CN114340283A

CN114340283A - Sliding rail set

Info

Publication number: CN114340283A
Application number: CN202011040094.7A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 陈庚金; 杨顺和; 翁子承; 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: 2020-09-28
Filing date: 2020-09-28
Publication date: 2022-04-12
Anticipated expiration: 2040-09-28
Also published as: CN114340283B

Abstract

The invention relates to a slide rail suite, which is suitable for a rack, wherein the rack comprises at least one mounting structure, and the at least one mounting structure is provided with a first preset part and a second preset part. The slide rail kit comprises a rail member and a bracket. The bracket is arranged on the rail piece and comprises a first mounting feature and a second mounting feature. The first mounting feature is to be mounted to a first predetermined portion of the frame; the second mounting feature includes an elastic member and a mounting member disposed on the elastic member. The mounting member is capable of being mounted to the second predetermined portion of the frame in response to an elastic force of the elastic member.

Description

Sliding rail set

Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to sliding rails, and particularly to a sliding rail assembly for a rack.

Background

Generally, in a rack system, a carrier (e.g., an electronic device) can be mounted to a rack through at least one slide rail. The rack is provided with a plurality of machine columns, and the machine columns are provided with a plurality of different mounting characteristics according to different specifications or types of the rack and used for mounting a plurality of mounting parts of at least one slide rail. The mounting features and mounts typically require tools (e.g., screws) to mount the at least one slide to the frame.

However, with the diversification of market demands, how to develop a slide rail product with convenience for mounting or dismounting the slide rail and the rack becomes a topic worth discussing.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims to provide a slide rail kit which can be used for a rack so as to realize tool-free quick installation.

According to an aspect of the present invention, a slide rail kit is adapted to a rack, the rack includes at least one mounting structure, and the at least one mounting structure has a first predetermined portion and a second predetermined portion, the slide rail kit includes a rail and a bracket. The bracket is arranged on the rail piece and comprises a first mounting feature and a second mounting feature, and the first mounting feature is used for being mounted to a first preset part of the rack; the second mounting feature includes an elastic member and a mounting member, the mounting member is disposed on the elastic member, and the mounting member can be used for mounting to the second predetermined portion of the rack in response to an elastic force of the elastic member.

Preferably, the at least one mounting structure of the rack includes a plurality of apertures, each aperture defined by a plurality of walls, the walls including at least a front wall and a rear wall, the front wall serving as the first predetermined portion and the rear wall serving as the second predetermined portion.

Preferably, the holes include at least a first hole and a second hole, the rail member can be engaged with the front wall of the first hole by the first mounting feature of the bracket, and the rail member can be engaged with the rear wall of the second hole by the mounting member of the second mounting feature of the bracket.

Preferably, the first mounting feature of the bracket has a first section and a second section, the second section is bent relative to the first section, and the first section is used for being clamped to the front wall of the first hole.

Preferably, the walls further comprise an upper wall and a lower wall respectively located above and below the first section.

Preferably, the frame has a connecting feature, the bracket further has a connecting structure, and the connecting structure is used for providing a locking member to be locked to the connecting feature of the frame.

Preferably, the bracket includes a longitudinal portion and a protrusion having a transverse height relative to the longitudinal portion, the bracket being connected to the rail member via the longitudinal portion, the protrusion being provided with the first mounting feature and the second mounting feature.

Preferably, the slide rail kit further comprises at least one movable rail capable of moving relative to the rail member.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a rail assembly is adapted to a rack, the rack includes a first hole and a second hole, and the rail assembly includes a rail and a bracket. The bracket is arranged on the rail piece and comprises a first mounting feature and a second mounting feature which can be respectively used for being mounted to a first preset part in a first hole and a second preset part in a second hole of the rack so as to prevent the rail piece from moving forwards and backwards relative to the rack; the second mounting feature includes an elastic member and a mounting member, the mounting member is disposed on the elastic member, and the mounting member is configured to be mounted to a second predetermined portion of the rack.

