TW202207843A - Slide rail assembly - Google Patents

Abstract

A slide rail assembly includes a first rail, a bracket, a second rail and a locking device. The bracket is arranged at the first rail and has a locking portion. The second rail is displaceable with respect to the first rail. The locking device is arranged at the second rail. The locking device includes a locking base and a locking member. The locking base is operably located at one of an open state and a closed state relative to the second rail. The locking member is arranged at the locking base. When the second rail is located at a predetermined position with respect to the first rail, the locking base is operably located at the closed state such that the locking member can be fastened to the locking portion of the bracket.

Description

Slide rail assembly

The present invention relates to a slide rail, in particular to a slide rail assembly with a locking device.

For example, US Patent Publication No. US 6,644,481 B2 discloses an apparatus for rack-mounting a chassis, which discloses a mounting bracket and a sliding bracket. The mounting bracket is attached to a rack through at least one connector; and the sliding bracket can locate the chassis in the rack through a flange. As can be seen from Figure 1 of this patent, the flange is immovable relative to the sliding bracket, and the flange is used to connect to the mounting frame or the frame.

However, with the different market demands, how to develop a different slide rail product with brackets has become a topic worthy of discussion.

The present invention relates to a slide rail assembly with a locking device.

According to one aspect of the present invention, a slide rail assembly includes a first rail, a front bracket, a second rail and a locking device. The front bracket is arranged on the first rail, and the front bracket has a locking portion; the second rail can be displaced from a retracted position to an extended position relative to the first rail; the locking device is arranged on the second rail , the lock device includes a lock seat and a lock piece, wherein the lock seat is opposite to the second rail Operably in one of an open state and a closed state, when the lock seat is in the closed state, the lock member corresponds to the lock portion of the front bracket; when the lock seat is in the open state, the lock member The lock portion is far away from the front bracket; wherein, when the second rail is located at the retracted position relative to the first rail, the lock seat is operably in the closed state, allowing the lock member to be locked into the front bracket. The locking portion prevents the second rail from being displaced from the retracted position to the extended position relative to the first rail.

Preferably, the front bracket includes a side plate and an end plate substantially vertically connected to the side plate, two mounting pieces are arranged on the end plate, and the locking portion is located between the two mounting pieces.

Preferably, the locking device is arranged adjacent to a front end of the second rail.

Preferably, the locking portion is a screw hole, the locking member includes an operating portion and a threaded portion connected to the operating portion, and the threaded portion and the locking portion are mutually matched threaded structures.

Preferably, the inner side of the end adjacent to the second rail is connected to a fixed base, the position of the fixed base exceeds the end plate of the front bracket, the fixed base has a hole, and the lock base has a connection A segment passes through the hole in the fixed base to connect the lock base to the fixed base.

Preferably, the fixing base has a thickness, the connecting section of the lock base defines a bounded connection space, and the width in the connection space is greater than the thickness, so that the lock base can be laterally adjusted relative to the fixing base. .

Preferably, the lock seat has a bent section which can be adjacent to the front bracket end plate.

Preferably, when the lock seat is in the closed state and the lock member is locked into the lock portion of the front bracket, the lock seat and the second rail are substantially located in the same longitudinal plane.

