Locking and unlocking mechanism and rental equipment

Abstract

The present application discloses a locking and unlocking mechanism and a rental device, including a locking component. The locking component includes a lock catch, a housing for accommodating an electronic device, and a spring for moving the lock catch towards the housing. The lock catch is provided with a first convex portion and a locking portion for locking the electronic device. The housing is provided with an avoidance opening for avoiding the locking portion. The spring connects the housing and the lock catch; an unlocking component, the unlocking component includes a rotating member for cooperating with the first convex portion. When the rotating member rotates, the rotating member drives the first convex portion to drive the lock catch to move against the acting force of the spring. The locking and unlocking mechanism and the rental device provided by the present application can solve the problems of locking and ejecting the shared electronic device by the rental device, and improve the safety and use experience of the rental device.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of shared devices, and particularly relates to a locking and unlocking mechanism and a rental device. Background Art

[0002] With the advent of the sharing era, people's lives have become more convenient, economical, and recyclable. Existing electronic devices such as mobile power supplies, portable interpreters, navigators, and translators can be shared through public rental. Due to factors such as the sharing system and replenishing the battery life of electronic devices, it is necessary to arrange public rental devices for renting, returning, and charging and battery life in various usage scenarios. In order to maintain the order of the sharing economy and avoid the loss of shared electronic devices, it is necessary to set a locking and unlocking mechanism in the public rental devices.

[0003] Currently, solenoid valves are usually used as the locking and unlocking mechanism for rental devices on the market, but solenoid valves have disadvantages such as large volume, high cost, and abnormal unlocking, and the safety performance is poor. Summary of the Invention

[0004] An object of the present invention is to at least solve one of the technical problems existing in the prior art, and provide a locking and unlocking mechanism and a rental device, which can realize the locking and unlocking of a rental device for a shared electronic device, and improve the safety and usage experience of the rental device.

[0005] According to the locking and unlocking mechanism provided by the first aspect embodiment of the present application, it includes:

[0006] A locking component, the locking component includes a lock catch, a housing for accommodating an electronic device, and a spring for moving the lock catch towards the housing. The lock catch is provided with a first convex portion and a locking portion for locking the electronic device. The housing is provided with an avoidance opening for avoiding the locking portion. The spring connects the housing and the lock catch;

[0007] An unlocking component, the unlocking component includes a rotating member for cooperating with the first convex portion. When the rotating member rotates, the rotating member drives the first convex portion to drive the lock catch to move against the acting force of the spring.

[0008] The locking and unlocking mechanism provided by the embodiments of the present application has at least the following beneficial effects: In the embodiments of the present application, the locking and unlocking mechanism includes a locking component and an unlocking component. The locking component includes a lock catch, a housing for accommodating an electronic device, and a spring for moving the lock catch towards the housing. When the electronic device is returned to the housing, the lock catch moves towards the housing under the action of the spring, so that the locking portion of the lock catch moves into the corresponding lock hole of the electronic device to lock the electronic device. An opening for avoiding the locking portion is provided on the housing, so that when the electronic device is placed inside the housing, the housing will not affect the locking effect of the lock catch on the electronic device. The unlocking component includes a rotating member and a first convex portion cooperating with the rotating member. The first convex portion is provided on the lock catch. When the rotating member rotates, it can drive the first convex portion to drive the lock catch to move away from the housing. The lock catch moves away from the housing against the action of the spring under the drive of the first convex portion, and then the locking portion disengages from the lock hole of the electronic device, thus completing the unlocking process of the electronic device. The locking and unlocking mechanism provided by the embodiments of the present application can be safely and effectively applied to shared rental equipment, improving the safety and convenience of using shared equipment.

