Pet cage top door lock

Abstract

The pet cage top door lock comprises a shell assembly and a key, the shell assembly comprises an upper shell and a lower shell, the lower shell is located below the upper shell, the lower shell is fixedly connected with the upper shell, the lower shell and the upper shell define an installation cavity and an insertion opening, and the insertion opening is located in the front end face of the shell assembly and communicated with the installation cavity. A groove used for containing a rod-shaped piece of a front net fence of the pet cage is formed in the lower side face of the lower shell, the groove is formed in the left-right direction, an avoiding hole communicated with the mounting cavity is formed in the rear side wall of the groove, and the upper shell and the lower shell can be matched with each other to clamp a top door of the pet cage; the key is installed in the installation cavity in a front-back sliding mode, the front end of the key penetrates through the socket, a reset structure is arranged between the key and the shell assembly, a clamping jaw is arranged at the rear end of the key and can stretch out and draw back in the receding hole front and back to open and close the groove, and a guide inclined face or a guide arc face is arranged on the lower side face of the clamping jaw. According to the top door lock of the pet cage, the top door of the pet cage can be conveniently opened and closed.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of pet cage technology, and in particular to a pet cage top door lock. Background Technology

[0002] Pet cages are typically formed by multiple mesh enclosures. Each enclosure consists of several horizontally arranged rods connected to several vertically arranged rods. The top mesh enclosure is rotatably mounted to the rear mesh enclosure, serving as a top door that can be opened and closed. Traditionally, a padlock is used to secure the top door to the front mesh enclosure. However, locking or unlocking the top door requires a key, making it inconvenient. Utility Model Content

[0003] This invention aims to solve at least one of the technical problems existing in the prior art. To this end, this invention proposes a pet cage top door lock, which facilitates the opening and closing of the pet cage top door.

[0004] A pet cage top door lock according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a housing assembly and a button. The housing assembly includes an upper shell and a lower shell, the lower shell being located below the upper shell and fixedly connected to the upper shell. The lower shell and the upper shell enclose a mounting cavity and a socket. The socket is located on the front end face of the housing assembly and communicates with the mounting cavity. A groove for accommodating a rod-shaped member of the front mesh of the pet cage is provided on the lower side of the lower shell. The groove is arranged in a left-right direction. An avoidance hole communicating with the mounting cavity is provided on the rear side wall of the groove. The upper shell and the lower shell can cooperate to clamp the top door of the pet cage. The button is slidably installed in the mounting cavity. The front end of the button passes through the socket. A reset structure is provided between the button and the housing assembly. The reset structure is used to drive the button to slide forward. A claw is provided at the rear end of the button. The claw can extend and retract in the avoidance hole to open and close the groove. A guide slope or guide arc surface is provided on the lower side of the claw.

[0005] According to an embodiment of the present invention, a pet cage top door lock has at least the following beneficial effects: The pet cage top door lock provided by the present invention can fix and clamp the front end of the top door through the cooperation of the upper shell and the lower shell. When the top door is closed, the corresponding rod-shaped piece of the front mesh of the pet cage can be pushed open by the guide slope or guide arc surface to smoothly enter the groove. Then, the button is reset under the action of the reset structure, so that the claw extends into the groove to close the groove, thereby preventing the corresponding rod-shaped piece of the front mesh from disengaging from the groove, thus realizing the locking of the top door. When it is necessary to unlock, simply press the button to make the claw retract and disengage from the groove. At this time, the corresponding rod-shaped piece of the front mesh can disengage from the groove, thereby allowing the top door to be rotated and opened. With the above settings, the pet cage top door is easy to open and close.

[0006] According to some embodiments of the present invention, the distance between the front end face of the button and the rear end face of the housing assembly is less than 80mm.

[0007] According to some embodiments of the present invention, one of the upper shell and the lower shell is provided with a limiting post, the button is provided with a strip-shaped limiting hole, and the limiting post passes through the strip-shaped limiting hole.

[0008] According to some embodiments of the present invention, the limiting post is disposed on the lower shell, the limiting post is connected to the upper shell by a first bolt, and a second bolt is connected between the upper shell and the lower shell.

[0009] According to some embodiments of the present invention, the key includes a keycap and a sliding part. The keycap is detachably covered on the front end of the sliding part, and the sliding part is slidably installed in the mounting cavity. The claw is connected to the sliding part.

[0010] According to some embodiments of the present invention, a guide structure is provided between the sliding part and the housing assembly.

[0011] According to some embodiments of the present invention, the guide structure includes a guide groove disposed on the rear end of the sliding part and a guide strip disposed on the lower shell, the guide strip being inserted into the guide groove, and the upper shell being provided with a limiting part for restricting the guide strip from disengaging from the guide groove.

[0012] According to some embodiments of this utility model, the claws are provided in two spaced intervals on the left and right, and the clearance holes are provided in two spaced intervals on the left and right.

