Drive mechanism

Abstract

The invention relates to a driving mechanism. The driving mechanism comprises a first machine shell, a second machine shell and an operation piece. The second casing is arranged on the first casing; the operating part is movably mounted on the first shell; when the operating piece moves from a first state to a second state, the operating piece is used for driving the second machine shell to move from a first preset position to a second preset position.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to a driving mechanism, in particular to a driving mechanism which can allow two casings to move relative to each other through an operating member. Background Art

[0002] For example, U.S. Patent Publication No. US2023 / 0049413A1 discloses a tray module suitable for a casing. The casing includes at least two side panels, each side panel has a slide rail, and the slide rail includes a first horizontal section, an inclined section, and a second horizontal section. The inclined section is connected to the first horizontal section, and the second horizontal section is connected to the inclined section. The first horizontal section, the inclined section, and the second horizontal section are slightly S-shaped. The tray module includes a carrier body, at least two first connecting rods, and at least two second connecting rods. Each first connecting rod has a moving end and a driven end, and the moving ends are respectively pivoted to both sides of the carrier body, and the moving ends are respectively slidably disposed on the slide rails. Each second connecting rod has a pivot end, a pivot portion, and an operating end, and the pivot portion is located between the pivot end and the operating end. Each pivot end is respectively pivoted to the side panels, and each driven end is respectively pivoted to the pivot portions. When the user holds a handle and lifts the second connecting rod upward, the movable end of the first connecting rod moves along a slightly S-shaped path formed by the first horizontal section, the inclined section and the second horizontal section, causing the tray module to change from a storage state to a lifting state along a non-straight or non-upright path.

[0003] Although the patent case discloses a method of changing the tray module from a storage state to a lifting state through a handle, in order to meet the diversified needs of the market, how to develop a different product has obviously become an issue that cannot be ignored. Summary of the invention

[0004] The object of the present invention is to provide a driving mechanism which can allow two housings to move relative to each other through an operating member.

[0005] According to one aspect of the present invention, a driving mechanism comprises a first housing, a second housing and at least one operating member. The second housing is arranged on the first housing; the at least one operating member is movably mounted on one of the first housing and the second housing; wherein, when the at least one operating member moves from a first state to a second state, the at least one operating member is used to drive the other of the first housing and the second housing to rise from a first predetermined position to a first upright direction to a second predetermined position; wherein, when the at least one operating member returns from the second state to the first state, the other of the first housing and the second housing descends from the second predetermined position to a second upright direction to the first predetermined position; wherein, the first upright direction and the second upright direction are opposite directions.

[0006] According to another aspect of the present invention, a driving mechanism comprises a first housing, a second housing and a first operating member. The second housing is placed on the first housing; the first operating member is movably mounted on the first housing; wherein, when the first operating member moves from a first state to a second state, the first operating member is used to linearly drive the second housing from a first predetermined position to a second predetermined position; wherein, when the first operating member returns from the second state to the first state, the second housing returns from the second predetermined position to the first predetermined position. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0007] To further illustrate and verify the above-mentioned purpose, structural features and effects of the present invention, the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein:

[0008] Figure 1 A schematic diagram showing a driving mechanism and at least one operating member thereof in a first state according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0009] Figure 2 A schematic diagram showing that a first housing and a second housing of the driving mechanism can be driven relative to each other when at least one operating member of an embodiment of the present invention is in a second state.

[0010] Figure 3 The schematic diagram shows an exploded view of the first housing, the second housing and the operating element at a first viewing angle according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0011] Figure 4 The diagram shows an exploded view of the first housing, the second housing and the operating element at a second viewing angle according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0012] Figure 5 The schematic diagram shows the combination of the first housing and the operating member according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0013] Figure 6 show Figure 5 A local enlarged schematic diagram of area A.

