Latch mechanism capable of unlocking two electronic modules separately and portable electronic device therewith
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
H05K-005/00
H05K-005/02
H01R-013/717
출원번호
US-0619530
(2017-06-11)
등록번호
US-9930797
(2018-03-27)
우선권정보
TW-106104006 A (2017-02-08)
발명자
/ 주소
Liu, Che-Wen
Chen, I-Chun
Wu, Mei-Shan
출원인 / 주소
Wistron Corporation
대리인 / 주소
Hsu, Winston
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초록▼
A latch mechanism capable of unlocking a first electronic module and a second electronic module separately includes an operating component, a base, a first moving component, a second moving component, a first latch component, and a second latch component. The operating component moves relative to th
A latch mechanism capable of unlocking a first electronic module and a second electronic module separately includes an operating component, a base, a first moving component, a second moving component, a first latch component, and a second latch component. The operating component moves relative to the base along different directions to selectively drive one of the first moving component and the second moving component. When the first moving component is moved to drive the first pivoting component to pivot, the first latch component can be disengaged from the first electronic module, which unlocks the first electronic module. When the second moving component is moved to drive the second pivoting component to pivot, the second latch component can be disengaged from the second electronic module, which unlocks the second electronic module. It allows users to replace the first electronic module or the second electronic module separately.
대표청구항▼
1. A latch mechanism comprising: a base;an operating component disposed on the base in a movable manner along a first direction, the operating component being located between a first electronic module and a second electronic module, the operating component comprising at least one protruding column;a
1. A latch mechanism comprising: a base;an operating component disposed on the base in a movable manner along a first direction, the operating component being located between a first electronic module and a second electronic module, the operating component comprising at least one protruding column;a first moving component disposed on the base in a movable manner along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, at least one first sliding slot being formed on the first moving component, the at least one protruding column passing through the at least one first sliding slot;a first pivoting component pivotally disposed on the base and located at a side of the operating component near the first electronic module, an end of the first pivoting component being connected to the first moving component;a first latch component connected to another end of the first pivoting component to engage with or disengage from the first electronic module;a second moving component disposed on the base in a movable manner along the second direction, at least one second sliding slot being formed on the second moving component, the at least one protruding column passing through the at least one second sliding slot;a second pivoting component pivotally disposed on the base and located at a side of the operating component near the second electronic module, an end of the second pivoting component being connected to the second moving component; anda second latch component connected to another end of the second pivoting component to engage with or disengage from the second electronic module;wherein when the operating component moves relative to the base from a first position to a second position along the first direction, the first moving component is driven by cooperation of the at least one protruding column and the at least one first sliding slot to move along the second direction to pivot the first pivoting component along a first pivoting direction, so as to disengage the first latch component from the first electronic module to unlock the first electronic module, and when the operating component moves relative to the base from the first position to the third position along a third direction opposite to the first direction, the second moving component is driven by cooperation of the at least one protruding column and the at least one second sliding slot to move along the second direction to pivot the second pivoting component along a second pivoting direction opposite to the first pivoting direction, so as to disengage the second latch component from the second electronic module to unlock the second electronic module. 2. The latch mechanism of claim 1, wherein the at least one first sliding slot comprises a first section and a second section, the first section is substantially parallel to the first direction, the second section extends toward the second direction, the at least one second sliding slot comprises a third section and a fourth section, the third section is substantially parallel to the first direction, and the fourth section extends toward the second direction. 3. The latch mechanism of claim 2, wherein the at least one first sliding slot and the at least one second sliding slot are formed in V shapes and axially symmetrical to each other, a turning joint of the first section and the second section of the at least one first sliding slot substantially coincides with a turning joint of the third section and the fourth section of the at least one second sliding slot, and the at least one protruding column passes through the turning joint of the first section and the second section and the turning joint of the third section and the fourth section when the operating component is located at the first position relative to the base. 4. The latch mechanism of claim 2, wherein an included angle between the first section and the second section and an included angle between the third section and the fourth section are greater than 90 degrees. 5. The latch mechanism of claim 1, further comprising a first recovering component and a second recovering component, the first recovering component being connected to the first moving component and the base to bias the first moving component to recover along a fourth direction opposite to the second direction, and the second recovering component being connected to the second moving component and the base to bias the second moving component to recover along the fourth direction. 