Preferably, the elastic member includes a connecting portion, an operating portion and an elastic arm located between the connecting portion and the operating portion, the connecting portion is connected to the bracket, and the elastic arm is configured with the mounting member, so that the mounting member can be clamped to the second predetermined portion of the frame in response to an elastic force of the elastic arm.

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 carrier mounted to a rack through a pair of slide rail assemblies according to an embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 2 is a schematic view of a slide rail assembly of the embodiment of the invention mounted to the frame.

Fig. 3 is an exploded view of the slide rail kit according to the embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 4 is a schematic view of a slide rail assembly according to an embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 5 is a combination schematic diagram of another view angle of the slide rail kit according to the embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 6 is an exploded view of the slide rail kit and the rack according to the embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 7 is a schematic view illustrating a view angle of an installation process of the slide rail kit and the rack according to an embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 8 is a schematic view of another view of the installation process of the slide rail kit and the rack according to the embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 9 is a schematic view illustrating a view of the slide rail assembly mounted to the rack according to the embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 10 is a schematic view of another perspective of the slide rail assembly mounted to the rack according to the embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 11 is a schematic view illustrating an elastic member of the slide rail set according to the embodiment of the invention in a first state, such that a mounting member is located at a mounting position.

Fig. 12 is a schematic view illustrating the elastic member of the slide rail set according to the embodiment of the invention in a second state, such that the mounting member is no longer located at the mounting position.

Fig. 13 is a schematic view of the slide rail assembly of the embodiment of the invention being mounted to the rack by a locking member.

Detailed Description

As shown in fig. 1 and 2, a carrier 20 according to an embodiment of the present invention can be mounted to a rack by a pair of slide assemblies 22. Further, each slide rail assembly 22 includes a rail member 24 and a bracket 26, and preferably includes at least one movable rail movable relative to the rail member 24, such as a first movable rail 28 and a second movable rail 30. The first movable rail 28 (e.g., a center rail) is movably mounted between the rail member 24 (e.g., an outer rail) and the second movable rail 30 (e.g., an inner rail). The rail member 24, the first movable rail 28 and the second movable rail 30 are longitudinally displaceable relative to each other. Wherein the rail 24 is mounted to at least one column of the rack, such as a first column 32a and a second column 32b, via the bracket 26. On the other hand, the second movable rail 30 can be used for carrying the carrying object 20. It should be noted that in this embodiment, the X-axis direction is a longitudinal direction (or a length direction of the slide rail), the Y-axis direction is a transverse direction (or a lateral direction of the slide rail), and the Z-axis direction is a vertical direction (or a height direction of the slide rail).

As shown in fig. 3, 4 and 5, the bracket 26 is disposed on the rail 24, and herein, the bracket 26 is fixed to a back side of the rail 24, and the bracket 26 can be regarded as a part of the rail 24 as an example, and in other alternative embodiments, the bracket 26 can be integrated with the rail 24, and thus, the implementation is not limited. The bracket 26 has a first side L1 and a second side L2 opposite to each other. The bracket 26 includes a first mounting feature 34 and a second mounting feature 36. The second mounting feature 36 includes a resilient member 38 and a mounting member 40, wherein the mounting member 40 is disposed on the resilient member 38.

Preferably, the elastic element 38 is an elastic sheet, and the elastic element 38 includes a connection portion 42, an operation portion 44 and an elastic arm 46 located between the connection portion 42 and the operation portion 44 (as shown in fig. 4), the connection portion 42 is connected (for example, fixedly connected, but not limited) to the first side L1 of the bracket 26, the elastic arm 46 is configured with the mounting member 40, and the operation portion 44 is tilted by a predetermined angle relative to the elastic arm 46, so as to facilitate the operation of the user.

