GB2395889A

GB2395889A - A bracket device incorporating a latch mechanism

Info

Publication number: GB2395889A
Application number: GB0228047A
Authority: GB
Inventors: Ken-Ching Chen; I-Ming Tseng; Chun-Chiang Wang
Original assignee: King Slide Works Co Ltd
Current assignee: King Slide Works Co Ltd
Priority date: 2002-12-02
Filing date: 2002-12-02
Publication date: 2004-06-09
Anticipated expiration: 2022-12-02
Also published as: GB0228047D0; GB2395889B

Abstract

A bracket device 3 for a track assembly comprises a bracket member 33, a latch member 36 and a retaining member 4. The bracket member 33 has a pair of hooks 34 extending from the bracket member and adapted to connect with assembling holes 21 of the rack 2. The latch member includes a stop 362 extending from the latch member and is movably received into a slot 35 of the bracket member. The retaining member includes an engaging portion 44 adapted to engage/disengage with/from an engaging portion 363 of the latch member. A resilient member 38 may be located between the bracket member and the latch member, where a first end of the resilient member is connected to a protrusion 39 of the bracket member and a second end of the resilient member is connected to the latch member.

Description

Bracket Device for a Track Assembly Background of the Invention

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention is related to a bracket device for a track 5 assembly and more particularly to the bracket device having a retaining member adapted to combine the track assembly with a rack or a cabinet.

2. Description of the Related Art

A conventional track assembly, combined with a drawer, is mounted to a wall or a frame of a cabinet by fixing members. It is complicated and lo prolonged an assembling process to disassemble the track assembly from the cabinet and to reassemble the track assembly by screwing or releasing a large number of the fixing members.

The present invention intends to provide a bracket device for a track assembly simplifying an assembling process on a rack or a cabinet in such 5 a way to mitigate and overcome the above problem.

Summary of the Invention

The primary objective of this invention is to provide a bracket device tor a track assembly simplifying an assembling process on a rack or a cabinet. 20 The bracket device for a track assembly of the present invention mainly comprises a bracket member, a latch member and a retaining member. The bracket member includes a hook extended therefrom adapted to connect with an assembling hole of a rack. The latch member includes a stop extended therefrom and movably received in a slot of the

bracket member. The retaining member includes an engaging portion adapted to engage/disengage with/from an engaging portion of the latch member. Other objectives, advantages and novel features of the invention will 5become more apparent from the following detailed description and the

accompanying drawings.

Brief Description of the Drawings

The present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings herein: 10FIG. I is an exploded perspective view of a bracket device for a track assembly in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a partial cross-sectional view of the bracket device for the track assembly in accordance with the embodiment of the present invention; 5FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view in FIG. 2 of the bracket device for the track assembly in accordance with the embodiment of the invention; FIG. 4 is a partial cross-sectional view of the bracket device for the track assembly in accordance with the embodiment of the present invention, showing an initial assembled relationship of the bracket device 20and a rack; FIG. 5 is a cross- sectional view in FIG. 4 of the bracket device for the track assembly in accordance with the embodiment of the invention; and FIG. 6 is a partial cross-sectional view of the bracket device for the track assembly in accordance with the embodiment of the present

invention, showing a released relationship of the bracket device from the rack. Detailed Description of the Invention

Referring initially to FIG. l, a bracket device in accordance with the s embodiment of the present invention is used to connect a track assembly (a first portion) 1 to a rack (a second portion) 2. The bracket device 3 mainly includes a bracket member 33, a latch member 36 and a retaining member 4 combined as a mechanism.

The bracket device 3 is generally connected with an end of the track lo assembly l and a plurality of assembling holes 21 of the rack 2.

Referring again to FIG. l, the bracket device 3 includes a slot 31 and a plurality of fixing member 32 extended therethrough for mounting to the track assembly l so that the bracket device 3 is capable of adjusting a relative assembling position on the track assembly 1.

