EP3069633B1 - Structure de montage sur rail - Google Patents

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EP3069633B1
EP3069633B1 EP15159153.4A EP15159153A EP3069633B1 EP 3069633 B1 EP3069633 B1 EP 3069633B1 EP 15159153 A EP15159153 A EP 15159153A EP 3069633 B1 EP3069633 B1 EP 3069633B1
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Ken-Ching Chen
Shun-Ho Yang
Chien-Li Huang
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
    • A47B88/40—Sliding drawers; Slides or guides therefor
    • A47B88/423—Fastening devices for slides or guides
    • A47B88/427—Fastening devices for slides or guides at drawer side
    • 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
    • A47B88/423—Fastening devices for slides or guides
    • A47B88/427—Fastening devices for slides or guides at drawer side
    • A47B2088/4274—Fastening devices for slides or guides at drawer side the drawer being detachable as a whole from a slide frame

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  • the present invention relates to a slide rail and more particularly to a rail mounting structure to which objects of different length specifications can be mounted.
  • a slide rail assembly includes a first rail and a second rail, wherein the second rail can be longitudinally displaced relative to the first rail in order to be located at a retracted or extended position.
  • the second rail can be mounted with an object (e.g., a piece of electronic equipment, a drawer, or the like), and the way in which the object is mounted to the second rail may vary, depending on actual mounting requirements.
  • U.S. Patent No. 6,938,967 B2 discloses a slide rail assembly having a rail member with a mounting slot, wherein the mounting slot is adapted to engage with a mounting post of an object.
  • US 2013/0044416 A1 discloses a rail mounting structure comprising rail member, an auxiliary member and a resilient member.
  • the rail member comprises a locating slot as a first slot, and a second slot. Further to this, the document discloses that the auxiliary member is movably mounted to the rail member, and that the auxiliary member comprises a first portion, which is adjacent to the first mounting slot.
  • the resilient member provides the resilient force acting on the auxiliary member.
  • US 7,513,581 B1 discloses a rail mounting structure according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • the rail mounting structure comprises a rail member, a rotary lock member as an auxiliary member and a coil spring as a resilient member.
  • the rail member comprises a first mounting slot and a second mounting slot.
  • the auxiliary member is movably mounted to the rail member and the auxiliary member comprises a first portion which is adjacent to the first mounting slot.
  • the resilient member is supposed to provide the resilient force acting on the rotary lock as an auxiliary member.
  • the present invention relates to a rail mounting structure according to claim 1.
  • the rail mounting structure is applicable to objects of different length specifications.
  • a rail mounting structure includes a rail member, an auxiliary member, and a resilient member.
  • the rail member includes a first mounting slot and a second mounting slot.
  • the auxiliary member is movably mounted to the rail member and includes a first portion and a second portion.
  • the resilient member provides a resilient force acting on the auxiliary member.
  • the auxiliary member is kept at a predetermined position relative to the rail member by the resilient force of the resilient member. While the auxiliary member is at the predetermined position, the first portion of the auxiliary member is adjacent to the first mounting slot, and the second portion of the auxiliary member is adjacent to the second mounting slot.
  • the first mounting slot includes an entrance portion and a positioning portion, wherein the entrance portion of the first mounting slot extends downward from the top of the rail member and forms an entrance while the positioning portion of the first mounting slot extends substantially perpendicularly from the bottom of the entrance portion for a distance.
  • the first portion of the auxiliary member preferably further includes an extended section which extends to a position corresponding to the positioning portion of the first mounting slot.
  • the second mounting slot includes an entrance portion and a positioning portion, wherein the entrance portion of the second mounting slot extends downward from the top of the rail member and forms an entrance while the positioning portion of the second mounting slot is located at the bottom of the entrance portion.
  • the second portion of the auxiliary member preferably further includes an extended section which extends to a position corresponding to a position between the entrance portion and the positioning portion of the second mounting slot.
