Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Housing with locking structure
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Application No.: US13384655Application Date: 2010-07-22
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Publication No.: US09609763B2Publication Date: 2017-03-28
- Inventor: Kaljopa Gerst
- Applicant: Kaljopa Gerst
- Applicant Address: NL Eindhoven
- Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
- Current Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
- Current Assignee Address: NL Eindhoven
- Priority: EP09166568 20090728
- International Application: PCT/IB2010/053342 WO 20100722
- International Announcement: WO2011/013039 WO 20110203
- Main IPC: H05K5/00
- IPC: H05K5/00 ; E05C19/06 ; F16B5/00 ; F16B5/06

Abstract:
The present invention refers to a housing with a locking structure to connect a first housing part (12) with a second housing part (14). The locking structure comprises a flexible snap member (38) extending from the first housing part over an inner wall portion of the second housing part and is provided with a first engaging portion (44). The inner wall portion of the second housing part is provided with a second engaging portion (60). The first and second engaging portions forming a snap fit connection to be released by lifting said snap member from the inner wall portion. A release tool (70) is arranged on or above the bottom of said second housing part to be slidable towards the snap member. The snap member is further provided with a receiving portion being formed to catch the tip (76) of said release tool in a locked manner when the release tool is pushed into the receiving portion.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120187812A1 HOUSING WITH LOCKING STRUCTURE Public/Granted day:2012-07-26
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