STRUCTURE CONDUCIVE TO REDUCTION OF FASTENING ELEMENT HEIGHT

Abstract

A structure conducive to reduction of fastening element height, including a fastener and a body portion. The fastener has a head portion, fastening portion, rod portion, resilient component and resilient component placement portion. The body portion and fastener are movably fitted together. Therefore, the body portion is fitted to the first object, such that the fastening portion can be fastened to the second object and removed from the second object, thereby allowing at least two objects to be coupled together and separated repeatedly and rapidly.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

This non-provisional application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119(a) on Patent Application No(s). 108206625 filed in Taiwan, R.O.C. on May 24, 2019, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present disclosure relates to structures conducive to reduction of fastening element height, and in particular to a structure conducive to reduction of fastening element height and capable of allowing at least two objects to be coupled together and separated repeatedly and rapidly.

2. Description of the Related Art

Conventionally, coupling together at least two objects (or three objects) requires fastening them together with screws.

Although the aforesaid prior art is effective in coupling together at least two objects to render them inseparable, the aforesaid prior art not only fails to render the coupling process easy but its use of screws also renders at least one object difficult to demount.

Therefore, it is imperative to provide a structure conducive to reduction of fastening element height and capable of allowing at least two objects to be coupled together and separated repeatedly and rapidly.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

An objective of the present disclosure is to provide a structure conducive to reduction of fastening element height and capable of allowing at least two objects to be coupled together and separated repeatedly and rapidly.

To achieve at least the above objective, the present disclosure provides a structure conducive to reduction of fastening element height, comprising a fastener and a body portion. The fastener has a head portion, a fastening portion, a rod portion, a resilient component and a resilient component placement portion. The body portion and the fastener are movably fitted together.

Regarding the structure conducive to reduction of fastening element height, the resilient component is placed within the resilient component placement portion.

Regarding the structure conducive to reduction of fastening element height, the resilient component placement portion is a dent recess, dent hole or dent portion, a storage space defined by the fastening portion and the body portion, or a storage space defined by the rod portion and the body portion.

Regarding the structure conducive to reduction of fastening element height, the resilient component placement portion is disposed within the fastening portion.

Regarding the structure conducive to reduction of fastening element height, when the resilient component retracts, the resilient component placement portion nullifies retraction height of the resilient component to reduce corresponding height of the body portion.

Regarding the structure conducive to reduction of fastening element height, the rod portion is partially placed within the resilient component placement portion.

Regarding the structure conducive to reduction of fastening element height, the rod portion is partially placed within the dent recess, dent hole or dent portion of the resilient component placement portion.

Regarding the structure conducive to reduction of fastening element height, the head portion and the rod portion are integrally formed or fitted together, the rod portion and the fastening portion are integrally formed or fitted together, the head portion, the rod portion and the fastening portion are integrally formed or fitted together.

Regarding the structure conducive to reduction of fastening element height, the fastening portion is a cylinder member, thread member, inner fastener, outer fastener or resilient fastener.

Regarding the structure conducive to reduction of fastening element height, the body portion is fitted to a first object, and the fastening portion is fastened to a second object.

Regarding the structure conducive to reduction of fastening element height, the resilient component is a helical spring, leaf spring, torsional spring, resilient cylinder member or storage spring.

Regarding the structure conducive to reduction of fastening element height, the head portion is a vertically movable pull member, rotatable operable member, or laterally movable sliding member.

Regarding the structure conducive to reduction of fastening element height, the head portion and the rod portion or the head portion and the fastening portion are fitted together by screwing, riveting, expanding or fastening.

Regarding the structure conducive to reduction of fastening element height, motion of the head portion causes the fastening portion to move toward the body portion, such that the resilient component is stored in the resilient component placement portion.

Regarding the structure conducive to reduction of fastening element height, the resilient component has one end abutting against the body portion and the other end abutting against the resilient component placement portion.

Regarding the structure conducive to reduction of fastening element height, the body portion has a fitting portion adapted to be fitted to a first object.

Regarding the structure conducive to reduction of fastening element height, the head portion, the resilient component placement portion or the rod portion functions as a fastening portion adapted to be fastened to a second object.

Regarding the structure conducive to reduction of fastening element height, the resilient component placement portion is a blocking portion, such that the blocking portion and the body portion define a storage space.

