Coupling apparatus for assembling and disassembling articles

• US 20060262085A1
• Filed: 05/18/2005
• Published: 11/23/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 05/18/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Proview Electronics Company Limited (Proview International Holdings)
• Original Assignee: Proview Electronics Company Limited (Proview International Holdings)
• Inventors: Yang, Jung-Shan
• Application Number:
  US11/131,490
• Publication Number:
  US 20060262085A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/156
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1605 Multimedia displays, e.g. with integrated or attached speakers, cameras, microphones

Abstract

A coupling apparatus for assembling and disassembling articles adopted for use on an article (such as speaker) which includes at least one latch member and a movable coupling set and another article (such as a display screen) which has latch troughs corresponding to the latch member and the movable coupling set so that the first article and the second article can be assembled or disassembled rapidly and easily. The movable coupling set and the latch troughs also have terminals to form electric connection between the two articles.

Claims

1. A coupling apparatus for assembling and disassembling articles, comprising:

at least one latch member which has a body and a head larger than the body, the body having one end fastened to a first article;

a movable coupling set which has a movable coupling member and a urging member, the movable coupling member being allowed to run through an aperture formed on the first article and having one end coupled with the urging member to slide in the aperture;

at least one first latch trough located on a second article corresponding to the latch member of the first article having an insertion zone and a coupling zone, the diameter of the head of the latch member being smaller than the insertion zone and larger than the coupling zone, the body being smaller than the coupling zone so that the latch member is latchable in the first latch trough; and

a second latch trough located on the second article corresponding to the movable coupling member to couple with another end of the movable coupling member;

wherein the another end of the movable coupling member has a first terminal, the second latch trough having a second terminal corresponding to the first terminal for the first article connected to the second article.

2. The coupling apparatus of claim 1, wherein the second latch trough has a latch trench abutting one side thereof and being formed at a depth smaller than the second latch trough to facilitate anchoring of the movable coupling member.

3. The coupling apparatus of claim 2, wherein the movable coupling set has a returning device.

4. The coupling apparatus of claim 3, wherein the returning device is a spring.

5. The coupling apparatus of claim 3, wherein the first article is a speaker or a display device.

6. The coupling apparatus of claim 5, wherein the second article is a display device or a speaker different from the first article.