Preferably, the slide rail assembly further comprises a fastener movably mounted on the front bracket, and when the fastener is in a locking position, a fastener portion of the fastener is adjacent to the end plate of the front bracket.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a slide rail assembly suitable for installation in a rack, the rack comprising at least a pair of machine columns, each machine column is mounted with a corresponding slide rail assembly, the slide rail assembly It comprises a first rail, a front bracket, a second rail and a locking device. The front bracket is arranged on the first rail, the front bracket has a locking portion; the second rail can carry a carrier, and the second rail can be displaced from a retracted position to the rack relative to the first rail Outside; the lock device is arranged on the second rail, the lock device includes a lock base and a lock piece, wherein the lock base is operably in one of an open state and a closed state relative to the second rail, when the When the lock seat is in the closed state, the lock member corresponds to the lock portion of the front bracket; when the lock seat is in the open state, the lock member is away from the lock portion of the front bracket; wherein, when the second rail When the first rail is in the folded position, the lock seat is operably in the closed state, so that the lock piece is locked into the lock portion of the front bracket, so that the carrier is kept in the frame, and cannot be arbitrarily out of the rack.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a slide rail assembly includes a first rail, a bracket, a second rail and a lock device. the bracket is arranged in the a rail, the bracket has a locking part; the second rail can be displaced relative to the first rail; the locking device is arranged on the second rail, the locking device includes a lock seat and a lock piece, wherein the lock seat Operably in one of an open state and a closed state relative to the second rail, and the lock member is arranged in the lock seat; wherein, when the second rail is located at a predetermined position relative to the first rail, the lock seat Operably in the closed state, the lock member is locked into the lock portion of the bracket.

20: Slide rail assembly

22: The first track

24: Front bracket

26: Second track

26a: Front end

26b: rear end

28: Locking device

30: Rear bracket

32: Channel

34a: First Wall

34b: Second Wall

36: Longitudinal Wall

38: Lock

40: Lock seat

42: Locks

44: Side panels

46: End plate

48: Mounting pieces

50: Fixed base

52: Connection segment

54: Operation Department

56: Threaded part

58: Bending segment

60: Side

62: Fasteners

64: Shaft

65: Buckle

66a: Front pillar

66b: Rear engine column

68: Bearer

70a: The first mounting hole

70b: Second mounting hole

70c: The third mounting hole

C: Locked position

D1: first direction

D2: Second direction

H: hole

K1: On state

K2: Closed state

L: Longitudinal plane

P1: collapsed position

P2: Extended position

R: predetermined direction

S: connection space

T: Thickness

Y1: The first horizontal position

Y2: Second horizontal position

FIG. 1 shows a combined schematic diagram of a slide rail assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 shows an exploded schematic view of a slide rail assembly including a first rail and a second rail according to an embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a partial schematic diagram showing a lock seat of the slide rail assembly in an open state relative to the second rail according to the embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a partial schematic diagram showing the lock seat of the slide rail assembly according to the embodiment of the present invention being closed from an open state to a predetermined direction relative to the second rail;

5 shows a partial schematic view of the lock base of the slide rail assembly in a closed state relative to the second rail according to the embodiment of the present invention;

6 is a schematic view showing that the slide rail assembly according to the embodiment of the present invention is applied to a rack, and the second rail is in a retracted position relative to the first rail;

7 is a schematic diagram showing that the slide rail assembly according to the embodiment of the present invention is applied to the rack, the second rail is in the retracted position relative to the first rail, and the lock base is not yet locked to the rack;

8 is a schematic view showing that the slide rail assembly according to the embodiment of the present invention is applied to the rack, the second rail is in the retracted position relative to the first rail, and the lock base is locked to the rack;

9 is a schematic view showing that the slide rail assembly according to the embodiment of the present invention is applied to the rack, and the second rail is located in an extended position relative to the first rail;

10 shows a partial schematic view of the lock base of the slide rail assembly in a first lateral position relative to the second rail according to the embodiment of the present invention; and

FIG. 11 shows a partial schematic view of the lock base of the slide rail assembly in a second lateral position relative to the second rail according to the embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 , a slide rail assembly 20 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a first rail 22 , a bracket, a second rail 26 and a locking device 28 . The bracket is, for example, a front bracket 24, but the implementation is not limited. Preferably, another bracket, such as a rear bracket 30 , is further included.

The first rail 22 has a first end portion and a second end portion remote from the first end portion, such as a front end portion and a rear end portion. The first rail 22 includes a plurality of walls together to define a channel 32 for the second rail 26 to be movably installed. Here, a first wall 34a, a second wall 34b and a longitudinal wall 36 are arranged at a predetermined portion of the first rail 22 to be connected between the first wall 34a and the second wall 34b. The first wall 34a , the second wall 34b and the longitudinal wall 36 together define the channel 32 .