[0009] According to some embodiments of the present application, the lock catch is U-shaped and includes a first arm, a bottom arm, and a second arm connected in sequence. The locking portion protrudes from the bottom arm, and the protruding direction of the locking portion is the same as the U-shaped opening direction of the lock catch. The lock catch is arranged around the housing. The lock catch can be arranged around the housing, and the locking portion is arranged on the bottom arm, and the protruding direction of the locking portion is the same as the U-shaped opening direction of the lock catch. Therefore, the installation space between the lock catch and the housing can be saved. In addition, the first arm and the second arm can also play a limiting role to prevent the lock catch from swinging up and down when moving relative to the housing, thereby improving the stability of the lock catch when moving relative to the housing.

[0010] According to some embodiments of the present application, the lock catch is further provided with a first buckle portion, the first buckle portion is arranged on the first arm or the second arm, the housing is further provided with a second buckle portion corresponding to the first buckle portion, and the two ends of the spring are correspondingly connected to the first buckle portion and the second buckle portion. One end of the spring is connected to the second buckle portion of the housing, and the other end is connected to the first buckle portion of the lock catch. Therefore, the lock catch and the housing can be elastically connected. The spring connecting the first buckle portion and the second buckle portion is always in a stretched state, so the spring can generate a pulling force, making the lock catch tend to move towards the housing, thereby realizing the locking effect of the lock catch on the electronic device.

[0011] According to some embodiments of the present application, the housing is further provided with a sliding groove, and the lock catch is arranged in the sliding groove and can move along the sliding groove. The sliding groove can define the moving track of the lock catch, thereby avoiding the problem of locking failure caused by the position deviation of the lock catch.

[0012] According to some embodiments of the present application, the rotating member is provided with a bottom surface and an arc-shaped wall disposed on the bottom surface. The wall is provided with an abutting surface that can contact the first convex portion, and the distance between the abutting surface and the bottom surface gradually decreases along the rotation direction of the rotating member. When in the locked state, the first convex portion is at the position where the distance between the abutting surface and the bottom surface is the smallest; when in the unlocking process, the rotating member rotates. Since the distance between the abutting surface and the bottom surface gradually decreases along the rotation direction of the rotating member, during the rotation of the rotating member, the first convex portion will move relative to the abutting surface along the abutting surface, and the distance between the abutting surface in contact with the first convex portion and the bottom surface will become larger and larger. Therefore, the wall disposed on the rotating member can push the lock away from the housing as the rotating member rotates, so that the locking portion in the lock can leave the electronic device, thereby achieving the purpose of unlocking.

[0013] According to some embodiments of the present application, the number of the walls is more than two, and the two or more walls are evenly distributed on the rotating member along the rotation direction of the rotating member. A gap capable of accommodating the first convex portion is provided between the two or more walls. When the first convex portion moves relative to the abutting surface in the first wall, the lock will perform an unlocking operation once; when the first convex portion passes through the first wall, the lock will drive the first convex portion to fall into the gap under the action of the spring. At this time, the lock will perform a locking operation once. Therefore, as the rotating member rotates, the lock can repeatedly complete the locking operation and the unlocking operation, that is, within one rotation period of the rotating member, the lock can complete at least two locking operations and unlocking operations, and the number of times the lock completes the locking operation and the unlocking operation is related to the number of walls. Therefore, the rotation angle of the rotating member during one unlocking operation can be set according to the number of walls, thereby improving the accuracy of the locking operation and the unlocking operation.

[0014] According to some embodiments of the present application, the unlocking component further includes a contact switch, and the contact switch is provided with a button portion; the latch is further provided with a groove; when the first convex portion is in the gap, the button portion is in the groove; when the first convex portion contacts the abutting surface, the button portion is pressed by the latch. The unlocking component further includes a contact switch. When an unlocking operation is performed, the latch is driven by a rotating member, and the first convex portion moves relatively along the abutting surface, so as to drive the latch to move relatively away from the housing. As the latch moves, the button portion of the contact switch will be pressed by the latch. During the process that the latch is pushed away from the housing by the rotating member, the locking portion in the latch will leave the electronic device. Therefore, the electronic device will be released. At this time, the rotating member will continue to rotate. When the first convex portion of the latch leaves the abutting surface of the rotating member, since the wall in the rotating member does not abut against the first convex portion, the latch will be pulled under the action of the spring, so that the first convex portion falls into the gap between two adjacent walls in the rotating member. At this time, the button portion will rebound and reset from the pressed state and be in the groove of the latch. When the button portion is in the groove, the contact switch will trigger a trigger signal, causing the rotating member to stop rotating. Therefore, the setting of the contact switch can accurately control the movement of the rotating member, thereby avoiding the problem of inaccurate locking caused by excessive rotation of the rotating member.

