Lock with battery compartment

Abstract

The lock comprises a lock body and a lock beam which can be connected in a matched mode, the lock body is provided with a lock hole for the lock beam to be inserted and matched, the lock body is provided with an installation groove, and a detachable battery bin assembly is arranged in the installation groove. The battery bin assembly can be connected with the lock body through the locking piece, and the lock is provided with the detachable battery bin assembly and is easy and convenient to disassemble and assemble.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to a lock with a battery compartment. Background Art

[0002] As people's living standards continue to improve, electronic locks (smart locks) have become more and more common in our lives. They allow us to open and close locks without carrying keys that we often forget. An electronic lock is an electronic product that works by controlling a circuit or chip to control the closing of a mechanical switch to complete the task of unlocking and locking. Depending on the control circuit method, there are different types of electronic locks, such as password locks, fingerprint locks, and induction locks. Regardless of the type of electronic lock, it requires a battery to provide power to work properly. However, the power supply used in current electronic locks is relatively complicated to install and disassemble. At the same time, the power supply of these existing locks can also be disassembled when they are locked, which poses a safety hazard. Summary of the invention

[0003] In order to solve the above technical problems, the purpose of the utility model is to provide a lock with a battery compartment.

[0004] The utility model is realized by the following technical solutions:

[0005] A lock with a battery compartment comprises a lock body and a lock beam which can be matched and connected to each other, wherein the lock body is provided with a lock hole for the lock beam to be plugged and matched, and the lock body is provided with a mounting groove, in which a detachable battery compartment assembly is provided, and the battery compartment assembly can be connected to the lock body via a locking member.

[0006] In an embodiment of the utility model, a slot is provided on the side wall of the battery compartment assembly, and a guide block is provided on the lock body, and the guide block can be matched and connected with the slot.

[0007] In an embodiment of the utility model, the side wall of the battery compartment assembly is also provided with a transverse card slot, and the card slot is connected to the opening slot; after the opening slot moves along the guide block, the battery compartment assembly can move relative to the lock body so that the card slot and the guide block are matched and connected.

[0008] In an embodiment of the utility model, a snap-in protrusion is provided on the side wall of the battery compartment assembly at the slot, and a snap-in groove is provided on the guide block. The snap-in protrusion can be connected with the snap-in groove to enable the lock body to snap-in with the battery compartment assembly.

[0009] In an embodiment of the utility model, a first electrode contact is provided on the battery compartment assembly, and a second electrode contact is provided on the lock body. When the snap-fit ​​protrusion is matingly connected with the snap-fit ​​groove, the first electrode contact can be electrically connected to the second electrode contact.

[0010] In an embodiment of the utility model, the lock body includes a matching lock seat and a shell; the shell is also provided with an opening that can match the installation groove, the guide block is arranged on the inner wall of the opening, the snap-fitting protrusion protrudes upward, and the opening of the snap-fitting groove faces downward.

[0011] In an embodiment of the utility model, the locking member is a locking screw, and a connecting hole is further provided on the lock body, and the connecting hole can cooperate with the lock hole. A threaded hole is provided on the battery compartment assembly, and a locking screw that can cooperate with the threaded hole is provided in the connecting hole.

[0012] In the embodiment of the utility model, the connecting hole can cooperate with the locking hole, and the locking screw cooperates with the connecting hole after passing through the locking hole. When the locking beam cooperates with the locking hole, the locking screw cannot be rotated.

[0013] In an embodiment of the utility model, the battery compartment assembly includes an outer shell, a matching battery and a second main board are arranged in the outer shell, a connecting port is arranged on the peripheral wall of the outer shell, a TYPE-C port located at the connecting port is connected to the second main board, and a sealing gasket is arranged at the connecting port to cover it.

[0014] In an embodiment of the utility model, the second main board is connected with the first electrode contact, a window is provided on the peripheral wall of the shell, the first electrode contact can be provided at the window, a sealing ring is provided at the window, and the sealing ring can be connected with the first electrode contact and the second electrode contact.

