CN113876129B

CN113876129B - Bracket device

Info

Publication number: CN113876129B
Application number: CN202111199386.XA
Authority: CN
Inventors: 陈庚金; 杨顺和; 陈尚煌; 王俊强
Original assignee: King Slide Works Co Ltd; King Slide Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: King Slide Works Co Ltd; King Slide Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2016-04-22
Filing date: 2016-04-22
Publication date: 2023-01-31
Anticipated expiration: 2036-04-22
Also published as: CN107303089A; CN113876129A

Abstract

The invention relates to a bracket device, which comprises a bracket, a mounting piece and a locking piece. The bracket is provided with a side plate and an end plate connected with the side plate; the mounting member is arranged on the end plate of the bracket; one of the bracket and the locking piece is provided with a displacement interval, and the locking piece can be displaced between a first position and a second position relative to the bracket by virtue of the displacement interval.

Description

Bracket device

This application is a divisional application of the invention patent application entitled "cradle device" filed by the applicant on 22/04/2016, application No. "201610255878.9".

Technical Field

The present invention relates to a bracket device, and more particularly, to a bracket device capable of mounting a slide rail to a column of a rack.

Background

In a rack system, a slide assembly is typically mounted to a rack (rack) column via a bracket. For example, U.S. patent No. 8,770,528 B2 discloses a bracket assembly for a rack. The frame has a plurality of holes. The bracket device comprises a bracket (cradle) and a fastener (fastening member) pivotally connected to the bracket. The bracket can be inserted into the holes of the frame by a plurality of connectors, and the fastener can provide elastic force to be fastened on the frame by a fastening part (fastening part) so as to connect the bracket to the frame.

However, sometimes the specifications or sizes of the racks are different, so that the development of a tray product capable of meeting the requirements of different rack types can make the tray product suitable for different rack types as much as possible, and the use efficiency of the tray product can be facilitated.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims to provide a bracket device, which can realize that a locking piece of the bracket device can be displaced relative to a bracket.

According to one aspect of the present invention, a bracket apparatus includes a bracket, a mounting member, and a locking member. The method is characterized in that: the bracket is provided with a side plate and an end plate connected with the side plate; the mounting member is arranged on the end plate of the bracket; one of the bracket and the locking piece is provided with a displacement interval, and the locking piece can displace between a first position and a second position relative to the bracket by virtue of the displacement interval.

The bracket device further comprises a pivot piece penetrating a part of the displacement interval, and the locking piece can pivot relative to the bracket by virtue of the pivot piece.

The bracket device further comprises an elastic piece for providing an elastic force to the locking piece, and the locking piece is positioned at a preset position in response to the elastic force of the elastic piece.

The end plate and the side plate of the bracket are approximately vertically connected, the locking piece comprises a locking part, and when the locking piece is located at the first position relative to the bracket, the locking part of the locking piece has a first distance relative to the end plate of the bracket; when the locking piece is at the second position relative to the bracket, the locking part of the locking piece has a second distance relative to the end plate of the bracket.

The bracket is provided with at least one ear part connected with the side plate, the at least one ear part is provided with the displacement interval, the locking piece further comprises a base part, the base part is provided with a protruding section bent relative to the base part, and the pivot piece is arranged between the protruding section of the locking piece and the displacement interval of the at least one ear part in a penetrating way.

Wherein, the side plate of the bracket is provided with an opening position corresponding to the base part of the locking piece.

The elastic piece comprises a first part, a second part and a winding part, wherein the winding part is arranged between the first part and the second part, a part of the pivot piece penetrates through the winding part, the first part is used for contacting the bracket, and the second part is used for contacting the locking piece.

Wherein the locking part of the locking part has a mounting hole, and the bracket device comprises a locking part which can be locked to the end plate of the bracket through the mounting hole.

Wherein, the displacement interval is a long hole or a long groove.

In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, a bracket apparatus includes a bracket, a mounting member, and a locking member. The method is characterized in that: the bracket is provided with a side plate and an end plate; the mounting member is arranged on the end plate of the bracket; the lock includes a lock portion. One of the bracket and the locking piece is provided with a displacement interval, and the locking piece can displace between a first position and a second position relative to the bracket by virtue of the displacement interval; when the locking piece is located at the first position relative to the bracket, the locking part of the locking piece has a first distance relative to the end plate of the bracket; when the locking piece is located at the second position relative to the bracket, the locking part of the locking piece has a second distance relative to the end plate of the bracket.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a bracket device is mountable to a column having a hole, the bracket device including a bracket, a mounting member, a locking member, a pivot member, and a resilient member. The method is characterized in that: the bracket is provided with a side plate and an end plate, and the end plate of the bracket is approximately vertically connected with the side plate; the mounting piece is arranged on the end plate of the bracket and is used for penetrating the hole of the machine column; the locking piece is arranged on the bracket, one of the locking piece and the bracket is provided with a displacement interval, the locking piece can be displaced between a first position and a second position relative to the bracket by virtue of the displacement interval, the locking piece comprises a locking part, when the locking piece is positioned at the first position, the locking part is provided with a first distance relative to the end plate of the bracket, and when the locking piece is positioned at the second position, the locking part is provided with a second distance relative to the end plate of the bracket; the pivot piece penetrates through a part of the displacement interval, and the locking piece can pivot relative to the bracket by virtue of the pivot piece; the elastic piece provides an elastic force to the locking piece.