The bracket device 3 further includes a bent wall 33 located at its end, a pair of hooks 34 and a guiding slot 35 formed by pressing manner. The hooks 34 are adapted to connect to a bottom edge of the assembling hole 21 of the rack 2. The latch member 36 includes positioning slots 361 each receiving a fixing member 37 for limiting a relative movement on the 20 bracket member 33, and a stop 362 adapted to extend into the guiding slot 35 of the bracket device 3 and the assembling hole 21 of the rack 2. A first elastic member 38 is contained between the latch member 36 and the bracket member 33 for permitting reciprocation therebetween. An end of the first elastic member 38 is adapted to confront with a protrusion 39 of 25 the bracket member 33 while the other end confronting with the latch

member 36. Moreover, the latch member 36 further includes an engaging portion 363 adapted to engage with an engaging portion 44 of the retaining member 4 for limiting any movement of the stop 362 in the assembling hole 21.

5 Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, the retaining member 4 is pivotally connected to the bracket member 33 by a fixing member 41. The retaining member 4 further includes a slot 42 and a limit member 43 extended therethrough. Accordingly, a relative angular movement of the retaining member 4 is limited within a predetermined angle. A second elastic lo member 45 is located between the bracket member 33 and the retaining member 4 for biasing purpose. An end of the second elastic member 45 is adapted to connect to the bracket member 33 while the other end connecting to the retaining member 4.

Referring to FIGS. 2 and 3, when the first elastic member 38 biases l 5 the latch member 36 in a pre-assembling situation, the stop 362 is released from the guiding slot 35 by biasing of the first elastic member 38.

Meanwhile, the engaging portion 44 of the retaining member 4 is disengaged from the engaging portion 363 of the latch member 36.

Referring to FIGS. 4 and 5, combining with the track assembly 1, the 20 bracket device 3 connects to the rack 2 in an assembling operation. When the hook 34 of the bracket member 33 is pressed downward in the assembling hole 21 of the rack 2, the latch member 36 is moved upward.

Synchronously, the stop 362 is extended into the assembling hole 21 and confined within the guiding slot 35. Biased by the second elastic member 25 45, the retaining member 4 is engaged with the latch member 36.

Consequently, the bracket device 3 combined with the track assembly 1 is

completely connected to the rack 2.

Referring to FIG. 6, when users push the retaining member 4 in a disassembling operation, the engaging portion 44 of the retaining member 4 is disengaged from the engaging member 363 of the latch member 36.

5 Once the latch member 36 is released, the hook 362 is released from the assembling hole 21 by biasing of the first elastic member 38.

Consequently, the bracket device 3 is completely released from the rack 2.

Although the invention has been described in detail with reference to its presently preferred embodiment, it will be understood by one of 0 ordinary skill in the art that various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit and the scope of the invention, as set forth in the appended claims.

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What is claimed is:

1. A bracket device 3 connected between a first portion 1 and a second portion 2, comprising: a bracket member 33 mounted to the first portion 1, the bracket 5 member 33 including a hook 34 adapted to connect with an assembling hole 21 of the second portion 2; a latch member 36 including a stop 362 movably received in a guiding slot 35 of the bracket member 33 and extended into the assembling hole 21 of the second portion 2, and a first engaging I o portion 363; and a retaining member 4 being pivotally connected to the bracket member 33, the retaining member 4 including a second engaging portion 44 adapted to engage with the first engaging portion 363.

2. The bracket device as defined in Claim l, wherein the first portion 1 is a track assembly 1.

3. The bracket device as defined in Claim l, wherein the second portion 2 is a rack 2.

4. The bracket device as defined in Claim l, wherein the bracket member 33 further includes a slot 31 and a fixing member 32 20 extended therethrough for mounting to the first portion 1 so that the bracket member 33 is capable of adjusting a relative assembling position on the first portion 1.

5. The bracket device as defined in Claim 1, wherein the latch member 36 further includes a positioning slot 361 and a fixing member 37 25 extended therethrough for limiting a relative movement on the bracket

Claims

member 33.

6. The bracket device as defined in Claim 1, an elastic member 38 being located between the bracket member 33 and the latch member 36, a first end of the elastic member 38 connected to a protrusion 39 of the s bracket member 33 while a second end of the elastic member 38 connecting to the latch member 36.

7. The bracket device as defined in Claim 1, wherein the retaining member 4 further includes a slot 42 and a limit member 43 extended therethrough for limiting a relative angular movement of the retaining l o member 4 within a predetermined angle.

8. The bracket device as defined in Claim 1, an elastic member 45 being located between the bracket member 33 and the retaining member 4, the elastic member 45 providing with a bias force for engaging the second engaging portion 44 with the first engaging portion 363.