The present invention relates to a lateral locating device, and more particularly to a lateral locating device capable of completing coupling or separation of at least two objects, thereby achieving repeated quick coupling and separation.
When coupling at least one object, lock connection is usually performed by using a screw, so as to couple the object.
However, the conventional fixing means above can result in an insecure assembly although being capable of coupling at least one object into a form that is not easily separated.
Therefore, the present invention aims to disclose an invention of a lateral locating device capable of securely coupling to a first object as well as coupling or removing a second object or another object, so as to complete coupling or separation of at least two objects, thereby achieving the effect and object of repeated quick coupling and separation.
In view of the issues and drawbacks of the prior art, the inventor has dedicated to research and development of a lateral locating device capable of securely coupling to a first object as well as coupling or removing a second object or another object, so as to complete coupling or separation of at least two objects, thereby achieving the effect and object of repeated quick coupling and separation.
To achieve the above and other objects, the present invention provides a lateral locating device including: a body, for assembling in a first direction thereof to a first object, the body having in a second direction thereof a fastening portion or a leaning portion for fastening connecting, interfering or bearing in the second direction a second object or another object.
In the foregoing lateral locating device, the body has a shoulder, which is for receiving leaning of the second object or another object.
In the foregoing lateral locating device, the first object, the second object or another object is a board, a plate, a block, a circuit board, a metal plate, a plastic plate cylinder, an outer thread, an inner thread, an outer fastener, an inner fastener or an elastic fastener.
In the foregoing lateral locating device, the body has an assembly portion, which is for assembling to the first object.
In the foregoing lateral locating device, the assembly portion has a feed groove for receiving pressure of an external force, so as to have the material of the first object be pressed or flown into the feed groove and to assemble the assembly portion with the first object.
In the foregoing lateral locating device, the body has a stamping surface at an end surface thereof. The stamping force is for receiving stamping of a stamping part to assemble the assembly portion with the first object.
The foregoing lateral locating device further includes a carrier. The carrier is for carrying the lateral locating device, and can be provided with or without a cover.
In the foregoing lateral locating device, the body is picked up by a tool and placed at the first object for assembly.
In the foregoing lateral locating device, the body is picked up by a tool, and a comparison device compares the body and an assembly position of the first object and precisely places the assembly portion at the assembly position of the first object.
In the foregoing lateral locating device, the body has a welding surface, which is for being heated and welded in the first direction to the first object and cooled to complete the assembly.
In the foregoing lateral locating device, a solder layer is present at a solder position in the first direction of each of the first object and the body.
In the foregoing lateral locating device, after the tool picks up the body, an assembled portion for placing the first object is for assembling to the first object by stamping, assembling to the first object by welding, assembling to the first object by lock connection, assembling to the first object by expansion connection, or assembling to the first object by engaging connection.
In the foregoing lateral locating device, the first object has an assembled portion, which is a through hole, a plane, a groove, a recess or a protrusion.
In the foregoing lateral locating device, the assembly portion is pressurized by an external force to assemble to the first object by expansion connection.
In the foregoing lateral locating device, the fastening portion is an inner thread, a hole, a recess, a groove, a column, an outer thread, a protruding fastener, an inner fastener, a leaning portion or a step portion.
In the foregoing lateral locating device, the fastening portion is a protruding fastener, the protruding fastener has a protruding fastening portion and a neck, and an outer diameter of the protruding fastening portion is larger than an outer diameter of the neck.
In the foregoing lateral locating device, the body can be assembled with the first object by means of rivet connection, expansion connection, welding connection, lock connection, engaging connection or an elastic engaging connection.
In the foregoing lateral locating device, the body and the first object can be a formed integral.
In the foregoing lateral locating device, an angle between the first direction and the second direction of the body is 90 degrees, approximating 90 degrees, 60 to 120 degrees or 30 to 150 degrees.
In the foregoing lateral locating device, the body has a leaning surface on a surface near the fastening portion, and the leaning surface is for receiving leaning of the second object or the another object.
In the foregoing lateral locating device, the leaning surface is a planar surface, a stepped surface, a recessed surface, a protruding surface, an inclined surface, an arc surface or a curved surface.
In the foregoing lateral locating device, the protruding fastening portion is for fastening into a corresponding fastening portion of another object or the second object, and the corresponding fastening portion has an inserting portion and a fitting portion.
In the foregoing lateral locating device, the protruding fastening portion is for passing through the inserting portion and is then fastened in the fitting portion by using the neck, so as to fit the fitting portion between the protruding fastening portion and the body.
In the foregoing lateral locating device, the protruding fastener is for fastening into a corresponding fastening portion of another object or the second object, and the corresponding fastening portion has an inserting portion and a fitting portion. The fastening portion has a protruding fastening portion, a neck, and a limiting portion extended from the neck, and further includes an elastic element. One end of the elastic element is abutted against the body, and the other end is abutted against the limiting portion. Thus, the protruding fastening portion is defined to be constantly in a retracted position. Further, for engaging fastening, the protruding fastening portion is caused to enter the inserting portion and be fastened into the fitting portion, and is constantly fitted in the fitting portion by using the elastic force of the elastic element, so as to fit the fitting portion between the protruding fastening portion and the body.