[0015] According to some embodiments of the present application, the unlocking component further includes a driving device. The driving device is disposed on the housing. The driving device is provided with a rotating shaft, and the rotating member is disposed on the rotating shaft so that the rotating shaft can drive the rotating member to rotate; when the button portion is in the groove, the driving device stops working. The rotating shaft of the driving device is axially connected to the rotating member. When the user performs an operation of lending out the electronic device by scanning a code or other means, the driving device will be started and drive the rotating member axially connected to the driving device to rotate, driving the first convex portion to move relatively with respect to the abutting surface, so that the latch moves relatively away from the housing, realizing the unlocking operation. During the process that the latch moves relatively away from the housing, the button portion of the contact switch will be pressed by the latch. When the first convex portion passes through the abutting surface and falls into the gap, the button portion of the contact switch will be in the groove, that is, the button portion of the contact switch projects outwards and resets. At this time, the contact switch will output a trigger signal, causing the driving device to stop working. Therefore, the contact switch can control the driving device, so that the operation of the driving device can be more accurate.

[0016] According to some embodiments of the present application, the unlocking component further includes a control module, which is electrically connected to the driving device and the contact switch respectively. When the user performs an operation of borrowing the locked device by scanning the code, the control module will receive a control signal indicating borrowing. The control module sends a control instruction to the driving device according to this control signal, so that the driving device can drive the rotating member to rotate, so that the lock catch can move relatively away from the housing along with the rotation of the rotating member. Since an electronic device is placed on the housing and a lock hole is provided at the position of the electronic device corresponding to the locking portion, when the lock catch moves relatively away from the housing, the locking portion for locking the electronic device will leave the lock hole of the electronic device, thereby realizing the unlocking operation of the electronic device. As the rotating member continues to rotate, when the first protrusion of the lock catch falls into the gap between two adjacent walls provided on the rotating member, the groove in the lock catch will be in a position corresponding to the button portion of the contact switch, and the lock catch will no longer press the button portion of the contact switch. Therefore, the button portion of the contact switch will protrude into the groove. At this time, the contact switch will send a trigger signal to the control module, and the control module will respond to this trigger signal to stop the driving device from moving. Therefore, the control module can control the driving device according to the trigger signal output by the contact switch, so that the operation of the driving device can be more accurate.

[0017] According to an embodiment provided in the second aspect of the present application, a rental device is provided, including the locking and unlocking mechanism as described above.

[0018] The rental device according to the embodiment of the second aspect of the present application has at least the following beneficial effects: The rental device includes a locking and unlocking mechanism, which includes a locking component and an unlocking component. The locking component includes a lock catch, a housing for accommodating the electronic device, and a spring for moving the lock catch towards the housing. When the electronic device is returned to the housing, the lock catch moves towards the housing under the action of the spring, so that the locking portion of the lock catch moves into the corresponding lock hole of the electronic device to lock the electronic device. An opening for avoiding the locking portion is provided on the housing, so that when the electronic device is placed inside the housing, the housing will not affect the locking effect of the lock catch on the electronic device; the unlocking component includes a rotating member and a first protrusion that cooperates with the rotating member. The first protrusion is provided on the lock catch. When the rotating member rotates, it can drive the first protrusion to drive the lock catch to move away from the housing. The lock catch overcomes the action of the spring and moves away from the housing under the drive of the first protrusion, so that the locking portion disengages from the lock hole position of the electronic device, thereby completing the unlocking process of the electronic device. The locking and unlocking mechanism provided by the embodiment of the present application can be safely and effectively applied to shared rental devices, improving the safety and convenience of shared devices.

