Patent Grant
11758988
The present invention relates to a buckling assembly, and more particularly, to a magnetic buckling assembly.
With development of economy and advancement of technology, there are more and more consumer goods available in the market for bringing convenience in people's lives. A baby carrier is one of these consumer goods.
It is well known that a baby carrier usually includes multiple straps and multiple buckling assemblies for quickly connecting or disconnecting the straps.
Currently, a conventional buckling assembly usually includes a male buckling component, a female buckling component and a releasing button. The male buckling component is connected to a strap, and the female buckling component is connected to another strap, so that the straps can be connected to each other by engagement of the male buckling component and the female buckling component. The releasing button is for disengaging the male buckling component from the female buckling component to disconnect the straps.
However, the conventional buckling assembly has drawbacks of difficult operation and complicated structure.
Therefore, there is a need to provide an improved buckling assembly with easy operation and compact structure for solving the aforementioned problems.
It is an objective of the present invention to provide a magnetic buckling assembly with easy operation and compact structure.
In order to achieve the aforementioned objective, the present invention discloses a magnetic buckling assembly. The magnetic buckling assembly includes a male buckling component, a female buckling component, a first locking portion, a second locking portion, an operating component, a first magnetic component and a second magnetic component. The first locking portion is disposed on one of the male buckling component and the female buckling component. The second locking portion disposed on the other one of the male buckling component and the female buckling component and for engaging with the first locking portion. The operating component is movably disposed on the other one of the male buckling component and the female buckling component. The first magnetic component is disposed on the female buckling component. The second magnetic component is disposed on the male buckling component and for magnetically cooperating with the first magnetic component. The male buckling component is connected to the female buckling component along a connecting direction by engagement of the first locking portion and the second locking portion. The first magnetic component magnetically attracts or magnetically repulses the second magnetic component during a connecting process of the male buckling component and the female buckling component along the connecting direction. The first magnetic component magnetically attracts the second magnetic component for preventing separation of the male buckling component and the female buckling component or magnetically repulses the second magnetic component for promoting the separation of the male buckling component and the female buckling component when the operating component is operated to disengage the first locking portion from the second locking portion for allowing the separation of the male buckling component and the female buckling component. At least one clearance structure is formed on at least one of the second locking portion and the one of the male buckling component and the female buckling component for allowing the second locking portion to slide along an offsetting direction intersecting with the connecting direction to an offsetting position after the first locking portion engages with the second locking portion, and the one of the male buckling component and the female buckling component comprises an abutting portion for abutting against the second locking portion for preventing the separation of the male buckling component and the female buckling component when the second locking portion is located at the offsetting position.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, the second locking portion includes at least one first partition for engaging with the first locking portion and at least one second partition for abutting against the abutting portion. The at least one clearance structure includes a first clearance structure formed on the second locking portion, and the first clearance structure is a clearance slot.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, the one of the male buckling component and the female buckling component includes an outer cover and a buckling body disposed inside the outer cover. The first locking portion is disposed on the buckling body. A connecting hole is formed on a side of the outer cover for allowing the second locking portion to pass therethrough. The at least one clearance structure further includes a second clearance structure formed on the outer cover. The second clearance structure is a clearance hole communicated with the connecting hole, and the abutting portion is formed on the outer cover.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, the lateral wall of the clearance slot abuts against an inner wall of the clearance hole when the second locking portion is located at the offsetting position.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, a contacting surface of the lateral wall of the clearance slot and a contacting surface of the inner wall of the clearance hole are flat surfaces.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, the connecting hole is arc-shaped hole, and the clearance hole is a rectangular hole and communicated with the arc-shape hole.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, the abutting portion is located on an inner surface of the outer cover adjacent to the inner wall of the clearance hole.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, a notch is formed on the buckling body and corresponding to the clearance hole. The notch is parallel to the connecting direction. The at least one second partition of the second locking portion slides into the notch during an offsetting process of the second locking portion.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, two clearance structures are formed on the second locking portion and opposite to each other.
