Patent ID: 6347848
Filing Date: 2002-02-19
Classification: E05B,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A locking for drawers of a cabinet, comprising:a case body which is a rectangular body composed of five rectangular panels defining an interior space and a vertical open side, several drawers being vertically arranged in the interior space, the drawers being back and forth slidable through the open side of the case body, a predetermined portion of a rear side of each drawer being equipped-with a drawer connecting section; a slide seat having a predetermined length, the slide seat being fixed at a predetermined portion of an inner side of the panel of the case body corresponding to the rear side of the drawer; a latch plate having a predetermined length and width, a predetermined portion of one end of the latch plate being formed with a latch plate connecting section for fixedly connecting with the drawer connecting section, the other end of the latch plate outward extending by a predetermined length and being bent toward the drawer to form a stop section with a predetermined length and inclination angle; and a detent unit including an engaging body and a link, wherein: the engaging body is a channel body with a substantially U-shaped cross-section, having a predetermined length, a bottom face and two lateral faces, the engaging body being lengthwise vertically slidably fitted in the slide seat of the case body, the bottom face of the engaging body being formed with an engaging hole corresponding to the latch plate of each drawer, the engaging hole being such dimensioned that the latch plate is able to freely get into or get out of the engaging hole in a direction perpendicular to the bottom face of the engaging body, a predetermined portion of the upper end of the bottom face being formed with an elongated hanging slot vertically extending by a predetermined length; and the link is a rod body with a predetermined length, the link being perpendicularly passed through the hanging slot to abut against the inner edge of the upper end of the hanging slot, one end of the link being pivotally connected with a predetermined portion of the inner side of the panel of the case body corresponding to the rear side of the drawer, the other end thereof corresponding to the front side of the drawer and being pivotally connected with a rotary section protruding out of the case body, a predetermined portion of the link being formed with a bent section abutting against the hanging slot, the two end points of the link and the contact point between the bent section and the hanging slot being not positioned on the same line, whereby when the bent section is positioned at a highest point, the engaging hole permits the latch plate to freely get into or get out of the engaging hole in a direction perpendicular to the bottom face of the engaging body, the bent section being spaced from the lower end of the hanging slot by a predetermined distance.