Patent ID: 12250774

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

To facilitate understanding of the object, characteristics and effects of this present disclosure, embodiments together with the attached drawings for the detailed description of the present disclosure are provided.

Refer toFIG.1toFIG.6showing an engaging connection structure of the present disclosure. The engaging connection structure1includes at least one vertical insert portion11and an assembly portion12. The assembly portion12is configured to be assembled at an object10, and the vertical insert portion11is configured for an insert20to be inserted vertically therein.

In the engaging connection method of an engaging connection structure of the present disclosure, the assembly portion12may first be assembled at the object and the insert20is then inserted vertically into the vertical insert portion11, so as to form a state of engaging connection or fit connection once then insert20is inserted into the vertical insert portion11. Alternatively, as shown inFIG.26andFIG.27, the assembly portion12may first be assembled at the object10, and then the insert20is inserted horizontally into a horizontal insert portion113of the engaging connection structure1, so as to form a state of engaging connection or fit connection once the insert20is inserted into the horizontal insert portion113.

In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the engaging connection structure1further includes a pressurizing portion13, a material storage space14and a restricting portion15. The pressurizing portion13is configured to apply a pressure on the object10to cause a material of the object10to flow into or enter the material storage space14, so as to restrict the engaging connection structure1at the object10by the restricting portion15.

In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the material storage space14is provided at the assembly portion11. The engaging connection structure1is pressurized by a mold30such that the object10is pressurized by the pressurizing portion13, to cause the material of the object10to flow into or enter the material storage space14, so as to restrict the engaging connection structure1at the object by the restricting portion15(as shown inFIG.3).

In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the object10has a corresponding restricting portion101. The corresponding restricting portion101correspondingly limits the restricting portion15as an anti-rotation of the engaging connection structure1, so as to limit an engaging connection direction or position of the vertical insert portion11(as shown by parts a and b inFIG.4).

During use, one engaging connection structure1may be assembled at the object10, and the insert20is vertically inserted into the vertical insert portion11(as shown inFIG.5). Alternatively, two engaging connection structures1are assembled at the object10, and the respective vertical insert portions11of the engaging connection structures1are configured to corresponding to each other, allowing two sides of the insert20to be inserted vertically into the vertical insert portions11. Thus, the engaging connection structure1is enabled to provide the object10and the insert20with a stable assembly effect.

Moreover, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the engaging connection structure1further includes a lock connection portion or an engaging connection portion configured to restrict the engaging connection structure1at the object10.

As shown inFIG.7toFIG.11, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, a difference from the above embodiments is that, the engaging connection structure1includes a plurality of vertical insert portions11, which are in arranged in a matrix, wherein more than one engaging connection structure1can be inserted by more than one insert20from one side or from multiple sides.

During use, two or more than two engaging connection structures1may be assembled at the object10, allowing more than two inserts20to be inserted vertically into the vertical insert portions11(as shown inFIG.9andFIG.11). Thus, the engaging connection structure1is enabled to provide the object10and the plurality of inserts20with a stable assembly effect, thereby enabling the present disclosure to better satisfy actual application requirements.

As shown inFIG.12, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, a difference from the above embodiments is that, the engaging connection structure1further includes a rotating insert portion16, and the vertical insert portion11is in communication with the rotating insert portion16. Thus, the insert (not shown) can be first inserted vertically into the vertical insert portion11and then be inserted horizontally or rotationally into the rotating insert portion16, thereby enabling the present disclosure to better satisfy actual application requirements.

Referring toFIG.13, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, a difference from the foregoing embodiments is that, the assembly portion12is pressed and deformed by a mold30and is thus expandingly connected at the object further enabling the assembly portion12to be assembled at the object10by different assembly modes, thereby enabling the present disclosure to better satisfy actual application requirements.

