How to use the snap-fit ​​structure

Abstract

This invention provides a method for using a fastening structure, comprising a fastening body having a first fastening portion and a second fastening portion. The first fastening portion is used to pass through or through the insertion portion of the fastened object and then rotate to cause the second fastening portion to engage with the fastened portion of the fastened object. In this way, the cooperation of the first and second fastening portions of the fastening body allows for the rapid joining and separation of at least two objects, achieving the effect of repeated rapid joining and separation.

Description

How to use the snap-fit ​​structure This invention relates to a method of using a fastening structure, particularly one that can be used to fasten at least two objects, achieving the effects of quick connection and easy disassembly. Note that when used to join two objects, screws are usually used to fasten the two objects in a way that makes them difficult to separate, thereby ensuring a stable connection between the two objects and preventing them from separating. However, while the conventional fixing method described above can fix two objects together in a way that makes them difficult to separate, in addition to making assembly difficult, the screw fixing method also makes it difficult to disassemble the two objects. Therefore, the present invention aims to actively disclose how to invent a snap-fit ​​structure that is simple in structure and easy to use, thereby effectively improving the shortcomings of conventional methods. In view of the shortcomings of the aforementioned conventional technology, the inventor felt that it was not perfect, so he devoted his mind to studying and overcoming it, and developed a snap-fit ​​structure in order to achieve the purpose of quick connection and easy disassembly. To achieve the above and other objectives, the present invention provides a method of using a fastening structure, comprising: providing a fastening body including a first fastening portion and a second fastening portion, wherein the width of the first fastening portion in a rotational direction is smaller than the width of the second fastening portion in the rotational direction; providing a fastened body including an inlet portion and a fastened portion, wherein the width of the first fastening portion in the rotational direction is smaller than the width of the fastened portion in the rotational direction; and rotating the first fastening portion of the fastening body after passing through or through the inlet portion of the fastened body to cause the second fastening portion to engage with the fastened portion of the fastened body, thereby fastening the fastened portion. The present invention provides another method of using a fastening structure, comprising: providing a fastening body including a first fastening portion and a second fastening portion, wherein the width of the first fastening portion in a rotational direction is smaller than the width of the second fastening portion in the rotational direction; providing a fastened body including an inlet portion and a fastened portion, wherein the width of the first fastening portion in the rotational direction is equal to or close to the width of the fastened portion in the rotational direction; and rotating the first fastening portion of the fastening body after passing through or through the inlet portion of the fastened body to cause the second fastening portion to engage with the fastened portion of the fastened body for fastening the fastened portion. In one embodiment of the present invention, the device further includes a body, the buckle being movably disposed on the body, or the body is provided with an elastic element, the two ends of the elastic element respectively abutting against the buckle and the body, or the second buckle is elastically fastened into the buckled part of the buckled body by the elastic force of the elastic element. In one embodiment of the present invention, the device further includes a body, and the buckle is movably disposed on the body. The body is provided with a limiting part and a rotation space. The buckle is further provided with a head, and the head is provided with a pair of aligning parts. The aligning parts are limited to moving on the limiting part so that the first buckle enters the entry part of the buckled body and the aligning parts rotate in the rotation space so that the second buckle engages with the buckled body. In one embodiment of the present invention, the body is provided with a connecting portion, the connecting portion is provided with an anti-rotation portion, the anti-rotation portion is used to prevent rotation, limit or restrict the direction of an object, or the anti-rotation portion restricts the movement of the first buckle or the second buckle in the rotational direction, or the anti-rotation portion corresponds to the limiting portion and the aligning portion to restrict the movement of the first buckle or the second buckle in the rotational direction. In one embodiment of the present invention, the rotation space is a 360-degree full-circumference structure, or the rotation space is a non-360-degree non-full-circumference structure. In one embodiment of the present invention, the limiting part, the rotating space, or the aligning part is a convex body, a concave body, a planar body, an arc-shaped body, a curved body, a stop body, a hole body, a ring body, or a cross-sectional body. In one embodiment of the present invention, a body is further included, the buckle being movably disposed on the body, the body being provided with an elastic element, the two ends of the elastic element respectively abutting against the buckle and the body. In one embodiment of the present