  • each of the rail member and the auxiliary member further includes a connecting portion, and the resilient member is connected between the two connecting portions.
  • the auxiliary member further includes an elongated aperture, and that the resilient member is located in the elongated aperture.
  • the rail member further includes a contact portion, and the resilient member is connected to the auxiliary member and pressed against the contact portion.
  • the rail mounting structure is applicable to an object including a first mounting member and a second mounting member.
  • the first mounting member of the object pushes the first portion of the auxiliary member and overcomes the resilient force of the resilient member such that the auxiliary member is displaced to a position, allowing the second mounting member of the object to be mounted to the second mounting slot of the rail member.
  • the extended section is adjacent to one side of the positioning portion of the first mounting slot; and the first mounting member further includes a head section and a body section connected to the head section.
  • the head section of the first mounting member pushes the extended section of the first portion of the auxiliary member and thereby displaces the auxiliary member.
  • a rail mounting structure includes a rail member, an auxiliary member, and a resilient member.
  • the rail member includes a first mounting slot including an entrance portion and a positioning portion, wherein the entrance portion extends downward from a top of the rail member and forms an entrance, and the positioning portion extends substantially perpendicularly from a bottom of the entrance portion for a distance.
  • the auxiliary member is movably mounted to the rail member and includes a first portion adjacent to the first mounting slot.
  • the resilient member is configured to provide a resilient force acting on the auxiliary member.
  • One of the advantageous features of applying the present invention is that the rail mounting structure can be applied to objects of different length specifications.
  • the rail mounting structure 20 includes a rail member 22, an auxiliary member 24, and a resilient member 26.
  • the rail member 22 has a first end portion 28a and a second end portion 28b opposite the first end portion 28a.
  • the rail member 22 also includes a first mounting slot 30 and a second mounting slot 32, both of which are located between the first end portion 28a and the second end portion 28b.
  • the rail member 22 further includes another mounting slot (e.g., a third mounting slot 34).
  • the first mounting slot 30 and the second mounting slot 32 are adjacent to the first end portion 28a of the rail member 22 while the third mounting slot 34 is adjacent to the second end portion 28b of the rail member 22.
  • the second mounting slot 32 and the third mounting slot 34 are of similar slot configurations different from that of the first mounting slot 30.
  • the locations of the mounting slots are not limited to those disclosed herein, and each two adjacent mounting slots can be spaced by a predetermined distance depending on practical needs.
  • the auxiliary member 24 is mounted to the rail member 22 and includes a first portion 36 and a second portion 38.
  • the first portion 36 and the second portion 38 have an extended section 40 and an extended section 42 respectively.
  • the auxiliary member 24 further includes at least one guide groove 44 and an elongated aperture 46.
  • two guide grooves 44 are provided by way of example for use with two connecting elements 48 respectively, and the elongated aperture 46 is located between the two guide grooves 44.
  • the auxiliary member 24 is movably connected to the rail member 22 by the two connecting elements 48.
  • each connecting element 48 has a body 50 and a head 52 connected to the body 50, wherein the body 50 has a width W1 less than a width W2 of each guide groove 44 and the head 52 has a height HI greater than a height H2 of each guide groove 44.
  • the body 50 of each connecting element 48 can be passed through one of the guide grooves 44 and connected to the rail member 22, with the head 52 of the connecting element 48 blocked outside the guide groove 44, so that the auxiliary member 24 can be displaced relative to the rail member 22 within the limited range defined by the guide grooves 44.
  • the resilient member 26 serves to provide a resilient force acting on the auxiliary member 24.
  • the resilient member 26 is mounted between the rail member 22 and the auxiliary member 24.
  • each of the rail member 22 and the auxiliary member 24 further includes a connecting portion 54, and the resilient member 26 is connected between the two connecting portions 54 and located in the elongated aperture 46 of the auxiliary member 24.
  • the structural arrangement described above allows the auxiliary member 24 to be displaced relative to the rail member 22 in a stable manner.