Referring toFIG.14andFIG.15, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, a difference from the above embodiments is that, during assembly, the engaging connection structure1can be picked up from a carrier60by a picking tool40. Once the engaging connection structure1is picked up by the picking tool a comparison device50is provided to compare the engaging connection structure1and an assembly position or an assembly distance of the object10, and the engaging connection structure1is moved to the assembly position of the object by the picking tool40according to comparison information of the comparison device50, and the engaging connection structure1is elastically pressed downward by the picking tool40at the object10(or placed at the object10), so that the engaging connection structure1is assembled at the object10via the assembly portion12.

In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the object10has a through hole102, and the assembly portion12of the engaging connection structure1is assembled at the through hole102of the object10.

In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the object10has a predetermined weldable layer103, which may be located at a periphery of the through hole102, and the assembly portion12has a weldable surface121. The comparison device50compares the weldable surface121of the assembly portion12and the position or distance of the predetermined weldable layer103at the assembly position of the object10, and the picking tool40moves the engaging connection structure1to the predetermined weldable layer103of the object10according to the comparison information of the comparison device50.

In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the object10is a circuit board; the object10has a copper layer104, and the predetermined weldable layer103is provided at the copper layer104.

On the basis of the above embodiment, the assembly portion12of the engaging connection structure1can be assembled at the predetermined weldable layer103of the object10via the weldable surface121, so as to provide the engaging connection structure1and the object10with a stable assembly effect, thereby enabling the present disclosure to better satisfy actual application requirements.

As shown inFIG.16, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, a difference from the above embodiments is that, the engaging connection structure1further includes a rotating insert portion16and the vertical insert portion11is in communication with the rotating insert portion16. The insert20is first enters horizontally or rotationally the rotating insert portion16and is then inserted into the vertical insert portion11, so as to form a state of engaging connection or fit connection once the insert20is inserted. The insert20may include a protrusion201. The protrusion201of the insert20first enters horizontally or rotationally the rotating insert portion16, and is then inserted into the vertical insert portion11. Thus, the engaging connection structure1is enabled to provide the object10and the insert20with a stable assembly effect, thereby enabling the present disclosure to better satisfy actual application requirements.

As shown inFIG.17, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, a difference from the above embodiments is that, the engaging connection structure1further includes a rotating insert portion16and another vertical insert portion17. The vertical insert portion11is in communication with the rotating insert portion16, and the rotating insert portion16is in communication with the another vertical insert portion17. The protrusion201of the insert20may be first inserted into the vertical insert portion11, be inserted horizontally or rotationally into the rotating insert portion16, and then be inserted into the another vertical insert portion17. Thus, the engaging connection structure1is enabled to provide the object10and the insert20with a stable assembly effect, thereby enabling the present disclosure to better satisfy actual application requirements.

Referring toFIG.18andFIG.19, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, a difference from the above embodiment is that, the engaging connection structure1includes an engaging member18. The engaging member18is movably assembled with the engaging connection structure1, and is configured to be inserted into an inserted portion202of the insert20. Thus, the engaging connection structure1is enabled to provide the object10and the insert20with a stable assembly effect by using the engaging member18, thereby enabling the present disclosure to better satisfy actual application requirements.

In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the engaging member18may be a column (as part a inFIG.19), an outer fastener (as part b inFIG.19), a threaded body (as part c inFIG.19), an elastic fastener (as part d inFIG.19) or an inner fastener (as part e inFIG.19). Thus, the engaging connection structure1is enabled to provide the object10and the insert20with a stable assembly effect by using the engaging member18, thereby enabling the present disclosure to better satisfy actual application requirements.

Referring toFIG.20, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, a difference from the above embodiments is that, the engaging member18has an elastic element19. One end of the elastic element19presses against the engaging connection structure1, and the other end of the elastic element19presses against the engaging member18. Thus, the engaging member18can be pulled with the coordination of the elastic element19, so as to insert the engaging member18into the inserted portion202of the insert20, or to remove the engaging member18from the inserted portion202of the insert20. Accordingly, the engaging connection structure1is enabled to provide the object10and the insert20with a stable assembly effect by using the engaging member18, thereby enabling the present disclosure to better satisfy actual application requirements.