The front bracket 24 is arranged on the first rail 22 , and the front bracket 24 has a locking portion 38 . Preferably, the front bracket 24 is arranged adjacent to the front end of the first rail 22 . On the other hand, the rear bracket 30 is arranged adjacent to the rear end of the first rail 22 . Preferably, one of the front bracket 24 and the rear bracket 30 is longitudinally adjustable relative to the first rail 22 . Preferably, the front bracket 24 includes a side plate 44 and an end plate 46 adjacent to the side plate 44. Here, the end plate 46 is substantially vertically connected to the side plate 44 as an example, wherein the end plate 46 is arranged on the end plate 46. There are two The mounting member 48 is installed, and the locking portion 38 is located between the two mounting members 48 .

The second rail 26 is longitudinally displaceable relative to the first rail 22 . The second rail 26 has a first end portion and a second end portion away from the first end portion, such as a front end portion 26a and a rear end portion 26b. It is worth mentioning that, in this embodiment, the X-axis direction is the longitudinal direction (or the longitudinal direction or the displacement direction of the slide rail), the Y-axis direction is the lateral direction (or the lateral direction of the slide rail), and the Z-axis direction is the vertical direction ( or the height direction of the rail).

The lock device 28 is arranged adjacent to the second rail 26 , and the lock device 28 includes a lock base 40 and a lock piece 42 .

Preferably, the locking device 28 is arranged at the front end 26a of the second rail 26 .

Preferably, a fixing base 50 is connected to the inner side of the front end portion 26a adjacent to the second rail 26. When the second rail 26 is in a retracted position, the fixing base 50 is positioned beyond the front bracket 24. The end plate 46 (as shown in FIG. 1 ); the fixing base 50 has a hole H, and the lock base 40 has a connecting section 52 passing through the hole H of the fixing base 50, so that the lock base 40 is connected (for example, movably connected) to the fixed base 50 . On the other hand, the lock piece 42 is arranged on the lock seat 40 .

As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5 , the lock base 40 is operably in one of an open state K1 (shown in FIG. 3 ) and a closed state K2 (shown in FIG. 5 ) relative to the second rail 26 . Here, the lock base 40 can be rotated relative to the second rail 26 from the open state K1 to the closed state K2; or the lock base 40 can be rotated relative to the second rail 26 from the closed state K2 to the open state K1 as an example.

When the lock seat 40 is in the open state K1, the lock member 42 is away from (or misaligned with) the lock portion 38 of the front bracket 24 (as shown in FIG. 3 ); when the lock seat 40 is in the closed state K2 , the locking member 42 corresponds to (or is aligned with) the locking portion 38 of the front bracket 24 (as shown in FIG. 5 ).

Preferably, the locking portion 38 is a screw hole, the locking member 42 includes an operating portion 54 and a threaded portion 56 connected to the operating portion 54 , and the threaded portion 56 and the locking portion 38 are mutually matched screw structures.

Further, when the second rail 26 is located at a predetermined position relative to the first rail 22 , such as the retracted position P1 , the lock seat 40 can be operated from the open state K1 (as shown in FIG. 3 ) to move toward a The predetermined direction R (as shown in FIG. 4 ) is rotated to the closed state K2 , so that the locking member 42 can be locked into the locking portion 38 of the front bracket 24 through the threaded portion 56 , so that the second rail 26 is opposite to the first rail 26 . The rail 22 cannot be displaced from this collapsed position P1 (as shown in FIG. 5 ). That is, when the locking member 42 is locked into the locking portion 38 of the front bracket 24, the second rail 26 is fixed at the retracted position P1. It is worth mentioning that when the lock base 40 is in the closed state K2 and the lock member 42 corresponds to (or is aligned with) the lock portion 38 of the front bracket 24 , the user can use manual or a tool (such as A screwdriver) applies force to the operating portion 54 to rotate the locking member 42 to lock the threaded portion 56 into the locking portion 38 of the front bracket 24 (as shown in FIG. 5 ).