Furthermore, the present invention further discloses a magnetic buckling assembly. The magnetic buckling assembly includes a male buckling component, a female buckling component, a first locking portion, a second locking portion, an operating component, a first magnetic component, a second magnetic component and a protecting component. The first locking portion is disposed on one of the male buckling component and the female buckling component. The second locking portion is disposed on the other one of the male buckling component and the female buckling component and for engaging with the first locking portion. The operating component is movably disposed on the other one of the male buckling component and the female buckling component. The first magnetic component is disposed on the female buckling component. The second magnetic component is disposed on the male buckling component and for magnetically cooperating with the first magnetic component. The protecting component is disposed on the one of the male buckling component and the female buckling component and movable relative to the one of the male buckling component and the female buckling component between a first position and a second position. The protecting component restrains the operating component from disengaging the first locking portion from the second locking portion when the protecting component is located at the first position, and the operating component is allowed to disengage the first locking portion from the second locking portion when the protecting component is located at the second position. The male buckling component is connected to the female buckling component along a connecting direction by engagement of the first locking portion and the second locking portion. The first magnetic component magnetically attracts or magnetically repulses the second magnetic component during a connecting process of the male buckling component and the female buckling component along the connecting direction. The first magnetic component magnetically attracts the second magnetic component for preventing separation of the male buckling component and the female buckling component or magnetically repulses the second magnetic component for promoting the separation of the male buckling component and the female buckling component when the operating component is operated to disengage the first locking portion from the second locking portion for allowing the separation of the male buckling component and the female buckling component.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, the protecting component engages with the operating component when the protecting component is located at the first position, and the protecting component disengages from the operating component when the protecting component is located at the second position.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, the protecting component covers the operating component when the protecting component is located at the first position, and the operating component is exposed when the protecting component is located at the second position.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, the protecting component includes a covering portion and a guiding portion connected to the covering portion. The covering portion selectively covers or exposes the operating component. The guiding portion is movably disposed on the one of the male buckling component and the female buckling component, and the covering portion and the guiding portion are misaligned with each other along the connecting direction.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, at least one of the guiding portion and the covering portion is a hollow structure with an opening toward the other one of the male buckling component and the female buckling component.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, the operating component is slidably disposed on the one of the male buckling component and the female buckling component along an operating direction parallel to the connecting direction, and the protecting component is slidably disposed on the one of the male buckling component and the female buckling component along a sliding direction intersecting with the connecting direction.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, the protecting component is disposed on the one of the male buckling component and the female buckling component and slidable or rotatable relative to the one of the male buckling component and the female buckling component between the first position and the second position.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, the magnetic buckling assembly further includes a recovering component for biasing the protecting component to slide or rotate to the first position.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, the protecting component includes a first end and a second end. The first end of the protecting component is a resilient structure and connected to the one of the male buckling component and the female buckling component, and the second end of the protecting component is configured to cover or expose the operating component.
In summary, the present invention utilizes engagement of the first locking portion and the second locking portion for connecting the male buckling component to the female buckling component. Furthermore, the present invention further utilizes magnetic cooperation of the first magnetic component and the second magnetic component for securing connection between the male buckling component and the female buckling component. Therefore, the connection between the male buckling component and the female buckling component is more reliable. If the first magnetic component is configured to magnetically attract the second magnetic component, the male buckling component can still be connected to the female buckling component in a condition that the first locking portion and the second locking portion are disengaged from each other due to an operational mistake of the operating component, which provides better safety in use and prevents the male buckling component or the female buckling component from falling and missing due to disengagement of the male buckling component or the female buckling component. On the other hand, if the first magnetic component is configured to magnetically repulse the second magnetic component, the male buckling component can be connected to the female buckling component because the first locking portion and the second locking portion can be driven to abut against each other by magnetic repulsion of the first magnetic component and the second magnetic component, which makes the connection of the male buckling component and the female buckling component more reliable. Furthermore, the male buckling component can be driven to be separated from the female buckling component by the magnetic repulsion of the first magnetic component and the second magnetic component in a condition that the first locking portion and the second locking portion are disengaged from each other by the operating component, which provides convenience in use. Besides, the magnetic buckling assembly of the present invention also has an advantage of compact structure.
These and other objectives of the present invention will no doubt become obvious to those of ordinary skill in the art after reading the following detailed description of the preferred embodiment that is illustrated in the various figures and drawings.
In the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments, reference is made to the accompanying drawings which form a part hereof, and in which is shown by way of illustration specific embodiments in which the invention may be practiced. In this regard, directional terminology, such as “top,” “bottom,” “front,” “back,” etc., is used with reference to the orientation of the Figure(s) being described. The components of the present invention can be positioned in a number of different orientations. As such, the directional terminology is used for purposes of illustration and is in no way limiting. Accordingly, the drawings and descriptions will be regarded as illustrative in nature and not as restrictive.
