EP2316303B1 - Schubladenführung mit Sicherheitsvorrichtung - Google Patents

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EP2316303B1
EP2316303B1 EP10176534.5A EP10176534A EP2316303B1 EP 2316303 B1 EP2316303 B1 EP 2316303B1 EP 10176534 A EP10176534 A EP 10176534A EP 2316303 B1 EP2316303 B1 EP 2316303B1
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Ken-Ching Chen
Chun-Chiang Wang
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
    • A47B88/00—Drawers for tables, cabinets or like furniture; Guides for drawers
    • A47B88/50—Safety devices or the like for drawers
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
    • A47B88/00—Drawers for tables, cabinets or like furniture; Guides for drawers
    • A47B88/40—Sliding drawers; Slides or guides therefor
    • A47B88/483—Sliding drawers; Slides or guides therefor with single extensible guides or parts
    • A47B88/487—Sliding drawers; Slides or guides therefor with single extensible guides or parts with rollers, ball bearings, wheels, or the like

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  • the present invention relates to a slide assembly according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • the present invention relates to a slide assembly with a security device, and more particularly, to a security device for controlling correct installation between slide members of the slide assembly.
  • a slide assembly of the initially-mentioned type is known, e.g., from GB 2 401 534 A .
  • a conventional slide assembly is shown in Fig. 12 and generally includes a first slide member 1 and a second slide member 2 which is slidably connected to the first slide member 1, wherein the second slide member 2 can be disengaged from the first slide member 1, and re-installed to the first slide member 1.
  • the slide assembly can be used for server racks, cabinets or the like having retractable objects.
  • the first slide member can be connected to a rack, a cabinet or a fixed object
  • the second slide member can be connected to a chassis, a drawer or a movable object.
  • the chassis, drawer or movable object can be pulled out relative to the rack, the cabinet or the fixed object.
  • the conventional slide assembly lacks a security device which prevents the second slide member 2 from being incorrectly installed to the first slide member 1.
  • the chassis or the drawer When the slide assembly bears a load, the chassis or the drawer, the chassis or the drawer may drop from the rack or the cabinet when being pulled and cause damage.
  • Fig. 13 The situation that the second slide member 2 is not correctly installed to the first slide member 1 is disclosed in Fig. 13 , wherein a bottom rail 3 of the second slide member 2 is correctly connected to the lower portion of the guiding passage 4 of the first slide member 1, but a top rail 5 of the second slide member 2 is not correctly engaged with the top portion of the guiding passage 4, such that there is an unstable support to the second slide member 2 and it is not safe when a load is supported by the second slide member 2.
  • the present invention intends to provide a security device for a slide assembly so as to ensure the first and second slide member are correctly connected to each other and prevent from possible injury or damage when using the slide assembly.
  • the present invention provides a slide assembly according to claim 1. Further embodiments of the slide assembly of the present invention are described in the dependent claims.
  • the slide assembly comprises a first slide member which includes a first wall, a second wall and a connection board connected between the first and second walls.
  • a first passage and a second passage are defined by the first wall, the second wall and the connection board so as to accommodate rolling mediums.
  • a guiding passage is defined between the rolling mediums of the first passage and the rolling mediums of the second passage.
  • a second slide member includes a top wall, a bottom wall and a side board connected between the top and bottom walls.
  • a first guiding surface is defined by the top wall and a second guiding surface is defined by the bottom wall. The second slide member is inserted in the first slide member via the guiding passage.
  • the first and second guiding surfaces are contact with the rolling mediums of the first and second passages so that the second slide member is slidable relative to the first slide member.
  • a first stop member is movably located at an initial end of the first slide member and the second slide member is slidably connected to the first slide member from the initial end.
  • the first stop member includes a first engaging portion and a first stop portion located opposite to the first engaging portion. The first engaging portion and the first stop portion of the first stop member are located corresponding to the guiding passage of the first slide member.
  • a second stop member is movably located at the initial end of the first slide member and the second slide member is slidably connected to the first slide member from the initial end.
  • the first engaging portion and the second engaging portion of the first and second stop members are pushed to disengage from the guiding passage by the second slide member.
  • the first stop portion of the first stop member is disengaged from the guiding passage of the first slide member and the second stop portion of the second stop member is disengaged from the guiding passage of the first slide member.
  • the first and second stop members are pivotably connected to the first slide member, and the first and second stop members are crosswise connected to each other.
  • the first engaging portion of the first stop member is located corresponding to the top wall of the second slide member and the second engaging portion of the second stop member is located corresponding to the bottom wall of the second slide member.
  • a fixing plate is fixed to the first slide member and the first and second stop members are pivotably connected to the fixing plate, so that the first engaging portion and the first stop portion of the first stop member and the second engaging portion and the second stop portion of the second stop member are movable relative to the first slide member.