  • the auxiliary member 24 is kept at a predetermined position P1 relative to the rail member 22 by the resilient force of the resilient member 26. While the auxiliary member 24 is at the predetermined position PI, the first portion 36 of the auxiliary member 24 is adjacent to the first mounting slot 30, and the second portion 38 of the auxiliary member 24 is adjacent to the second mounting slot 32.
  • the extended section 40 of the first portion 36 of the auxiliary member 24 extends in such a way that it covers the first mounting slot 30 partially, and the extended section 42 of the second portion 38 of the auxiliary member 24 extends in such a way that it covers the second mounting slot 32 partially.
  • the first mounting slot 30 includes an entrance portion 56 and a positioning portion 58.
  • the entrance portion 56 extends downward from the top of the rail member 22 and forms an entrance.
  • the positioning portion 58 extends substantially perpendicularly from the bottom of the entrance portion 56 for a distance D.
  • the entrance portion 56 and the positioning portion 58 jointly constitute a generally J-shaped groove.
  • the extended section 40 of the first portion 36 of the auxiliary member 24 extends to a part of the positioning portion 58 of the first mounting slot 30.
  • the second mounting slot 32 includes an entrance portion 60 and a positioning portion 62.
  • the entrance portion 60 also extends downward from the top of the rail member 22 and forms an entrance.
  • the positioning portion 62 is located at the bottom of the entrance portion 60.
  • the entrance portion 60 and the positioning portion 62 jointly constitute a generally U-shaped groove.
  • the extended section 42 of the second portion 38 of the auxiliary member 24 extends to a position between the entrance portion 60 and the positioning portion 62 of the second mounting slot 32.
  • the rail mounting structure 20 is applied to an object 64 such as the chassis of a piece of electronic equipment, a drawer, or the like.
  • the object 64 has a length L1 and can be mounted to the rail member 22.
  • FIG. 5A and FIG. 5B show how the object 64 is mounted to the rail member 22 of the rail mounting structure 20.
  • the plural mounting members e.g., a first mounting member 68, a second mounting member 70, and a third mounting member 72 mounted on a sidewall 66 of the object 64 are respectively aligned with the first mounting slot 30, the second mounting slot 32, and the third mounting slot 34 of the rail member 22.
  • the assembly process begins by putting the first mounting member 68 of the object 64 into the entrance portion 56 of the first mounting slot 30. After that, referring to FIG. 5C and FIG.
  • the first mounting member 68 of the object 64 is moved from the entrance portion 56 to the positioning portion 58 of the first mounting slot 30, during which time the first mounting member 68 pushes the first portion 36 of the auxiliary member 24 and overcomes the resilient force of the resilient member 26 such that the auxiliary member 24 is displaced relative to the rail member 22 from the aforesaid predetermined position P1 to a position P2.
  • the object 64 is lowered, allowing the second mounting member 70 of the object 64 to enter the entrance portion 60 of the second mounting slot 32 of the rail member 22 and be mounted in the positioning portion 62 of the second mounting slot 32.
  • the third mounting member 72 is mounted in the third mounting slot 34 in a similar manner.
  • the object 64 is mounted to the rail member 22.
  • the extended section 40 of the first portion 36 of the auxiliary member 24 is pressed against the first mounting member 68 by virtue of the resilient force of the resilient member 26, and vertically upward displacement of the first mounting member 68 is limited due to the shape of the first mounting slot 30.
  • an engaging mechanism (not shown) can be provided between the third mounting member 72 and the rail member 22 to ensure that the object 64 is mounted securely.
  • the engagement between the third mounting member 72 and the rail member 22 is released first. Then, a lifting force is applied to a portion of the object 64 that is adjacent to the third mounting member 72 to raise that portion of the object 64.
  • the first mounting member 68 and the second mounting member 70 of the object 64 can be removed from the first mounting slot 30 and the second mounting slot 32 of the rail member 22 respectively, allowing the entire object 64 to be detached from the rail member 22 with ease.