[0013] According to some embodiments of the present invention, the reset structure includes a spring, one end of which abuts against the rear sidewall of the mounting cavity, and the other end of which abuts against the rear end of the button.

[0014] According to some embodiments of the present invention, the upper shell and the lower shell are arranged to form a first clamping hole and a plurality of second clamping holes. The first clamping hole is arranged through the left and right sides. The second clamping hole is located on the rear end face of the shell assembly. The second clamping hole is arranged in the front-back direction. The upper and lower sidewalls of the first clamping hole are used to clamp the corresponding rod-shaped member on the top door. The upper and lower sidewalls of the second clamping hole are used to clamp the corresponding rod-shaped member on the top door.

[0015] Additional aspects and advantages of this invention will be set forth in part in the description which follows, and in part will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the invention. Attached Figure Description

[0016] The above and / or additional aspects and advantages of this utility model will become apparent and readily understood from the description of the embodiments taken in conjunction with the following drawings, in which:

[0017] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of a pet cage top door lock according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

[0018] Figure 2 for Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the rear of a pet cage top door lock is shown;

[0019] Figure 3 for Figure 1 An exploded view of a lock on the top door of a pet cage is shown;

[0020] Figure 4 for Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the lower shell of a pet cage top door lock is shown;

[0021] Figure 5 for Figure 1 The diagram shown illustrates a pet cage top door lock applied to a pet cage.

[0022] Figure 6 for Figure 5 Enlarged view of point A in the middle.

[0023] Housing assembly 100, upper shell 100a, lower shell 100b, mounting cavity 110, insertion port 120, groove 130, clearance hole 140, limiting post 150, guide bar 160, limiting part 170, first clamping hole 180, second clamping hole 190, button 200, keycap 210, sliding part 220, strip-shaped limiting hole 221, guide groove 222, claw 230, guide slope 231, reset structure 300, pet cage 400, front mesh fence 400a, top door 400b, rod-shaped member 410. Detailed Implementation

[0024] The embodiments of this utility model are described in detail below. Examples of these embodiments are shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein the same or similar reference numerals denote the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar functions throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are exemplary and are only used to explain this utility model, and should not be construed as limiting this utility model.

[0025] In the description of this utility model, it should be understood that the directional descriptions, such as up, down, front, back, left, right, etc., indicate the directional or positional relationship based on the directional or positional relationship shown in the accompanying drawings. They are only for the convenience of describing this utility model and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation. Therefore, they should not be construed as limitations on this utility model.

[0026] In the description of this utility model, "several" means one or more, "multiple" means two or more, "greater than," "less than," and "exceeding" are understood to exclude the stated number, while "above," "below," and "within" are understood to include the stated number. If "first" or "second" is used in the description, 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 number of indicated technical features, or implicitly indicating the order of the indicated technical features.

[0027] In the description of this utility model, unless otherwise explicitly defined, terms such as "setting," "installation," and "connection" should be interpreted broadly, and those skilled in the art can reasonably determine the specific meaning of the above terms in this utility model in conjunction with the specific content of the technical solution.

[0028] Reference Figure 1 , Figure 5 and Figure 6 According to an embodiment of the present invention, a pet cage top door lock includes a housing assembly 100 and a button 200. The housing assembly 100 includes an upper shell 100a and a lower shell 100b. The lower shell 100b is located below the upper shell 100a and is fixedly connected to the upper shell 100a. The lower shell 100b and the upper shell 100a enclose a mounting cavity 110 and a socket 120. The socket 120 is located on the front end face of the housing assembly 100 and communicates with the mounting cavity 110. A groove 130 is provided on the lower side of the lower shell 100b for accommodating a rod-shaped member 410 of the front mesh 400a of the pet cage 400. The groove 130 is arranged in the left-right direction. The rear side wall of the 30 has a clearance hole 140 communicating with the mounting cavity 110. The upper shell 100a and the lower shell 100b can cooperate to clamp the top door 400b of the pet cage 400. The button 200 can be slidably installed in the mounting cavity 110. The front end of the button 200 passes through the insertion port 120. A reset structure 300 is provided between the button 200 and the housing assembly 100. The reset structure 300 is used to drive the button 200 to slide forward. The rear end of the button 200 is provided with a claw 230. The claw 230 can extend and retract in the clearance hole 140 to open and close the groove 130. The lower side of the claw 230 is provided with a guide slope 231 or a guide arc surface.