Preferably, the bracket 26 has a space 47 connecting the first side L1 and the second side L2 of the bracket 26, and the space 47 can be a hole or a notch, which is taken as an example and is not limited in implementation; in another aspect, the mounting member 40 has a head 48 and a body 50 connected to the head 48. The size of the head 48 is larger than that of the body 50, and the head 48 is blocked at one side of the elastic arm 46 of the elastic element 38; the body 50 can pass through the space 47 from the first side L1 to the second side L2 of the support 26 (as shown in fig. 5). In addition, the first mounting feature 34 is disposed on the second side L2 (shown in fig. 5) of the bracket 26.

Preferably, the first mounting feature 34 and the second mounting feature 36 are disposed at different height positions of the bracket 26 (as shown in fig. 5).

As shown in fig. 6, a mast of the rack, such as the first mast 32a, includes at least one mounting structure having a first predetermined portion 52 and a second predetermined portion 54.

Preferably, the at least one mounting structure includes a plurality of holes having a predetermined spacing therebetween and located at different heights relative to each other of the first mast 32a, herein described as a first hole H1 and a second hole H2, each hole H1, H2 communicating a first mast side S1 and a second mast side S2 of the first mast 32 a.

Preferably, each of the holes H1, H2 is defined by a plurality of walls, such as the first hole H1 and the second hole H2 are defined by a front wall, a rear wall, an upper wall and a lower wall, wherein the front wall of the first hole H1 is taken as the first predetermined portion 52, and the rear wall of the second hole H2 is taken as the second predetermined portion 54, but the embodiment is not limited thereto.

Preferably, the first mounting feature 34 of the bracket 26 has a first section 34a and a second section 34b, the first section 34a extending transversely (or laterally) a predetermined distance from the second side L2 of the bracket 26; the second section 34b is bent with respect to the first section 34a, for example, the second section 34b is bent substantially perpendicularly with respect to the first section 34 a.

As shown in fig. 7 and 8, the rail member 24 is mounted to the frame post via the bracket 26. Further, when the rail member 24 is in a first position P1 relative to the first mast 32a of the rack, the first mounting feature 34 of the bracket 26 is accessible through the first hole H1 from the first mast side S1 to the second mast side S2 of the first mast 32a (shown in fig. 7); on the other hand, the body 50 of the mounting member 40 of the second mounting feature 36 abuts against the first column side S1 of the first column 32a (as shown in fig. 7), so that the resilient arm 46 of the resilient member 38 moves toward a first lateral direction K1 and accumulates a resilient force (as shown in fig. 8) opposing a second lateral direction of the first lateral direction K1. Preferably, the bracket 26 has a position-limiting portion 56, and the elastic arm 46 of the elastic element 38 has a corresponding feature 58 for matching with the position-limiting portion 56, so that when the elastic arm 46 of the elastic element 38 moves toward the first lateral direction K1, the corresponding feature 58 and the position-limiting portion 56 block each other to prevent the elastic arm 46 of the elastic element 38 from moving excessively toward the first lateral direction K1 (as shown in fig. 8).

As shown in fig. 9 and 10, when the rail 24 is displaced relative to the first mast 32a of the rack from the first position P1 in a first predetermined direction D1 (e.g., forward, but not limited to) to a second position P2, the first mounting feature 34 is configured to be mounted to the first predetermined portion 52 of the rack, and the mounting member 40 is configured to be mounted to the second predetermined portion 54 of the rack in response to the elastic force of the elastic member 38 to prevent the rail 24 from moving relative to the rack.

Specifically, when the rail 24 is in the second position P2 relative to the first mast 32a of the rack, the first section 34a of the first mounting feature 34 of the bracket 26 can be snapped into the front wall (i.e., the first predetermined portion 52) within the first hole H1 to prevent movement of the rail 24 relative to the rack from the second position P2 in the first predetermined direction D1 (shown in fig. 9); on the other hand, when the rail 24 is located at the second position P2 relative to the first column 32a of the rack, since the body 50 of the mounting member 40 of the second mounting feature 36 corresponds to the second hole H2, the elastic arm 46 of the elastic member 38 releases the elastic force toward the second lateral direction K2 (as shown in fig. 10), so that the body 50 of the mounting member 40 can be locked to the rear wall (i.e., the second predetermined portion 54, as shown in fig. 9) inside the second hole H2 of the first column 32a in response to the elastic force of the elastic arm 46 toward the second lateral direction K2, so as to prevent the rail 24 from moving relative to the rack from the second position P2 toward a second predetermined direction D2 (e.g., rearward, but not limited). Wherein the second predetermined direction D2 is opposite to the first predetermined direction D1.