Regarding the structure conducive to reduction of fastening element height, an end portion of the resilient component placement portion and the body portion are fitted to each other to define placement space height of the resilient component placement portion.

Regarding the structure conducive to reduction of fastening element height, the placement space height ranges from 0.05 mm to 500 mm.

Regarding the structure conducive to reduction of fastening element height, the body portion has a blocking portion for blocking the resilient component or the resilient component placement portion, and the blocking portion is a flat surface portion, stepped portion, dent portion, raised portion, oblique surface portion, arcuate surface portion or curved surface portion.

Therefore, a structure conducive to reduction of fastening element height according to the present disclosure fits a body portion to a first object, fastens a fastening portion to a second object, and removes the fastening portion from the second object, thereby allowing at least two objects to be coupled together and separated repeatedly and rapidly.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is an exploded view of the first embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the usage state in the first embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of different forms of a fastening portion of the present disclosure.

FIG. 4 is a schematic view of the usage state in the second embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of a head portion in the third embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 6 is a schematic view of the usage state in the third embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 7 is a schematic view of the usage state in the fourth embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 8 is a schematic view of a compressed state of a resilient component in the fourth embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 9 is a schematic view of the usage state in the fifth embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 10 is a schematic view of the usage state in the sixth embodiment of the present disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

To facilitate understanding of the object, characteristics and effects of this present disclosure, embodiments together with the attached drawings for the detailed description of the present disclosure are provided.

Referring to FIG. 1 through FIG. 3, the present disclosure provides a structure conducive to reduction of fastening element height, comprising a fastener 1 and a body portion 2.

The fastener 1 has a head portion 11, a fastening portion 12, a rod portion 13, a resilient component 14 and a resilient component placement portion 15.

The body portion 2 and the fastener 1 are movably fitted together.

In a preferred embodiment of the present disclosure, the head portion 11 is disposed at one end of the rod portion 13, and the fastening portion 12 is disposed at the other end of the rod portion 13. The resilient component placement portion 15 is disposed within the fastening portion 12. The rod portion 13 is partially placed within the resilient component placement portion 15. The resilient component 14 is placed within the resilient component placement portion 15. The resilient component 14 has one end abutting against the body portion 2 and the other end abutting against the resilient component placement portion 15.

To start using the structure conducive to reduction of fastening element height, a user fits the body portion 1 to a first object 10 and fastens the fastening portion 12 of the fastener 1 to a second object 20. After the fastening portion 12 has been fastened to the second object 20, the user exerts a force on the head portion 11 and pulls the head portion 11 upward, such that the head portion 11, the fastening portion 12 and the rod portion 13 move upward. Then, the user compresses the resilient component 14, such that the resilient component 14 is stored in the resilient component placement portion 15; consequently, when the resilient component 14 retracts, the resilient component placement portion 15 nullifies retraction height of the resilient component 14 to reduce corresponding height of the body portion 2. After the second object 20 has been disposed at the fastening position, the user releases the head portion 11, such that the fastening portion 12 and the rod portion 13 move downward simultaneously; consequently, the resilient component 14 is resiliently released and thus fastens the fastening portion 12 to the second object 20. To remove the fastening portion 12 from the second object 20, the user exerts a force on the head portion 11 to pull the head portion 11 upward, such that the head portion 11, the fastening portion 12 and the rod portion 13 move upward, and then the user compresses the resilient component 14, such that the fastening portion 12 is fastened to the second object 20 for removal thereof. Therefore, in this embodiment, the head portion 11 is a vertically movable pull member, and vertical motion of the head portion 11 causes the fastening portion 12 to move toward the body portion 2 and thus can be fastened to the second object 20 and removed from the second object 20, thereby allowing at least two objects (the first object 10 and the second object 20) to be coupled together and separated repeatedly and rapidly.

In a preferred embodiment of the present disclosure, the body portion 2 has a fitting portion 21. The fitting portion 21 is adapted to be fitted to the first object 10. Therefore, the fitting portion 21 enables the body portion 2 to be firmly disposed at the first object 20, such that the fastening portion 12 of the fastener 1 enables the first object 10 and the second object 20 to be firmly fitted together. Therefore, the present disclosure meets practical needs.