[0015] The utility model provides a lock with a battery compartment, which has the following beneficial effects: the battery compartment assembly and the lock body can be quickly pre-fixed through the cooperation of the card slot, the slot and the guide block, and the battery compartment assembly and the lock body are fixed through the locking screw, and the main board in the lock body can be powered only after the fixation; the connecting hole for connecting the locking screw is arranged in the lock body at the bottom of the lock hole, so that the battery compartment can be taken out of the lock body only in the unlocked state, thereby avoiding damage to the circuit main board and the risk of unlocking. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0016] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solution of the present invention, 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 these drawings without paying creative work.

[0017] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the locked state in the utility model.

[0018] Figure 2It is a cross-sectional view of the utility model in a locked state.

[0019] Figure 3 yes Figure 2 A magnified schematic diagram of point B in the middle.

[0020] Figure 4 It is a schematic diagram of the unlocking state in the utility model.

[0021] Figure 5 It is a schematic diagram of the battery compartment assembly before installation in the utility model.

[0022] Figure 6 It is a schematic diagram of the battery compartment assembly in the utility model.

[0023] Figure 7 yes Figure 1 A magnified schematic diagram of center A.

[0024] Figure 8 It is a three-dimensional diagram of the battery compartment assembly in the utility model. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0025] In order to make the purpose, technical scheme and advantages of the embodiments of the utility model clearer, the technical scheme in the embodiments of the utility model will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are part of the embodiments of the utility model, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the utility model, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without making creative work belong to the scope of protection of the utility model. Therefore, the following detailed description of the embodiments of the utility model provided in the drawings is not intended to limit the scope of the utility model for which protection is sought, but merely represents the selected embodiments of the utility model. Based on the embodiments in the utility model, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without making creative work belong to the scope of protection of the utility model.

[0026] In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "up", "down", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inside", "outside", "clockwise", "counterclockwise" and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the referred device or element must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be understood as a limitation on the present invention.

[0027] In addition, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be understood as indicating or implying 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 one or more of the features. In the description of the present utility model, the meaning of "plurality" is two or more, unless otherwise clearly and specifically defined.

[0028] In the present invention, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "install", "connect", "connect", "fix" and the like should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium, it can be the internal connection of two elements or the interaction relationship between two elements. For ordinary technicians in this field, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0029] In the present utility model, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, a first feature being "above" or "below" a second feature may include that the first and second features are in direct contact, or may include that the first and second features are not in direct contact but are in contact through another feature between them. Moreover, a first feature being "above", "above" and "above" a second feature includes that the first feature is directly above and obliquely above the second feature, or simply indicates that the first feature is higher in level than the second feature. A first feature being "below", "below" and "below" a second feature includes that the first feature is directly below and obliquely below the second feature, or simply indicates that the first feature is lower in level than the second feature.

[0030] Referring to the drawings in the specification, a lock with a battery compartment includes a lock body 10 and a lock beam 20 that can be connected to each other. In the embodiment drawn in the drawings, the lock beam is a U-shaped part, and a lock hole 11 is provided on the lock body for the lock beam to be plugged and matched. When the end of the lock beam is inserted into the lock hole, the lock can be closed. A mounting groove 12 is provided on the lock body, and a detachable battery compartment assembly 30 is provided in the mounting groove. The battery compartment assembly can be connected to the lock body via a locking member 40. In one embodiment, the locking member can be a locking screw. When the battery compartment assembly is installed in the mounting groove, it is fixed to the lock body by the locking screw. In this way, the battery in the battery compartment assembly can power the mainboard in the lock body to realize the function of the electronic lock. The specific power supply and locking with the lock beam are prior arts and will not be elaborated in detail here.

[0031] Preferably, a slot 31 is provided on the side wall of the battery compartment assembly, and the slot can be arranged vertically. A guide block 13 is provided on the lock body, and the guide block can be connected with the slot. When installing, the lock body is relatively immobile. The opening of the slot is aligned downward with the guide block, and the battery compartment assembly can be moved downward until the two can no longer move. In one embodiment of this state, the guide block can be abutted with the bottom of the slot. Preferably, in this state, the guide block and the slot can also move in coordination. Further, a transverse card slot 32 is also provided on the side wall of the battery compartment assembly, and the card slot is connected with the slot. In one embodiment, the slot and the card slot form an L-shaped slot; after the slot moves along the guide block, the battery compartment assembly can move relative to the lock body, so that the card slot and the guide block are connected. When the battery compartment assembly moves down to the card slot, the battery compartment assembly can be moved horizontally relative to the lock body, so that the battery compartment assembly is installed in place relative to the lock body.