[0019] Additional aspects and advantages of the present application will be given in part in the following description, become apparent in part from the following description, or be understood through the practice of the present invention. Brief Description of the Drawings

[0020] The present invention will be further described below in conjunction with the drawings and embodiments;

[0021] Figure 1 Structural diagram of the locking and unlocking mechanism provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0022] Figure 2 Structural diagram of the locking and unlocking mechanism provided by another embodiment of the present application regarding the latch;

[0023] Figure 3 Structural diagram of the locking and unlocking mechanism provided by another embodiment of the present application regarding the rotating member;

[0024] Figure 4 Schematic diagram of the positional relationship of the driving device, rotating member and latch of the locking and unlocking mechanism provided by another embodiment of the present application;

[0025] Figure 5 Schematic diagram of the positional relationship of the contact switch and the latch of the locking and unlocking mechanism provided by another embodiment of the present application;

[0026] Figure 6 Structural diagram of the control module of the locking and unlocking mechanism provided by another embodiment of the present application. Detailed Description of the Preferred Embodiment

[0027] This part will describe the specific embodiments of the present invention in detail. The preferred embodiments of the present invention are shown in the drawings. The function of the drawings is to supplement the description of the text part of the specification, enabling people to intuitively and vividly understand each technical feature and the overall technical solution of the present invention, but it should not be construed as a limitation on the protection scope of the present invention.

[0028] In the description of the application, it should be understood that the orientation descriptions, such as up, down, front, back, left, right, etc., indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings. It is only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, rather than indicating or implying that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be construed as a limitation on the present invention.

[0029] In the description of the application, the meaning of "several" is one or more, the meaning of "multiple" is two or more, "greater than", "less than", "exceeding", etc. are understood as not including the present number, and "above", "below", "within", etc. are understood as including the present number. If there is a description of "first" and "second", it is only for the purpose of distinguishing technical features and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the quantity of the indicated technical features or implicitly indicating the sequence relationship of the indicated technical features.

[0030] In the description of this application, unless otherwise clearly defined, terms such as setting, installing, connecting, etc. should be understood in a broad sense, and technicians in the relevant technical field can reasonably determine the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention based on the specific content of the technical solution.

[0031] Reference Figures 1 to 3 The embodiment provided in the first aspect of the present application provides a locking and unlocking mechanism, including: a locking assembly 1000, the locking assembly 1000 includes a lock buckle 1200, a shell 1100 for accommodating an electronic device, and a spring 1500 for moving the lock buckle 1200 toward the shell 1100, the lock buckle 1200 is provided with a first protrusion 1211 and a locking portion 1221 for locking the electronic device, the shell 1100 is provided with an avoidance opening for avoiding the locking portion 1221, and the spring 1500 connects the shell 1100 and the lock buckle 1200; an unlocking assembly 2000, the unlocking assembly 2000 includes a rotating member 2400 for cooperating with the first protrusion 1211, when the rotating member 2400 rotates, the rotating member 2400 drives the first protrusion 1211 to drive the lock buckle 1200 to move to overcome the force of the spring 1500.

[0032] In the embodiment of the present application, the locking and unlocking mechanism includes a locking assembly 1000 and an unlocking assembly 2000. The locking assembly 1000 includes a lock buckle 1200, a shell 1100 for accommodating the electronic device, and a spring 1500 for moving the lock buckle 1200 toward the shell 1100. When the electronic device is returned to the shell 1100, the lock buckle 1200 moves toward the shell 1100 under the force of the spring 1500, so that the locking portion 1221 of the lock buckle 1200 moves into the lock hole corresponding to the electronic device to lock the electronic device. The shell 1100 is provided with an opening for avoiding the locking portion 1221, so that the lock buckle 1200 can move relative to the shell 1100 when the shell 1100 is fixed, and the lock buckle 1200 can move relative to the shell 1100. The electronic device is fixed; the unlocking component 2000 includes a rotating member 2400 and a first protrusion 1211 cooperating with the rotating member 2400, the first protrusion 1211 is arranged on the lock buckle 1200, and when the rotating member 2400 rotates, the first protrusion 1211 can be driven to drive the lock buckle to move in a direction away from the shell 1100. Driven by the first protrusion 1211, the lock buckle 1200 overcomes the force of the spring 1500 and moves away from the shell 1100, thereby making the locking portion 1221 disengage from the lock hole position of the electronic device, thereby completing the unlocking process of the electronic device. The locking and unlocking mechanism provided in the embodiment of the present application can be safely and effectively applied to shared rental equipment to improve the safe use and convenience of shared equipment.

