Rotating Hook Lock for Thin Devices and Variable Lock Holes
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing locks for electronic devices are bulky, making it difficult to stably place thin electronic apparatuses on a supporting surface, and require multiple lock brackets for different anti-theft lock hole specifications, leading to inconvenience and economic inefficiency.
Innovation Solution
A lock design featuring a rotating hook and a driving apparatus that adjusts the opening width of the lock body, allowing it to fit various lock hole sizes, with a housing that deviates the hook from the center to minimize height and includes elastic forces to stabilize the device on a surface.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Volume of moving object
If a traditional lock mechanism is used, then the locking function is achieved, but the lock volume is large and cannot be reduced, making it difficult to stably place thin electronic apparatuses on a supporting surface
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the dynamics principle by making the hook rotatable relative to the housing, allowing the hook to change its position and orientation. This dynamic adjustment enables the lock to adapt to different electronic apparatus thicknesses while maintaining stable placement on supporting surfaces, resolving the contradiction between compact volume and placement stability.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a fixed lock bracket is used, then the locking structure is simple, but it cannot accommodate different anti-theft lock hole specifications, requiring multiple locks
Solution Approach 1:
The hook is designed to be rotatable relative to the housing, enabling it to adjust its opening width and orientation dynamically. This allows a single lock structure to accommodate various anti-theft lock hole specifications without requiring multiple specialized locks, thus improving adaptability while maintaining relatively simple structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The lock is designed with universal adaptability through the rotatable hook mechanism that can adjust to different lock hole sizes and positions. The housing may also include multiple front-end openings at different positions, allowing the same lock to serve multiple functions and fit various electronic apparatus types, reducing the need for multiple specialized locks.
3Ease of operation
If the lock bracket extends from the center of one end of the lock, then the locking mechanism is straightforward, but the electronic apparatus cannot be stably placed on a desktop
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies asymmetry by positioning the front-end opening to deviate from the center of the housing end, and allowing the hook to rotate to asymmetric positions. This asymmetric design enables the lock to be attached at optimal positions on thin electronic apparatus while maintaining stable placement on supporting surfaces, improving both ease of operation and stability.
4Adaptability or versatility
If multiple lock brackets are purchased for different specifications, then compatibility with different lock holes is achieved, but it is uneconomical and inconvenient
Solution Approach 1:
The lock is designed as a universal multi-functional device with a rotatable hook that can adapt to different lock hole sizes and positions. The housing may include multiple front-end openings, allowing a single lock to replace multiple specialized locks, thereby reducing the quantity of locks needed while maintaining broad compatibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The dynamic rotatable hook mechanism allows a single lock to adjust its configuration to fit various lock hole specifications, eliminating the need to purchase and carry multiple locks for different devices. This dynamic adaptability reduces both the number of locks required and the inconvenience of managing multiple lock types.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The lock enables stable placement of thin electronic devices and accommodates different lock hole sizes, enhancing usability and reducing the need for multiple lock brackets.
Implementation Method 1
The first elastic apparatus is arranged at a side of the first driving part to provide first elastic force, so that the first driving part approaches the second driving part
Implementation Method 2
The second elastic apparatus is arranged at a side of the second driving part to provide second elastic force, so that the second driving part is away from the rotating hook
Data Source
AI summary
A lock of the present invention includes a housing, a rotating hook, a driving apparatus, and a lock body. An end of the housing includes a front-end opening. The front-end opening faces a same direction as an extending direction of an X-axis, and deviates from a center of a section parallel to a Y-Z plane of the end of the housing that includes the front-end opening, where the X-axis, a Y-axis, and a Z-axis are orthogonal. The rotating hook is arranged in the housing and is rotatable relative to the housing, and includes a front end and a rear end, where the front end at least partially extends out of the front-end opening, and the rear end extends in an opposite direction to the front end. The driving apparatus is arranged in the housing and is movable to change an opening width of the front end. The lock body is arranged in the housing, and when the lock body is locked, the lock body restricts movement of the driving apparatus.