Preferably, when the rail member 24 is in the second position P2 relative to the first mast 32a of the rack, the upper wall 60 and the lower wall 62 of the first hole H1 are located above and below the first section 34a of the first mounting feature 34, respectively, to prevent the rail member 24 from moving up or down relative to the rack from the second position P2 (as shown in fig. 9).

Preferably, when the rail 24 is located at the second position P2 relative to the first mast 32a of the frame, the second section 34b of the first mounting feature 34 is adjacent to the side of the first predetermined portion 52 to prevent the rail 24 from moving laterally relative to the frame from the second position P2 (as shown in fig. 9).

As shown in fig. 11 and 12, when the rail 24 in the second position P2 is to be unloaded from the first pillar 32a of the rack, a user can apply a force to the operating portion 44 in the first lateral direction K1 to move the elastic arm 46, so that the body 50 of the mounting member 40 is no longer engaged with the rear wall of the second hole H2 (i.e., is no longer engaged with the second predetermined portion 54), and the rail 24 can return to the first position P1 from the second position P2 in the second predetermined direction D2 and can be unloaded from the rack.

Preferably, the mounting member 40 further has a neck portion 49 connected between the head portion 48 and the body portion 50, and the size of the body portion 50 is larger than the size of the neck portion 49; on the other hand, the elastic arm 46 of the elastic member 38 has a keyhole, and the keyhole has an entrance portion 64 and a stop portion 66 communicating with the entrance portion 64; the head 48 of the mounting member 40 has a profile that is greater than the profile of the keyhole stop 66; the neck portion 49 and the body portion 50 of the mounting member 40 can be inserted through the entrance portion 64, and the mounting member 40 can be displaced to the stop portion 66 and can be engaged with the neck portion 49 of the mounting member 40 by the inner edge wall of the stop portion 66, so that the mounting member 40 can be disposed on the elastic arm 46 of the elastic member 38. Preferably, the corresponding feature 58 and the limiting portion 56 are blocked from each other, so as to prevent the elastic arm 46 of the elastic element 38 from moving excessively toward the first lateral direction K1, so that the body 50 of the mounting element 40 cannot move away from the space 47 toward the first lateral direction K1 (as shown in fig. 12).

As shown in fig. 11 and 13, the first column 32a of the rack has a connecting feature 68, the bracket 26 further has a connecting structure 70 (as shown in fig. 11), the connecting feature 68 is, for example, a screw hole (this portion can also be matched with fig. 6), and the connecting structure 70 is a mounting hole. When the rail 24 is in the second position P2 relative to the first mast 32a of the rack, the connecting structure 70 is configured to provide a threaded portion of a locking member 72 to penetrate and lock to the connecting feature 68 of the rack (as shown in fig. 12) to lock the rail 24 in the second position P2.

It should be noted that, as shown in fig. 4 and 5, the bracket 26 includes a longitudinal portion 74 and a protruding portion 76, the protruding portion 76 has a transverse height relative to the longitudinal portion 74, the bracket 26 is connected to the rail member 24 through the longitudinal portion 74, and the protruding portion 76 is provided with the first mounting feature 34 (shown in fig. 5) and the second mounting feature 36 (shown in fig. 4). The thickness of the bracket 26 can be increased by the protrusion 76, which can help to improve the structural strength of the bracket 26 (or the rail 24).

