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Clamp mechanism of an electronic apparatus
Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corp
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Filing: 1987-03-11
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Granted: 1988-07-12
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Expires: 2007-03-11
Abstract
Abstract In a clamp mechanism for an electronic apparatus, a part of knurled wheel is exposed from a housing so as to manually rotate a male screw for clamping the electronic apparatus, and rotation of the knurled wheel is locked by a key-lock means for protection against burglary.
Inventors
- 👤 Jyunji Matsushima
- 👤 Shinji Miyata
- 👤 Kunitoshi Yoshitaka
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 21:37
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60R; B60R11/00; B60R11/02; B60R11/0241; E; E05; E05B; E05B73/00; F; F16; F16B; F16B41/00; F16B41/005; H; H04; H04M; H04M1/00; H04M1/02; H04M1/04; H04M1/06; H05; H05K; H05K7/00; H05K7/02; H05K7/026; B60R2011/0042; B60R2011/0049; B60R2011/0064; B60R2011/0073; B60R2011/0096; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T70/00; Y10T70/40; Y10T70/50; Y10T70/5611; Y10T70/5681; Y10T70/5854
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
159 words
Clamp mechanism of an electronic apparatus comprising; a knurled wheel having a male screw at its center axis for engagement with a female screw on the bottom of an electronic apparatus and plural knurling grooves at its peripheral part for manual rotation, a lock means for releasably locking rotation of said knurled wheel by engaging with or being detached from said knurling grooves at said peripheral part of said knurled wheel corresponding to key operation, a bottom cover which movably holds thereon said knurled wheel, said lock means, electronic cables and fixed on the bottom of a housing, and a housing for being fixed on a console box of an automobile or the like, which has at least one protrusion for engaging with a pocket of said electronic apparatus, an opening for exposing a part of said knurling grooves at said peripheral part of said knurled wheel and a hole for thrusting said male screw of said knurled wheel.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
159 words
Clamp mechanism of an electronic apparatus comprising; a knurled wheel having a male screw at its center axis for engagement with a female screw on the bottom of an electronic apparatus and plural knurling grooves at its peripheral part for manual rotation, a lock means for releasably locking rotation of said knurled wheel by engaging with or being detached from said knurling grooves at said peripheral part of said knurled wheel corresponding to key operation, a bottom cover which movably holds thereon said knurled wheel, said lock means, electronic cables and fixed on the bottom of a housing, and a housing for being fixed on a console box of an automobile or the like, which has at least one protrusion for engaging with a pocket of said electronic apparatus, an opening for exposing a part of said knurling grooves at said peripheral part of said knurled wheel and a hole for thrusting said male screw of said knurled wheel.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
Clamp mechanism of an electronic apparatus in accordance with claim 1, wherein said male screw is thrusted in the axial direction of said knurled wheel.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
180 words
Clamp mechanism of an electronic apparatus comprising; a knurled wheel having a male screw at its center axis for engagement with a female screw on the bottom of an electronic apparatus and plural knurling grooves at its peripheral part for manual rotation, a hook lever for releasably locking rotation of said knurled wheel by engaging with or being detached from said knurling grooves at said peripheral part of said knurled wheel, a lock for controlling position of said hook lever for locking or unlocking said rotation of said knurled wheel corresponding to key operation, a bottom cover which movably holds thereon said knurled wheel, said hook lever, said lock, electronic cables and fixed on the bottom of a housing, and a housing for being fixed on a console box of an automobile or the like, which has at least one protrusion for engaging with a pocket of said electronic apparatus, an opening for exposing a part of said knurling grooves at said peripheral part of said knurled wheel and a hole for thrusting said male screw of said knurled wheel.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
180 words
Clamp mechanism of an electronic apparatus comprising; a knurled wheel having a male screw at its center axis for engagement with a female screw on the bottom of an electronic apparatus and plural knurling grooves at its peripheral part for manual rotation, a hook lever for releasably locking rotation of said knurled wheel by engaging with or being detached from said knurling grooves at said peripheral part of said knurled wheel, a lock for controlling position of said hook lever for locking or unlocking said rotation of said knurled wheel corresponding to key operation, a bottom cover which movably holds thereon said knurled wheel, said hook lever, said lock, electronic cables and fixed on the bottom of a housing, and a housing for being fixed on a console box of an automobile or the like, which has at least one protrusion for engaging with a pocket of said electronic apparatus, an opening for exposing a part of said knurling grooves at said peripheral part of said knurled wheel and a hole for thrusting said male screw of said knurled wheel.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
25 words
Clamp mechanism of an electronic apparatus in accordance with claim 3, wherein said male screw is thrusted in the axial direction of said knurled wheel.
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