invention, the second fastener is elastically fastened into the fastened part of the fastened body by the elastic force of the elastic element. In one embodiment of the present invention, the device further includes a body, the buckle being movably disposed on the body, the body having a set of connecting parts for riveting, fastening, expanding, welding or locking to an object, or the connecting parts being integrally formed on an object. In one embodiment of the present invention, the buckle body is provided with a head, the head is combined with the buckle body by an assembly part, or the head is integrally formed with the buckle body, or the buckle body is provided with a head for rotating the head to cause the second buckle part to engage the buckled part. In one embodiment of the present invention, the buckle body is provided with a head, and the head is rotated to cause the second buckle part to engage with the buckled part. In one embodiment of the present invention, the buckle body has a head and a body. The buckle body is movably disposed on the body. First, the head is rotated so that the second buckle part is located in the buckling position corresponding to the buckled part. Then, the head is flipped or turned so that the head changes position on the body so that the second buckle part buckles the buckled part. In one embodiment of the present invention, an object is included, which is a heat sink, and a heating element is provided between the object and the fastened body. The fastener, in conjunction with an elastic element, applies a pressure against the heat sink, so that the heat sink abuts against the heating element to dissipate heat. In one embodiment of the present invention, the heating element is an IC, CPU, GPU, memory, chip, or battery, or the fastened body is a circuit board, metal body, or plastic body, or the heating element is welded, fastened, or connected to the fastened body by a connector assembly. In one embodiment of the present invention, the device further includes a body, and the buckle is movably disposed on the body. The buckle has a pair of aligning portions, and the body has a limiting portion and a rotating space. The rotating space has a height travel for the aligning portions to move or move, or the limiting portion has a height travel for the aligning portions to move or move, or the travel of the second buckle portion to engage with the buckled portion is equal to or less than the height travel of the rotating space, or the maximum travel of the first buckle portion through or across the buckled portion is equal to or less than the height travel of the limiting portion and the height travel of the rotating space. In one embodiment of the present invention, the first buckle or the second buckle is T-shaped, L-shaped, nearly T-shaped or nearly L-shaped, or the combination of the first buckle and the second buckle is T-shaped, L-shaped, nearly T-shaped or nearly L-shaped. In one embodiment of the present invention, the fastened body is an iron part, a plastic part, a PCB, a printed circuit board, a heat sink, an IC, a memory, a water-cooling assembly, a handle, a fan, a power supply, a chassis, a cabinet, a computer, or a data center. Therefore, the fastening structure and fastening method of the present invention can achieve the rapid joining and separation of at least two objects by means of the cooperation of the first fastening part and the second fastening part of the fastening body, thereby achieving the effect of repeated rapid joining and separation. To fully understand the purpose, features, and effects of this invention, the invention will be described in detail below with reference to the specific embodiments and accompanying drawings, as follows: Please refer to Figure 1. As shown, this invention relates to a method of using a fastening structure. The fastening structure 1 includes at least one fastening body 11, which includes a first fastening portion 111 and a second fastening portion 112. The first fastening portion 111 is used to pass through (or through) an inlet portion 102 of a fastened object 10 and then rotate, so that the second fastening portion 112 fastens to a fastened portion 101 of the fastened object 10. The first fastening portion 111 and the second fastening portion 112 can be fastened to the same fastened portion 101 of the fastened object 10 or to fastened portions 101 of different fastened objects 10. In this way, by the cooperation of the first fastening portion 111 and the second fastening portion 112 of the fastening body 11, at least two objects can be quickly joined and separated, thereby achieving the effect of repeated rapid joining and separation. Based on the above embodiments, in the method of using the fastening structure of the present invention, the fastening body 11 can be operated so that the first fastening part 111 passes through (or passes through) the entry part 102 of the fastened body 10, and then the fastening body 11 is rotated so that the second fastening part 112 is fastened to the fastened part 101; in this way, by means of the cooperation of the first fastening part 111 and the second fastening part 112 of the fastening body 11, at least two objects can be quickly joined and separated, thereby achieving the effect of repeated quick joining and separation. In addition to the above embodiments, in one embodiment of the present invention, the difference from the above embodiments is that the width w1 of the first buckle 111 can be greater than the width w2 of the second buckle 112, and the first buckle 111 and the second buckle 112 are located at the bottom of the buckle body 11, while the top of the buckle body 11 is provided with an assembly part 113, wherein the assembly part 113 can be used to assemble the required related components; so that the