EP2532272A1 - Öffnungsmechanismus einer Schiebeanordnung - Google Patents

Öffnungsmechanismus einer Schiebeanordnung Download PDF

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EP2532272A1
EP2532272A1 EP12150286A EP12150286A EP2532272A1 EP 2532272 A1 EP2532272 A1 EP 2532272A1 EP 12150286 A EP12150286 A EP 12150286A EP 12150286 A EP12150286 A EP 12150286A EP 2532272 A1 EP2532272 A1 EP 2532272A1
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Ken-Ching Chen
Yi-Syuan Jhao
Chun-Chiang Wang
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King Slide Works Co Ltd
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47BTABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
    • A47B88/00Drawers for tables, cabinets or like furniture; Guides for drawers
    • A47B88/40Sliding drawers; Slides or guides therefor
    • A47B88/453Actuated drawers
    • A47B88/46Actuated drawers operated by mechanically-stored energy, e.g. by springs
    • A47B88/463Actuated drawers operated by mechanically-stored energy, e.g. by springs self-opening

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  • the present invention relates to an opening mechanism of a slide assembly, and more particularly, to an opening mechanism to protect the parts of the slide assembly from being damaged when the slide assembly is forcibly opened from its retracted position.
  • U.S. Patent No. 5,040,833 to Brunnert discloses a "closing device for a drawer” and includes a drawer installed to a piece of furniture and the drawer is movable between a closed position and an opened position on the piece of furniture.
  • a spring is located between the drawer and the piece of the furniture.
  • a closing device is connected to the piece of the furniture and includes a holding member which has a hook-shaped end.
  • a latch member is connected to the drawer. When the drawer is located at the closed position, the latch member is engaged with the hook-shaped end of the holding member.
  • the latch member has at least one raised area which has at least two guide tracks for guiding the holding member. When the drawer is movable between the closed and opened positions, the holding member is guided by the two different guide tracks and bent.
  • the upward deformation of the holding member makes the hook-shaped end be disengaged from the latch member.
  • the hook-shaped end of the holding member is movable and disengaged from the latch member, so that the drawer pops out from the piece of the furniture in response to the force of the spring.
  • U.S. Patent No. 7,374,261 to Wang discloses a "push-open type slide structure" and includes a top fastener and a locking device between an outer slide rail and a pull rod.
  • the loading plate is extended from one side of the center portion of the main body. Two pillars are extended from both sides of the main body.
  • a positioning fastener is coupled with the loading plate.
  • a hook is mounted on the inner edge of the loading plate.
  • a guide pillar is mounted on the rear end of the loading plate. The hook is inserted into the action trench of the main body and coupled with the elastic device.
  • the locking device has a connection part for coupling with a guide part and a shaft holder.
  • the push-open type slide structure is lockable or unlockable by pivotal rotation between the loading plate and the locking device.
  • a protection device is disclosed by Brunnert and Wang so as to protect the parts when the drawer is forcibly pulled out.
  • Brunnert uses the holding member which is deformed upward so that the hook is disengaged from the latch member.
  • Wang discloses a slot defined in the loading plate and the slot is located corresponding to the underside of the pillar such that the end with the pillar of the positioning fastener can be deformed so that the pillar can be removed from the locking device.
  • both of the two protections are functioned by the deformation of the related parts to release the engagement. Nevertheless, the contact portions between two parts tend to be worn out after several times of operation so that the life of use is shortened.
  • the present invention intends to provide an opening mechanism for a slide assembly and the opening mechanism improves the shortcomings of the conventional structures mentioned above.
  • the present invention relates to an opening mechanism of a slide assembly which comprises a first rail, a second rail and a third rail.
  • the opening mechanism comprises a fixing member fixed to the first rail and the fixing member has a guide portion, a stop and a room.
  • the guide portion has a longitudinal guide section and a bent section which is located at the front end of the longitudinal guide section.
  • the stop is located at the rear end of the longitudinal guide section.
  • the room is substantially parallel to the longitudinal guide section.
  • a movable member is movably connected to the fixing member and has a first leg, a second leg, a guide path and an engaging portion. The first leg slidably contacts the guide portion of the fixing member.
  • the second leg extends into the room of the fixing member.
  • the guide path has a first longitudinal groove, a second longitudinal groove and a passage.
  • the first longitudinal groove and the second longitudinal groove are located on two sides of the engaging portion.