In the foregoing lateral locating device, the protruding fastener is for fastening into a corresponding fastening portion of another object or the second object. The corresponding fastening portion has an inserting portion, an intermediate portion and a fitting portion. The fastening portion has a protruding fastening portion, an engaging fastening portion, a neck, and a limiting portion extended from the neck, and further includes an elastic element. One end of the elastic element is abutted against the body, and the other end is abutted against the limiting portion. Thus, the protruding fastening portion and the engaging fastening portion are defined to be constantly in a retracted position. For engaging fastening, the protruding fastening portion is caused to enter the inserting portion, pass through the intermediate portion by using the neck and be fastened with the fitting portion by using the engaging fastening portion, and is constantly fitted in the fitting portion by using the elastic force of the elastic element, so as to fit the fitting portion between the protruding fastening portion and the body.
In the foregoing lateral locating device, the protruding fastener is for fastening into a corresponding fastening portion of another object or the second object. The corresponding fastening portion has a fitting portion. The fastening portion has a protruding fastening portion, a neck, and a limiting portion extended from the neck, and further includes an elastic element. One end of the elastic element is abutted against the body, and the other end is abutted against the limiting portion. Thus, the protruding fastening portion is defined to be constantly in a retracted position. For engaging fastening, the neck is fastened into the fitting portion, and is constantly fitted in the fitting portion by using the elastic force of the elastic element, so as to fit the fitting portion between the protruding fastening portion and the body.
In the foregoing lateral locating device, the protruding fastener is for fastening into a corresponding fastening portion of another object or the second object. The corresponding fastening portion has an intermediate portion and a fitting portion. The fastening portion has a protruding fastening portion, an engaging fastening portion, a neck, and a limiting portion extended from the neck, and further includes an elastic element. One end of the elastic element is abutted against the body, and the other end is abutted against the limiting portion. Thus, the protruding fastening portion and the engaging fastening portion are defined to be constantly in a retracted position. For engaging fastening, the neck passes through the intermediate portion and is fastened with the fitting portion by using the engaging fastening portion, and is constantly fitted in the fitting portion by using the elastic force of the elastic member, so as to fit the fitting portion between the protruding fastening portion and the body.
In the foregoing lateral locating device, the fastening portion has an extension portion having a limiting portion, and further includes an elastic element. One end of the elastic member is abutted against the fastening portion, and the other end is abutted against the body. The fastening portion is constantly in an uplifted position or a retracted position by using the elastic force of the elastic element.
In the foregoing lateral locating device, the elastic element provides the fastening portion with an uplifting elastic force for guiding and fastening into another object or the second object, or for providing another object or the second object with an elastic force or shock absorption.
In the foregoing lateral locating device, another object or the second object has a corresponding fastening portion, which is a hole, a groove, a pear-shaped hole, a through channel, a through hole, a recess, a protrusion, a stepped body, a planar body, an arc body, a curved body, a channel-like fitting portion, a hole-like fitting portion, a channel-like intermediate portion, or a hole-like inserting portion.
The foregoing lateral locating device further includes an elastic element. One end of the elastic element is abutted against the body, and the other end is abutted against the fastening portion. The elastic element is a spring, an elastic piece, or an elastic column.
In the foregoing lateral locating device, the elastic force of the elastic element thrusts toward the second direction.
In the foregoing lateral locating device, the body and the fastening portion are a formed integral or a formed assembly.
In the foregoing lateral locating device, the body and the fastening portion can be can be assembled by means of movable assembly, fixed riveting connection assembly, fixed expansion connection assembly, lock connection assembly, fastening connection assembly, welding connection assembly, elastic fastening connection assembly, insertion connection assembly or liquid injection before recurring and coupling.
In the foregoing lateral locating device, an angle combination of 90 degrees or approximating 90 degrees between the first direction of the body and the first object is for allowing another object or the second object to steadily engagingly connect, interfere or bearing the first object by an angle of 90 degrees or approximating 90 degrees.
In the foregoing lateral locating device, the first direction and the second direction are the same direction or approximating directions.
In the foregoing lateral locating device, when the fastening portion is a slot, the first direction and the second direction are the same direction or approximating directions.
In the foregoing lateral locating device, the fastening portion or the leaning portion is a movable part for movably fastening connecting, interfering or receiving leaning of the second object or another object.
In the foregoing lateral locating device, the movable part is a sphere or a wheel.
In the foregoing lateral locating device, another movable part is present between the movable part and the body to increase rolling or moving efficiency of the movable part.
In the foregoing lateral locating device, the body has a stopping portion for stopping the movable part from departing the body.
In the foregoing lateral locating device, the stopping part is larger than an outer diameter of the movable part, and is for being deformed by pressure of an external force after the movable part is placed in a placement portion of the body, so as to limit the movable part within the placement portion by the stopping portion.