[0014] Figure 7 The schematic diagram shows that the second housing is located at a first predetermined position relative to the first housing and the operating member is located at a first position in a first state according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0015] Figure 8 The schematic diagram shows that the second housing is located at the first predetermined position relative to the first housing and the operating member is located at a second position of the first state according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0016] Fig. 9A schematic diagram showing how the operating member according to an embodiment of the present invention can be used to drive the second housing relative to the first housing.

[0017] Fig.10 The schematic diagram shows that the second housing is away from the first predetermined position relative to the first housing and the operating member is in a second position of a second state according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0018] Fig.11 The schematic diagram shows that the second housing is located at a second predetermined position relative to the first housing and the operating member is located at a first position of the second state according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0019] Fig.12 The schematic diagram shows that the second housing is away from the second predetermined position relative to the first housing and the operating member is in the second position of the second state according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0020] Fig.13 The schematic diagram shows that a driving mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied to a slide rail assembly, and an object carried on the second housing is blocked by a slide rail.

[0021] Fig.14 A schematic diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention in which the second housing is driven by the operating member so that the objects carried on the second housing are no longer blocked by the slide rail and can be removed. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0022] like Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown, a driving mechanism 20 of an embodiment of the present invention comprises a first housing 22, a second housing 24 and at least one operating member. Preferably, the at least one operating member is a first operating member 26 and a second operating member 28, and the first operating member 26 and the second operating member 28 have substantially the same structural configuration. It is worth mentioning that, Figure 2 As shown, in this embodiment, the X-axis direction is the longitudinal direction (or the length direction of the casing), the Y-axis direction is the transverse direction (or the lateral direction of the casing), and the Z-axis direction is the vertical direction (or the height direction of the casing).

[0023] The second housing 24 is arranged on the first housing 22. Here, the second housing 24 is placed on a supporting portion 30 of the first housing 22 as an example (eg, Figure 1 shown).

[0024] The first operating member 26 (the second operating member 28 ) is movably mounted on one of the first housing 22 and the second housing 24 , for example, movably mounted on the first housing 22 .

[0025] When the first operating member 26 (the second operating member 28) changes from a first state S1 (such as Figure 1 As shown) moves to a second state S2 (as shown Figure 2 During the process of moving the first housing 22 and the second housing 24, the first operating member 26 is used to drive the other of the first housing 22 and the second housing 24, for example, to drive the second housing 24 from a first predetermined position P1 (as shown in FIG. Figure 1 ) is raised to a first vertical direction D1 to a second predetermined position P2 (as shown Figure 2 shown).

[0026] When the first operating member 26 (the second operating member 28) returns from the second state S2 to the first state S1, the other of the first housing 22 and the second housing 24, for example, the second housing 24, descends from the second predetermined position P2 to a second upright direction D2 to the first predetermined position P1, wherein the first upright direction D1 and the second upright direction D2 are opposite directions.

[0027] Preferably, the first housing 22 includes a first wall 32 and a second wall 34 , and a first space K1 is defined between the first wall 32 and the second wall 34 to accommodate the second housing 24 .

[0028] Preferably, the first operating member 26 and the second operating member 28 are rotatably mounted on the first wall 32 and the second wall 34 of the first housing 22 , respectively.

[0029] Preferably, the first wall 32 and the second wall 34 are respectively a front portion and a rear portion of the first housing 22 .

[0030] Preferably, the first housing 22 further includes a first side 36 and a second side 38, such as a left side and a right side; a first side height H1 of the first side 36 is smaller than a second side height H2 of the second side 38 (such as Figure 1 According to this configuration, for example, at least one side of the first housing 22 can be open to directly expose the second housing 24, so that the user can easily remove at least one load (not shown) contained in a second space K2 of the second housing 24, or the user can easily place the at least one load in the second space K2 of the second housing 24.

[0031] Preferably, the support portion 30 is a bottom plane of the first housing 22 .

[0032] Preferably, the first side 36 and the second side 38 of the first housing 22 are both arranged with a plurality of mounting features, such as a first mounting feature 40 a and a second mounting feature 40 b .