[0033] Reference Figure 1 and Figure 2, in some embodiments of the present application, the latch 1200 is U-shaped. The latch 1200 includes a first arm 1210, a bottom arm 1220, and a second arm 1230 that are connected in sequence. The locking portion 1221 protrudes from the bottom arm 1220, and the protruding direction of the locking portion 1221 is the same as the U-shaped opening direction of the latch 1200. The latch 1200 is disposed around the housing 1100.

[0034] In one embodiment, the latch 1200 can be disposed around the housing 1100, and the locking portion 1221 is disposed on the bottom arm 1220. The protruding direction of the locking portion 1221 is the same as the U-shaped opening direction of the latch 1200, so that space can be saved. In addition, the first arm 1210 is located on the upper surface or the lower surface of the housing 1100, the second arm 1230 is located on the lower surface or the upper surface of the housing 1100, and the bottom arm 1220 is located on the side surface of the housing 1100. The first arm 1210 and the second arm 1230 can also play a limiting role to prevent the latch 1200 from swinging up and down when moving relative to the housing 1100, thereby improving the stability of the latch 1200 when moving relative to the housing 1100.

[0035] It should be noted that a limiting slot is provided on the lower surface of the housing 1100, and the second arm 1230 can be disposed in the limiting slot, so that the latch 1200 can slide flexibly relative to the housing 1100 within a certain distance. The first arm 1210 drives the first convex portion 1211 through the rotating member 2400 to drive the entire latch 1200 to start sliding away from or close to the housing 1100. A locking portion 1221 for locking the electronic device is provided on the bottom arm 1220 of the latch 1200. The locking portion 1221 protrudes in the U-shaped opening direction of the latch 1200 and corresponds to the corresponding lock hole position on the electronic device. As the latch 1200 moves, the bottom arm 1220 moves away from or close to the electronic device to complete the unlocking or locking action.

[0036] Refer to Figure 1 and Figure 2 , in some embodiments of the present application, the latch 1200 is further provided with a first buckle portion 1212. The first buckle portion 1212 is disposed on the first arm 1210 or the second arm 1230. The housing 1100 is further provided with a second buckle portion 1110 corresponding to the first buckle portion 1212. The two ends of the spring 1500 are correspondingly connected to the first buckle portion 1212 and the second buckle portion 1110.

[0037] In one embodiment, one end of the spring 1500 is connected to the second buckle portion 1110 of the housing 1100, and the other end is connected to the first buckle portion 1212 of the latch 1200. Therefore, an elastic connection can be established between the latch 1200 and the housing 1100. The spring 1500 connecting the first buckle portion 1212 and the second buckle portion 1110 is always in a stretched state. Thus, the spring 1500 can generate a pulling force, causing the latch 1200 to tend to move towards the housing 1100, thereby enabling the latch 1200 to lock the electronic device.

[0038] Referring to Figure 1 , in some embodiments of the present application, the housing 1100 is further provided with a sliding groove 1120, and the latch 1200 is disposed in the sliding groove 1120 and can move along the sliding groove 1120.

[0039] In one embodiment, the latch 1200 is disposed on the housing 1100, and a sliding groove 1120 is provided on the housing 1100. When unlocking, the first arm 1210 or the second arm 1230 of the latch 1200 is set to slide along the direction of the sliding groove 1120 in a direction relatively away from the housing 1100 for unlocking; when locking, the first arm 1210 or the second arm 1230 of the latch 1200 is set to slide along the direction of the sliding groove 1120 in a direction relatively close to the housing 1100 for locking. From the above, it can be seen that the sliding groove 1120 can define the moving track of the latch 1200, thereby avoiding the problem of locking failure caused by the displacement of the latch 1200.