From the above description, it can be seen that the enhanced efficacy and advantages of the present invention are:

a. the second mounting feature 36 includes the resilient member 38 and the mounting member 40, and a user can remove the rail member 24 from the rack by applying a force to the resilient member 38 such that the body portion 50 of the mounting member 40 no longer engages the second predetermined portion 54 of the first mast 32a (e.g., the rear wall of the second hole H2) such that the rail member 24 can return from the second position P2 to the first position P1. The rail member 24 (the bracket 26) can be easily and quickly attached to and detached from the rack by a user in a tool-free manner.

b. The rail 24 (the bracket 26) may be secured to the rack by the locking member 72 in addition to being mounted to the first predetermined portion 52 and the second predetermined portion 54 of the rack by the first mounting feature 34 and the second mounting feature, respectively, when the rail 24 is mounted to the rack in the second position P2.

c. The bracket 26 includes a longitudinal portion 74 and a projection 76 having a transverse height relative to the longitudinal portion 74. The thickness of the bracket 26 can be increased by the projection 76, which can help to increase the structural strength of the bracket 26 (or the rail 24).

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 slide rail suite is suitable for a rack, the rack comprises at least one mounting structure, and the at least one mounting structure is provided with a first preset part and a second preset part, and the slide rail suite is characterized in that:

the slide rail kit includes:

a rail member; and

a bracket disposed on the rail, the bracket including a first mounting feature and a second mounting feature, the first mounting feature for mounting to a first predetermined portion of the bracket;

the second mounting feature includes an elastic member and a mounting member, the mounting member is disposed on the elastic member, and the mounting member can be used for mounting to the second predetermined portion of the rack in response to an elastic force of the elastic member.

2. The slide rail assembly of claim 1 wherein the at least one mounting structure of the frame includes a plurality of apertures, each aperture defined by a plurality of walls, the walls including at least a front wall and a rear wall, the front wall serving as the first predetermined portion and the rear wall serving as the second predetermined portion.

3. The slide rail assembly of claim 2 wherein the plurality of apertures includes a first aperture and a second aperture, the rail member being engageable with the front wall of the first aperture by the first mounting feature of the bracket and the rail member being engageable with the rear wall of the second aperture by the mounting member of the second mounting feature of the bracket.

4. The slide rail kit of claim 3 wherein the first mounting feature of the bracket has a first section and a second section, the second section being bent relative to the first section, the first section being adapted to snap onto the front wall of the first hole.

5. The slide rail assembly of claim 4 wherein the walls further comprise an upper wall and a lower wall respectively located above and below the first section.

6. The slide rail assembly of claim 1 wherein the frame has a connecting feature, the bracket further has a connecting structure, and the connecting structure is configured to provide a locking member to the connecting feature of the frame.

7. The slide rail kit of claim 1, wherein the bracket includes a longitudinal portion and a protrusion having a transverse height relative to the longitudinal portion, the bracket being connected to the rail member through the longitudinal portion, the protrusion being provided with the first mounting feature and the second mounting feature.

8. The slide rail assembly of claim 1 further comprising at least one movable rail movable relative to the rail member.

9. The utility model provides a slide rail external member, is applicable to a frame, and this frame contains a first hole and a second hole, its characterized in that:

the slide rail kit comprises:

a rail member; and

a bracket disposed on the rail member, the bracket including a first mounting feature and a second mounting feature for mounting to a first predetermined portion in the first aperture and a second predetermined portion in the second aperture of the bracket, respectively, for preventing forward and rearward movement of the rail member relative to the bracket;

the second mounting feature includes an elastic member and a mounting member, the mounting member is disposed on the elastic member, and the mounting member is configured to be mounted to a second predetermined portion of the rack.

10. The slide rail kit according to claim 9, wherein the resilient member comprises a connecting portion, an operating portion and a resilient arm disposed between the connecting portion and the operating portion, the connecting portion being connected to the bracket, and the resilient arm being configured with the mounting member such that the mounting member is capable of being engaged with the second predetermined portion of the frame in response to a resilient force of the resilient arm.