TWI568331B - Protection case - Google Patents

Description

Protective case

The present invention relates to a protective device and, more particularly, to a protective casing.

In recent years, the technology industry has become increasingly developed, and the use of electronic products such as smart phones and tablet PCs has become more and more common, and has been developed in a convenient, versatile and aesthetically pleasing design direction. In order to improve the durability of these electronic devices, the protective case is often used to cover the corners, edges or even the back of the electronic devices, so that the electronic device with the protective cover can reduce the damage caused by collision and friction.

The protective shells currently used tend to consist of multiple housings, and these housings will have corresponding bonding structures between them. In order to stabilize these bonding structures, the existing protective casings are hooked to each other. At the same time, in order to balance the appearance, the fixing unit is often disposed inside the protective case, so that only two cases can be directly pulled out when disassembling. However, if the engagement strength between the fixing units is too large, the two housings are difficult to separate, and the hooks are easily damaged. Conversely, when the engagement strength between the fixing units is small, it is easy to disassemble, but it is also easy to lose the protection without warning.

The present invention provides a protective casing having a good bonding structure.

The protective case of the present invention comprises a first housing, a second housing, at least one sliding member and at least one latching member. The first housing has at least one snap portion. The second housing is used to bond the first housing together to cover a mobile electronic device. The slider is slidably disposed on the second housing. The latching member has a latching end, a matching moving end and a pivoting portion. The pivoting portion is located between the latching end and the actuating end, so that the actuating end and the latching end can rotate relative to each other with the pivoting portion as a center. The pivoting portion is pivotally connected to the second housing. When the slider is in a first position, the buckle end can be snapped to the buckle portion to engage the first housing with the second housing. When the sliding member slides to a second position, the sliding member pushes the actuating end, and the actuating end and the latching end rotate with the pivoting portion as a center, and the latching end is disengaged from the latching portion.

In an embodiment of the invention, the protective casing includes two sliding members and two fastening members. The first housing has two snap portions.

In an embodiment of the invention, when the first housing is combined with the second housing to cover the mobile electronic device, the two fastening portions are located on opposite sides of the mobile electronic device.

In an embodiment of the invention, the second housing includes an inner casing and a casing, and the buckle member and the sliding member are sandwiched by the inner casing and the outer casing. The slider is at least partially exposed outside of the housing.

In an embodiment of the invention, the sliding member has a sliding slot for sliding the actuating end in the sliding slot to rotate the actuating end and the latching end with the pivoting portion as a center.

In an embodiment of the invention, the buckle portion is a snap groove, and the buckle end is used To snap into the snap groove.

In an embodiment of the invention, the fastening material is made of metal.

Based on the above, in the protective case of the present invention, the first case and the second case have a good bonding effect, and the sliding slider can easily separate the first case and the second case.

The above described features and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the following description.

50‧‧‧Mobile electronic devices

100‧‧‧protective shell

110‧‧‧First housing

112‧‧‧Snap Department

120‧‧‧second housing

122‧‧‧ inner shell

124‧‧‧Shell

130‧‧‧Sliding parts

140‧‧‧Card fasteners

142‧‧‧ buckle end

144‧‧‧ actuation end

146‧‧‧ pivotal department

150‧‧‧Fixed unit

160‧‧‧ button

D12‧‧‧ first direction

D14‧‧‧ second direction

L12‧‧‧ first position

L14‧‧‧ second position

1A is a partial perspective view of a protective case prior to bonding in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 1B is a partial perspective view of the protective case of Fig. 1A in a coupled state.

Figure 2 is a partial perspective view of the protective case of Figure 1B in a separated state.

Fig. 3 is an overall perspective view of the protective case of Fig. 1B in a separated state.

Fig. 4 is an overall perspective view of the protective case of Fig. 1B in a coupled state.

Fig. 1B is a partial perspective view of the protective case in a coupled state according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1B , the protective case 100 of the present embodiment includes a first housing 110 , a second housing 120 , at least one sliding member 130 , and at least one latching member 140 . The first housing 110 has at least one latching portion 112. The second housing 120 is used to bond the first housing 110 to a mobile electronic device 50 (shown in FIG. 3 ). The slider 130 can It is slidably disposed on the second housing 120 and at least partially exposed outside the second housing 120. The latching member 140 has a latching end 142, a fixed end 144 and a pivoting portion 146. The pivoting portion 146 is located between the latching end 142 and the actuating end 144, so that the actuating end 144 and the latching end 142 can rotate relative to each other with the pivoting portion 146 as a center. The pivoting portion 146 is pivotally connected to the second housing 120 .

