Mini host
The mini PC's lock mechanism enables secure closure and easy tool-free opening of the cover, addressing the cumbersome tool requirement of existing designs.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202510278535.3
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Applications(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-03-10
- Publication Date
- 2025-07-15
AI Technical Summary
The cover fixing method of existing mini hosts requires tools or is laborious, which leads to inconvenient opening.
The locking structure is adopted, including the first locking firmware, the second locking firmware, the rotating lever and the arc plate. The rotating lever drives the arc plate to get out of the locking firmware, so as to achieve stable installation and convenient opening of the cover plate.
While ensuring installation stability, the cover plate can be easily opened without tools, improving the user experience.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of data processing devices, and particularly relates to a mini host computer. Background Art
[0002] The mini host computer has the characteristics of small volume and light weight, making it more convenient to carry to meet people's special usage requirements.
[0003] The interior of the mini host computer is provided with accessories such as a memory, a hard disk, a SIM card, a battery, etc. that need to be replaced. Therefore, the covers of current mini host computers on the market are generally detachably arranged. To ensure the firm installation of the cover, nuts or hooks provided at the edge of the cover are generally used for fixation. However, during the process of opening the cover, tools are required to open the nuts, pry or forcefully break the hooks, etc., which is rather troublesome and laborious. Therefore, designing a mini host computer that can not only ensure good installation firmness but also be convenient to open the cover has become an urgent problem to be solved in this field. Summary of the Invention
[0004] The main object of the present invention is to propose a mini host computer, aiming to facilitate the opening of the cover on the premise of ensuring strong installation firmness.
[0005] To achieve the above object, the mini host computer proposed by the present invention includes:
[0006] A housing with an opening at the top;
[0007] A cover that covers the opening of the housing, and one side of the cover is rotatably connected to the housing, enabling the cover to be rotatably opened or closed;
[0008] A locking structure, which includes a first locking member, a second locking member, a rotating rod, and an arc-shaped plate. The first locking member is fixed to the inner wall surface of the housing, the second locking member is fixed to one side of the cover. A rotating position is formed at an interval between the first locking member and the second locking member. The rotating rod is located in the rotating position and is rotatably arranged on the cover. The first locking member and the second locking member are both provided with arc-shaped channels, and the openings of the two arc-shaped channels face each other. The arc-shaped plate is fixed to the rotating rod, and the arc-shaped plate is located in the two arc-shaped channels to relatively fix the first locking member and the second locking member. The rotating rod can drive the arc-shaped plate to rotate into the arc-shaped channel of the second locking member, so that the arc-shaped plate disengages from the first locking member.
[0009] In an embodiment, the arc-shaped plate is fixed to the rotating rod through a connecting rod. Through openings penetrating the arc-shaped channels are provided on the opposite sides of the first locking member and the second locking member, and the through openings are used to allow the connecting rod to pass through when the rotating rod rotates.
[0010] In one embodiment, both sides of the first locking member and the second locking member facing each other have arc-shaped recesses, and the two arc-shaped recesses are spaced apart to form the rotation position, and the opening of the arc-shaped channel is located on one side of the arc-shaped recess.
[0011] In one embodiment, magnets are provided on the bottom surfaces of the two arc-shaped channels opposite to the openings, and magnetic strips are provided on both sides of the arc-shaped plate, and the two magnetic strips are used for magnetic attraction with the magnets.
[0012] In one embodiment, a relief slope is provided on one side of the bottom of the rotating rod facing the first locking member.
[0013] In one embodiment, the top of the rotating rod protrudes from the cover plate, and anti-slip lines are provided on the top of the rotating rod.
[0014] In one embodiment, a rotating top cover is provided on the top of the rotating rod, the rotating top cover is rotatably arranged on the cover plate, the top surface of the rotating top cover is flush with the cover plate, a circular groove is recessed on the top of the rotating top cover, and a baffle is arranged in the groove, and the baffle evenly divides the circular groove.
[0015] In one embodiment, the top of the baffle protrudes from the top surface of the rotating top cover, and the part of the baffle protruding from the top surface of the cover plate is arc-shaped.
[0016] In one embodiment, a prompt scale is provided on the top of the cover plate, and the prompt scale is located on the outer periphery of the circular groove.
[0017] In one embodiment, a sealing groove is formed at the edge of the top surface of the housing, and a sealing strip is provided on the outer peripheral edge of the cover plate, and the sealing strip is arranged in the sealing groove.
