US 9,756,743 B2Granted

Lock mechanism adapted to an electronic device and electronic device therewith

AssigneeWistron Corporation

InventorYuangqing Liu

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Abstract

A lock mechanism adapted to an electronic device with a base, a first casing and a second casing includes a sliding member, a push button, a latch member, a first guiding structure and a second guiding structure. The sliding member is disposed on the base in a slidable manner. The push button is combined with the sliding member for driving the sliding member to slide relative to the base. The latch member is disposed on the base in a slidable manner. The first guiding structure is disposed on the sliding member. The second guiding structure is disposed on the latch member. The second guiding structure cooperates with the first guiding structure for sliding relative to the first guiding structure when the sliding member slides relative to the base, so as to guide the latch member to a locking position for locking the first casing and the second casing.

Claims18

Dependent claims

A lock mechanism adapted to an electronic device, the electronic device comprising a base, a first casing and a second casing, the first casing and the second casing being installed on the base, the lock mechanism comprising:

a sliding member disposed on the base in a slidable manner;
a push button combined with the sliding member for driving the sliding member to slide relative to the base, wherein the sliding member is capable of sliding relative to the base in a first direction or in a second direction;
a latch member disposed on the base in a slidable manner;
a first guiding structure disposed on the sliding member;
and
a second guiding structure disposed on the latch member, inclined plane movement between the second guiding structure and the first guiding structure causing that the sliding member drives the latching member in a third direction to a locking position when the sliding member slides relative to the base in the first direction, and the sliding member drives the latching member in a fourth direction opposite to the third direction to a release position when the sliding member slides relative to the base in the second direction, wherein the first direction, the second direction, the third direction and the fourth direction are linear directions.

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An electronic device, comprising:

a base;
a first casing installed on the base;
a second casing installed on the base;
and
a lock mechanism, comprising:
a sliding member disposed on the base in a slidable manner;
a push button combined with the sliding member for driving the sliding member to slide relative to the base, wherein the sliding member is capable of sliding relative to the base in a first direction or in a second direction;
a latch member disposed on the base in a slidable manner;
a first guiding structure disposed on the sliding member;
and
a second guiding structure disposed on the latch member, inclined planed movement between the second guiding structure and the first guiding structure causing that the sliding member drives the latching member in a third direction to a locking position when the sliding member slides relative to the base in the first direction, and the sliding member drives the latching member in a fourth direction opposite to the third direction to a release position when the sliding member slides relative to the base in the second direction, wherein the first direction, the second direction, the third direction and the fourth direction are linear directions.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.