[0032] Furthermore: a snap-in protrusion 33 is provided on the side wall of the battery compartment assembly located at the slot, and a snap-in groove 14 is provided on the guide block. The snap-in protrusion can be matched with the snap-in groove to make the lock body and the battery compartment assembly snap-fit. After the battery compartment assembly is moved horizontally, when the snap-in protrusion is matched with the snap-in groove, the two naturally stop moving, and the battery compartment assembly can provide power to the main board (first main board) of the lock body, that is, the first electrode contact is electrically connected to the second electrode contact. At this time, the installation of the battery compartment assembly and the lock body can be achieved by tightening the screws.

[0033] In use, the battery compartment assembly is provided with a first electrode contact 34, the lock body is provided with a second electrode contact 15, and when the snap-in protrusion is connected with the snap-in groove, the first electrode contact can be electrically connected with the second electrode contact, thereby achieving electrical connection. The lock body is provided with a first mainboard 16, and the first mainboard is connected with the second electrode contact via a wire 17.

[0034] Preferably, the lock body includes a matching lock seat 18 and a shell 19, and a heat dissipation hole 191 corresponding to the first main board can be arranged on the shell; the shell is also provided with an opening 192 that can cooperate with the installation groove, the guide block is arranged on the inner wall of the opening, the snap-fitting protrusion protrudes upward, and the opening of the snap-fitting groove faces downward.

[0035] In a preferred embodiment of the utility model, the locking member is a locking screw, and the lock body is further provided with a connecting hole 41, and the connecting hole can cooperate with the lock hole, that is, the connecting hole is located at the bottom of the lock hole on the lock body, and the battery compartment assembly is provided with a threaded hole 35, and a locking screw that can cooperate with the threaded hole is provided in the connecting hole, when the lock beam is not inserted into the lock hole, the locking screw can pass through the lock hole and cooperate with the connecting hole, at this time, the locking screw can be loosened or tightened by a tool (screwdriver), and when the lock beam is inserted into the lock hole (locked state), the locking screw cannot be operated at this time. In other words: the connecting hole can cooperate with the lock hole, the locking screw passes through the lock hole and cooperates with the connecting hole, and when the lock beam cooperates with the lock hole, the locking screw cannot be rotated.

[0036] Preferably, the battery compartment assembly includes an outer shell 51, in which a matching battery 52 and a second main board 53 are arranged, a connection port 54 is arranged on the peripheral wall of the outer shell, a TYPE-C port 55 located at the connection port is connected to the second main board, and a sealing gasket 56 that can cover the connection port is arranged; the second main board is matched and connected with the first electrode contact, a window 57 is arranged on the peripheral wall of the outer shell, the first electrode contact can be arranged at the window, a sealing ring 58 is arranged at the window, and the sealing ring can be matched and connected with the first electrode contact and the second electrode contact.

[0037] The utility model is more specifically:

[0038] 1. Remove the battery compartment assembly: In the unlocked state, remove the lock beam, then remove the locking screw, push the battery compartment assembly horizontally to separate the snap-on protrusion from the snap-on groove, and then remove the battery compartment assembly upwards. The battery compartment assembly can be charged externally through the TYPE-C port.

[0039] 2. Installation of the battery compartment assembly: In the unlocked state, install the battery compartment assembly in the installation slot of the lock body, push the battery compartment assembly horizontally so that the snap-on protrusions snap into the snap-on grooves to ensure that the battery compartment assembly is installed in place, use the locking screws to fix the battery compartment assembly on the lock body, and then lock the lock beam. That is, the battery compartment cannot be removed at will in the locked state, and the battery compartment can only be removed in the unlocked state.