[0033] Preferably, the configuration relationship between the first operating member 26 and the first wall 32 , and the configuration relationship between the second operating member 28 and the second wall 34 are substantially the same.

[0034] like Figures 3 to 5 As shown ( Figure 5 The second housing 24 is omitted from the drawing. One of the first wall 32 and the first operating member 26 is provided with a shaft 42. The other of the first wall 32 and the first operating member 26 is provided with an extension slot 44, and the shaft 42 penetrates a portion of the extension slot 44. Here, the shaft 42 penetrates a portion of the extension slot 44 of the first operating member 26, and the shaft 42 is connected (for example, fixedly connected) to the first wall 32 as an example (for example, Figure 5 shown).

[0035] Preferably, the first operating member 26 includes a latch feature 46 (eg Figure 3 or Figure 5 As shown), the latch feature 46 is, for example, a predetermined space defined by a portion of the wall surface of the first operating member 26, such as a notch or a C-shaped groove, but is not limited in implementation; on the other hand, the first wall 32 of the first housing 22 is arranged with a first corresponding feature 48 and a second corresponding feature 50, and the first corresponding feature 48 and the second corresponding feature 50 are, for example, protrusions, but are not limited in implementation (such as Figure 4 or Figure 5 The first operating member 26 can be selectively latched to the first corresponding feature 48 or the second corresponding feature 50 through the latch feature 46 .

[0036] Preferably, the second housing 24 includes a first predetermined wall 52 and a second predetermined wall 54, wherein the first predetermined wall 52 and the second predetermined wall 54 are respectively a front portion and a rear portion of the second housing 24 (this part can also be referred to in Figure 1 or Figure 2 ); the configuration relationship between the first operating member 26 and the first predetermined wall 52, and the configuration relationship between the second operating member 28 and the second predetermined wall 54 are substantially the same. Further, one of the first operating member 26 and the second housing 24 (the first predetermined wall 52) includes a driving member 56, and the other of the first operating member 26 and the second housing 24 (the first predetermined wall 52) includes a predetermined slot 58, the predetermined slot 58 has a predetermined length, and the direction of the predetermined slot 58 is substantially the same as the direction of the extension slot 44, and the driving member 56 (such as a protrusion or a pin) is used to penetrate a portion of the predetermined slot 58. Here, the first operating member 26 is arranged with the driving member 56, and the second housing 24 (the first predetermined wall 52) is arranged with the predetermined slot 58 as an example, but the implementation is not limited thereto.

[0037] Preferably, the first operating member 26 includes an operating portion 60, and the operating portion 60 and the latch feature 46 are respectively located at two opposite ends adjacent to the first operating member 26, for example, a first end E1 and a second end E2, wherein the first operating member 26 also includes an extension portion 62 connected between the first end E1 and the second end E2, and the extension slot 44 (and the driving member 56) are arranged on the extension portion 62.

[0038] Preferably, the driving mechanism 20 further includes an elastic member 64 for providing elastic force to the first operating member 26 so that the first operating member 26 is maintained at a first position S1a (eg, Figure 5 shown).

[0039] Preferably, the elastic member 64 includes a first elastic portion 66 and at least one second elastic portion 68 (eg Figure 3 or Figure 5 As shown, or can be used in conjunction with Figure 6 The first elastic portion 66 is used to hook the first operating member 26 of a predetermined feature 70 (such as Figure 3 As shown, or can be used in conjunction with Figure 6 ), and the second elastic portion 68 is used to connect the first housing 22. Here, the second elastic portion 68 is used to connect the shaft 42 on the first wall 32 of the first housing 22 as an example (such as Figure 5 ), but is not limited in implementation.

[0040] Preferably, at least one buffer device 72 is arranged at one of the first housing 22 and the second housing 24. Here, for example, the first wall 32 of the first housing 22 is arranged with the buffer device 72, and the buffer device 72 includes an object made of a flexible material (such as Figure 3 or Figure 5 Alternatively, the buffer device 72 may be a buffer rod assembly including a buffer medium (such as a liquid and / or a spring). Therefore, the implementation type of the buffer device 72 is not limited.