  • the passage communicates with the first and second longitudinal grooves and is located corresponding to the engaging portion.
  • a locking member is pivotably connected to the second rail which is longitudinally and slidably movable relative to the first rail.
  • the locking member has a locking portion which contacts the engaging portion of the movable member when the second rail is located at a retracted position relative to the first rail.
  • a first resilient member provides a force in a first direction and is applied to the third rail which is slidably connected between the first and second rails.
  • a second resilient member provides a force in a second direction and is applied to the movable member.
  • the second direction is opposite to the first direction.
  • the force of the second resilient member is larger than that of the first resilient member.
  • the first resilient member When the locking portion of the locking member is engaged with the engaging portion of the movable member, the first resilient member provides the force in the first direction to the third rail which stores a force for popping outward relative to the first rail.
  • the second resilient member provides the force in the second direction to the movable member which contacts the stop of the fixing member.
  • the first leg of the movable member When the second rail is forcibly pulled out relative to the first rail, the first leg of the movable member is moved along the longitudinal guide section of the guide portion of the fixing member.
  • the second leg of the movable member moves in the room of the fixing member so as to push the second resilient member.
  • the first leg slides in the bent section at the front end of the longitudinal guide section and pivots an angle so that the locking portion of the locking member is disengaged from the engaging portion of the movable member.
  • the second resilient member generates a compression force which is applied to the movable member.
  • the first leg and the second leg are located at the bottom of the movable member, and the guide path and the engaging portion are located on the top of the movable member.
  • the first resilient member is mounted to a fixing rod, and two ends of the first resilient member respectively contact a head of the fixing rod and a push member mounted to the fixing rod.
  • the push member is slidably connected to the fixing member and contacts the third rail.
  • the second resilient member is located in the room of the fixing member, and two ends of the second resilient member respectively contact an inner wall of the room and the second leg of the movable member.
  • the movable member contacts the stop of the fixing member by the force of the second resilient member.
  • the movable member has a protrusion and the second rail has a contact portion which is located corresponding to the protrusion.
  • the protrusion is pushed by the contact portion, the movable member is moved and the first leg is disengaged from the bent section of the fixing member.
  • the primary object of the present invention is to provide an opening mechanism of a slide assembly so as to protect the parts of the slide assembly from being damaged when the slide assembly is improperly opened.
  • the slide assembly comprises a first rail 10, a second rail 12 which is longitudinally and slidably movable relative to the first rail 10, and a third rail 14 which is longitudinally and slidably connected between the first and second rails 10 and 12.
  • the second rail 12 is pulled to a further distance relative to the first rail 10 by the third rail 14.
  • an opening mechanism 16 for the slide assembly of the present invention comprises a fixing member 18, a movable member 20, a locking member 22, a first resilient member 24 and a second resilient member 26.
  • the fixing member 18 is fixed to the first rail 10 and has a guide portion 28, a stop 30 and a room 32.
  • the guide portion 28 has a longitudinal guide section 34 and a bent section 36 which is located at the front end of the longitudinal guide section 34.
  • the stop 30 is located at the rear end of the longitudinal guide section 34.
  • the room 32 is substantially parallel to the longitudinal guide section 34.
  • the movable member 20 is movably connected to the fixing member 18 and has a first leg 38, a second leg 40, a guide path 42 and an engaging portion 44.
  • the first leg 38 and the second leg 40 are located at the bottom of the movable member 20 as shown in Fig. 2 , and the guide path 42 and the engaging portion 44 are located on the top of the movable member 20.
  • the first leg 38 slidably contacts the guide portion 28 of the fixing member 18.
  • the second leg 40 extends into the room 32 of the fixing member 18.
  • the guide path 42 has a first longitudinal groove 46, a second longitudinal groove 48 and a passage 50.
  • the first longitudinal groove 46 and the second longitudinal groove 48 are located on two sides of the engaging portion 44.
  • the passage 50 communicates with the first and second longitudinal grooves 46 and 48 and is located corresponding to the engaging portion 44.
  • the locking member 22 is pivotably connected to the second rail 12 by a pin 52.
  • the locking member 22 has a locking portion 54 which is engaged with the engaging portion 44 of the movable member 20 when the second rail 12 is located at a retracted position relative to the first rail 10.
  • the first resilient member 24 provides a force in a first direction and is applied to the third rail 14 which is capable of popping out relative to the first rail 10.