Referring toFIG.21andFIG.22, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, a difference from the above embodiment is that, the engaging connection structure1includes a push member2, which presses against the insert20. The push member2is movably arranged at the vertical insert portion11by a bolted portion21, so that the insert20presses against the push member2when inserted into the vertical insert portion11, and the push member2can be moved to remove the insert20from the vertical insert portion11as needed, thereby enabling the present disclosure to better satisfy actual application requirements.

As shown inFIG.23andFIG.24, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, a difference from the above embodiments is that, the engaging connection structure1includes a body111. The body111is provided with a restricting portion112, the restricting portion112corresponds to a corresponding restricting portion71of a mold70, and the corresponding restricting portion71and the restricting portion112are configured for corresponding limiting or anti-rotation.

Thus, the body111can be arranged at the mold70(the mold70at the lower part ofFIG.23) to configure the corresponding restricting portion71and the restricting portion112for corresponding limiting or anti-rotation, so as to restrict the engaging connection structure1in a predetermined direction. The object10is then pressurized by a mold30(the mold30at the upper part ofFIG.23) such that the object10is pressurized by the pressurizing portion13to cause the material of the object10to flow into or enter the material storage space14, hence completing the assembly of the engaging connection structure1and the object10.

Referring toFIG.25, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, a difference from the above embodiments is that, the insert20may be a circuit board, a metal board, a plastic board, a board card, a printed circuit board (PCB), an M.2 card, an E1.S card, an NIC card, an integrated circuit (IC), a chip, a memory card, a cooling fin, cooling card, a heat sink, or an electronic device having a heat sink. In this embodiment, the insert20is a circuit board and includes a chip and a connector203.

Refer toFIG.26andFIG.27, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, a difference from the above embodiments is that, the engaging connection structure1includes at least one horizontal insert portion113and an assembly portion12. The assembly portion12is configured to be assembled at an object10, and the horizontal insert portion113is configured for the insert20to be inserted horizontally therein. During use, the engaging connection structure may be assembled at the object10via the assembly portion12, and then the insert20(such as the insert20above) is inserted horizontally into the horizontal insert portion113. Thus, the engaging connection structure1is enabled to provide the object and the insert with a stable assembly effect. Moreover, in this embodiment, the vertical insert portion11may also be additionally provided so as to communicate with the horizontal insert portion113, thereby enhancing the assembly diversity. In addition, in this embodiment, one surface of the horizontal rectangular engaging structure is arranged with the horizontal insert portion113; however, the horizontal insert portion113may also be arranged on a circumferential surface of a horizontal cylindrical engaging connection structure or a circumferential surface of the vertical cylindrical engaging connection structure1(as shown inFIG.1), and then be communicated with the vertical insert portion11or the rotating insert portion16of the embodiments above to enhance the assembly diversity. Similarly, the vertical cylindrical engaging connection structure1of the above embodiments can also be additionally provided with the horizontal insert portion113so as to communicate with the vertical insert portion11or the rotating insert portion16of the above embodiments, thereby enhancing the assembly diversity. Moreover, the vertical insert portion11in the above embodiment is arranged on the circumferential surface of the vertical cylindrical engaging connection structure1; however, the vertical insert portion11may also be arranged on one surface of the rectangular engaging connection structure or on one surface of the horizontal rectangular engaging connection structure1(as shown inFIG.26) and then be communicated with the horizontal insert portion113, thereby enhancing the assembly diversity. In addition, other types of application of the engaging connection structure1of the above embodiments are also suitable for the engaging connection structure1of the embodiment, and such details are omitted herein.

The present invention is described by way of the preferred embodiments above. A person skilled in the art should understand that, these embodiments are merely for describing the present invention and are not to be construed as limitations to the scope of the present invention. It should be noted that all equivalent changes, replacements and substitutions made to the embodiments are to be encompassed within the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of protection of the present invention should be accorded with the broadest interpretation of the appended claims.