The locking part of the locking piece is provided with a mounting hole, and the bracket device comprises a locking piece which can lock the end plate of the bracket to the machine column through the mounting hole.

Drawings

For further explanation of the above objects, structural features and effects of the present invention, the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

fig. 1 is a schematic view illustrating a carriage device capable of mounting a slide rail assembly to a rack, the slide rail assembly being mounted with a carrier according to an embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 2 is an exploded view of a bracket device according to an embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged view of area a of fig. 2, illustrating a displacement range for providing a locking element movable relative to a bracket.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a bracket device according to an embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view illustrating a slide rail capable of moving toward a column by means of a bracket device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the locking member of the bracket assembly of fig. 5 in an unlocked position relative to the bracket with the mounting member of the bracket aligned with the opening of the mast.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the bracket device of FIG. 6 mounted to a mast and adapted to lock the bracket to the mast with a locking member.

Fig. 8 is a schematic view illustrating the displacement of the bracket device toward the column for mounting a slide rail to the column having a first thickness according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 9 is an enlarged view of area a of fig. 8 to show the locking element in a first position relative to the bracket.

FIG. 10 is a schematic view of the bracket assembly of FIG. 8 mounted to the mast with the lock portion of the lock and the end plate of the bracket having a first distance therebetween for a first thickness of the mast.

Fig. 11 is a schematic view showing the carriage device of the embodiment of the present invention being displaced toward a column for mounting the slide rail to another type of column, wherein the column has a second thickness.

Fig. 12 is an enlarged view of area a of fig. 11 to show the locking element in the first position relative to the bracket.

FIG. 13 is a schematic view of the mounting member on the carriage of the carriage arrangement of FIG. 11 aligned with the bore of the mast.

FIG. 14 is a schematic view of the bracket assembly of FIG. 11 mounted to a mast with the lock portion of the lock and the end plate of the bracket having a second distance therebetween for accommodating a second thickness of the mast.

Fig. 15 is an enlarged view of area a of fig. 14 to show the locking element in the second position relative to the bracket.

Detailed Description

Fig. 1 shows a pair of slide rail assemblies 20 mounted to a rack 22 (rack) in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention. Two portions, such as the front and rear portions, of each track assembly 20 are mounted to a first column 28a and a second column 28b of the frame 22 by a first bracket device 24 and a second bracket device 26, respectively. Specifically, each of the slide rail assemblies 20 includes a first rail 30 and a second rail 32 longitudinally displaceable relative to the first rail 30. Preferably, each slide assembly 20 further includes a third rail 34 for increasing the displacement travel of the second rail 32 relative to the first rail 30. Wherein the second rail 32 can be used to mount a carrier 36. The carrier 36 is, for example, a chassis (chassis) of an electronic device or a drawer.

As shown in fig. 2, 3 and 4, the first bracket device 24 (hereinafter referred to as the bracket device 24) includes a bracket 38, at least one mounting member 40 and a locking member 42.

The bracket 38 has a side plate 44 and an end plate 46 connected to the side plate 44. Wherein the end plate 46 is connected approximately perpendicularly to the side plate 44. Preferably, the side plate 44 of the bracket 38 has an opening 48, and the bracket 38 has at least one ear connected to the side plate 44. Here, the bracket 38 is exemplified to have a pair of ears 50 connected to the side plates 44 and adjacent to the opening 48. Wherein one of the pair of ears 50 has an extension 54 having a length.

The at least one mounting member 40, such as a pair of mounting members 40, may be disposed on an end plate 46 of the carriage 38. Since this part is within the technical scope that can be understood by a person skilled in the art, it is not described herein for the sake of brevity.