In the foregoing lateral locating device, the movable part is bolt connected at the body by an assembly part.
In the foregoing lateral locating device, the movable part is placed in a placement portion of the body.
In the foregoing lateral locating device, the second object or another object is for sliding, moving or rolling on the movable part, or the second object or another object is for driving the movable part to roll, move or slide.
In the foregoing lateral locating device, after the movable part is placed in a placement portion of the body, pressure of an external force is applied on the body to deform the material of the body to form a stopping portion, so as to limit the movable part within the placement portion by the stopping portion.
In the foregoing lateral locating device, the body has in the first direction a stamping surface at an end surface thereof, and the stamping surface receives stamping of a stamping part to assemble the assembly portion with the first object.
Thus, the lateral locating device of the present invention is capable of securely coupling the body to the first object, as well as coupling or removing the second object or another object by using the fastening portion or the leaning portion, so as to complete coupling or separation of at least two objects, thereby achieving the object of repeated quick coupling and separation.
To fully understand the object, features and effects of the present invention, details of the present invention are given in specific embodiments with the accompanying drawings below.
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For assembly, at least two of the lateral locating device 1 can be provided, in the first direction of the body 11, on the first object 2, the lateral locating devices 1 are configured to face each other, the second object 3 is placed in the second direction of the bodies 12, and at least two of other objects are fastened with the fastening portions 12. Thus, the body 11 can be securely coupled to the first object 2, and the second object 3 or another object 4 can be coupled or removed by using the fastening portion 12, so as to complete coupling or separation of at least two objects, achieving the object of repeated quickly coupling and separation.
In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the first object 2, the second object 3, or another object 4 can be a board, a plate, a block, a circuit board, a metal plate, a plastic plate cylinder, an outer thread, an inner thread, an outer fastener, an inner fastener or an elastic fastener, such that the present invention can adapt to requirements of different application scenarios.
In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, an angle between the first direction of the body 11 and the second direction of the fastening portion 12 is 90 degrees, approximating to 90 degrees, 60 to 120 degrees, or 30 to 150 degrees, such that the present invention can adapt to requirements of different application scenarios.
In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the body 11 can be assembled with the first object 2 by means of rivet connection, expansion connection, welding connection, lock connection, fastening connection or elastic fastening connection, or the body 11 and the first object 2 are made into an integral (not shown).
In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the body 11 and the fastening portion 12 are a formed integral or a formed assembly, such that the present invention can adapt to requirements of different application scenarios.
In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the body 11 and the fastening portion 12 can be assembled by means of movable assembly, fixed riveting connection assembly, fixed expansion connection assembly, lock connection assembly, fastening connection assembly, welding connection assembly, elastic fastening connection assembly, insertion connection assembly or liquid injection before recurring and coupling, such that the present invention can adapt to requirements of different application scenarios.
In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, an angle combination of 90 degrees or approximating 90 degrees between the first direction of the body 11 and the first object 2 is for enabling another object 3 or the second object 4 to steadily engagingly connect, interfere or bearing the first object 2 in an angle of 90 degrees or approximating 90 degrees, such that the present invention can adapt to requirements of different application scenarios.
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In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the assembled portion 21 of the first object 2 can be a through hole, a planar surface, a groove, a recess or a protrusion.
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Further, in this embodiment, the assembly portion 17 of the body 11 can be an elastic fastener, so as to assemble the body 11 with the first object 2 by means of elastic fastening, such that the present invention can adapt to requirements of different application scenarios.
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One end of the elastic element is abutted against the body, and the other end is abutted against the limiting portion (not shown). Thus, the protruding fastening portion 121 and the engaging fastening portion 125 are defined to be constantly in a retracted position. For engaging fastening, the neck 122 passes through the intermediate portion 413, is fastened with the fitting portion 412 by using the engaging fastening portion 125, and is constantly fitted with the fitting portion 412 by using the elastic force of the elastic element, so as to fit the fitting portion 412 between the protruding fastening portion 121 and the body 11, such that the present invention can adapt to requirements of different application scenarios.
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Further, the corresponding fastening portion 41 of another object 4 (or the second object 3) can be a hole, a groove, a pear-shaped hole, a through channel, a through hole, a recess, a protrusion, a stepped body, a planar body, an arc body, a curved body, a channel-like fitting portion, a hole-like fitting portion, a channel-like intermediate portion, or a hole-like inserting portion, such that the present invention can adapt to requirements of different application scenarios.
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While the present disclosure has been described by means of specific embodiments, numerous modifications and variations could be made thereto by those skilled in the art without departing from the scope and spirit of the present disclosure set forth in the claims.
This application is a divisional patent application of U.S. application Ser. No. 16/798,454 filed on Feb. 24, 2020, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference for which priority is claimed under 35 U.S.C. § 121.
Number | Date | Country | |
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Parent | 16798454 | Feb 2020 | US |
Child | 18467708 | US |