US 12,227,976 B2
Locking mechanism and electronic device
Ting-Shou Chen, Taoyuan (TW); and Hung-Chuan Lin, Taoyuan (TW)
Assigned to DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC., Taoyuan (TW)
Filed by Delta Electronics, Inc., Taoyuan (TW)
Filed on May 17, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/746,723.
Claims priority of application No. 202210030465.6 (CN), filed on Jan. 12, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0220709 A1, Jul. 13, 2023
Int. Cl. E05C 19/14 (2006.01); E05B 15/00 (2006.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01)
CPC E05C 19/145 (2013.01) [G06F 1/1656 (2013.01); E05B 15/0086 (2013.01); E05C 19/14 (2013.01)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electronic device, comprising:
a first housing;
a second housing, detachably connected to the first housing, wherein the first housing and the second housing are arranged along a first direction; and
a locking mechanism, comprising:
a first hook, affixed to the first housing and having a first engaging recess;
a second hook, affixed to the first housing and having a second engaging recess, wherein the first engaging recess and the second engaging recess are arranged along the first direction;
a movable member, having an engaging portion; and
a driving member, connected to the second housing and the movable member, and configured to drive the movable member to move relative to the second housing, wherein when the first housing is affixed to the second housing via the locking mechanism, the engaging portion is accommodated in the first engaging recess, wherein in a second direction that is perpendicular to the first direction, the width of the second engaging recess is greater than the width of the first engaging recess, wherein in a third direction that is perpendicular to the first direction and the second direction, the length of the second engaging recess is greater than the length of the first engaging recess.