[0040] Referring to Figures 1 to 4 , in some embodiments of the present application, the rotating member 2400 is provided with a bottom surface 2410 and an arc-shaped wall 2420 disposed on the bottom surface. The wall 2420 is provided with an abutting surface 2421 that can contact the first convex portion 1211, and the distance between the abutting surface 2421 and the bottom surface 2410 gradually decreases along the rotation direction of the rotating member.

[0041] In one embodiment, when in the locked state, the first convex portion 1211 is at the position where the distance between the abutting surface 2421 and the bottom surface 2410 is the smallest; when in the unlocking process, the rotating member 2400 rotates. Since the distance between the abutting surface 2421 and the bottom surface 2410 gradually decreases along the rotation direction of the rotating member 2400, during the rotation of the rotating member 2400, the first convex portion 1211 will move along the abutting surface 2421 relative to the abutting surface 2421, and the distance between the abutting surface 2421 in contact with the first convex portion 1211 and the bottom surface 2410 will become larger and larger. Therefore, the wall 2420 provided on the rotating member 2400 can push the latch 1200 away from the housing 1100 as the rotating member 2400 rotates, so that the locking portion 1221 in the latch 1200 can leave the electronic device, thereby achieving the purpose of unlocking.

[0042] Referring to Figures 1 to 4 , in some embodiments of the present application, the number of the walls 2420 is more than two. The walls 2420 more than two are evenly distributed on the rotating member 2400 along the rotation direction of the rotating member 2400. A gap 2430 capable of accommodating the first convex portion 1211 is provided between the walls 2420 more than two.

[0043] In one embodiment, when the first convex portion 1211 moves relative to the abutting surface 2421 in the first wall, the latch 1200 will perform an unlocking operation; when the first convex portion 1211 passes through the first wall, the latch 1200 will drive the first convex portion 1211 to fall into the gap 2430 under the action of the spring 1500. At this time, the latch 1200 will perform a locking operation. Therefore, as the rotating member 2400 rotates, the latch 1200 can repeatedly complete the locking operation and the unlocking operation. That is, within one rotation period of the rotating member 2400, the latch 1200 can complete at least two locking operations and unlocking operations. The number of times the latch 1200 completes the locking operation and the unlocking operation is related to the number of the walls 2420. Therefore, the rotation angle of the rotating member 2400 when performing an unlocking operation can be set according to the number of the walls 2420, so as to improve the accuracy of the locking operation and the unlocking operation.

[0044] Referring to Figure 1 and Figure 5 , in some embodiments of the present application, the unlocking assembly 2000 further includes a touch switch 2600. The touch switch 2600 is provided with a button portion 2610; the latch 1200 is further provided with a groove 1240; when the first convex portion 1211 is in the gap 2430, the button portion 2610 is in the groove 1240; when the first convex portion 1211 contacts the abutting surface 2421, the button portion 2610 is pressed by the latch 1200.

[0045] In one embodiment, the unlocking component 2000 further includes a contact switch 2600. In the locked state, the first convex portion 1211 is located in the gap 2430. Under the action of the spring 1500, the latch 1200 is located at a position relatively close to the housing 1100. The button portion 2610 of the contact switch 2600 falls into the groove 1240 of the latch 1200, and the button portion 2610 is not squeezed. When switched to the unlocked state, the first convex portion 1211 contacts the abutting surface 2421. Under the drive of the rotating member 2400, the latch 1200 is located at a position relatively far from the housing 1100. The button portion 2610 of the contact switch 2600 is pressed by the latch 1200. During the process that the latch 1200 is pushed away from the housing 1100 by the rotating member 2400, the locking portion 1221 in the latch 1200 will leave the electronic device. Therefore, the electronic device will be released. At this time, the rotating member 2400 will continue to rotate. When the first convex portion 1211 of the latch 1200 leaves the abutting surface 2421 of the rotating member 2400, since the wall 2420 in the rotating member 2400 does not abut against the first convex portion 1211, under the action of the spring 1500, the latch 1200 will be pulled, so that the first convex portion 1211 falls into the gap 2430 between two adjacent walls 2420 in the rotating member 2400. At this time, the button portion 2610 will rebound and reset from the pressed state and be in the groove 1240 of the latch 1200. When the button portion 2610 is in the groove 1240, the contact switch 2600 will trigger a trigger signal, causing the rotating member 2400 to stop rotating. Therefore, the setting of the contact switch 2600 can accurately control the movement of the rotating member 2400, thereby avoiding the problem of inaccurate locking caused by excessive rotation of the rotating member 2400.