6. The latch mechanism of claim 1, further comprising a light emitting module comprising a first indicator, a second indicator and a control unit, the first indicator and the second indicator being electrically connected to the control unit, the control unit turning on the first indicator when the first latch component disengages from the first electronic module, and the control unit further turning on the second indicator when the second latch component disengages from the second electronic module. 7. The latch mechanism of claim 6, wherein the first indicator and the second indicator are installed on the base, a first avoiding slot and a second avoiding slot are formed on the first moving component along the second direction and respectively located at positions corresponding to the first indicator and the second indicator to reveal the first indicator and the second indicator, so as to prevent the first moving component from interfering with the first indicator and the second indicator, and a third avoiding slot and a fourth avoiding slot are formed on the second moving component along the second direction and respectively located at positions corresponding to the first indicator and the second indicator to reveal the first indicator and the second indicator, so as to prevent the second moving component from interfering with the first indicator and the second indicator. 8. The latch mechanism of claim 1, further comprising a stopping assembly comprising a first stopping component and a second stopping component, the first stopping component and the second stopping component being disposed on the base and movable along the first direction and the third direction respectively, the first stopping component selectively abutting against the second electronic module or the first moving component to allow or restrain a displacement of the first moving component along the second direction, and the second stopping component selectively abutting against the first electronic module or the second moving component to allow or restrain a displacement of the second moving component along the second direction. 9. The latch mechanism of claim 8, wherein the second electronic module pushes the first stopping component to depart from the first moving component when the second electronic module is installed beside the base, and the first electronic module pushes the second stopping component to depart from the second moving component when the first electronic module is installed beside the base. 10. The latch mechanism of claim 8, wherein the stopping assembly further comprises a first resilient component and a second resilient component, the first resilient component is connected to the base and the first stopping component to drive the first stopping component to abut against the first moving component to restrain the displacement of the first moving component along the second direction when the second electronic module is not installed beside the base, and the second resilient component is connected to the base and the second stopping component to drive the second stopping component to abut against the second moving component to restrain the displacement of the second moving component along the second direction when the first electronic module is not installed beside the base. 11. The latch mechanism of claim 1, further comprising a guiding component, at least one first guiding slot and at least one second guiding slot being formed on the guiding component, the operating component further comprising at least one step-shaped guiding structure, and the at least one protruding column and the at least one step-shaped guiding structure passing through the at least one first guiding slot and the at least one second guiding slot respectively, so as to guide the operating component to move along the first direction or the third direction. 12. A portable electronic device comprising: a first electronic module;a second electronic module; anda latch mechanism to unlock the first electronic module and the second electronic module separately, the latch mechanism comprising: a base;an operating component disposed on the base in a movable manner along a first direction, the operating component being located between the first electronic module and the second electronic module, the operating component comprising at least one protruding column;a first moving component disposed on the base in a movable manner along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, at least one first sliding slot being formed on the first moving component, the at least one protruding column passing through the at least one first sliding slot;a first pivoting component disposed on the base in a pivotal manner and located at a side of the operating component near the first electronic module, an end of the first pivoting component being connected to the first moving component;a first latch component connected to another end of the first pivoting component to engage with or disengage from the first electronic module;a second moving component disposed on the base in a movable manner along the second direction, at least one second sliding slot being formed on the second moving component, the at least one protruding column passing through the at least one second sliding slot;a second pivoting component disposed on the base in a pivotal manner and located at a side of the operating component near the second electronic module, an end of the second pivoting component being connected to the second moving component; anda second latch component connected to another end of the second pivoting component to engage with or disengage from the second electronic module;wherein when the operating component moves relative to the base from a first position to a second position along the first direction, the first moving component is driven by cooperation of the at least one protruding column and the at least one first sliding slot to move along the second direction to pivot the first pivoting component along a first pivoting direction, so as to disengage the first latch component from the first electronic module to unlock the first electronic module, and when the operating component moves relative to the base from the first position to the third position along a third direction opposite to the first direction, the second moving component is driven by cooperation of the at least one protruding column and the at least one second sliding slot to move along the second direction to pivot the second pivoting component along a second pivoting direction opposite to the first pivoting direction, so as to disengage the second latch component from the second electronic module to unlock the second electronic module. 