In a preferred embodiment of the present disclosure, the resilient component placement portion 15 is a dent recess, dent hole or dent portion, and the rod portion 13 is partially placed within the dent recess, dent hole or dent portion of the resilient component placement portion 15. Moreover, the resilient component placement portion 15 is a storage space defined by the fastening portion 12 and the body portion 2 or a storage space defined by the rod portion 13 and the body portion 2. Therefore, when the resilient component 14 retracts, the resilient component placement portion 15 nullifies retraction height of the resilient component 14 to reduce corresponding height of the body portion 2.

In a preferred embodiment of the present disclosure, the head portion 11 and the rod portion 13 are integrally formed or fitted together. The rod portion 13 and the fastening portion 12 are integrally formed or fitted together. The head portion 11, the rod portion 13 and the fastening portion 12 are integrally formed or fitted together. Therefore, the present disclosure meets practical needs.

In a preferred embodiment of the present disclosure, the fastening portion 12 is a cylinder member (such as part a of FIG. 3), thread member (such as part b of FIG. 3), inner fastener (such as part c of FIG. 3), outer fastener (such as part d of FIG. 3) or resilient fastener. Therefore, the present disclosure meets practical needs.

In a preferred embodiment of the present disclosure, the resilient component 14 is a helical spring, leaf spring, torsional spring, resilient cylinder member or storage spring. Therefore, the present disclosure meets practical needs.

In a preferred embodiment of the present disclosure, the head portion 11 and the rod portion 13 or the head portion 11 and the fastening portion 12 are fitted together by screwing, riveting, expanding or fastening. Therefore, the present disclosure meets practical needs.

In a preferred embodiment of the present disclosure, an end portion 151 of the resilient component placement portion 15 and the body portion 2 are fitted to each other to define placement space height a of the resilient component placement portion 15. The placement space height ranges from 0.05 mm to 500 mm. Therefore, the present disclosure meets practical needs.

In a preferred embodiment of the present disclosure, the body portion 2 has a blocking portion 22 for blocking the resilient component 14 and the resilient component placement portion 15. The blocking portion 22 is a flat surface portion, stepped portion, dent portion, raised portion, oblique surface portion, arcuate surface portion or curved surface portion. Therefore, the present disclosure meets practical needs.

Referring to FIG. 4, in a preferred embodiment of the present disclosure, the head portion 11 is a rotatable operable member. The user moves the head portion 11 upward, such that the head portion 11, the fastening portion 12 and the rod portion 13 move upward to thereby compress the resilient component 14, such that the resilient component 14 is stored in the resilient component placement portion 15; consequently, when the resilient component 14 retracts, the resilient component placement portion 15 nullifies retraction height of the resilient component 14 to reduce corresponding height of the body portion 2. After the second object 20 has been disposed on the fastening position, the user moves the head portion 11 downward to allow the fastening portion 12 and the rod portion 13 to move downward simultaneously; consequently, the fastening portion 12 is fastened to the second object 20, and the resilient component 14 is resiliently released. To remove the fastening portion 12 from the second object 20, the user moves the head portion 11 upward, such that the head portion 11, the fastening portion 12 and the rod portion 13 move upward and compress the resilient component 14, allowing the fastening portion 12 to be removed from the second object 20. Therefore, the fastening portion 12 can be fastened to the second object 20 and removed from the second object 20, thereby allowing at least two objects (the first object 10 and the second object 20) to be coupled together and separated repeatedly and rapidly.

Referring to FIG. 5 and FIG. 6, in a preferred embodiment of the present disclosure, the head portion 11 is a laterally movable sliding member and has a receiving portion 111 and a limiting portion 112 which are in communication with each other, whereas the rod portion 13 has an abutting portion 131. Therefore, to start using the structure conducive to reduction of fastening element height, the user moves the head portion 11 laterally, such that the limiting portion 112 of the head portion 11 pushes the abutting portion 131 of the rod portion 13, and the limiting portion 112 restricts the abutting portion 131 to the pull position; consequently, the fastening portion 12 and the rod portion 13 move upward and compress the resilient component 14, such that the resilient component 14 is stored in the resilient component placement portion 15. Consequently, when the resilient component 14 retracts, the resilient component placement portion 15 nullifies retraction height of the resilient component 14 to reduce corresponding height of the body portion 2. After the second object (not shown) has been disposed on the fastening position, the user moves the head portion 11 laterally, such that the abutting portion 131 of the rod portion 13 enters the receiving portion 111 of the head portion 11. As a result, the fastening portion 12 and the rod portion 13 move downward simultaneously to thereby fasten the fastening portion 12 to the second object and allow the resilient component 14 to be resiliently released. To remove the second object, the user moves the head portion 11 laterally, such that the limiting portion 112 of the head portion 11 pushes the abutting portion 131 of the rod portion 13, whereas the limiting portion 112 restricts the abutting portion 131 to the pull position. Consequently, the fastening portion 12 and the rod portion 13 move upward and compress the resilient component 14. Therefore, the fastening portion 12 can be fastened to and removed from the second object, thereby allowing at least two objects (the first object 10 and the second object) to be coupled together and separated repeatedly and rapidly.