[0029] Reference Figure 5 and Figure 6The pet cage top door lock provided by this utility model can fix and clamp the front end of the top door 400b through the cooperation of the upper shell 100a and the lower shell 100b. When the top door 400b is closed, the corresponding rod-shaped member 410 of the front mesh 400a of the pet cage 400 can be pushed open by the guide slope 231 or the guide arc surface to smoothly enter the groove 130. Then, the button 200 is reset under the action of the reset structure 300, so that the claw 230 extends into the groove 130 to close the groove 130, thereby preventing the corresponding rod-shaped member 410 of the front mesh 400a from disengaging from the groove 130, thus locking the top door 400b. When it is necessary to unlock, simply press the button 200 to make the claw 230 retract and disengage from the groove 130. At this time, the corresponding rod-shaped member 410 of the front mesh 400a can disengage from the groove 130, thereby allowing the top door 400b to be rotated and opened. With the above settings, it is convenient to open and close the top door 400b of the pet cage 400. Furthermore, configuring the housing assembly 100 as an upper housing 100a and a lower housing 100b facilitates the installation of the button 200 and the connection between the housing assembly 100 and the top door 400b.

[0030] According to some embodiments of this utility model, the distance between the front end face of the button 200 and the rear end face of the housing assembly 100 is less than 80mm, so that the top door lock can be held by an adult with one hand. Thus, during the process of unlocking the top door 400b, the user can hold the top door lock with one hand, with the thumb pressing on the button 200 and other fingers grasping the rear end of the housing assembly 100. This allows the user to hold the top door lock while pressing the button 200 to unlock and open the top door 400b, making the operation more convenient.

[0031] Reference Figure 3 and Figure 4 According to some embodiments of this utility model, one of the upper shell 100a and the lower shell 100b is provided with a limiting post 150, and the button 200 is provided with a strip-shaped limiting hole 221. The limiting post 150 passes through the strip-shaped limiting hole 221. By setting the limiting post 150 and the strip-shaped limiting hole 221, the range of forward and backward sliding of the button 200 is limited, and the button 200 is prevented from detaching from the shell assembly 100.

[0032] Reference Figure 3 and Figure 4 According to some embodiments of this utility model, the limiting post 150 is disposed on the lower shell 100b, and the limiting post 150 is connected to the upper shell 100a by a first bolt. A second bolt is connected between the upper shell 100a and the lower shell 100b, thereby ensuring that the overall connection strength of the top door lock is sufficient.

[0033] Reference Figure 3According to some embodiments of this utility model, the key 200 includes a keycap 210 and a sliding portion 220. The keycap 210 is detachably mounted on the front end of the sliding portion 220, and the sliding portion 220 is slidably installed in the mounting cavity 110. The claw 230 is connected to the sliding portion 220. The keycap 210 is larger than the front end of the sliding portion 220 to reduce the pressure on the user's fingers when pressing the key 200.

[0034] Reference Figure 3 and Figure 4 According to some embodiments of the present invention, a guide structure is provided between the sliding part 220 and the housing assembly 100 to make the button 200 slide more smoothly and steadily.

[0035] Reference Figure 3 and Figure 4 According to some embodiments of this utility model, the guide structure includes a guide groove 222 disposed on the rear end of the sliding part 220 and a guide strip 160 disposed on the lower shell 100b. The guide strip 160 is inserted into the guide groove 222, thereby the guide strip 160 and the guide groove 222 cooperate to guide the button 200 to slide back and forth. The upper shell 100a is provided with a limiting part 170 for preventing the guide strip 160 from disengaging from the guide groove 222, so that the guide strip 160 and the guide groove 222 maintain a cooperating relationship.

[0036] Reference Figure 3 According to some embodiments of this utility model, two claws 230 are provided at intervals on the left and right to improve the connection strength between the top door lock and the front mesh 400a of the pet cage 400; two clearance holes 140 are provided at intervals on the left and right, so that the lower shell 100b has a connecting wall between the two clearance holes 140, thus avoiding a significant decrease in the strength of the lower shell 100b.

[0037] Reference Figure 3 According to some embodiments of the present invention, the reset structure 300 includes a spring, one end of which abuts against the rear side wall of the mounting cavity 110, and the other end abuts against the rear end of the button 200. Thus, the spring can drive the button 200 to slide forward and reset, and the spring is relatively easy to install.

[0038] It should be noted that the reset structure 300 described above can also be configured in other ways. For example, the reset structure 300 includes an elastic cord, one end of which is connected to the housing assembly 100 and the other end is connected to the button 200.

[0039] Reference Figure 2 and Figure 3According to some embodiments of the present invention, the upper shell 100a and the lower shell 100b are arranged to form a first clamping hole 180 and a plurality of second clamping holes 190. The first clamping hole 180 is arranged through the left and right sides, and the second clamping holes 190 are located on the rear end face of the shell assembly 100 and are arranged in the front-rear direction. The upper and lower sidewalls of the first clamping hole 180 are used to clamp the corresponding rod-shaped member 410 on the top door 400b, and the upper and lower sidewalls of the second clamping hole 190 are used to clamp the corresponding rod-shaped member 410 on the top door 400b. With the above arrangement, the installation between the shell assembly 100 and the top door 400b can be more secure.

