become apparent to those skilled in the art to which the present disclosure pertains without departing from its spirit and scope.
Patent Application
20240407505