The lock 42 is mounted to the bracket 38. The lock 42 includes a base 56 and a lock portion 58. Wherein the base 56 is positioned relative to the opening 48 of the bracket 38 for an operator to operate; the lock portion 58 has a mounting hole 59. Preferably, the lock 42 further includes a middle portion 60 located between the base 56 and the lock portion 58, the middle portion 60 having a first side 62 and a second side 64 opposite the first side 62. The first side 62 is angled relative to the base 56 and the connection between the lock 58 and the second side 64 is approximately perpendicular. Further, the base 56 of the lock 42 has at least one protruding section 66 that is bent relative to the base 56. Here, for example, the pair of protruding sections 66 are bent with respect to the base portion 56. The pair of projecting sections 66 are adjacent the pair of ears 50.

One of the locking element 42 and the carrier 38 has a displacement section 67, wherein the displacement section 67 is, for example, arranged in a longitudinal direction, and the locking element 42 can be displaced in the longitudinal direction relative to the carrier 38 by means of the displacement section 67. In this embodiment, the bracket 38 has the displacement section 67, for example, the pair of ears 50 of the bracket 38 has the displacement section 67. The displacement section 67 may be a long hole or a long slot. It should be noted that although the embodiment illustrates the bracket 38 having the displacement section 67, in practice, it is also possible that the lock 42 has the displacement section 67. Simply stated, the displacement region 67 provides for longitudinal displacement of the locking element 42 relative to the carrier 38.

Preferably, the bracket device 24 further comprises a pivot 68 and a resilient member 70. The pivot 68 is disposed through a portion of the displacement region 67. Specifically, the pivot 68 extends through a portion of the displacement region 67 of the bracket 38 and the pair of protruding sections 66 of the locking element 42. The elastic member 70 is used to provide an elastic force to the locking member 42, and the locking member 42 is located at a predetermined position in response to the elastic force of the elastic member 70. Further, the elastic member 70 includes a first portion 72, a second portion 74 and a winding portion 76 disposed between the first portion 72 and the second portion 74. The winding portion 76 has a space 78 for a portion of the pivot 68 to pass through; the first portion 72 is adapted to contact the carrier 38; the second portion 74 is configured to contact the locking element 42. Here, the first portion 72 abuts the extension 54 of the bracket 38, and the second portion 74 abuts the base 56 of the lock 42.

As shown in FIG. 5, the first mast 28a has a plurality of bores. Such as a first hole 80a, a second hole 80b, and a third hole 80c. On the other hand, the carriage assembly 24 is in a locked state. For example, the locking piece 42 of the bracket device 24 is in a locking position L1 (closed position) with respect to the end plate 46 of the bracket 38 in response to the elastic force of the elastic piece 70.

As shown in fig. 6, the first rail 30 of the slide rail assembly 20 can be moved toward the first machine pillar 28a by the bracket device 24 in a direction D for being mounted to the first machine pillar 28a. During the installation process, a portion of the locking element 42 of the bracket device 24, such as a guiding portion 82 (guiding structure such as an inclined surface or an arc surface) can abut against a side edge of the first column 28a, so that the locking element 42 can pivot at an angle from the locking position L1 to the bracket 38 by the pivot element 68 to be in an unlocking state, such as an unlocking position L2 (opening position). Since this part is within the technical scope that can be understood by a person skilled in the art, it is not described herein for the sake of brevity. The elastic member 70 can accumulate an elastic force in response to the locking member 42 being in the unlocking position L2. Alternatively, the operator may insert the pair of mounting members 40 of the carriage assembly 24 through the first and

second apertures

80a, 80b of the first mast 28a.

As shown in fig. 7, when further displaced in the direction D, the pair of mounting members 40 of the bracket device 24 can be mounted to the first hole 80a and the second hole 80b of the first mast 28a, and the elastic member 70 can release the elastic force, so that the locking member 42 returns to the locking position L1 again from the unlocking position L2 in response to the elastic force of the elastic member 70 to lock the first mast 28a, at which time the locking portion 58 of the locking member 42 locks the first mast 28a. In short, the bracket device 24 can be mounted to the first mast 28a. Wherein, when the locking piece 42 locks the first column 28a, the mounting hole 59 of the locking portion 58 of the locking piece 42 is positioned to correspond to the third hole 80c of the first column 28a. Preferably, the bracket device 24 further includes a locking member 84 for locking the end plate 46 of the bracket 38 to the first mast 28a via the mounting hole 59.

As shown in fig. 8 and 9, the first mast 28a has a first thickness W1. On the other hand, the locking element 42 of the holder device 24 can be brought into a first position P1 relative to the holder 38 by means of the displacement section 67. When the lock 42 is in the first position P1 relative to the bracket 38, the lock portion 58 of the lock 42 is a first distance X1 relative to the end plate 46 of the bracket 38. As shown in fig. 10, the pair of mounting members 40 of the bracket device 24 can be mounted to the first hole 80a and the second hole 80b of the first column 28a in the direction D, and the locking member 42 can lock the first column 28a in response to the elastic force of the elastic member 70. Wherein a first distance X1 between the lock portion 58 of the lock 42 and the end plate 46 of the bracket 38 is available to account for the first thickness W1 of the first column 28a. Specifically, the first distance X1 is greater than the first thickness W1 of the first mast 28a, so that the lock portion 58 of the lock 42 can lock the first mast 28a.