[0018] In the technical solution provided by the present invention, the mini host includes a housing, a cover plate, and a locking structure. The top of the housing is open; the cover plate covers the opening of the housing, and one side of the cover plate is rotatably connected to the housing so that the cover plate can be rotatably opened or closed; the locking structure includes a first locking member, a second locking member, a rotating rod, and an arc-shaped plate. The first locking member is fixed to the inner wall surface of the housing, the second locking member is fixed to one side of the cover plate, a rotation position is formed at an interval between the first locking member and the second locking member, the rotating rod is located in the rotation position and is rotatably arranged on the cover plate. Both the first locking member and the second locking member are provided with arc-shaped channels, and the openings of the two arc-shaped channels face each other. The arc-shaped plate is fixed to the rotating rod, and the arc-shaped plate is located in the two arc-shaped channels so that the first locking member and the second locking member are relatively fixed, and the rotating rod can drive the arc-shaped plate to rotate into the arc-shaped channel of the second locking member so that the arc-shaped plate disengages from the first locking member.
[0019] Under normal circumstances, the two ends of the arc plate are respectively located in the arc channels of the first locking piece and the second locking piece, ensuring that the cover plate can be firmly installed on the housing. At the same time, when the cover plate needs to be opened to replace the memory, hard disk, SIM card, battery and other devices, it is only necessary to manually rotate the rotating rod to drive the arc plate to move into the arc channel of the second locking piece. When the arc plate is separated from the first locking piece, the cover plate and the housing are unlocked, and the cover plate can be smoothly rotated and opened along one side of the housing. This arrangement ensures that the installation is relatively stable and is easy to open without the need for other tools. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0020] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present invention. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on the structures shown in these drawings without paying creative work.
[0021] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of an embodiment of the mini host provided by the present invention;
[0022] Figure 2 It is an exploded schematic diagram of the locking structure;
[0023] Figure 3 This is a diagram of the mini host with its cover open.
[0024] Description of Figure Numbers:
[0025] 1000. Mini host; 1. Shell; 11. Sealing groove; 2. Cover plate; 21. Sealing strip; 3. Locking structure; 31. First locking piece; 32. Second locking piece; 33. Arc channel; 34. Magnet; 35. Rotating rod; 36. Arc plate; 37. Connecting rod; 38. Passing; 39. Magnetic strip; 310. Make way slope; 311. Rotating top cover; 312. Baffle; 313. Prompt scale.
[0026] The realization of the purpose, functional features and advantages of the present invention will be further explained in conjunction with embodiments and with reference to the accompanying drawings. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0027] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the present invention.
[0028] It should be noted that if the embodiments of the present invention involve directional indications (such as up, down, left, right, front, back, etc.), the directional indications are only used to explain the relative position relationship, movement status, etc. between the components under a certain specific posture (as shown in the accompanying drawings). If the specific posture changes, the directional indication will also change accordingly.
[0029] In addition, if there are descriptions involving "first", "second", etc. in the embodiments of the present invention, the descriptions of "first", "second", etc. are only used for descriptive purposes and cannot be understood as indicating or suggesting their relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features. Therefore, the features defined as "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of the features. In addition, the technical solutions between the various embodiments can be combined with each other, but they must be based on the ability of ordinary technicians in the field to implement them. When the combination of technical solutions is contradictory or cannot be implemented, it should be deemed that such a combination of technical solutions does not exist and is not within the scope of protection required by the present invention.
[0030] In the prior art, the cover of the mini host is generally fixed with nuts or hooks provided on the edge of the cover, which results in the need to use tools to open the nuts, pry open or forcefully pry open the hooks, etc. during the process of opening the cover, which is troublesome and laborious.
[0031] In order to solve this technical problem, the present invention provides a mini host 1000 to solve the above problem.
[0032] See also Figures 1 to 3 The mini host 1000 includes a shell 1, a cover plate 2, and a locking structure 3. The top of the shell 1 is open; the cover plate 2 is covered on the opening of the shell 1, and one side of the cover plate 2 is rotatably connected to the shell 1 so that the cover plate 2 can be rotated to open or close; the locking structure 3 includes a first locking piece 31, a second locking piece 32, a rotating rod 35, and an arc plate 36. The first locking piece 31 is fixed to the inner wall of the shell 1, and the second locking piece 32 is fixed to one side of the cover plate 2. The first locking piece 31 and the second locking piece 32 are spaced to form a rotation position. The rotating rod 35 is located in the rotating position and is rotatably arranged on the cover plate 2. The first locking piece 31 and the second locking piece 32 are both provided with an arc channel 33. The openings of the two arc channels 33 are arranged facing each other. The arc plate 36 is fixed on the rotating rod 35. The arc plate 36 is located in the two arc channels 33 so that the first locking piece 31 and the second locking piece 32 are relatively fixed. The rotating rod 35 can drive the arc plate 36 to rotate toward the arc channel 33 of the second locking piece 32 so that the arc plate 36 is separated from the first locking piece 31.