present invention can better meet the needs of practical application. In addition to the above embodiments, in one embodiment of the present invention, the difference from the above embodiments is that the fastened body 10 can be an iron part, a plastic part, a PCB, a printed circuit board, a heat sink, an IC, a memory, a water cooling assembly, a handle, a fan, a power supply, a chassis, a cabinet, a computer, or a data center; thus, the present invention can better meet the needs of practical applications. Please refer to Figures 2 to 5. As shown in the figures, in one embodiment of the present invention, in addition to the above embodiments, the difference from the above embodiments is that the fastening structure 1 further includes a body 12, the fastening body 11 is movably disposed on the body 12, the body 12 is provided with an elastic element 13, the two ends of the elastic element 13 respectively abut against the fastening body 11 and the body 12, and the second fastening part 112 is elastically fastened into the fastened part 101 of the fastened body 10 by the elastic force of the elastic element 13; in this way, the fastening body 11 of the fastening structure 1 can use the cooperation of the elastic element 13 to make the second fastening part 112 securely fastened to the fastened part 101. In addition, the width of the first fastening part 111 in a rotational direction R is smaller than the width of the second fastening part 112 in the rotational direction, and the width of the first fastening part 111 in the rotational direction R is less than, equal to or close to the width of the fastened part 101 in the rotational direction R for fastening into the fastened part 101. In addition to the above embodiments, in one embodiment of the present invention, the difference from the above embodiments is that the body 12 is provided with a limiting part 121 and a rotating space 122, and the buckle body 11 further includes a head 115. The head 115 is provided with a matching part 114. The matching part 114 is limited to the movement of the limiting part 121 so that the first buckle part 111 enters the entry part 102 of the buckled body 10, and the matching part 114 rotates in the rotating space 122 so that the second buckle part 112 fastens the buckled part 101. In addition to the above embodiments, in one embodiment of the present invention, the difference from the above embodiments is that the body 12 is provided with a connecting part 123, which is used to rivet, fasten, expand, weld or lock to an object 20, or the connecting part 123 is integrally formed on the object 20. In addition to the above embodiments, in one embodiment of the present invention, the difference from the above embodiments is that the buckle body 11 is provided with a head 115, which can be rotated to make the second buckle part 112 fasten the buckled part 101. Based on the above embodiments, the fastening structure 1 can be assembled with the object 20 using the assembly part 123 of the body 12, and the head 115 of the fastening body 11 can be operated so that the first fastening part 111 passes through (or passes over) the fastened part 101 of the fastened body 10, and then the fastening body 11 can be rotated so that the second fastening part 112 is elastically fastened to the fastened part 101 by the elastic force of the elastic element 13; in this way, the fastening of at least two objects can be completed by the cooperation of the first fastening part 111 and the second fastening part 112 of the fastening body 11, thereby achieving the effect of repeated fast joining and separation. Please refer to Figures 6 to 8. As shown in the figures, in one embodiment of the present invention, the difference from the above embodiments is that the head 115 is combined with the assembly part 113 and the buckle 11 by a bolt body 116. When in use (as shown in Figures 7 and 8), the head 115 can be rotated first to position the second buckle 112 in the corresponding buckling position of the buckled part 101. Then, the head 115 can be flipped or turned to change its position on the body 12, allowing the first buckle 111 to pass through (or pass over) the buckled part 101 of the buckled body 10, so that the second buckle 112 can fasten the buckled part 101. Thus, by the cooperation of the first buckle 111 and the second buckle 112 of the buckling body 11, the rapid combination and separation of at least two objects can be completed, thereby achieving the effect of repeated rapid combination and separation. Please refer to Figures 9 to 11. As shown in the figures, in one embodiment of the present invention, in addition to the above embodiments, the difference from the above embodiments is that the connecting part 123 is provided with an anti-rotation part 124, which is used to prevent rotation, limit or restrict the direction of the object 20; thus, the present invention can better meet the needs of practical application. In addition to the above embodiments, in one embodiment of the present invention, the difference from the above embodiments is that the anti-rotation part 124 can restrict the movement of the first buckle part 111 or the second buckle part 112 in the rotation direction R; thus, the present invention can better meet the needs of practical applications. In addition to the above embodiments, in one embodiment of the present invention, the difference from the above embodiments is that the anti-rotation part 124 corresponds to the limiting part 121 and the alignment part 114 to restrict the movement of the first buckle part 111 or the second buckle part 112 in the rotation direction R; thus, the present invention can better meet the needs of practical applications. In addition to the above embodiments, in one embodiment of the present invention, the difference from the above embodiments