[0040] It is conceivable that in other embodiments, the upper shell 100a and the lower shell 100b may also be clamped to the top door 400b in other ways. For example, the rear end of the upper shell 100a and the rear end of the lower shell 100b may be enclosed to form a through slot, the front end of the top door 400b may be inserted into the slot, and the second bolt connecting the upper shell 100a and the lower shell 100b may be inserted through the mesh of the top door 400b.

[0041] The technical features of the above embodiments can be combined in any way. For the sake of brevity, not all possible combinations of the technical features in the above embodiments are described. However, as long as there is no contradiction in the combination of these technical features, they should be considered to be within the scope of this specification.

[0042] The present invention has 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 skilled in the art, various changes can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Claims

1. A pet cage top door lock, characterized in that: include: A housing assembly (100) comprises an upper housing (100a) and a lower housing (100b), wherein the lower housing (100b) is located below the upper housing (100a), the lower housing (100b) is fixedly connected to the upper housing (100a), the lower housing (100b) and the upper housing (100a) are enclosed to form an installation cavity (110) and a socket (120), the socket (120) being located at the front end surface of the housing assembly (100) and connected to the installation cavity (110). The lower shell (100a) and the lower shell (100b) are connected to each other, the lower side surface of the lower shell (100b) is provided with a groove (130) for accommodating the rod-shaped member (410) of the front net fence (400a) of the pet cage (400), the groove (130) is arranged in the left-right direction, and the rear side wall of the groove (130) is provided with an avoidance hole (140) connected to the installation cavity (110), and the upper shell (100a) and the lower shell (100b) can cooperate with each other to clamp the top door (400b) of the pet cage (400); A button (200) is installed in the installation cavity (110) in a manner that allows it to slide forward and backward. The front end of the button (200) is inserted into the socket (120). A reset structure (300) is provided between the button (200) and the housing assembly (100). The reset structure (300) is used to drive the button (200) to slide forward. A claw (230) is provided at the rear end of the button (200). The claw (230) can be extended and retracted forward and backward in the avoidance hole (140) to open and close the groove (130). A guide slope (231) or a guide arc surface is provided on the lower side of the claw (230).

2. A pet cage top door lock according to claim 1, characterized in that: The distance between the front end surface of the button (200) and the rear end surface of the housing assembly (100) is less than 80 mm.

3. A pet cage top door lock according to claim 1, characterized in that: One of the upper shell (100a) and the lower shell (100b) is provided with a limiting column (150), the button (200) is provided with a strip-shaped limiting hole (221), and the limiting column (150) is passed through the strip-shaped limiting hole (221).

4. A pet cage top door lock according to claim 3, characterized in that: The limiting column (150) is arranged on the lower shell (100b), the limiting column (150) is connected to the upper shell (100a) via a first bolt, and a second bolt is connected between the upper shell (100a) and the lower shell (100b).

5. A pet cage top door lock according to claim 1, characterized in that: The key (200) comprises a key cap (210) and a sliding portion (220), wherein the key cap (210) is detachably covered on the front end of the sliding portion (220), the sliding portion (220) is slidably installed in the installation cavity (110), and the claw (230) is connected to the sliding portion (220).

6. A pet cage top door lock according to claim 5, characterized in that: A guide structure is provided between the sliding portion (220) and the housing assembly (100).

7. A pet cage top door lock according to claim 6, characterized in that: The guide structure comprises a guide groove (222) arranged on the rear end of the sliding portion (220) and a guide bar (160) arranged on the lower shell (100b); the guide bar (160) is inserted into the guide groove (222); and the upper shell (100a) is provided with a limiting portion (170) for limiting the guide bar (160) from being separated from the guide groove (222).

8. A pet cage top door lock according to claim 1, characterized in that: Two of the clamping claws (230) are arranged at intervals on the left and right, and two of the avoidance holes (140) are arranged at intervals on the left and right.

9. A pet cage top door lock according to claim 1, characterized in that: The reset structure (300) comprises a spring, one end of which abuts against the rear side wall of the installation cavity (110), and the other end of which abuts against the rear end of the button (200).

10. A pet cage top door lock according to claim 1, characterized in that: The upper shell (100a) and the lower shell (100b) are combined to form a first clamping hole (180) and a plurality of second clamping holes (190); the first clamping hole (180) is arranged to pass through the left and right sides; the second clamping hole (190) is located at the rear end face of the shell assembly (100); the second clamping holes (190) are arranged along the front-to-back direction; the upper and lower side walls of the first clamping hole (180) are used to clamp the corresponding rod-shaped member (410) on the top door (400b); and the upper and lower side walls of the second clamping hole (190) are used to clamp the corresponding rod-shaped member (410) on the top door (400b).

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