Referring to FIG. 7 and FIG. 8, in a preferred embodiment of the present disclosure, the resilient component 14 is a storage spring. The head portion 11 is pulled upward, such that the head portion 11, the fastening portion 12 and the rod portion 13 move upward and compress the resilient component 14. Consequently, the resilient component 14 manifests a linear height and is stored in the resilient component placement portion 15. Therefore, the present disclosure meets practical needs.

Referring to FIG. 9 and FIG. 10, in a preferred embodiment of the present disclosure, the head portion 11, the resilient component placement portion 15 and the rod portion 13 not shown) function as a fastening portion adapted to be fastened to the second object 20, and the resilient component placement portion 15 is a blocking portion (or the blocking portion and the body portion 2 define a storage space). The end portion 151 of the resilient component placement portion 15 and the body portion 2 are fitted to each other to define placement space height a of the resilient component placement portion 15. As shown in FIG. 9, the resilient component placement portion 15 is a stepped portion. As shown in FIG. 10, the resilient component placement portion 15 is a flat surface portion, and the blocking portion 22 of the body portion 2 is a stepped portion.

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.

Claims

1. A structure conducive to reduction of fastening element height, comprising: a fastener having a head portion, a fastening portion, a rod portion, a resilient component and a resilient component placement portion; anda body portion movably fitted to the fastener.

2. The structure conducive to reduction of fastening element height according to claim 1, wherein the resilient component is placed within the resilient component placement portion.

3. The structure conducive to reduction of fastening element height according to claim 1, wherein the resilient component placement portion is a dent recess, dent hole, dent portion, storage space defined by the fastening portion and the body portion, or storage space defined by the rod portion and the body portion.

4. The structure conducive to reduction of fastening element height according to claim 1, wherein the resilient component placement portion is disposed within the fastening portion.

5. The structure conducive to reduction of fastening element height according to claim 1, wherein, when the resilient component retracts, the resilient component placement portion nullifies retraction height of the resilient component to reduce corresponding height of the body portion.

6. The structure conducive to reduction of fastening element height according to claim 1, wherein the rod portion is partially placed within the resilient component placement portion.

7. The structure conducive to reduction of fastening element height according to claim 1, wherein the rod portion is partially placed within a dent recess, dent hole or dent portion of the resilient component placement portion.

8. The structure conducive to reduction of fastening element height according to claim 1, wherein the head portion is a vertically movable pull member, rotatable operable member, or laterally movable sliding member.

9. The structure conducive to reduction of fastening element height according to claim 1, wherein motion of the head portion causes the fastening portion to move toward the body portion, such that the resilient component is stored in the resilient component placement portion.

10. The structure conducive to reduction of fastening element height according to claim 1, wherein the resilient component has an end abutting against the body portion and another end abutting against the resilient component placement portion.

11. The structure conducive to reduction of fastening element height according to claim 1, wherein the body portion has a fitting portion adapted to be fitted to a first object.

12. The structure conducive to reduction of fastening element height according to claim 1, wherein the head portion, the resilient component placement portion or the rod portion functions as a fastening portion adapted to be fastened to a second object.

13. The structure conducive to reduction of fastening element height according to claim 1, wherein the resilient component placement portion is a blocking portion, such that the blocking portion and the body portion define a storage space.

14. The structure conducive to reduction of fastening element height according to claim 1, wherein an end portion of the resilient component placement portion and the body portion are fitted to each other to define placement space height of the resilient component placement portion.

15. The structure conducive to reduction of fastening element height according to claim 1, wherein the body portion has a blocking portion for blocking the resilient component or the resilient component placement portion, the blocking portion being a flat surface portion, stepped portion, dent portion, raised portion, oblique surface portion, arcuate surface portion or curved surface portion.