  • the first stop member has a first pivot hole located between the first engaging portion and the first stop portion
  • the second stop member has a second pivot hole located between the second engaging portion and the second stop portion.
  • the first and second stop members are pivotably connected to the fixing plate by the first and second pivot holes.
  • the elastic member includes a first portion, a second portion located corresponding to the first portion and a middle portion connected between the first and second portions.
  • a biasing force is formed between the first and second portions.
  • the middle portion is connected to the first slide member.
  • the first portion is connected to the first stop member.
  • the second portion is connected to the second stop member.
  • a first support member is fixed to the first slide member close to the first wall, and includes a first guiding portion, a first chamber and a second chamber.
  • the first guiding portion is contact with the first guiding surface of the second slide member.
  • the first chamber accommodates the first engaging portion of the first stop member.
  • the second chamber accommodates the second stop portion of the second stop member.
  • the first stop wall is located adjacent to the second chamber.
  • a second support member is fixed to the first slide member close to the second wall, and includes a second guiding portion, a third chamber and a fourth chamber.
  • the second guiding portion is contact with the second guiding surface of the second slide member.
  • the third chamber accommodates the second engaging portion of the second stop member.
  • the fourth chamber accommodates the first stop portion of the first stop member.
  • the second stop wall is located adjacent to the fourth chamber.
  • the first and second support members are combined to be a main support member which includes a bridge portion.
  • the first and second stop members are movably connected to the bridge portion so as to be movable relative the first slide member.
  • the first and second stop walls are disposed on the first slide member.
  • the second slide member 14 includes a top wall 32, a bottom wall 34 and a side board 36 connected between the top and bottom walls 32, 34.
  • a first guiding surface 38 is defined by the top wall 32 and a second guiding surface 40 is defined by the bottom wall 34.
  • the second slide member 14 is inserted in the first slide member 12 through the guiding passage 30.
  • the first and second guiding surfaces 38, 40 are contact with the mediums 28 of the first and second passages 24, 26 so that the second slide member 14 is slidable relative to the first slide member 12.
  • the security device 16 includes a fixing plate 41 fixed to the first slide member 12.
  • a first stop member 44 and a second stop member 46 are connected to the fixing plate 41.
  • An elastic member 48 is connected to the first and second stop members 44, 46.
  • a first support member 50 and a second support member 52 are connected to the first slide member 12.
  • the second support member 52 is fixed to the first slide member 12 and located close to the second wall 20.
  • the second support member 52 includes a second guiding portion 80 located corresponding to the second guiding surface 40 of the second slide member 14, a third chamber 82 and a fourth chamber 84 located corresponding to the second guiding portion 80, and a second stop wall 86 adjacent to the fourth chamber 84.
  • the second guiding portion 80 of the second support member 52 will be contact with the second guiding surface 40 of the second slide member 14 so as to guide the second slide member 14 to be inserted in the first slide member 12.
  • the second stop wall 86 is adapted to hold against the first stop member 44 so as to position the first stop portion 58 thereat.
  • the first stop portion 58 of the first stop member 44 and the second stop portion 62 of the second stop member 46 both are moved from the guiding passage 30 of the first slide member 12 and do not block the bottom wall 34 and the top wall 32 of the second slide member 14.
  • the second slide member 14 can be continuously inserted in the first slide member 12, as shown in Fig. 6 .
  • the first and second guiding surfaces 38, 40 of the second slide member 14 can be contact with the first guiding portion 70 of the first support member 50 and the second guiding portion 80 of the second support member 52.
  • the second slide member 14 is then correctly and normally inserted into the guiding passage 30 of the first slide member 12.
  • the second slide member 14 only pushes the second engaging portion 60 of the second stop member 46 and passes.
  • the bottom wall 34 is stopped by the first stop portion 58 of the first stop member 44 and cannot move further, as shown in Fig. 8 .
  • the assembler is acknowledged this situation by the first stop member 44 located at the trace that the second slide member 14 is slidably connected to the first slide member 12, the assembler then removes the second slide member 14 and installs the second slide member 14 to the first slide member 12 again.
  • the second slide member 14 will not be installed in an incorrect way to cause any possible risk because of the incorrect installation.
  • first and second stop members 44, 46 of the security device 16 are movably connected to the first slide member 12, so that the first and second stop members 44, 46 can be movably connected to a fixing plate 88 extending from the first slide member 12 as shown in Fig. 9 .
  • the first and second support members 50, 52 of the security device 16 can be combined as a main support member 90 which includes a bridge portion 92.
  • the first and second stop members 44, 46 are movably connected to the bridge portion 92 so as to be movable relative to the first slide member 12, as shown in Fig. 10 .