  • the rail mounting structure 20 is applied to another object 200, which has a length L2 different from the length L1 of the object 64 shown in FIG. 4 , and which can be mounted to the rail member 22.
  • FIG. 7A and FIG. 7B show how the object 200 is mounted to the rail member 22 of the rail mounting structure 20.
  • one of the mounting members e.g., the mounting member 202
  • the mounting member 202 of the object 200 is put into the entrance portion 60 of the second mounting slot 32 and, as shown in FIG. 7C and FIG. 7D , is subsequently moved from the entrance portion 60 to the positioning portion 62 of the second mounting slot 32 such that the mounting member 202 is pressed against the extended section 42 of the second portion 38 of the auxiliary member 24.
  • FIG. 8 shows the rail mounting structure 300 in another embodiment of the present invention.
  • This embodiment is different from the previous one substantially in that the rail member 302 of the rail mounting structure 300 includes a contact portion 304, and that the resilient member 306 is connected to the auxiliary member 308 and pressed against the contact portion 304.
  • the auxiliary member 308 is displaceable relative to the rail member 302 when pushed by an article (e.g., a mounting member of an object to be mounted to the rail member 302).
  • FIG. 9 shows the rail mounting structure 400 in yet another embodiment of the present invention.
  • This embodiment is different from the embodiment in FIG. 3 substantially in that the first portion 404 of the auxiliary member 402 includes an extended section 406 which is adjacent to, and on one side of, the positioning portion 410 of the first mounting slot 408.
  • the second portion 412 of the auxiliary member 402 includes an extended section 414 adjacent to a position between the entrance portion 418 and the positioning portion 420 of the second mounting slot 416.
  • the auxiliary member 402 is shown in FIG. 9 as at a predetermined position P3.
  • the first mounting member 424 of the object mounted to the rail member 430 of the rail mounting structure 400 includes a head section 426 and a body section 428 connected to the head section 426.
  • the head section 426 has a greater diameter than the body section 428.
  • the body section 428 can enter the first mounting slot 408.
  • the head section 426 of the first mounting member 424 pushes the extended section 406 of the first portion 404 of the auxiliary member 402 such that the auxiliary member 402 is displaced relative to the rail member 430 from the predetermined position P3 to a position P4.
  • the second mounting member 432 of the object is correspondingly mounted to the second mounting slot 416 of the rail member 430.
  • the mounting member 434 includes a head section 436 and a body section 438 connected to the head section 436.
  • the head section 436 has a greater diameter than the body section 438, and the body section 438 can enter the second mounting slot 416.

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  1. Structure de montage de rail (20, 300, 400), caractérisée par le fait qu'elle comprend :
    un élément de rail (22, 302, 430) comprenant une première encoche de montage (30, 408) et une seconde encoche de montage (32, 416) ;
    un élément auxiliaire (24, 308, 402) monté de manière mobile sur l'élément de rail (22, 302, 430), l'élément auxiliaire (24, 308, 402) comprenant une première partie (36, 404) adjacente à la première encoche de montage (30, 408) ; et
    un élément résilient (26, 306) pour fournir une force résiliente agissant sur l'élément auxiliaire (24, 308, 402),
    l'élément auxiliaire (24, 308, 402) caractérisé par le fait qu'il comprend en outre une seconde partie (38, 412), et la force résiliente garde l'élément auxiliaire (24, 308, 402) sur une position prédéterminée (P1, P3) par rapport à l'élément de rail (22, 302, 430), où la première partie (36, 404) et la seconde partie (38, 412) de l'élément auxiliaire (24, 308, 402) sont adjacentes à la première encoche de montage (30, 408) et à la seconde encoche de montage (32, 416) respectivement,