Preferably, the lock seat 40 has a bent section 58 . When the lock seat 40 is in the closed state K2 , the bent section 58 of the lock seat 40 can be adjacent to the end plate 46 of the front bracket 24 . Side 60 (shown in Figure 5).

Preferably, the slide rail assembly 20 further includes a fastener 62 movably installed. Mounted on the front bracket 24 (shown in Figure 3). For example, the fastener 62 is pivotally connected to the front bracket 24 through a shaft 64 so that the fastener 62 can move between a locking position C (shown in FIG. 3 ) or an unlocking position (not shown). Wherein, when the buckle 62 is in the locking position C, a buckle portion 65 of the buckle 62 is adjacent to the front of the end plate 46 of the front bracket 24 . Preferably, the fastener 62 can be maintained at the locking position C through the elastic force of an elastic portion. Since the fastener 62 is a technical category that can be understood by those skilled in the art, for the sake of brevity, it is not added here. Repeat.

As shown in FIG. 6 and FIG. 7 , two slide rail assemblies 20 are mounted on a rack. Specifically, the rack includes at least a pair of columns, such as a pair of front columns 66a and a pair of rear columns 66b, each front column 66a and each rear column 66b are mounted with a corresponding sliding rail assembly. 20 is formed, wherein the first rail 22 of the slide rail assembly 20 is mounted to the front machine column 66a and the rear machine column 66b through the front bracket 24 and the rear bracket 30, respectively, and the second rail 26 can be A carrier 68 is mounted, such as an electronic device. The second rail 26 is in the retracted position P1 relative to the first rail 22 . The principles of installing the front bracket 24 to the front machine column 66a and the installation of the rear bracket 30 to the rear machine column 66b are substantially the same. For example, the front machine column 66a includes a plurality of mounting holes (eg, a first A mounting hole 70a, a second mounting hole 70b and a third mounting hole 70c are located between the first mounting hole 70a and the second mounting hole 70b), the front bracket 24 can be mounted through the two mounting members 48 Installed to the first mounting hole 70a and the second mounting hole 70b of the front pillar 66a, and the fastener 62 is in the locking position C and can lock the front of the front pillar 66a by means of the fastener 65 (as shown in FIG. 7 ) ). Wherein, the lock base 40 is operably in the open state K1 relative to the second rail 26, at this time, The second rail 26 can be displaced relative to the first rail 22 from the retracted position P1 to a first direction D1.

As shown in FIG. 8 , when the second rail 26 is in the retracted position P1 relative to the first rail 22 , the lock seat 40 is operably in the closed state K2 , so that the threaded portion 56 of the lock member 42 can be locked into the locking portion 38 of the front bracket 24, so that the carrier 68 is kept in the frame and cannot be arbitrarily displaced outside the frame. Further, once the lock base 40 is operably in the closed state K2 relative to the second rail 26 , and the threaded portion 56 of the lock member 42 is locked into the lock portion 38 of the front bracket 24 , the second rail 26 cannot be displaced relative to the first rail 22 from the retracted position P1 to the first direction D1. That is, the carrier 68 is fixed at the folded position P1.

As shown in FIG. 9 , once the lock base 40 is no longer in the closed state K2 relative to the second rail 26 (eg, in the open state K1 ), the second rail 26 can be retracted from the above-mentioned closed state relative to the first rail 22 . The closing position P1 is displaced in the first direction D1 to an extending position P2 and is located outside the frame. It is worth mentioning that the second rail 26 can be displaced relative to the first rail 22 from the extended position P2 to a second direction D2 opposite to the first direction D1 to the above-mentioned retracted position P1 and returned to the rack .

As shown in FIG. 10 and FIG. 11 , the above-mentioned fastener 62 is omitted, wherein the fixing base 50 has a thickness T (as shown in FIG. 10 ), and the connecting section 52 of the locking base 40 defines a boundary The connecting space S, the width of the connecting space S is greater than the thickness T, so that the position of the lock seat 40 relative to the fixing base 50 of the second rail 26 can be adjusted laterally. For example, the lock base 40 can be adjusted and displaced from a first lateral position Y1 (as shown in FIG. 10 ) to a lateral direction to a second lateral position Y2 (as shown in FIG. 11 ) Show).