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Furthermore, the first magnetic component 4 can be configured to magnetically attract the second magnetic component 5. Therefore, the first magnetic component 4 can magnetically attract the second magnetic component 5 during a connecting process of the male buckling component 2 and the female buckling component 1 along the connecting direction, which achieves a purpose of a quick connection of the male buckling component 2 and the female buckling component 1. Furthermore, the first magnetic component 4 can magnetically attract the second magnetic component 5 for preventing separation of the male buckling component 2 and the female buckling component 1 when the operating component 3 is operated to disengage the first locking portion 1a from the second locking portion 2a for allowing the separation of the male buckling component 2 and the female buckling component 1. However, it is not limited thereto. For example, in another embodiment, the first magnetic component can be configured to magnetically repulse the second magnetic component for driving the first locking portion to abut against the second locking portion when the male buckling component is connected to the female buckling component, which makes the connection of the male buckling component and the female buckling component more reliable. Furthermore, the male buckling component can be driven to be separated from the female buckling component by magnetic repulsion of the first magnetic component and the second magnetic component when the first locking portion and the second locking portion are disengaged from each other by the operating component, which provides convenience in use.
Specifically, in this embodiment, the female buckling component 1 can further include an outer cover 6 and a buckling body 1b. The buckling body 1b is disposed inside the outer cover 6, and the first locking portion 1a is disposed on the buckling body 1b. The operating component 3 movably passes through the outer cover 6 along the connecting direction, i.e., a vertical direction in
The outer cover 6 can not only make cooperation of the male buckling component 2 and the female buckling component 1 more reliable but also prevent wear damage of the male buckling component 2 or the female buckling component 1 caused by dust from environment, which extends a service life of the magnetic buckling assembly 100 and improves aesthetic appearance of the magnetic buckling assembly 100. However, it is not limited to this embodiment. For example, in another embodiment, the outer cover of the female buckling component can be omitted, i.e., the operating component can be directly disposed on the buckling body of the female buckling component. Alternatively, in another embodiment, the male buckling component can include an outer cover and a buckling body disposed inside the outer cover. The first locking portion and the second locking portion can be respectively disposed on the buckling body of the male buckling component and the buckling body of the female buckling component. The operating component can be correspondingly movably disposed on the outer cover of the male buckling component for disengaging the first locking portion from the second locking portion.
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Specifically, the first locking portion 1a includes two resilient arms 11 and two engaging heads 12. Each engaging head 12 is connected to the corresponding resilient arm 11 for engaging with the engaging structure 22. Preferably, as shown in
Furthermore, the operating component 3 is operated to resiliently deform the two resilient arms 11 to disengage the two engaging heads 12 from the engaging structure 22. Preferably, in this embodiment, the operating component 3 can be operated to push the two resilient arms 11 along an operating direction parallel to the connecting direction to resiliently deform the two resilient arms 11 along two deforming directions intersecting with the connecting direction to disengage the two engaging heads 12 from the engaging structure 22, which facilitates disengagement of the two engaging heads 12 and the engaging structure 22.
Preferably, in this embodiment, the two resilient arms 11 can surround the second locking portion 2a cooperatively, and the two engaging heads 12 can surround the engaging structure 22 cooperatively. Such configuration can make engagement of the two engaging heads 12 and the engaging structure 22 more reliable, which secures the connection of the male buckling component 2 and the female buckling component 1. However, it is not limited to this embodiment. For example, in another embodiment, the numbers of the resilient arm and the engaging head also can be one, three, four or five.
Preferably, in this embodiment, each engaging head 12 can be a hook, and the engaging structure 22 can be a hook slot corresponding to the hook, so that the male buckling component 2 can be connected to the female buckling component 1 firmly by the engagement of the hook and the hook slot. Furthermore, the buckling body 1b of the female buckling component 1 can be a hollow structure, and the female buckling component 1 can further include a supporting arm 14 located in a middle portion of the buckling body 1b of the female buckling component 1 and between the two resilient arms 111 and connected to two opposite sides of the buckling body 1b of the female buckling component 1 for reinforcing structural strength of the female buckling component 1.
