IP Library Granted Patent US 11,741,330
Granted Patent B2
US 11,741,330 · App. 17/507,876 · Granted Aug 29, 2023

Electronic tag lock

Inventor: Shengfei Zhao (Guangdong, CN)
Assignee: Shenzhen Wins Electronic Technology Co., Ltd.
G06K19/0723H01R12/75H01R12/88
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Patent No.
US 11,741,330
App. No.
17/507,876
Granted
Aug 29, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

This application discloses an electronic tag lock, which includes: a housing, a lock cable, a control circuit board, and a clamping mechanism arranged in the housing; the clamping mechanism includes several clamping components electrically connected to the control circuit board, the clamping components abut against outer circumference of the lock cable, the clamping components and the lock cable are electrically connected.

Claims (25)

1. An electronic tag lock, comprising:

a housing;

a lock cable;

a control circuit board; and

a clamping mechanism arranged in the housing;

wherein the housing is provided with a locking channel, the clamping mechanism acts on the lock cable inserted into the locking channel, the locking channel has an insertion opening for inserting one end of the lock cable, and an other end of the lock cable is fixed to the housing and electrically connected to the control circuit board, wherein the locking channel comprises a pressing cavity communicating with the insertion opening, the pressing cavity has a narrowing part, and a cross section of the narrowing part gradually narrows from a side away from the insertion opening to a side close to the insertion opening;

wherein the clamping mechanism comprises several clamping components electrically connected to the control circuit board, the clamping components abut against an outer circumference of the lock cable, the clamping components and the lock cable are electrically connected; and

wherein when the lock cable is inserted from the locking insertion opening to contact the clamping components and continue to be inserted along an insertion direction, the lock cable is capable of driving the clamping mechanism to reduce the clamping force of the clamping components on the lock cable, so that the lock cable is capable of moving based on the clamping mechanism in the insertion direction;

wherein the clamping mechanism further comprises an elastic component and a movable base, the movable base is arranged in the pressing cavity, the clamping component is movably arranged on an upper end of the movable base, the elastic component is arranged between the housing and the movable base, and the elastic component drives the upper end of the movable base to approach the insertion opening; and

wherein when the clamping component is at a preset position of the narrowing part, the narrowing part is capable of forcing the clamping component to abut against the outer circumference of the lock cable.

2. The electronic tag lock of claim 1 , wherein when the clamping component abuts against the outer circumference of the lock cable, the lock cable is driven in an opposite direction of the insertion direction of the lock cable, and the lock cable will drive the clamping component to move, to increase the clamping force of the clamping component on the lock cable, so that the lock cable cannot be pulled out of the clamping mechanism in this direction.

3. The electronic tag lock of claim 1 , wherein metal balls are configured as the clamping components.

4. The electronic tag lock of claim 1 , wherein metal balls are configured as the clamping components.

5. The electronic tag lock of claim 1 , wherein the movable base is provided with a base body wire hole connecting the upper end and a lower end of the movable base; the upper end of the movable base is provided with several clamping assembly parts around the base body wire hole, and the clamping components are movably arranged in the clamping assembly parts; wherein the clamping components are capable of approaching or moving away from the base body wire hole based on the clamping assembly part.

6. The electronic tag lock of claim 1 , steel balls are provided as the clamping components, the upper end of the movable base is provided with several U-shaped grooves as clamping assembly parts, and the size of the arc part at the bottom of the U-shaped groove matches the diameter of the steel ball.

7. The electronic tag lock of claim 5 , steel balls are provided as the clamping components, the upper end of the movable base is provided with several U-shaped grooves as clamping assembly parts, and the size of the arc part at the bottom of the U-shaped groove matches the diameter of the steel ball.

8. The electronic tag lock of claim 5 , wherein three clamping assembly parts are evenly arranged around the outer circumference of the lock cable, and any clamping assembly part is provided with the clamping component.

9. The electronic tag lock of claim 5 , wherein the lower end of the movable base is provided with a spring socket post, a spring is configured as the elastic component, and the elastic component is sleeved on the spring socket post.

10. The electronic tag lock of claim 1 , wherein the housing comprises a front housing and a rear housing that are buckled with each other, a fixing base is clamped and mounted between the front housing and the rear housing, and the locking channel is arranged at the fixing base; the fixing base is made of metal material and is electrically connected to the control circuit board;

wherein the control circuit is provided with a first elastic sheet, and the first elastic sheet abuts against outer circumference of the fixing base to electrically conduct the fixing base;

wherein an anti-falling block is fixed at one end of the lock cable fixed to the housing, and the housing is provided with an anti-falling clamping component matching the anti-falling block;

wherein the control circuit is provided with a second elastic sheet, and the second elastic sheet abuts against the outer circumference of the lock cable to electrically conduct the lock cable.

11. The electronic tag lock of claim 1 , wherein a receiving part is provided on the outer circumference of the housing, and the lock cable is capable of being received in the receiving part;

wherein an outer surface of the housing which is different from that provided with the insertion opening is provided with an elastic buckle as the receiving part;

wherein the elastic buckle is U-shaped, and the lock cable is capable of being snapped in through the elastic deformation of the opening of the elastic buckle.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 22, 2021
From: ZHAO, SHENGFEI
To: SHENZHEN WINS ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
CN 202121419643.1 · Jun 24, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220414410A1 · Dec 29, 2022
Cited By (1)
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