Preferably, when the lock seat 40 is located at the second lateral position Y2 and is in the closed state K2, and the lock member 42 is locked into the lock portion 38 of the front bracket 24 (as shown in FIG. 11 ), the lock One side of the seat 40 and one side of the second rail 26 are substantially located on the same longitudinal plane L. The advantage of this is, for example, when the second rail 26 is in the folded position P1 relative to the first rail 22 , it can ensure that the lock seat 40 will not block the front of the carrier 68 , for example, the lock seat 40 will not The electronic joints, cables, warning lights or relevant signs of the carrier arranged in front of the carrier 68 are blocked, so it is helpful for the on-site personnel to maintain the carrier 68 or the slide rail. Alternatively, the lock seat 40 is positioned at the second lateral position Y2 to facilitate the alignment or locking of the lock piece 42 to the lock portion 38 of the front bracket 24 . Preferably, the bent section 58 of the lock base 40 can be correspondingly pressed against the front surface of the machine column (eg, the front machine column 66a) (as shown in FIG. 11 ), which is helpful for the installation of the front bracket 24 to the machine column. The fastening effect of the machine column is improved.

It can be seen from this that the slide rail assembly 20 provided by the embodiment of the present invention includes the following features:

1. When the second rail 26 is in the retracted position P1 relative to the first rail 22, the lock seat 40 is in the closed state K2, allowing the lock member 42 to be locked into the lock portion 38 of the front bracket 24, The second rail 26 cannot be displaced from the retracted position P1 to the extended position P2 relative to the first rail 22 . According to this configuration, when the slide rail assembly 20 is applied to the rack, since the second rail 26 cannot move from the retracted position P1 to the extended position P2 relative to the first rail 22 By moving, the carrier 68 can be kept in the frame and cannot be arbitrarily displaced outside the frame.

2. The position of the lock seat 40 relative to the second rail 26 can be adjusted laterally.

Although the present invention has been disclosed by the aforementioned preferred embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Therefore, the scope of protection of the present invention is subject to the scope of the appended claims.

20: Slide rail assembly

22: The first track

24: Front bracket

26: Second track

26a: Front end

26b: rear end

28: Locking device

30: Rear bracket

34a: First Wall

34b: Second Wall

38: Lock

40: Lock seat

42: Locks

46: End plate

48: Mounting pieces

50: Fixed base

52: Connection segment

H: hole

Claims (20)