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Furthermore, the operating component 3 includes two abutting inclined surfaces 31 inclined relative to the connecting direction, and the operating component 3 can be operated to push and resiliently deform the two resilient arms 11 by the two abutting inclined surfaces 31, so as to disengage the two engaging heads 12 from the engaging structure 22. Since the two engaging heads 12 surround the engaging structure 22 cooperatively, each abutting inclined surface 31 can be configured to be inclined away from the corresponding engaging head 12 from inside to outside. Therefore, the operating component 3 can be operated to push and resiliently spread the two resilient arms 11 outwardly by the two abutting inclined surfaces 31, which achieves a purpose of driving the two engaging heads 12 to move outwardly to disengage from the engaging structure 22 by the two resilient arms 11. However, it is not limited to this embodiment. For example, in another embodiment, each engaging head also can be driven to move inwardly to disengage from the engaging structure by the two resilient arms.
Besides, two expanding legs 32 extend from the operating component 3 along the connecting direction, and each abutting inclined surface 31 is formed on the corresponding expanding leg 32. The first locking portion 1a includes two driven inclined surfaces 111. Each driven inclined surface 111 is disposed on a proximal end of the corresponding resilient arm 11 connected to the corresponding engaging head 12 for cooperating with the corresponding abutting inclined surface 31. The operating component 3 can be operated to push and resiliently deform the two resilient arms 11 by cooperation of the two abutting inclined surfaces 31 and the two driven inclined surfaces 111, so as to disengage the two engaging heads 12 from the engaging structure 22. Preferably, in this embodiment, a recess 112 can be formed on the proximal end of each resilient arm 11 connected to the corresponding engaging head 12. Each expanding leg 32 extends into the corresponding recess 112. Each driven inclined surface 111 is formed on a wall of the corresponding recess 112. Each abutting inclined surface 31 is formed on an end of the corresponding expanding leg 32. Such configuration allows the operating component 3 to be operated easily to push and deform the two resilient arms 11. Furthermore, since the two expanding legs 32 can directly cooperate with the two driven inclined surfaces 111 on the two recesses 112 adjacent to the proximal ends of the two resilient arms 11, it allows the two resilient arms 11 to deform quickly, so as to quickly disengage the two engaging heads 12 from the engaging structure 22. Besides, the operating component 3 can be driven to recover by the two resilient arms 11 because of the cooperation of the abutting inclined surfaces 31 of the expanding legs 32 and the proximal ends of the resilient arms 11. However, it is not limited thereto. For example, in another embodiment, the numbers of abutting inclined surface, the expanding leg, the recess and the driven inclined surface also can be one if there is only one resilient arm.
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Furthermore, in this embodiment, each of the first magnetic component 4 and the second magnetic component 5 can be a permanent magnetic component. However, it is not limited to this embodiment. For example, in another embodiment, one of the first magnetic component and the second magnetic component can be a permanent magnetic component, and the other one of the first magnetic component and the second magnetic component can be a conductive magnetic component, such as a metal structure. Preferably, a thickness of the first magnetic component 4 can be from 3.0 to 5.5 millimeters. More preferably, the thickness of the first magnetic component 4 can be 3.0, 3.8, 4.5, 5.0 or 5.5 millimeters. In this embodiment, the thickness of the first magnetic component 4 can be 3.8 millimeters. It should be noticed that, in another embodiment, the first installation chamber can be formed inside the second locking portion if the second locking portion is disposed on the female buckling component.
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In this embodiment, the second locking portion 2a can be a column structure, so that the male buckling component 2 is rotatable relative to the female buckling component 1 around the second locking portion 2a, which brings flexibility in use. Positions of the two assembling portions relative to the outer cover 6 are adjustable by rotation of the male buckling component 2 relative to the female buckling component 1, and therefore, any one of the two assembling portions of the male buckling component 2 can be used together with the assembling portion of the outer cover 6. If one of the two assembling portions of the male buckling component 2 is broken, the other one of two assembling portions of the male buckling component 2 can be used together with the assembling portion of the outer cover 6 by the rotation of the male buckling component 2 relative to the female buckling component 1, which makes the magnetic buckling assembly 100 more durable.