The slider 130 in Fig. 1B is located at a first position L12. The first position L12 may be the position at which the slider 130 is closest to the snap member 140 to which the second housing 120 can be moved, but is not limited thereto. Before the first housing 110 and the second housing 120 are combined as shown in FIG. 1B, the second housing 120 approaches the first housing 110 in the direction D12 as shown in FIG. 1A. Alternatively, the slider 130 can be held in the vicinity of the first position L12 to ensure that the latched end 142 can easily pass through the portion of the latch portion 112 that is convex when it contacts the latch portion 112. In addition, the portion of the buckle portion 112 that contacts the buckle end 142 may be designed with a guide angle to enhance the user's experience in assembling the protective case 100. Of course, the buckle portion 112 and the buckle end 142 can also adopt other suitable designs, and are not limited to the above design.

After the latching end 142 passes through the protruding portion of the latching portion 112, the latching member 140 rotates in the direction D14 as shown in FIG. 1A, and the latching end 142 can be snapped to the latching portion 112 to combine the first housing 110. The second housing 120 is as shown in FIG. 1B. In the above process, the slider 130 is slid by the rotation of the snap member 140. In the present embodiment, the slider 130 at the first position L12 is in contact with the catch member 140. In other embodiments, the sliding member located in the first position may also be designed such that the sliding member does not contact the locking member only to limit the locking member, but the buckle end in this state is also okay. The first housing is coupled to the second housing by being fastened to the buckle portion.

When the sliding member 130 slides to a second position L14 as shown in FIG. 2, the sliding member 130 pushes the actuating end 144, and the actuating end 144 and the latching end 142 rotate relative to each other with the pivoting portion 146 as a center. The end 142 is disengaged from the buckle portion 112. In other words, in the process of sliding the slider 130 from the first position L12 as shown in FIG. 1B to the second position L14 shown in FIG. 2, the slope of the slider 130 in contact with the actuating end 144 of the snap member 140 is applied. The force is applied to the actuating end 144, wherein a radial component with respect to the pivoting portion 146 causes the latching member 140 to rotate such that the latching end 142 disengages from the latching portion 112. In the present embodiment, the slider 130 at the second position L14 is in contact with the catch member 140. In other embodiments, the slider in the second position can also be designed not to contact the latch but to release the actuating end 144 of the latch, so that the latch can be freely rotated, and by a spring or the like. The appropriate mechanism allows the latching end in this state to be actively disengaged from the latching portion to allow the first housing 110 to be disengaged from the second housing.

According to the above description, when the protective case 100 of the present embodiment is assembled, the first housing 110 and the second housing 120 can be combined to avoid the first buckle by the snap end 142. The housing 110 is separated from the second housing 120. In addition, when the protective case 100 of the embodiment is disassembled, as long as the sliding member 130 is slid, the engaging relationship between the locking end 142 and the locking portion 112 can be unlocked, and no additional tools are required, and no hard work is required. pull.

The sliding member 130 of the embodiment has a sliding slot 132 for sliding the actuating end 144 of the latching member 140 into the sliding slot 132 and rotating the latching member 140. The sliding slot 132 of the embodiment is designed to be arcuate, and the arc of the actuating end 144 and the sliding slot 132 It is designed such that the actuating end 144 of the slider 130 can remain smoothly slid in the chute 132 when sliding. The latching portion 112 of the embodiment is a latching slot, and the latching end 142 is configured to be latched into the latching slot. In addition, the metal fastener member 140 can provide better bonding strength and durability, but the present invention is not limited thereto. The pivoting portion 146 of the latching member 140 of the embodiment is exemplified between the latching end 142 and the actuating end 144, but the actuating end may be located between the pivoting portion and the actuating end or other design. .

3 is an overall perspective view of the protective case of FIG. 1B in a separated state, and FIG. 4 is an overall perspective view of the protective case of FIG. 1B in a joined state. Referring to FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 , the protective case 100 of the present embodiment includes two sliding members 130 and two fastening members 140 , and the first housing 110 has two locking portions 112 . Due to the viewing angle relationship, only a part of the two latching members 140 and one slider 130 can be seen in FIG. 3, and the latching portion 112 is not visible. Referring to FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 , when the first housing 110 is combined with the second housing 120 to cover the mobile electronic device 50 , the two latching portions 140 are located on opposite sides of the mobile electronic device 50 . In other embodiments, the protective cover may include other sets of the buckle portion and the buckle member, and the first housing may have the buckle portion and the buckle member at the same time, and the second housing may also have the corresponding buckle. The portion and the snap member are combined with the first housing to provide a stable protective effect.