[0041] like Figure 5 and Figure 6 As shown, the driving member 56 on the first operating member 26 can be used to penetrate a portion of the predetermined slot 58 of the second housing 24 (this portion can be used in conjunction with Figure 3 or Figure 4 ); when the first operating member 26 is in the first position S1a of the first state S1, the latching feature 46 and the first corresponding feature 48 latch with each other to prevent the first operating member 26 from leaving the first state S1.

[0042] Preferably, the elastic member 64 provides an elastic force F in the direction of the second end E2 of the first operating member 26, so that the locking feature 46 of the first operating member 26 remains locked with the first corresponding feature 48 of the first housing 22, so as to maintain the first operating member 26 at the first position S1a of the first state S1 relative to the first housing 22, so that the second housing 24 is locked relative to the first housing 22.

[0043] like Figure 7 and Figure 8 As shown, the second housing 24 is at the first predetermined position P1 relative to the first housing 22, and the first operating member 26 is in the first state S1, the first operating member 26 and the first wall 32 of the first housing 22 are substantially parallel to each other in the horizontal direction (or lateral direction, Y-axis direction). Figure 7 ) when it moves to a second position S1b of the first state S1 (as shown in Figure 8 As shown in FIG. 4 , the latching feature 46 and the first corresponding feature 48 are no longer latched with each other, so as to allow the first operating member 26 to move from the first state S1 to a first predetermined direction R1 to the second state S2.

[0044] like Figures 7 to 9 As shown, the user can apply a first force F1 (such as Figure 7 ) to the first operating member 26 (operating portion 60), so that the first operating member 26 is moved from the first position S1a (as shown in the first state S1) to the first operating member 26 (operating portion 60) to the first operating member 26 Figure 7 When the position S1b of the first state S1 is shifted to the second position S1b of the first state S1 (as shown in Figure 8 As shown), the latching feature 46 and the first corresponding feature 48 are no longer latched with each other. At this time, the user can apply a second force F2 to the first operating member 26 (the operating portion 60) to allow the first operating member 26 to move from the first state S1 to the first predetermined direction R1 (for example, rotate 90 degrees, but not limited to this in practice) to the above-mentioned second state S2.

[0045] When the first operating member 26 moves from the first state S1 to the second state S2, the first operating member 26 is used to linearly drive the second housing 24 from the first predetermined position P1 to the second predetermined position P2. When the first operating member 26 moves from the first state S1 to the second state S2 in the first predetermined direction R1, the first operating member 26 can drive the second housing 24 relative to the first housing 22 from the first predetermined position P1 (such as Figure 8 As shown) moves toward the first vertical direction D1 (as shown Fig. 9 shown).

[0046] like Fig.10 and Fig.11 As shown, when the first operating member 26 continues to move in the first predetermined direction R1 to a second position S2b of the second state S2 (as shown in FIG. Fig.10 ), the first operating member 26 responds to the elastic force F of the elastic member 64 and / or the gravity of the second housing 24 and moves from the second position S2b of the second state S2 to the second upright direction D2 to a first position S2a of the second state S2 (as shown in FIG. Fig.11 ), so that the latching feature 46 and the second corresponding feature 50 are mutually latched to prevent the first operating member 26 from leaving the second state S2, and further, to keep the first operating member 26 at the first position S2a of the second state S2 relative to the first housing 22, so that the second housing 24 is locked at the second predetermined position P2 (as shown in FIG. Fig.11 As shown), it is convenient for the user to remove at least one load (not shown) in the second space K2 of the second housing 24; or, it is convenient for the user to place the at least one load in the second space K2 of the second housing 24.