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When it is desired to connect the male buckling component 2 to the female buckling component 1, it only has to move the male buckling component 2 and the female buckling component 1 to align the second locking portion 2a with the connecting hole 62 on the outer cover 6 and then to move the male buckling component 2 and the female buckling component 1 toward each other. By the magnetic attraction of the first magnetic component 4 and the second magnetic component 5, the abutting structure 21 of the second locking portion 2a can slide across the engaging heads 12, so that the engaging structure 22 and the engaging heads 12 can be engaged with each other, which achieves a purpose of the connection of the male buckling component 2 and the female buckling component 1 as shown in
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Besides, in this embodiment, since each expanding leg 32 directly cooperates with the distal end of the corresponding resilient arm 11, recovering forces generated by the two resilient arms 11 might be too small to recover the operating component 3. Therefore, the magnetic buckling assembly 100a can further include a resilient component 7 for providing a recovering resilient force to recover the operating component 3. Preferably, the resilient component 7 can be an elastic spring abutting between the operating component 3 and the female buckling component 1 and be aligned with the first installation chamber 13. However, it is not limited thereto. For example, in another embodiment, the resilient component also can be a resilient structure made of plastic material. Besides, the thickness of the first magnetic component 4 of this embodiment can be 5.0 millimeters.
Other structure of the magnetic buckling assembly 100a of this embodiment is similar to the one of the magnetic buckling assembly 100 of the first embodiment. Detailed description is omitted herein for simplicity.
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When it is desired to connect the male buckling component 2 to the female buckling component 1, it only has to move the male buckling component 2 and the female buckling component 1 to align the second locking portion 2a with the connecting hole 62 on the outer cover 6 and then to move the male buckling component 2 and the female buckling component 1 toward each other. By the magnetic attraction of the first magnetic component 4 and the second magnetic component 5, the abutting structure 21 of the second locking portion 2a can slide across the engaging heads 12, so that the engaging structure 22 and the engaging heads 12 can be engaged with each other, which achieves a purpose of the connection of the male buckling component 2 and the female buckling component 1.
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Other structure and operational principle of the magnetic buckling assembly 100b of this embodiment are similar to the ones of the magnetic buckling assembly 100a of the second embodiment. Detailed description is omitted herein for simplicity.
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In this embodiment, the protecting component 82 includes a first end and a second end. The first end of the protecting component 82 is a resilient structure, such as a resilient arm or a resilient leg, and connected to the female buckling component 1, so that the deformed first end of the protecting component 82 can bias the second end of the protecting component 82 to recover. The second end of the protecting component 82 is configured to cover the operating component 3 for preventing the operating component 3 from being operated when the protecting component 82 is located at the first position. The second end of the protecting component 82 is configured to expose the operating component 3 for allowing the operating component 3 to be operated when the protecting component 82 is located at the second position. However, it is not limited to this embodiment. Any structure which can allow or prevent operation of the operation component 3 is included within the scope of the present invention. For example, in another embodiment, the protecting component also can be configured to engage with the operating component for preventing the operating component from being operated when the protecting component is located at the first position. The protecting component can be configured to disengage from the operating component for allowing the operating component to be operated when the protecting component is located at the second position.
Preferably, the protecting assembly 8 of the magnetic buckling assembly 100c can further include a recovering component 81 for biasing the protecting component 82 to slide to the first position. The recovering component 81 is arranged along an arrangement direction intersecting with the connecting direction. The recovering component 81 can be an elastic spring abutting between the protecting component 82 and the female buckling component 1. Specifically, the protecting component 82 includes a covering portion 821 and a guiding portion 822 connected to the covering portion 821. The covering portion 821 selectively covers or exposes the operating component 3. The guiding portion 822 is movably disposed on the female buckling component 1, and the covering portion 821 and the guiding portion 822 are misaligned with each other along the connecting direction to form a step-shaped structure. The covering portion 821 can be guided by the guiding portion 822 to move to the first position to cover the operating component 3. Preferably, in this embodiment, each of the guiding portion 822 and the covering portion 821 can be a hollow structure with an opening toward the male buckling component 2 to facilitate the covering portion 821 to cover the operating component 3 and improve aesthetic appearance of the magnetic buckling assembly 100c. However, it is not limited to this embodiment. For example, in another embodiment, when the protecting component and the operating component can be disposed on the male buckling component, the recovering component can be disposed between the male buckling component and the guiding portion of the protecting component.
Other structure and operational principle of the magnetic buckling assembly 100c of this embodiment are similar to the ones described in the aforementioned embodiments. Detailed description is omitted herein for simplicity.
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Furthermore, a second clearance structure 9b is formed on the outer cover 6 of the female buckling component 1. Preferably, in this embodiment, the second clearance structure 9b can be a clearance hole communicated with the connecting hole 62, and the abutting portion 16 is formed on the outer cover 6 of the female buckling component 1. After the second locking portion 2a passes through the connecting hole 62 to engage with the first locking portion 1a, the second locking portion 2a can slide toward the clearance hole to the offsetting position. Preferably, the abutting portion 16 is located on an inner surface of the outer cover 6 adjacent to an inner wall of the clearance hole, which allows the abutting portion 16 to abut against the corresponding second partition 2a2 quickly during an offsetting process of the second locking portion 2a.