is that the rotation space 122 is a 360-degree full-circumference structure (as shown in Figure 11), or the rotation space is a non-360-degree non-full-circumference structure; thus, the present invention can better meet the needs of practical applications. In addition to the above embodiments, in one embodiment of the present invention, the difference from the above embodiments is that the limiting part 121, the rotating space 122, or the alignment part 114 can be a convex body, a concave body, a planar body, an arc surface, a curved surface, a stop body, a hole body, a ring body, or a cross-sectional body; thus, the present invention can better meet the needs of practical applications. Please refer to Figure 12. As shown in the figure, in one embodiment of the present invention, the difference from the above embodiments is that the rotating space 122 has a height travel h1 for the alignment part 114 to move or move, the limiting part 121 has a height travel h2 for the alignment part 114 to move or move, the travel of the second fastening part 112 to fasten the fastened part 101 is equal to (or less than) the height travel h1 of the rotating space 122, and the maximum travel of the first fastening part 111 through (or past) the fastened body 10 is equal to (or less than) the height travel h2 of the limiting part 121 and the height travel h1 of the rotating space 122. In this way, the first fastening part 111 can pass through (or past) the fastened part 101 of the fastened body 10, and then the second fastening part 112 fastens to the fastened part 101 to complete the rapid combination and separation of at least two objects, thereby achieving the effect of repeated rapid combination and separation. Please refer to Figures 13 and 14. As shown in the figures, in one embodiment of the present invention, the difference from the above embodiments is that the first buckle 111 or the second buckle 112 can be T-shaped, L-shaped, nearly T-shaped, or nearly L-shaped, respectively, or the combination of the first buckle 111 and the second buckle 112 can be T-shaped, L-shaped, nearly T-shaped, or nearly L-shaped. In this way, the present invention can better meet the needs of practical applications. Please refer to Figure 15. As shown in the figure, in one embodiment of the present invention, the difference from the above embodiments is that the object 20 can be a heat sink, and a heat-generating element 30 is provided between the object 20 and the fastened body 10. The fastening body 11 is fastened to the fastened part 101 of the fastened body 10 by the first fastening part 111 and the second fastening part 112, and at the same time, a pressure is applied to the object 20 (heat sink) by the cooperation of the elastic element 13, so that the object 20 (heat sink) is firmly against the heat-generating element 30 for heat dissipation. In addition to the above embodiments, in one embodiment of the present invention, the difference from the above embodiments is that the heating element 30 can be an IC, CPU, GPU, memory, chip, or battery, and the fastened body 10 can be a circuit board, a metal body, or a plastic body. The heating element 30 is welded, fastened, or assembled with a connector to the fastened body 10. In this way, the present invention can better meet the needs of practical applications. The present invention has been disclosed above with reference to preferred embodiments. However, those skilled in the art should understand that these embodiments are merely illustrative of the invention and should not be construed as limiting its scope. It should be noted that all variations and substitutions equivalent to these embodiments should be considered within the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of protection of the present invention shall be determined by the claims. 1: Fastening structure 11: Fastener body 111: First fastening part 112: Second fastening part 113: Assembly part 114: Alignment part 115: Head 116: Bolt body 12: Body 121: Limiting part 122: Rotation space 123: Assembly part 124: Anti-rotation part 13: Elastic element 10: Fastened body 101: Fastened part 102: Entry part 20: Object 30: Heating element R: Rotation direction w1: Width w2: Width h1: Height stroke h2: Height stroke [Figure 1] is a schematic diagram of the first embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 2] is a schematic diagram of the second embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 3] is a schematic diagram of the third embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 4] is a schematic diagram of the fourth embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 5] is a schematic diagram of the fifth embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 6] is a schematic diagram of the sixth embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 7] is a schematic diagram of the seventh embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 8] is a schematic diagram of the seventh embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 9] is a schematic diagram of the eighth embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 10] is a schematic diagram of the ninth embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 11] is a schematic diagram of the tenth embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 12] is a schematic diagram of the eleventh embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 13] is a schematic diagram of the twelfth embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 14] is a schematic diagram of the thirteenth embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 15] is a schematic diagram of the fourteenth embodiment of the present invention. 1: Interlocking structure 11: Button body 111: First buckle 112: Second buckle 113: Assembly Section w1: width w2: width