A slide rail assembly, comprising: a first track; A front bracket is arranged on the first rail, the front bracket has a locking portion; A second rail is displaceable relative to the first rail from a retracted position to an extended position; and A lock device is arranged on the second rail, the lock device includes a lock base and a lock piece, wherein the lock base is operably in one of an open state and a closed state relative to the second rail, when the lock base When in the closed state, the lock piece corresponds to the lock portion of the front bracket; when the lock seat is in the open state, the lock piece is away from the lock portion of the front bracket; Wherein, when the second rail is in the retracted position relative to the first rail, the lock seat is operably in the closed state, so that the lock member can be locked into the lock portion of the front bracket, so that the second rail The first rail cannot be displaced from the retracted position to the extended position. The slide rail assembly of claim 1, wherein the front bracket comprises a side plate and an end plate substantially vertically connected to the side plate, two mounting pieces are arranged on the end plate, and the locking portion is located at the end plate. between the two mounts. The slide rail assembly of claim 2, wherein the locking device is arranged adjacent to a front end of the second rail. The slide rail assembly as claimed in claim 3, wherein the locking portion is a screw hole, the locking member comprises an operating portion and a threaded portion connected to the operating portion, and the threaded portion and the locking portion are screwed to each other. structure. The slide rail assembly according to claim 2, wherein the inner side of the end adjacent to the second rail is connected to a fixed base, the position of the fixed base exceeds the end plate of the front bracket, and the fixed base There is a hole, and the lock base has a hole through which a connecting section passes through the fixed base, so that the lock base is connected to the fixed base. The slide rail assembly of claim 5, wherein the fixing base has a thickness, the connecting section of the lock base defines a boundary connecting space, and the width in the connecting space is greater than the thickness, so that the lock The seat can be laterally adjusted in position relative to the fixed base. The slide rail assembly of claim 5, wherein the lock base has a bent section adjacent to the end plate of the front bracket. The slide rail assembly of claim 1, wherein when the lock seat is in the closed state and the lock member is locked into the lock portion of the front bracket, the lock seat and the second rail are substantially located at the same longitudinal plane. The slide rail assembly of claim 2, further comprising a fastener movably mounted on the front bracket, when the fastener is in a locking position, a fastener portion of the fastener is adjacent to the front bracket end plate. A slide rail assembly suitable for being installed in a rack, the rack comprising at least a pair of machine columns, each machine column being mounted with a corresponding slide rail assembly, the slide rail assembly comprising: a first track; A front bracket is arranged on the first rail, the front bracket has a locking portion; A second rail can carry a carrier, and the second rail can be displaced from a retracted position to the outside of the frame relative to the first rail; and A lock device is arranged on the second rail, the lock device includes a lock base and a lock piece, wherein the lock base is operably in one of an open state and a closed state relative to the second rail, when the lock base When in the closed state, the lock piece corresponds to the lock portion of the front bracket; when the lock seat is in the open state, the lock piece is away from the lock portion of the front bracket; Wherein, when the second rail is located at the retracted position relative to the first rail, the lock seat is operably in the closed state, so that the lock member can be locked into the lock portion of the front bracket, so that the carrier can be held Within the rack, it cannot be arbitrarily moved outside the rack. The slide rail assembly of claim 10, wherein the front bracket comprises a side plate and an end plate substantially vertically connected to the side plate, two mounting pieces are arranged on the end plate, and the locking portion is located at the end plate. between the two mounts. The slide rail assembly of claim 11, wherein the locking device is arranged adjacent to a front end of the second rail. The slide rail assembly as claimed in claim 12, wherein the locking portion is a screw hole, the locking member comprises an operating portion and a threaded portion connected to the operating portion, and the threaded portion and the locking portion are mutually matched screw connections structure. The slide rail assembly of claim 11, wherein the inner side of the end adjacent to the second rail is connected to a fixed base, the position of the fixed base exceeds the end plate of the front bracket, the fixed base There is a hole, and the lock base has a hole through which a connecting section passes through the fixed base, so that the lock base is connected to the fixed base. The slide rail assembly of claim 14, wherein the fixing base has a thickness, the connection section of the lock base defines a boundary connection space, and the width in the connection space is greater than the thickness, so that the lock The seat can be laterally adjusted in position relative to the fixed base. The slide rail assembly as claimed in claim 14, wherein the lock base has a bent section for abutting against the machine column. The slide rail assembly of claim 11, wherein when the lock seat is in the closed state and the lock member is locked into the lock portion of the front bracket, the lock seat and the second rail are substantially located at the same longitudinal plane. A slide rail assembly, comprising: a first track; a bracket is arranged on the first rail, the bracket has a locking portion; A second rail is displaceable relative to the first rail; and A lock device is arranged on the second rail, the lock device includes a lock base and a lock piece, wherein the lock base is operably in one of an open state and a closed state relative to the second rail, and the lock piece arranged in the lock seat; Wherein, when the second rail is located at a predetermined position relative to the first rail, the lock seat is operably in the closed state, so that the lock member can be locked into the lock portion of the bracket. The slide rail assembly of claim 18, wherein the bracket comprises a side plate and an end plate adjacent to the side plate, two mounting pieces are arranged on the end plate, and the locking portion is located on the two mounting pieces between. The slide rail assembly as claimed in claim 19, wherein the locking device is arranged at one end adjacent to the second rail, the locking portion is a screw hole, the locking member comprises a threaded portion, and the threaded portion and the locking portion It is a screw structure that matches each other.

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