13. The portable electronic device of claim 12, wherein the at least one first sliding slot comprises a first section and a second section, the first section is substantially parallel to the first direction, the second section extends toward the second direction, the at least one second sliding slot comprises a third section and a fourth section, the third section is substantially parallel to the first direction, and the fourth section extends toward the second direction. 14. The portable electronic device of claim 13, wherein the at least one first sliding slot and the at least one second sliding slot are formed in V shapes and axially symmetrical to each other, a turning joint of the first section and the second section of the at least one first sliding slot substantially coincides with a turning joint of the third section and the fourth section of the at least one second sliding slot, and the at least one protruding column passes through the turning joint of the first section and the second section and the turning joint of the third section and the fourth section when the operating component is located at the first position relative to the base. 15. The portable electronic device of claim 13, wherein an included angle between the first section and the second section and an included angle between the third section and the fourth section are greater than 90 degrees. 16. The portable electronic device of claim 12, wherein the latch mechanism further comprises a first recovering component and a second recovering component, the first recovering component is connected to the first moving component and the base to bias the first moving component to recover along a fourth direction opposite to the second direction, and the second recovering component is connected to the second moving component and the base to bias the second moving component to recover along the fourth direction. 17. The portable electronic device of claim 12, wherein the latch mechanism further comprises a light emitting module comprising a first indicator, a second indicator and a control unit, the first indicator and the second indicator are electrically connected to the control unit, the control unit turns on the first indicator when the first latch component disengages from the first electronic module, and the control unit further turns on the second indicator when the second latch component disengages from the second electronic module. 18. The portable electronic device of claim 17, wherein the first indicator and the second indicator are installed on the base, a first avoiding slot and a second avoiding slot are formed on the first moving component along the second direction and respectively located at positions corresponding to the first indicator and the second indicator to reveal the first indicator and the second indicator, so as to prevent the first moving component from interfering with the first indicator and the second indicator, and a third avoiding slot and a fourth avoiding slot are formed on the second moving component along the second direction and respectively located at positions corresponding to the first indicator and the second indicator to reveal the first indicator and the second indicator, so as to prevent the second moving component from interfering with the first indicator and the second indicator. 19. The portable electronic device of claim 12, wherein the latch mechanism further comprises a stopping assembly comprising a first stopping component and a second stopping component, the first stopping component and the second stopping component are disposed on the base and movable along the first direction and the third direction respectively, the first stopping component selectively abuts against the second electronic module or the first moving component to allow or restrain a displacement of the first moving component along the second direction, and the second stopping component selectively abuts against the first electronic module or the second moving component to allow or restrain a displacement of the second moving component along the second direction. 20. The portable electronic device of claim 19, wherein the second electronic module pushes the first stopping component to depart from the first moving component when the second electronic module is installed beside the base, and the first electronic module pushes the second stopping component to depart from the second moving component when the first electronic module is installed beside the base. 21. The portable electronic device of claim 19, wherein the stopping assembly further comprises a first resilient component and a second resilient component, the first resilient component is connected to the base and the first stopping component to drive the first stopping component to abut against the first moving component to restrain the displacement of the first moving component along the second direction when the second electronic module is not installed beside the base, and the second resilient component is connected to the base and the second stopping component to drive the second stopping component to abut against the second moving component to restrain the displacement of the second moving component along the second direction when the first electronic module is not installed beside the base. 22. The portable electronic device of claim 12, wherein the latch mechanism further comprises a guiding component, at least one first guiding slot and at least one second guiding slot are formed on the guiding component, the operating component further comprises at least one step-shaped guiding structure, and the at least one protruding column and the at least one step-shaped guiding structure pass through the at least one first guiding slot and the at least one second guiding slot respectively, so as to guide the operating component to move along the first direction or the third direction.
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