Claims

1. A method of using a fastening structure, comprising: providing a fastening body, the fastening body including a first fastening portion and a second fastening portion, the width of the first fastening portion in a rotational direction being smaller than the width of the second fastening portion in the rotational direction; providing a fastened body, the fastened body including an inlet portion and a fastened portion, wherein the width of the first fastening portion in the rotational direction is smaller than the width of the fastened portion in the rotational direction; and rotating the first fastening portion of the fastening body after passing through or through the inlet portion of the fastened body, so as to cause the second fastening portion to engage with the fastened portion of the fastened body, so as to fasten the fastened portion.

2. A method of using a fastening structure, comprising: providing a fastening body, the fastening body including a first fastening portion and a second fastening portion, the width of the first fastening portion in a rotational direction being smaller than the width of the second fastening portion in the rotational direction; providing a fastened body, the fastened body including an inlet portion and a fastened portion, wherein the width of the first fastening portion in the rotational direction is equal to or close to the width of the fastened portion in the rotational direction; and rotating the first fastening portion of the fastening body after passing through or through the inlet portion of the fastened body, so as to cause the second fastening portion to engage with the fastened portion of the fastened body, for fastening the fastened portion.

3. The method of using the fastening structure as described in claim 1 or 2, wherein, It further includes providing a body, on which the buckle is movably disposed, and an elastic element is provided in the body, with the two ends of the elastic element respectively abutting against the buckle and the body, so that the second buckle is elastically fastened into the fastened part of the fastened body by the elastic force of the elastic element.

4. The method of using the fastening structure as described in claim 1 or 2, wherein, It further includes a body on which the buckle is movably disposed. The body has a limiting part and a rotating space. The buckle also includes a head with a pair of matching parts. The matching parts are limited to the limiting part and move to allow the first buckle to enter the entry part of the buckled body. The matching parts are then rotated in the rotating space to allow the second buckle to engage the buckled body.

5. The method of using the fastening structure as described in claim 4, wherein, The body is provided with a set of joints, which are riveted, snapped, expanded, welded or locked to an object.

6. The method of using the fastening structure as described in claim 5, wherein, The assembly is equipped with an anti-rotation part, which prevents, limits, or restricts the direction of an object from rotating.

7. The method of using the fastening structure as described in claim 1 or 2, wherein the fastener has a head and a body, the fastener is movably disposed on the body, the head is combined with the fastener by a combination part, the head is first rotated so that the second fastening part is positioned in the fastening position corresponding to the fastened part, and then the head is flipped or turned so that the head changes position on the body so that the second fastening part fastens the fastened part.

8. The method of using the fastening structure as described in claim 1 or 2, wherein, It further includes providing an object with a heating element disposed between the object and the fastened body, the fastening body cooperating with an elastic element to apply a pressure against a heat sink, so that the heat sink abuts against the heating element to dissipate heat.

9. The method of using the fastening structure as described in claim 8, wherein, The heating element is attached to the fastened body by welding, fastening, or using a connector assembly.

10. A method of using the fastening structure as described in claim 1 or 2, wherein, It further includes providing a body, on which the buckle is movably disposed, the buckle having a matching part, the body having a limiting part and a rotating space, the rotating space having a height travel for the matching part to move or move, and the travel of the second buckle to fasten the buckled part being equal to or less than the height travel of the rotating space.

11. The method of using the fastening structure as described in claim 10, wherein, The limiting part further has a height travel for the alignment part to move or move, and the maximum travel of the first buckle part through or past the buckled body is equal to or less than the height travel of the limiting part and the height travel of the rotation space.

12. A method of using a fastening structure, comprising: providing a fastening body, the fastening body including a first fastening portion and a second fastening portion, the width of the first fastening portion in a rotational direction being smaller than the width of the second fastening portion in the rotational direction; providing a fastened body, the fastened body including an inlet portion and a fastened portion, wherein the width of the first fastening portion in the rotational direction is smaller than the width of the fastened portion in the rotational direction; and rotating the first fastening portion of the fastening body after passing through or through the inlet portion of the fastened body, so as to cause the second fastening portion to engage with the fastened portion of the fastened body, for fastening the fastened portion; wherein, It further includes providing an object with a heating element disposed between the object and the fastened body, the heating element being welded, fastened, or assembled to the fastened body by a connector, the fastening body cooperating with an elastic element to apply a pressure against a heat sink so that the heat sink abuts against the heating element to dissipate heat.

13. A method of using a fastening structure, comprising: providing a fastening body including a first fastening portion and a second fastening portion, wherein the width of the first fastening portion in a rotational direction is smaller than the width of the second fastening portion in the rotational direction; providing a fastened body including an inlet portion and a fastened portion, wherein the width of the first fastening portion in the rotational direction is equal to or close to the width of the fastened portion in the rotational direction; and rotating the first fastening portion of the fastening body after passing through or through the inlet portion of the fastened body to cause the second fastening portion to engage with the fastened portion of the fastened body, thereby fastening the fastened portion; wherein... It further includes providing an object with a heating element disposed between the object and the fastened body, the heating element being welded, fastened, or assembled to the fastened body by a connector, the fastening body cooperating with an elastic element to apply a pressure against a heat sink so that the heat sink abuts against the heating element to dissipate heat.

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