Fig. 11 shows the use of the carriage assembly 24 with a first column 200 of another embodiment. Specifically, the first mast 200 has a second thickness W2 that is thicker than the first thickness W1 of the first mast 28a. On the other hand, in conjunction with fig. 12, the locking element 42 of the bracket device 24 can be located in the first position P1 relative to the bracket 38 by means of the displacement section 67. When the lock 42 is in the first position P1 relative to the bracket 38, the lock portion 58 of the lock 42 is at the first distance X1 relative to the end plate 46 of the bracket 38.

As shown in fig. 13, when the first rail 30 of the slide rail assembly 20 approaches the first column 200 in the direction D via the bracket device 24, the locking element 42 can be pivoted to be in the unlocking state via the pivot element 68 (for the sake of brevity, it is not described herein again). Alternatively, the operator can align and extend the pair of mounting members 40 of the carriage assembly 24 into a first aperture 202 and a second aperture 204 of the first mast 200.

As shown in fig. 14 and 15, when the pair of mounting members 40 of the bracket device 24 is mounted to the first mast 200, the lock 42 can be restored from the unlocked state to the locked state, wherein, due to the second thickness W2 of the first mast 200, the lock 42 can be longitudinally displaced from the first position P1 to a second position P2 relative to the bracket 38 by the displacement section 67 during the restoration of the lock 42 to the locked state. When the lock 42 is in the second position P2 relative to the bracket 38, the lock portion 58 of the lock 42 has a second distance X2 relative to the end plate 46 of the bracket 38 (i.e., the lock portion 58 of the lock 42 changes from the first distance X1 to the second distance X2 relative to the end plate 46 of the bracket 38), the second distance X2 being adapted to correspond to the second thickness W2 of the first mast 200. Specifically, the second distance X2 is greater than the second thickness W2 of the first column 200, so that the lock portion 58 of the lock 42 can lock the first column 200.

From the above description, it can be seen that the enhanced efficacy and advantages of the present invention are: the locking element 42 is longitudinally displaceable relative to the bracket 38 between the first position P1 and the second position P2 by the displacement region 67, thus allowing the bracket assembly 24 to be used for mounting to posts having different thicknesses.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to the present specific embodiments, it will be recognized by those skilled in the art that the above embodiments are illustrative only, and various equivalent changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention, and therefore, it is intended to cover in the appended claims all such changes and modifications as fall within the true spirit of the invention.

Claims

1. A cradle device comprising:

a bracket having a side plate and an end plate connected to the side plate;

a mounting member disposed on the end plate of the bracket;

a pivot piece, which penetrates a part of a displacement interval; and

a locking piece, including a base, a protruding section formed on the base and bending relative to the base, wherein the locking piece can rotate relative to the bracket through the pivot piece;

wherein the bracket is provided with a pair of ears which are connected with the side plates and provide the displacement interval;

the displacement section is a long hole or a long groove, and the longitudinal configuration of the displacement section enables the locking piece to longitudinally displace between a first position and a second position relative to the bracket;

the pivoting piece is arranged between the protruding section of the locking piece and the displacement section of the pair of ears in a penetrating way;

the end plate is vertically connected with the side plate, the locking piece further comprises a locking part, and when the locking piece is located at the first position relative to the bracket, the locking part of the locking piece has a first distance relative to the end plate of the bracket; when the locking piece is in the second position relative to the bracket, the locking portion of the locking piece has a second distance relative to the end plate of the bracket:

the bracket device also comprises an elastic piece which provides an elastic force to the locking piece, and the locking piece is positioned at a preset position in response to the elastic force of the elastic piece;

the elastic piece comprises a first part, a second part and a winding part, wherein the winding part is arranged between the first part and the second part and is provided with a space for a part of the pivot piece to pass through; the bracket is provided with an extension section, a first part of the elastic piece is used for abutting against the extension section of the bracket, and a second part of the elastic piece is used for abutting against the locking piece.

2. The tray device according to claim 1, wherein said locking portion of said locking member has a mounting hole, and said tray device further comprises a locking member lockable to said end plate of said tray by means of said mounting hole.

3. The bracket device of claim 1 wherein the bracket device is mountable to a mast having an aperture, the mounting member is adapted to be received in the aperture of the mast, and the locking member is mounted to the bracket.