[0047] like Fig.11 and Fig.12 As shown in FIG. 1 , when the first operating member 26 (operating portion 60) is applied with a third force F3 by the user from the first position S2a (eg, Fig.11 ) moves toward the first vertical direction D1 to the second position S2b of the second state S2 (as shown in Fig.12 As shown in FIG. 4 , the latching feature 46 and the second corresponding feature 50 are no longer latched with each other, so as to allow the first operating member 26 to return from the second state S2 to the first state S1.

[0048] Furthermore, when the first operating member 26 is in the second position S2b of the second state S2 (eg Fig.12 As shown in FIG. 1 , the latching feature 46 and the second corresponding feature 50 are no longer latched with each other. At this time, the user can apply a fourth force F4 to the first operating member 26 (operating portion 60) to allow the first operating member 26 to move from the second position S2b of the second state S2 to a second predetermined direction R2 opposite to the first predetermined direction R1 to the second position S1b of the first state S1 (this part can be referred to in conjunction with FIG. Figure 8 ), and through the elastic force F of the elastic member 64, the first operating member 26 is returned from the second position S1b of the first state S1 to the first position S1a of the first state S1 (this part can be referred to in conjunction with Figure 7), so that the second housing 24 can return to the first predetermined position P1 linearly from the second predetermined position P2 toward the second upright direction D2 relative to the first housing 22, and the second housing 24 is locked again (such as Figure 7 shown).

[0049] Preferably, when the second housing 24 is lowered from the second predetermined position P2 to the second vertical direction D2 to the first predetermined position D1 relative to the first housing 22, at least one buffer device 72 on the first housing 22 is used to contact the second housing 24, thereby providing a shock absorbing or noise reducing effect (this part can be referred to in conjunction with Figure 7 ).

[0050] like Fig.13 and Fig.14 As shown, the driving mechanism 20 is applied to two slide rail assemblies 74, wherein the two slide rail assemblies 74 have substantially the same structural configuration. Further, each slide rail assembly 74 includes a first rail 76 and a second rail 78 that can be longitudinally displaced relative to each other, and preferably, also includes a third rail 80 movably mounted between the first rail 76 and the second rail 78. The first rail 76 is used to be fixedly mounted to an object (such as a cabinet or a rack, but not limited in implementation), and the first side 36 of the first housing 22 can be used to be mounted to the second rail 78 through the first mounting feature 40a and the second mounting feature 40b.

[0051] In this application, when the second housing 24 is at the first predetermined position P1 relative to the first housing 22 (eg Fig.13 ), the second rail 78 blocks at least one load 82 (such as an electronic device, a hard disk, etc., but not limited to this) on the second housing 24 in a lateral direction T (or horizontal direction), so that the at least one load 82 cannot be removed from the second space K2 of the second housing 24 to the lateral direction T. In this case, the user can operate the first operating member 26 and / or the second operating member 28 from the first state S1 (such as Fig.13 to the second state S2 (as shown) Fig.14 ), the second housing 24 moves from the first predetermined position P1 (as shown in Fig.13 As shown) moves linearly in the first vertical direction D1 to the second predetermined position P2 (as shown Fig.14 As shown), the second housing 24 is higher than a slide rail height h of the second rail 78, so that the at least one carrier 82 will not be blocked by the second rail 78 in the lateral direction T, allowing the at least one carrier 82 to be unloaded from the second space K2 of the second housing 24 in the lateral direction T.

[0052] It can be seen that the driving mechanism 20 provided in the embodiment of the present invention has the following features:

[0053] 1. Different from the conventional technology in which the tray module changes from the storage state to the lifting state in a non-linear or non-upright path (e.g., an S-shaped path), the embodiment of the present invention provides that during the process of at least one operating member (e.g., the first operating member 26 and / or the second operating member 28) moving from the first state S1 to the second state S2, the at least one operating member is used to linearly drive the second housing 24 from the first predetermined position P1 to the second predetermined position P2 relative to the first housing 22, for example, the second housing 24 is driven from the first predetermined position P1 to the first upright direction D1 to the second predetermined position P2, thereby meeting specific market needs.