[0046] Referring to Figure 1 and Figure 4 , in some embodiments of the present application, the unlocking component 2000 further includes a driving device 2300. The driving device 2300 is disposed on the housing 1100. The driving device 2300 is provided with a rotating shaft 2310. The rotating member 2400 is disposed on the rotating shaft 2310 so that the rotating shaft 2310 can drive the rotating member 2400 to rotate. When the button portion 2610 is in the groove 1240, the driving device 2300 stops working.

[0047] In one embodiment, the rotating shaft 2310 of the driving device 2300 is shaft-connected to the rotating member 2400. When the user performs an operation to lend out the electronic device by scanning a code or other means, the driving device 2300 will be activated and drive the rotating member 2400 shaft-connected to the driving device 2300 to rotate, driving the first convex portion 1211 to move relative to the abutting surface 2421, so that the lock 1200 moves away from the housing 1100, realizing the unlocking operation. During the process of the lock 1200 moving and moving away from the housing 1100 relatively, the button portion 2610 of the contact switch 2600 will be pressed by the lock 1200; and when the first convex portion 1211 passes through the abutting surface 2421 and falls into the gap 2430, the button portion 2610 of the contact switch 2600 will be in the groove 1240, that is, the button portion 2610 of the contact switch 2600 protrudes outwards. At this time, the contact switch 2600 will output a trigger signal, causing the driving device 2300 to stop working. Therefore, the contact switch 2600 can realize the control of the driving device 2300, so that the operation of the driving device 2300 can be more accurate.

[0048] Referring to Figure 1 and Figure 6 , in some embodiments of the present application, the unlocking assembly 2000 further includes a control module 2700, and the control module 2700 is electrically connected to the driving device 2300 and the contact switch 2600 respectively.

[0049] In one embodiment, when the user performs an operation of lending a locked device by scanning a code, the control module 2700 receives a control signal indicating lending. The control module 2700 sends a control instruction to the driving device 2300 according to the control signal, so that the driving device 2300 can drive the rotating member 2400 to rotate. As a result, the lock 1200 can move relatively away from the housing 1100 along with the rotation of the rotating member 2400. Since an electronic device is placed on the housing 1100 and a lock hole is provided at the position corresponding to the locking portion 1221 of the electronic device, when the lock 1200 moves relatively away from the housing 1100, the locking portion 1221 for locking the electronic device will leave the lock hole of the electronic device, thus realizing the unlocking operation of the electronic device. As the rotating member 2400 continues to rotate, when the first convex portion 1211 of the lock 1200 falls into the gap 2430 between two adjacent walls provided on the rotating member 2400, at this time, the groove 1240 in the lock 1200 will be in a position corresponding to the touch switch 2600, and the lock 1200 no longer presses the button portion 2610 of the touch switch 2600. Therefore, the button portion 2610 of the touch switch 2600 will protrude into the groove 1240. At this time, the touch switch 2600 sends a trigger signal to the control module 2700, and the control module 2700 will respond to the trigger signal to stop the movement of the driving device 2300. Therefore, the control module 2700 can control the driving device 2300 according to the trigger signal output by the touch switch 2600, so that the operation of the driving device 2300 can be more accurate.

[0050] In addition, another embodiment of the present application provides a rental device including the locking and unlocking mechanism in any of the above embodiments.