  • the first resilient member 24 is mounted to a fixing rod 56, and two ends of the first resilient member 24 respectively contact a head 58 of the fixing rod 56 and a push member 60 mounted to the fixing rod 56.
  • the push member 60 is slidably connected to the fixing member 18 and contacts the third rail 14.
  • the second resilient member 26 provides a force in a second direction and is applied to the movable member 20.
  • the second direction is opposite to the first direction so that the movable member 20 is capable of returning to its original position relative to the fixing member 18.
  • the force of the second resilient member 26 is larger than that of the first resilient member 24.
  • the second resilient member 26 is located in the room 32 of the fixing member 18. Two ends of the second resilient member 26 respectively contact an inner wall of the room 32 and the second leg 40 of the movable member 20.
  • the movable member 20 contacts the stop 30 of the fixing member 18 by the force of the second resilient member 26.
  • the second rail 12 is located at the retracted position relative to the first rail 10, and the locking portion 54 of the locking member 22 is engaged with the engaging portion 44 of the movable member 20 on the first rail 10.
  • the first resilient member 24 provides the force in the first direction F1 to the third rail 14 which stores a force for popping outward relative to the first rail 10.
  • the second resilient member 26 provides the force in the second direction F2 to the movable member 20 which contacts the stop 30 of the fixing member 18 by the first leg 38.
  • the first leg 38 slides in the bent section 36 at the front end of the longitudinal guide section 34 and pivots an angle so that the locking portion 54 is disengaged from the engaging portion 44.
  • the second resilient member 26 generates a compression force which is applied to the movable member 20 so that the movable member 20 is pushed back by the force of the second resilient member 26 and contacts the stop 30 of the fixing member 18, as shown in Fig. 7 .
  • the second rail 12 can be further pulled relative to the first rail 10 to a distance by the assistance of the third rail 14.
  • the movable member 20 When the slide assembly is pulled by force, the movable member 20 can be disengaged from a locked status in response to the force applied, so that the parts of the slide assembly can be protected. Besides, the movable member 20 is disengaged when the movable member 20 is pulled a distance relative to the fixing member 18, so that when the exterior force is resulted from impact, tapping or vibration, which cannot overcome the force that is applied to the movable member 20 from the second resilient member 26, and the exterior force cannot move the movable member 20 for a distance, the second rail 12 is still kept as the closed status relative to the first rail 10. This prevents a sudden opening force applied to the slide assembly so that the slide assembly has a stable closed status.
  • the movable member 20 has a protrusion 62 and the second rail 12 has a contact portion 64 which is located corresponding to the protrusion 62.
  • the movement of the movable member 20 along the guide portion 28 of the fixing member 18 results in another situation.
  • the first leg 38 of the movable member 20 slides in the bent section 36 at the front end of the longitudinal guide section 34 and pivots an angle, and the movable member 20 stops at the bent section 36.
  • the contact portion 64 pushes the protrusion 62 to move the movable member 20 to disengage the first leg 38 from the bent section 36 of the fixing member 18.
  • the second resilient member 26 generates a compression force which is applied to the movable member 20 so that the movable member 20 is pushed back and the first leg 38 contacts the stop 30 of the fixing member 18.
  • Fig. 10 shows that the second rail 12 is pushed back relative to the first rail 10 and the first leg 38 of the movable member 20 contacts the stop 30 of the fixing member 18 to return and position the movable member 20.
  • the locking portion 54 of the locking member 22 enters into the first longitudinal groove 46 of the movable member 20.
  • the locking portion 54 of the locking member 22 is removed from the first longitudinal groove 46 and enters into the passage 50 of the movable member 20.
  • the engaging portion 54 is engaged with the engaging portion 44 of the movable member 20 again as shown in Fig. 4 .
  • the first resilient member 24 directly applies to the second rail 12 (not shown) so that the two-section slide assembly can be kept at the retracted position.
  • the locking portion 54 of the locking member 22 is disengaged from the engaging portion 44 of the movable member 20 and the second rail 12 pops out relative to the first rail 10 by the force of the first resilient member 24.
  • the present invention relates to an opening mechanism for a slide assembly, wherein the opening mechanism protects the parts of the slide assembly from being damaged when the slide assembly is forcibly opened from its retracted position.
  • the life of use is prolonged and the quality of the slide assembly is stable.
  • the slide assembly can be used to the drawers for bearing heavy load in furniture, cabinet or the like, so as to prevent damage or injury to the parts and the users when the slide assembly is forcibly opened.
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