Referring to FIG. 3, in the embodiment, the position where the first housing 110 and the second housing 120 are mutually engaged may further include at least one fixing unit 150 having a hook and a card slot, and the fixing unit 150 is located in the first housing. A portion of the portion 110 has a hook, and a portion of the fixing unit 150 that is located at the second housing 120 has a card slot. A better bonding effect between the first housing 110 and the second housing 120 can be achieved by the fixing unit 150. In addition, since the first housing 110 and the second housing 120 have been engaged with each other by the latching portion 112 and the latching member 140, the height of the hook of the fixing unit 150 can be appropriately reduced to reduce the separation of the first housing 110. And the force required for the second housing 120. The second housing 120 of the present embodiment includes an inner casing 122 and a casing 124. The latching member 140 and the sliding member 130 are sandwiched by the inner casing 122 and the outer casing 124. The slider 130 is at least partially exposed outside the outer casing 124 so that the user can contact and slide the slider 130. It should be noted that, for convenience of description of the present invention, the inner casing 122 of FIGS. 1B and 2 is partially excavated to reveal the snap member 140 and the slider 130. In addition, the second casing 110 may also be composed of an inner casing and an outer casing or a single component, and the buckle portion 112 is hidden in the second casing 120 for the purpose of aesthetics, so that the buckle portion is not visible in FIG. 112.

Referring to FIG. 4 , the side of the protective case 100 can be further configured with a button 160 corresponding to a power button, a volume button or other buttons on the mobile electronic device 50 . Therefore, when the protective case 100 covers the mobile electronic device 50, the user can control the mobile electronic device 50 by pressing the button 160, which further increases the convenience. For example, the mobile electronic device 50 of the above embodiment of the present invention may be a smart phone, a tablet computer or other mobile electronic device.

In summary, in the protective case of the present invention, the latching member and the latching portion can have a good bonding effect between the first housing and the second housing. In addition, the user can easily separate the first housing and the second housing by sliding the slider without additional tools, providing a user with a high-quality experience.

Although the present invention has been disclosed in the above embodiments, it is not intended to limit the invention, and any one of ordinary skill in the art without departing from the invention. In the spirit and scope, the scope of protection of the present invention is subject to the definition of the appended patent application.

100‧‧‧protective shell

110‧‧‧First housing

112‧‧‧Snap Department

120‧‧‧second housing

130‧‧‧Sliding parts

140‧‧‧Card fasteners

142‧‧‧ buckle end

144‧‧‧ actuation end

146‧‧‧ pivotal department

L12‧‧‧ first position

Claims (7)

A protective case includes: a first housing having at least one latching portion; a second housing for collectively covering a mobile electronic device in combination with the first housing; at least one sliding member slidably The second housing is disposed on the second housing; and the at least one latching member has a latching end, a fixed end, and a pivoting portion, the pivoting portion is located between the latching end and the actuating end, so that The movable end and the latching end are relatively rotatable about the pivoting portion, wherein the pivoting portion is pivotally connected to the second housing, and the latching end can be buckled when the sliding member is in a first position The first housing is coupled to the second housing at the latching portion, and when the sliding member slides to a second position, the sliding member pushes and contacts the actuating end to cause the actuating end and the card The buckle end rotates with the pivoting portion as a center, and the buckle end is driven away from the buckle portion. The protective case according to claim 1, comprising two of the sliding members and two of the fastening members, wherein the first housing has two of the fastening portions. The protective case of claim 2, wherein the first housing is coupled to the second housing to jointly cover the mobile electronic device, and the two locking portions are located on opposite sides of the mobile electronic device. . The protective case of claim 1, wherein the second housing comprises an inner casing and a casing, the fastening member and the sliding member are sandwiched by the inner casing and the outer casing, and the sliding member is at least Partially exposed outside the casing. The protective case of claim 1, wherein the sliding member has a sliding slot for sliding the actuating end in the sliding slot to rotate the actuating end and the latching end with the pivoting portion as a center. The protective case of the first aspect of the invention, wherein the buckle portion is a snap groove, and the buckle end is used for snapping into the buckle groove. The protective case according to claim 1, wherein the fastening member is made of metal.