    la première encoche de montage (30, 408) comprend une partie d'entrée (56) et une partie de positionnement (58, 410), la partie d'entrée (56) de la première encoche de montage (30, 408) se prolonge vers le bas depuis la partie supérieure de l'élément de rail (22, 302, 430) et forme une entrée, et la partie de positionnement (58, 410) de la première encoche de montage (30, 408) se prolonge substantiellement perpendiculairement depuis la partie inférieure de la partie d'entrée (56) sur une certaine distance (D) et la première partie (36, 404) de l'élément auxiliaire (24, 308, 402) est caractérisée par le fait qu'elle comprend en outre une section allongée (40, 406) se prolongeant vers une position correspondant à la partie de positionnement (58, 410) de la première encoche de montage (30, 408), et la seconde encoche de montage (32, 416) comprend une partie d'entrée (60, 418) et une partie de positionnement (62, 420), la partie d'entrée (60, 418) de la seconde encoche de montage (32, 416) se prolonge vers le bas depuis la partie supérieure de l'élément de rail (22, 302, 430) et forme une entrée, la partie de positionnement (62, 420) de la seconde encoche de montage (32, 416) est située sur une partie inférieure de la partie d'entrée (60, 418), et la seconde partie (38, 412) de l'élément auxiliaire (24, 308, 402) est caractérisée par le fait qu'elle comprend en outre une section allongée (42, 414) se prolongeant vers une position correspondant à une position entre la partie d'entrée (60, 418) et la partie de positionnement (62, 420) de la seconde encoche de montage (32, 416).
  2. Structure de montage de rail (20, 400) selon la revendication 1, caractérisée par le fait que chacun desdits élément de rail (22, 430) et élément auxiliaire (24, 402) comprend en outre une partie de liaison (54), et l'élément résilient (26) est relié entre les deux parties de liaison (54).
  3. Structure de montage de rail (20, 400) selon la revendication 2, caractérisée par le fait que l'élément auxiliaire (24, 402) comprend en outre une ouverture oblongue (46), et l'élément résilient (26) est situé dans l'ouverture oblongue (46).
  4. Structure de montage de rail (300) selon la revendication 1, caractérisée par le fait que l'élément de rail (302) comprend en outre une partie de contact (304), et l'élément résilient (306) est relié à l'élément auxiliaire (308) et pressé contre la partie de contact (304).
  5. Structure de montage de rail (20, 300, 400) selon la revendication 1, caractérisée par le fait que la structure de montage de rail (20, 300, 400) est applicable à un objet (64) comprenant un premier élément de montage (68, 424) et un second élément de montage (70, 432) ; et lors de son montage sur la première encoche de montage (30, 408) de l'élément de rail (22, 302, 430), le premier élément de montage (68, 424) de l'objet (64) pousse la première partie (36, 404) de l'élément auxiliaire (24, 308, 402) et surmonte la force résiliente de l'élément résilient (26, 306) de sorte que l'élément auxiliaire (24, 308, 402) est déplacé vers une position (P2, P4), permettant le montage du second élément de montage (70, 432) de l'objet (64) sur la seconde encoche de montage (32, 416) de l'élément de rail (22, 302, 430).
  6. Structure de montage de rail (400) selon la revendication 5, caractérisée par le fait que la section allongée (406) est adjacente à un côté de la partie de positionnement (410) de la première encoche de montage (408) ; et le premier élément de montage (424) est caractérisé par le fait qu'il comprend en outre une section de tête (426) et une section de corps (428) reliée à la section de tête (426) de sorte que, lors du montage de la section de corps (428) du premier élément de montage (424) sur la partie de positionnement (410) de la première encoche de montage (408), la section de tête (426) du premier élément de montage (424) pousse la section allongée (406) de la première partie (404) de l'élément auxiliaire (402) et déplace alors l'élément auxiliaire (402).
  7. Structure de montage de rail (400) selon la revendication 5, caractérisée par le fait que la section allongée (414) est adjacente à une position entre la partie d'entrée (418) et la partie de positionnement (420) de la seconde encoche de montage (416).
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