Furthermore, contacting surfaces of the lateral wall of the two clearance slots and a contacting surface of the inner wall of the clearance hole can be flat surfaces, so that the contacting surface of the inner wall of the clearance hole can be attached to and abut against the contacting surface of the lateral wall of the corresponding clearance slot when the second locking portion 2a is located at the offsetting position, which effectively prevents accidental disengagement of the male buckling component 2 and the female buckling component 1. However, it is not limited to this embodiment. For example, the contacting surface of the lateral wall of the clearance slot and the contacting surface of the inner wall of the clearance hole can be curved surfaces. Furthermore, the connecting hole can preferably be an arc-shaped hole, and the clearance hole can preferably be a rectangular hole and communicated with the arc-shape hole.
However, it is not limited to this embodiment. Any structure or any configuration, which allows the second locking portion 2a to slide along the offsetting direction intersecting with the connecting direction to the offsetting position for preventing disengagement of the male buckling component 2 and the female buckling component 1 after the first locking portion 1a engages with the second locking portion 2a, is included within the scope of the present invention. For example, in another embodiment, at least one clearance structure can be formed on at least one of the second locking portion and the female buckling component for allowing the second locking portion to slide along the offsetting direction intersecting with the connecting direction to the offsetting position after the first locking portion engages with the second locking portion. Alternatively, at least one clearance structure can be formed on the male buckling component if the second locking portion is disposed on the female buckling component.
Besides, preferably, in this embodiment, a notch 17 can be formed on the buckling body 1b and corresponding to the clearance hole. The notch 17 is parallel to the connecting direction. The second partition 2a2 of the second locking portion 2a can slide into the notch 17 during an offsetting process of the second locking portion 2a. In other words, the notch 17 allows the second partition 2a2 to slide without obstruction during the offsetting process of the second locking portion.
Other structure and operational principle of the magnetic buckling assembly 100d of this embodiment are similar to the ones described in the aforementioned embodiments. Detailed description is omitted herein for simplicity.
In contrast to the prior art, the present invention utilizes engagement of the first locking portion and the second locking portion for connecting the male buckling component to the female buckling component. Furthermore, the present invention further utilizes magnetic cooperation of the first magnetic component and the second magnetic component for securing connection between the male buckling component and the female buckling component. Therefore, the connection between the male buckling component and the female buckling component is more reliable. If the first magnetic component is configured to magnetically attract the second magnetic component, the male buckling component can still be connected to the female buckling component in a condition that the first locking portion and the second locking portion are disengaged from each other due to an operational mistake of the operating component, which provides better safety in use and prevents the male buckling component or the female buckling component from falling and missing due to disengagement of the male buckling component or the female buckling component. On the other hand, if the first magnetic component is configured to magnetically repulse the second magnetic component, the male buckling component can be connected to the female buckling component because the first locking portion and the second locking portion can be driven to abut against each other by magnetic repulsion of the first magnetic component and the second magnetic component, which makes the connection of the male buckling component and the female buckling component more reliable. Furthermore, the male buckling component can be driven to be separated from the female buckling component by the magnetic repulsion of the first magnetic component and the second magnetic component in a condition that the first locking portion and the second locking portion are disengaged from each other by the operating component, which provides convenience in use. Besides, the magnetic buckling assembly of the present invention also has an advantage of compact structure.
Those skilled in the art will readily observe that numerous modifications and alterations of the device and method may be made while retaining the teachings of the invention. Accordingly, the above disclosure should be construed as limited only by the metes and bounds of the appended claims.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 201711284857.0 | Dec 2017 | CN | national |
| 201820665048.8 | May 2018 | CN | national |
| 201821544286.X | Sep 2018 | CN | national |
This is a divisional application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 16/989,910, which is filed on Aug. 11, 2020, which is a continuation application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 16/211,248, which is filed on Dec. 6, 2018, now U.S. Pat. No. 10,874,178, and claims the benefits of Chinese Application No. 201711284857.0, filed on Dec. 7, 2017, Chinese Application No. 201820665048.8, filed on May 3, 2018, and Chinese Application No. 201821544286.X, filed on Sep. 20, 2018, the contents of each of which applications are incorporated herein by reference.
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