[0040] 3. After the battery compartment assembly is installed in place, the battery compartment assembly is installed on the lock body, the first electrode contacts of the positive and negative poles of the battery compartment assembly are connected to the second electrode contacts of the elastic positive and negative poles on the lock body, and the second electrode contacts on the lock body are connected to the first main board through the positive and negative wires to form a loop to supply power to the first main board; a sealing sleeve is provided at the first electrode contact on the lock body to play a sealing role.

[0041] 4. Both sides of the battery compartment assembly are provided with slots and grooves, so that the battery compartment assembly can be smoothly installed on the lock body and positioned. The first electrode contact of the battery compartment assembly is provided with a sealing ring, and the connection port of the charging port is provided with a sealing gasket to play a sealing role.

[0042] The above description shows and describes the preferred embodiments of the utility model. As mentioned above, it should be understood that the utility model is not limited to the form disclosed herein, and should not be regarded as excluding other embodiments, but can be used in various other combinations, modifications and environments, and can be modified within the scope of the utility model concept described herein through the above teachings or the technology or knowledge of the relevant field. The changes and modifications made by those skilled in the art do not depart from the spirit and scope of the utility model, and should be within the scope of protection of the claims attached to the utility model.

Claims

1. A lock with a battery compartment, comprising a lock body and a lock beam that can be matched and connected, the lock body is provided with a lock hole for the lock beam to be plugged and matched, characterized in that: The lock body is provided with a mounting groove, a detachable battery compartment assembly is provided in the mounting groove, and the battery compartment assembly can be connected to the lock body via a locking member.

2. A lock with a battery compartment according to claim 1, characterized in that: A slot is arranged on the side wall of the battery compartment assembly, and a guide block is arranged on the lock body, and the guide block can be matched and connected with the slot.

3. A lock with a battery compartment according to claim 2, characterized in that: The side wall of the battery compartment assembly is also provided with a transverse slot, which is communicated with the opening slot; after the opening slot moves along the guide block, the battery compartment assembly can move relative to the lock body so that the slot and the guide block are matched and connected.

4. A lock with a battery compartment according to claim 3, characterized in that: A snap-fitting protrusion is arranged on the side wall of the battery compartment assembly at the snap-fitting slot, and a snap-fitting groove is arranged on the guide block. The snap-fitting protrusion can be matched and connected with the snap-fitting groove so that the lock body and the battery compartment assembly are snap-fitted.

5. A lock with a battery compartment according to claim 4, characterized in that: The battery compartment assembly is provided with a first electrode contact, the lock body is provided with a second electrode contact, and when the snap-fitting protrusion is matched and connected with the snap-fitting groove, the first electrode contact can be electrically connected with the second electrode contact.

6. A lock with a battery compartment according to claim 5, characterized in that: The lock body comprises a matching lock seat and a shell; the shell is also provided with an opening which can match the mounting groove, the guide block is arranged on the inner peripheral wall of the opening, the snap-fitting protrusion protrudes upward, and the opening of the snap-fitting groove faces downward.

7. A lock with a battery compartment according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that: The locking piece is a locking screw, and the lock body is also provided with a connecting hole, which can cooperate with the lock hole. The battery compartment assembly is provided with a threaded hole, and a locking screw that can cooperate with the threaded hole is provided in the connecting hole.

8. A lock with a battery compartment according to claim 7, characterized in that: The connecting hole can be matched with the locking hole, and the locking screw is matched with the connecting hole after passing through the locking hole. When the locking beam is matched with the locking hole, the locking screw cannot be rotated.

9. A lock with a battery compartment according to claim 8, characterized in that: The battery compartment assembly includes a shell, in which a matching battery and a second main board are arranged, a connection port is arranged on the peripheral wall of the shell, a TYPE-C port located at the connection port is connected to the second main board, and a sealing gasket is arranged at the connection port to cover it.

10. A lock with a battery compartment according to claim 9, characterized in that: The second mainboard is connected with the first electrode contact, a window is arranged on the peripheral wall of the shell, the first electrode contact can be arranged at the window, a sealing ring is arranged at the window, and the sealing ring can be connected with the first electrode contact and the second electrode contact.

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