  • the first stop wall 76 of the first support member 50 of the security device 16 can be replaced by a first stop wall 94a provided on the first slide member 12.
  • the second stop wall 86 of the second support member 52 can also be replaced by a second stop wall 94b provided on the first slide member 12.
  • the first and second stop walls 94a, 94b stop the first and second stop members 44, 46 so as to position the first and second stop portions 58, 62 relative to the first slide member 12 when in the initial status.

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  1. Ein gleitbarer Mechanismus, umfassend:
    einem ersten gleitbaren Element (12) mit einer ersten Wand (18), einer zweiten Wand (20), einer Verbindungsleiste (22), die zwischen der ersten und der zweiten Wand (18, 20) befestigt ist, einem ersten Durchlass (24) und eine mit der ersten Wand (18), der zweiten Wand (20) und den Verbindungsleisten (22) gebildeten zweiten Durchlass (26), um in diesem Rollkügelchen (28) aufzunehmen, und mit einem zwischen den Rollkügelchen (28) des ersten Durchlasses (24) und den Rollkügelchen (28) des zweiten Durchlasses (26) gebildeten Führungsdurchlass (30);
    einem zweiten gleitbaren Element (14) mit einer oberen (32), einer unteren Wand (34), einer Stirnwand (36), die zwischen der oberen und der unteren Wand (32, 34) befestigt ist, einer mit der oberen Wand (32) gebildeten ersten Führungsfläche (38) und einer mit der unteren Wand (34) gebildeten zweiten Führungsfläche (40); das zweite gleitbare Element (14) durch den Führungsdurchlass (30) in das erste gleitbare Element (12) eingeschoben wird; die ersten und zweiten Führungsflächen (38, 40) mit den Rollkügelchen (28) des ersten und zweiten Durchlasses (24, 26) in Berührung stehen, so dass das zweite gleitbare Element (14) zum ersten gleitbaren Element (12) gleitbar montiert ist;
    einem ersten Anschlag (44), der beweglich an einem Absatzende des ersten gleitbaren Elements (12) gebildet ist, während das zweite gleitbare Element (14) vom Ansatzende gleitbar am ersten gleitbaren Element (12) befestigt ist; der erste Anschlag (44) ein erstes Einrückteil (56) und ein erstes Anschlagteil (58) aufweist, wobei letzteres gegenüber dem ersten Einrückteil (56) gebildet ist; das erste Einrückteil (56) und das erste Anschlagteil (58) des ersten Anschlags (44) entsprechend dem Führungsdurchlass (30) des ersten gleitbaren Elements (12) gebildet ist;
    einem zweiten Anschlag (46), der beweglich am Ansatzende des ersten gleitbaren Elements (12) gebildet ist, während das zweite gleitbare Element (14) vom Ansatzende gleitbar am ersten gleitbaren Element (12) befestigt ist; der zweite Anschlag (46) ein zweites Einrückteil (60) und ein zweites Anschlagteil (62) aufweist, wobei letzteres gegenüber dem zweiten Einrückteil (60) gebildet ist; das zweite Einrückteil (60) und das zweite Anschlagteil (62) des zweiten Anschlags (46) entsprechend dem Führingsdurchlass (30) des ersten gleitbaren Elements (12) gebildet ist, und
    einem elastischen Element (48), das am ersten und zweiten Anschlag (44, 46) befestigt ist, um das erste Einrückteil (56) und das erste Anschlagteil (58) des ersten Anschlags (44) entsprechend dem Führingsdurchlass (30) des ersten gleitbaren Elements (12) angeordnet zu halten; das zweite Einrückteil (60) und das zweite Anschlagteil (62) des zweiten Anschlags (46) entsprechend dem Führingsdurchlass (30) des ersten gleitbaren Elements (12) angeordnet sind;
    wobei eine erste obere Wand (76) entsprechend dem zweiten Anschlagteil (62) des zweiten Anschlags (46) und eine zweite obere Wand (86) entsprechend dem ersten Anschlagteil (58) des ersten Anschlags (44) angeordnet sind, um das zweite Anschlagteil (62) und das erste Anschlagteil (58) zu positionieren;
    wobei beim richtigen Ausrichten des zweiten gleitbaren Elements (14) und dessen Einschieben durch den Führungsdurchlass (30) in das erste gleitbare Element (12) das erste Einrückteil (56) und das zweite Einrückteil (60) des ersten und zweiten Anschlags (44, 46) angeschoben werden, um mit dem zweiten gleitbaren Element (14) aus dem Führingsdurchlass (30) ausgerückt zu werden, wobei das erste Anschlagteil (58) des ersten Anschlags (44) aus dem Führingsdurchlass (30) des ersten gleitbaren Elements (12) und das zweite Anschlagteil (62) des zweiten Anschlags (46) aus dem Führingsdurchlass (30) des ersten gleitbaren Elements (12) ausgerückt werden;
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der erste und zweite Anschlag (44, 46) drehbar am ersten gleitbaren Element (12) und der erste und zweite Anschlag (44, 46) kreuzweise aneinander befestigt sind.