[0054] 2. When the at least one operating member (e.g., the first operating member 26 and / or the second operating member 28) is in the first state S1 (the first position S1a), the elastic member 64 provides an elastic force F so that the latching feature 46 remains latched with the first corresponding feature 48, so as to maintain the first operating member 26 in the first state S1 (the first position S1a, such as Figure 7 or, when the at least one operating member is in the second state S2 (the first position S2a), the elastic member 64 provides an elastic force F so that the latching feature 46 remains latched with the second corresponding feature 50, so as to maintain the first operating member 26 in the second state S2 (the first position S2a, as shown in FIG. Fig.11 As shown). Accordingly, the at least one operating member can be locked in the first state S1 or the second state S2, so that the second housing 24 will not move arbitrarily due to unexpected external force when it is in the first predetermined position P1 or the second predetermined position P2 relative to the first housing 22, thereby ensuring safety and reliability.

[0055] 3. The user can operate the at least one operating member (e.g., the first operating member 26 and / or the second operating member 28) from the first state S1 (e.g., Fig.13 to the second state S2 (as shown) Fig.14 As shown), the second housing 24 moves linearly from the first predetermined position P1 to the first vertical direction D1 to the second predetermined position P2, so that the second housing 24 is higher than the slide rail height h of the second rail 78, so as to allow the at least one carrier 82 to be unloaded from the second housing 24 in the lateral direction T.

[0056] 4. When the second housing 24 descends from the second predetermined position P2 to the second upright direction D2 to the first predetermined position D1 relative to the first housing 22, the at least one buffer device 72 is used to contact the second housing 24 to provide a shock-absorbing or noise-reducing effect.

[0057] Although the present invention has been described with reference to the current specific embodiments, those skilled in the art should recognize that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the present invention, and various equivalent changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention. Therefore, any changes and modifications to the above embodiments within the spirit of the present invention will fall within the scope of the claims of this application.

Claims

1. A driving mechanism, comprising a first housing, a second housing and at least one operating member, characterized in that: The second housing is arranged on the first housing; and The at least one operating member is movably mounted on one of the first housing and the second housing; Wherein, when the at least one operating member moves from a first state to a second state, the at least one operating member is used to drive the other of the first housing and the second housing to rise from a first predetermined position to a first vertical direction to a second predetermined position; Wherein, when the at least one operating member returns from the second state to the first state, the other of the first housing and the second housing descends from the second predetermined position to the first predetermined position in a second upright direction; The first upright direction and the second upright direction are opposite directions.

2. The driving mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first housing includes a first wall and a second wall, and a space is defined between the first wall and the second wall to accommodate the second housing.

3. The driving mechanism according to claim 2, characterized in that: The at least one operating member includes a first operating member and a second operating member, and the first operating member and the second operating member are rotatably mounted on the first wall and the second wall of the first housing, respectively.

4. The driving mechanism according to claim 2, characterized in that: The first wall and the second wall are respectively a front portion and a rear portion of the first housing.

5. The driving mechanism according to claim 4, characterized in that: The first housing further includes a first side and a second side, and one of the first side and the second side is used for being installed on a slide rail.

6. The driving mechanism according to claim 5, characterized in that: The second housing is used to carry at least one load; when the second housing is in the first predetermined position, the slide rail blocks the at least one load on the second housing, so that the at least one load cannot be removed from the second housing; when the second housing is in the second predetermined position, the second housing is higher than the slide rail, so as to allow the at least one load to be removed from the second housing.

7. The driving mechanism according to claim 3, characterized in that: The configuration relationship between the first operating member and the first wall, and the configuration relationship between the second operating member and the second wall are substantially the same.

8. The driving mechanism according to claim 7, characterized in that: One of the first wall and the first operating member is provided with a shaft, the other of the first wall and the first operating member is provided with an extension slot, and the shaft penetrates a portion of the extension slot.