[0051] In one embodiment, the rental device in some embodiments of the present application includes a locking and unlocking mechanism, which locks the locking component 1000 and the unlocking component 2000. The locking component 1000 includes a latch 1200, a housing 1100 for accommodating the electronic device, and a spring 1500 for moving the latch 1200 towards the housing 1100. When the electronic device is returned to the housing 1100, the latch 1200 moves towards the housing 1100 under the action of the spring 1500, so that the locking portion 1221 of the latch 1200 moves into the corresponding lock hole of the electronic device to lock the electronic device. An opening for avoiding the locking portion 1221 is provided on the housing 1100, so that the latch 1200 can move relative to the housing 1100 when the housing 1100 is fixed to lock the electronic device. The unlocking component 2000 includes a rotating member 2400 and a first convex portion 1211 that cooperates with the rotating member 2400. The first convex portion 1211 is provided on the latch 1200. When the rotating member 2400 rotates, it can drive the first convex portion 1211 to drive the latch to move away from the housing 1100. The latch 1200 moves away from the housing 1100 against the action of the spring 1500 under the drive of the first convex portion 1211, so that the locking portion 1221 disengages from the lock hole position of the electronic device, thereby completing the unlocking process of the electronic device. The locking and unlocking mechanism provided by the embodiments of the present application can be safely and effectively applied to shared rental devices, improving the safety and convenience of using shared devices.

[0052] The embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. Within the scope of knowledge possessed by those of ordinary skill in the art in the technical field, various changes can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention.

Claims

1. A locking and unlocking mechanism is applied to rental equipment. It is characterized in that it includes: A locking component, the locking component includes a latch, a housing for accommodating an electronic device, and a spring for moving the latch towards the housing. The latch is provided with a first convex part and a locking part for locking the electronic device. The housing is provided with an avoidance opening for avoiding the locking part, and the spring connects the housing and the latch; An unlocking component, the unlocking component includes a rotating part for cooperating with the first convex part. When the rotating part rotates, the rotating part drives the first convex part to drive the latch to move against the acting force of the spring; The rotating part is provided with a bottom surface and an arc-shaped wall arranged on the bottom surface. The wall is provided with a contact surface that can contact the first convex part, and the distance between the contact surface and the bottom surface gradually decreases along the rotation direction of the rotating part; The number of the walls is more than two, and the more than two walls are evenly distributed on the rotating part along the rotation direction of the rotating part. A gap for accommodating the first convex part is arranged between the more than two walls; The unlocking component further includes a contact switch, and the contact switch is provided with a button part; the latch is further provided with a groove; when the first convex part is in the gap, the button part is in the groove; when the first convex part contacts the contact surface, the button part is pressed by the latch; The latch is U-shaped, the latch includes a first arm, a bottom arm and a second arm connected in sequence. The locking part protrudes from the bottom arm, and the protruding direction of the locking part is the same as the U-shaped opening direction of the latch. The latch is arranged around the housing; The housing is further provided with a sliding groove, and the latch is arranged in the sliding groove and can move along the sliding groove.

2. The locking and unlocking mechanism according to claim 1, It is characterized in that The latch is further provided with a first fastening part, the first fastening part is arranged on the first arm or the second arm, the housing is further provided with a second fastening part corresponding to the first fastening part, and the two ends of the spring are correspondingly connected to the first fastening part and the second fastening part.

3. The locking and unlocking mechanism according to claim 1, It is characterized in that The unlocking component further includes a driving device, the driving device is arranged on the housing, the driving device is provided with a rotating shaft, and the rotating part is arranged on the rotating shaft so that the rotating shaft can drive the rotating part to rotate; when the button part is in the groove, the driving device stops working.

4. The locking and unlocking mechanism according to claim 3, It is characterized in that The unlocking component further includes a control module, and the control module is electrically connected to the driving device and the contact switch respectively.

5. A rental equipment, It is characterized in that it includes the locking and unlocking mechanism according to any one of claims 1 to 4.

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