  2. Der gleitbare Mechanismus nach Anspruch 1, wobei das erste Einrückteil (56) des ersten Anschlags (44) entsprechend der oberen Wand (32) des zweiten gleitbaren Elements (14) und das zweite Einrückteil (60) des zweiten Anschlags (46) entsprechend der unteren Wand (34) des zweiten gleitbaren Elements (14) angeordnet sind.
  3. Der gleitbare Mechanismus nach Anspruch 1, weiter bestehend aus einem Fixierplättchen (41), das am ersten gleitbaren Element (12) befestigt ist; der erste und zweite Anschlag (44, 46) drehbar am Fixierplättchen (41) befestigt sind, so dass das erste Einrückteil (56) und das erste Anschlagteil (58) des ersten Anschlags (44), das zweite Einrückteil (60) und das zweite Anschlagteil (62) des zweiten Anschlags (46) zum ersten gleitbaren Element (12) beweglich sind.
  4. Der gleitbare Mechanismus nach Anspruch 3, wobei der erste Anschlag (44) ein erstes Drehzapfenloch (57) aufweist, das zwischen dem ersten Einrückteil (56) und dem ersten Anschlagteil (58) gebildet ist; der zweite Anschlag (46) ein zweites Drehzapfenloch (61) aufweist, das zwischen dem zweiten Einrückteil (60) und dem zweiten Anschlagteil (62) gebildet ist; der erste und zweite Anschlag (44, 46) mit dem ersten und zweiten Drehzapfenloch (57, 61) drehbar am Fixierplättchen (41) befestigt sind.
  5. Der gleitbare Mechanismus nach Anspruch 1, wobei das elastische Element (48) einen ersten Abschnitt (64), einen zweiten Abschnitt (66), der entsprechend dem ersten Abschnitt (64) angeordnet ist, und einen mittleren Abschnitt (68) aufweist, wobei letzterer zwischen dem ersten und zweiten Abschnitt (64, 66) befestigt ist; eine Vorspannungskraft zwischen dem ersten und zweiten Abschnitt (64, 66) erzeugt wird; der mittlere Abschnitt (68) am ersten gleitbaren Element (12) befestigt ist; der erste Abschnitt (64) am ersten Anschlag (44) und der zweite Abschnitt (66) am zweiten Anschlag (46) befestigt sind.
  6. Der gleitbare Mechanismus nach Anspruch 1, weiter bestehend aus einem ersten Trägerteil (50), das am ersten gleitbaren Element (12) nahe zur ersten Wand (18) befestigt ist; das erste Trägerteil (50) aus einem ersten Führingselement (70) besteht und eine erste Kammer (72) sowie eine zweite Kammer (74) aufweist; das erste Führungselement (70) mit der ersten Führungsfläche (38) des zweiten gleitbaren Elements (14) steht; in der ersten Kammer (72) das erste Einrückteil (56) des ersten Anschlags (44) und in der zweiten Kammer (74) das zweite Anschlagteil (62) des zweiten Anschlags (46) aufgenommen sind; die erste obere Wand (76) neben der zweiten Kammer (74) angeordnet ist; ein zweites Trägerteil (52) am ersten gleitbaren Element (12) nahe zur zweiten Wand (20) befestigt ist; das zweite Trägerteil (52) aus einem zweiten Führungselement (80) besteht und eine dritte Kammer (82) sowie eine vierte Kammer (84) aufweist; das zweite Führungselement (80) mit der zweiten Führungsfläche (40) des zweiten gleitbaren Elements (14) in Berührung steht; in der dritten Kammer (82) das zweite Einrückteil (60) des zweiten Anschlags (46) und in der vierten Kammer (84) das erste Anschlagteil (58) des ersten Anschlags (44) aufgenommen sind; die zweite Anschlagwand (86) angrenzend an die vierte Kammer (84) angeordnet ist.
  7. Der gleitbare Mechanismus nach Anspruch 6, wobei das erste und zweite Trägerteil (50, 52) zum Bilden eines Hauptträgerteils (90) miteinander kombiniert sind, wobei dieser Hauptträgerteils (90) aus einem Brückenteil (92) besteht, und der erste und zweite Anschlag (44, 46) beweglich am Brückenteil (92) befestigt sind, damit diese relativ zum ersten gleitbaren Element (12) beweglich montiert sind.
  8. Der gleitbare Mechanismus nach Anspruch 1, wobei die erste und zweite Anschlagwand (94a, 94b) am ersten gleitbaren Element (12) angeordnet sind.
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