[0033] Under normal circumstances, both ends of the arc-shaped plate 36 are respectively located in the arc-shaped channels 33 of the first locking member 31 and the second locking member 32, ensuring that the cover plate 2 can be stably installed on the housing 1. At the same time, when it is necessary to open the cover plate 2 to replace devices such as memory, hard disk, SIM card, and battery, only need to manually rotate the rotating rod 35 to drive the arc-shaped plate 36 to move into the arc-shaped channel 33 of the second locking member 32. When the arc-shaped plate 36 is disengaged from the first locking member 31, the cover plate 2 and the housing 1 are unlocked, and the cover plate 2 can be smoothly rotated and opened along one side of the housing 1. With this setting, while ensuring strong installation stability, it is also convenient to open the cover plate 2 without using other tools.
[0034] In this technical solution, a rotating rod 35 is provided on one side of the cover plate 2, and the rotating rod 35 is rotatably arranged on one side of the top of the housing 1.
[0035] Please refer to Figure 2 , in an embodiment of the present invention, the arc-shaped plate 36 is fixed to the rotating rod 35 through a connecting rod 37. Through openings 38 penetrating the arc-shaped channels 33 are provided on the opposite sides of the first locking member 31 and the second locking member 32 facing each other. The through openings 38 are used to make way for the connecting rod 37 when the rotating rod 35 rotates. With this setting, the connection between the arc-shaped plate 36 and the rotating rod 35 is ensured, and at the same time, without affecting the layout of the locking structure 3, the rotation of the arc-shaped plate 36, the rotating rod 35, and the connecting rod 37 is not blocked.
[0036] Please refer to Figure 2 , in an embodiment of the present invention, both opposite sides of the first locking member 31 and the second locking member 32 have arc-shaped recesses, and the two arc-shaped recesses are spaced apart to form a rotating position. The openings of the arc-shaped channels 33 are located on one side of the arc-shaped recesses. With this setting, the rotating rod 35 is located in the arc-shaped recesses of the two locking members, and the structure is relatively compact, saving the space occupied by the locking structure 3. At the same time, the shapes of the arc-shaped channels 33 and the arc-shaped recesses can correspond to further reduce the volume of the locking structure 3.
[0037] Please refer to Figure 2, in an embodiment of the present invention, magnets 34 are provided on the bottom surfaces of the two arc-shaped channels 33 opposite to the openings, and magnetic strips 39 are provided on both sides of the arc-shaped plate 36. The two magnetic strips 39 are used for magnetic attraction with the magnets 34. By using the magnetic attraction of the magnets 34, the arc-shaped plate 36 is in a relatively stable state in both the open state and the closed state of the cover plate 2 and will not shake randomly. For example, when the cover plate 2 is in the closed state, the magnetic strip 39 at one end of the arc-shaped plate 36 close to the first locking member 31 is magnetically attracted to the magnet 34 in the first locking member 31, while the other end is separated from the magnet 34 in the second locking member 32. In this way, during the daily use of the mini host 1000, it is highly probable to avoid accidentally rotating the rotating rod 35 due to accidental touch or misoperation, which may cause the cover plate 2 to be accidentally opened. When the cover plate 2 is in the open state, the magnetic strip 39 at one end of the arc-shaped plate 36 close to the second locking member 32 is magnetically attracted to the magnet 34 in the second locking member 32, while the other end is separated from the first locking member 31. With such a setting, it is highly probable to avoid accidentally rotating the rotating rod 35 due to misoperation after the cover plate 2 is opened, which may cause the arc-shaped plate 36 to reset to the state when the cover plate 2 is closed and locked. At this time, when the cover plate 2 is closed again, the bottom surface of the arc-shaped plate 36 will hit the top surface of the first locking member 31, resulting in damage.
[0038] In this embodiment, a buffer rubber pad is provided on the top of the first locking member 31. The buffer rubber pad is provided to, when the cover plate 2 is in the open state and the arc-shaped plate 36 is in the extended state, when the cover plate 2 is closed at this time, the bottom of the arc-shaped plate 36 will hit the buffer rubber pad, reducing the damage degree to the first locking member 31 and the arc-shaped plate 36 and improving the product practicability.
[0039] Please refer to Figure 2 , in an embodiment of the present invention, a relief inclined surface 310 is provided on one side of the bottom of the rotating rod 35 facing the first locking member 31. The relief inclined surface 310 is used to make a relief for the first locking member 31 when the cover plate 2 is in the open or closed state. By providing the relief inclined surface 310, the movement of the rotating rod 35 can be prevented from contacting the first locking member 31, improving the product practicability.
[0040] In an embodiment of the present invention, the top of the rotating rod 35 protrudes from the cover plate 2, and anti-slip patterns are provided on the top of the rotating rod 35.