9. The driving mechanism according to claim 8, characterized in that: The first operating member includes a latching feature, and the first wall of the first housing is arranged with a first corresponding feature; when the first operating member is in a first position of the first state, the latching feature and the first corresponding feature latch with each other to prevent the first operating member from leaving the first state.

10. The driving mechanism according to claim 9, characterized in that: The invention also comprises an elastic member for providing elastic force to the first operating member so that the first operating member is kept at the first position of the first state.

11. The driving mechanism according to claim 10, characterized in that: When the first operating member moves from the first position of the first state to a second position of the first state, the latching feature and the first corresponding feature are no longer latched with each other, so as to allow the first operating member to move from the first state to the second state.

12. The driving mechanism according to claim 11, characterized in that: The first housing is also provided with a second corresponding feature; when the first operating member is in a first position of the second state, the latching feature and the second corresponding feature latch with each other to prevent the first operating member from leaving the second state.

13. The driving mechanism according to claim 12, characterized in that: The elastic member is used to provide elastic force to the first operating member, so that the first operating member is kept at the first position of the second state.

14. The driving mechanism according to claim 13, characterized in that: When the first operating member moves from the first position of the second state to a second position of the second state, the latching feature and the second corresponding feature are no longer latched with each other, so as to allow the first operating member to return from the second state to the first state.

15. The driving mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: One of the first housing and the second housing is arranged with at least one buffer device; when the other of the first housing and the second housing descends from the second predetermined position to the second upright direction to the first predetermined position, the at least one buffer device is used to contact the other of the first housing and the second housing.

16. A driving mechanism, comprising a first housing, a second housing and a first operating member, characterized in that: The second housing is placed on the first housing; and The first operating member is movably mounted on the first housing; Wherein, when the first operating member moves from a first state to a second state, the first operating member is used to linearly drive the second housing from a first predetermined position to a second predetermined position; When the first operating member returns from the second state to the first state, the second housing returns from the second predetermined position to the first predetermined position.

17. The driving mechanism according to claim 16, characterized in that: The first housing includes a first wall and a second wall, and a space is defined between the first wall and the second wall to accommodate the second housing; the driving mechanism also includes a second operating member; the first operating member and the second operating member are rotatably mounted on the first wall and the second wall of the first housing, respectively; the configuration relationship between the first operating member and the first wall, and the configuration relationship between the second operating member and the second wall are substantially the same.

18. The driving mechanism according to claim 17, characterized in that: The first wall and the second wall are respectively a front part and a rear part of the first housing; the first housing further includes a first side and a second side, and one of the first side and the second side is used to be installed on a slide rail; the second housing is used to carry at least one load; when the second housing is in the first predetermined position, the slide rail blocks at least one load on the second housing, so that the at least one load cannot be removed from the second housing; when the second housing is in the second predetermined position, the second housing is higher than the slide rail, so as to allow the at least one load to be removed from the second housing.

19. The driving mechanism according to claim 17, characterized in that: One of the first wall and the first operating member is arranged with an axis member, and the other of the first wall and the first operating member is arranged with an extension slot, and the axis member penetrates a portion of the extension slot; the first operating member includes a latching feature, and the first wall of the first housing is arranged with a first corresponding feature; when the first operating member is in a first position of the first state, the latching feature and the first corresponding feature are latched with each other to prevent the first operating member from leaving the first state; the driving mechanism also includes an elastic member to provide elastic force to the first operating member so that the first operating member remains in the first position of the first state.

20. The driving mechanism according to claim 19, characterized in that: When the first operating member moves from the first position of the first state to a second position of the first state, the latching feature and the first corresponding feature no longer latch with each other, so as to allow the first operating member to move from the first state to the second state; the first wall of the first housing is also arranged with a second corresponding feature; when the first operating member is in a first position of the second state, the latching feature and the second corresponding feature latch with each other, so as to prevent the first operating member from leaving the second state; the elastic member is used to provide elastic force to the first operating member, so that the first operating member is maintained at the first position of the second state.

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