[0041] Please refer to Figure 1 and Figure 2, in an embodiment of the present invention, a rotating top cover 311 is provided at the top of the rotating rod 35. The rotating top cover 311 is rotatably arranged on the cover plate 2, and the top surface of the rotating top cover 311 is flush with the cover plate 2. A circular groove is recessed in the top of the rotating top cover 311, and a baffle 312 is arranged in the groove. The baffle 312 evenly divides the circular groove. With such a setting, the user can rotate the baffle 312 to make the rotating rod 35 rotate, which is more convenient to operate. Compared with the way of directly manually rotating the rotating rod 35, this solution can rotate more easily with lower operation difficulty. At the same time, since there is no protrusion on the top plate at this place, the overall appearance is more beautiful and the integrity is higher.
[0042] In this embodiment, the top of the baffle 312 protrudes from the top surface of the rotating top cover 311, and the part of the baffle 312 protruding from the top surface of the cover plate 2 is arc-shaped. With such a setting, on the premise of ensuring the aesthetics, it is more convenient for the user to rotate it.
[0043] In this embodiment, a prompt scale 313 is provided on the top of the cover plate 2, and the prompt scale 313 is located on the outer periphery of the circular groove. The prompt scale 313 is set to prompt whether the current arc-shaped plate 36 is in a locked state or an open state. Among them, the length direction of the baffle 312 is set towards the prompt scale 313.
[0044] Please refer to Figure 3 , in an embodiment of the present invention, a sealing groove 11 is opened at the edge of the top surface of the housing 1, and a sealing strip 21 is provided on the outer peripheral edge of the cover plate 2. The sealing strip 21 is arranged in the sealing groove 11. The concave sealing groove 11 is provided to improve the sealing performance of the housing 1 and the cover plate 2.
[0045] The above are only exemplary embodiments of the present invention, and do not limit the patent scope of the present invention accordingly. All equivalent structural transformations made under the technical concept of the present invention by using the content of the specification and drawings of the present invention, or directly / indirectly applied in other related technical fields, are included in the patent protection scope of the present invention.
Claims
1. A mini host, characterized in that, The mini host includes: a housing with an opening at the top; a cover plate covering the opening of the housing, with one side of the cover plate rotatably connected to the housing so that the cover plate can be rotatably opened or closed; a locking structure including a first locking member, a second locking member, a rotating rod, and an arc-shaped plate. The first locking member is fixed to the inner wall surface of the housing, and the second locking member is fixed to one side of the cover plate. A rotating position is formed at an interval between the first locking member and the second locking member. The rotating rod is located in the rotating position and is rotatably arranged on the cover plate. Both the first locking member and the second locking member are provided with arc-shaped channels, and the openings of the two arc-shaped channels face each other. The arc-shaped plate is fixed to the rotating rod and is located in the two arc-shaped channels to relatively fix the first locking member and the second locking member. The rotating rod can drive the arc-shaped plate to rotate into the arc-shaped channel of the second locking member so that the arc-shaped plate disengages from the first locking member.
2. The mini host according to claim 1, characterized in that The arc-shaped plate is fixed to the rotating rod through a connecting rod. Both the first locking member and the second locking member are provided with through openings penetrating the arc-shaped channels on the side facing each other. The through openings are used to make way for the connecting rod when the rotating rod rotates.
3. The mini host according to claim 1, characterized in that, Both the first locking member and the second locking member have arc-shaped inner concavities on the opposite sides. The two arc-shaped inner concavities form the rotating position at an interval, and the openings of the arc-shaped channels are located on one side of the arc-shaped inner concavities.
4. The mini host according to claim 1, characterized in that, Magnets are provided on the bottom surfaces of the two arc-shaped channels opposite to the openings, and magnetic strips are provided on both sides of the arc-shaped plate. The two magnetic strips are used for magnetic attraction with the magnets.
5. The mini host according to claim 1, characterized in that A relief inclined surface is provided on one side of the bottom of the rotating rod facing the first locking member.
6. The mini host according to claim 1, wherein, The top of the rotating rod protrudes from the cover plate, and anti-slip patterns are provided on the top of the rotating rod.
7. The mini host according to claim 1, characterized in that, A rotating top cover is provided on the top of the rotating rod. The rotating top cover is rotatably arranged on the cover plate. The top surface of the rotating top cover is flush with the cover plate. A circular groove is recessed on the top of the rotating top cover, and a baffle is arranged in the groove. The baffle evenly divides the circular groove.
8. The mini host according to claim 7, wherein, The top of the baffle protrudes from the top surface of the rotating top cover, and the part of the baffle protruding from the top surface of the cover plate is arc-shaped.
9. The mini host according to claim 7, characterized in that, A prompt scale is provided on the top of the cover plate, and the prompt scale is located on the outer periphery of the circular groove.
10. The mini host according to any one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that, A sealing groove is formed at the edge of the top surface of the housing, and a sealing strip is provided on the outer peripheral edge of the cover plate. The sealing strip is arranged in the sealing groove.