TWI544864B - Rail mounting structure - Google Patents

Description

Slide rail mounting mechanism

The present invention relates to a slide rail, and more particularly to a slide rail mounting mechanism that can be applied to carriers of different length specifications.

In general, the rail assembly includes a first rail and a second rail. The second rail can be longitudinally displaced relative to the first rail to be in a collapsed position or an extended position. The second rail can be used to mount a carrier (eg, an electronic device or drawer or the like). However, the manner in which the carrier is mounted to the second rail can be determined based on actual installation requirements. For example, US Patent Publication No. 6,938,967 B2 discloses a slide rail assembly in which a rail member has a mounting slot for mounting a mounting post of a carrier. . Hereby, the foregoing is incorporated herein by reference.

The present invention relates to a rail mounting mechanism that can be applied to carriers of different lengths.

According to the present invention, a slide rail mounting mechanism includes a rail member, an auxiliary member, and an elastic member. The rail member includes a first mounting slot and a second mounting slot; the auxiliary member is movably mounted on the rail member, the auxiliary member includes a first portion and a second portion; the elastic member provides a spring force to the auxiliary The auxiliary member is held at a predetermined position relative to the rail member by the elastic force of the elastic member, and in the predetermined position, the first portion of the auxiliary member is adjacent to the first portion a mounting slot, and the second portion of the auxiliary member is adjacent to the second mounting slot.

Preferably, the first mounting slot includes an access portion and a positioning portion extending downward from the top of the rail member to form an inlet, the positioning portion extending substantially perpendicularly from the bottom of the entrance portion. a distance; the first portion of the auxiliary member further includes an extension extending to the positioning portion of the first mounting groove.

Preferably, the second mounting slot includes an access portion and a positioning portion extending downward from the top of the rail member to form an inlet, the positioning portion is located at the bottom of the access portion, the auxiliary member The second portion further includes an extension extending to between the entry portion of the second mounting slot and the positioning portion.

Preferably, the rail member and the auxiliary member respectively comprise a connecting portion, the elastic member is hooked between the two connecting portions; the auxiliary member further comprises a long slot, and the elastic member is located in the long slot .

Preferably, the rail member further includes a contact portion, the elastic member is coupled to the auxiliary member, and the elastic member is abutted against the contact portion.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a slide rail mounting mechanism is applied to a carrier, the carrier includes a first mounting member and a second mounting member, the rail mounting mechanism includes a rail member, an auxiliary member, and An elastic member. The rail member includes a first mounting slot and a second mounting slot; the auxiliary member is movably mounted on the rail member, the auxiliary member includes a first portion and a second portion, the first portion is adjacent to the first mounting slot The second portion is adjacent to the second mounting slot; the resilient member provides an elastic force to the auxiliary member; wherein, when the first mounting member of the carrier is mounted to the first mounting slot of the rail member The first mounting member pushes against the first portion of the auxiliary member and overcomes the elastic force of the elastic member, thereby displaceing the auxiliary member to a position, the second of the carrier The mounting member is mounted to the second mounting slot of the rail member.

Preferably, the first mounting slot includes an access portion and a positioning portion extending downward from the top of the rail member to form an inlet, the positioning portion extending substantially perpendicularly from the bottom of the entrance portion. The first portion of the auxiliary member further includes an extending portion located on a side adjacent to the positioning portion of the first mounting groove, and the first mounting member further includes a head portion connected to the head portion. When the body portion of the first mounting member is mounted to the positioning portion of the first mounting groove, the first mounting member pushes the extension of the first portion of the auxiliary member by the head portion to cause the auxiliary member to be displaced.

Preferably, the second mounting slot includes an access portion and a positioning portion extending downward from the top of the rail member to form an inlet, the positioning portion is located at the bottom of the access portion, the auxiliary member The second portion further includes an extension portion located between the entrance portion adjacent to the second mounting groove and the positioning portion.

One of the features of the embodiments of the present invention is that the rail mounting mechanism can be applied to carriers of different length specifications.

20,300,400‧‧‧Slide rail mounting mechanism

22,302,430‧‧‧ rail pieces

24,308,402‧‧‧Auxiliary parts

26,306‧‧‧Flexible parts

28a‧‧‧First end

28b‧‧‧second end

30,408‧‧‧First installation slot

32,416‧‧‧Second installation slot

34‧‧‧3rd mounting slot

36,404‧‧‧Part 1

38,412‧‧‧Part II

40,42,406,414‧‧‧extend

44‧‧‧ guiding slot

46‧‧‧Long slot

48‧‧‧Connecting parts

50‧‧‧ Body

52‧‧‧ head

54‧‧‧Connecting Department

56,60,418‧‧‧Entering Department

58,62,410,420‧‧‧ Positioning Department

64,200‧‧‧bearers

66‧‧‧ side wall

68,424‧‧‧First mount

70,432‧‧‧Second mount

72‧‧‧ third mounting

202,204‧‧‧Installation

304‧‧‧Contacts

426, 436 ‧ ‧ head

428,438‧‧‧

434‧‧‧Installation

D‧‧‧Distance

W1, W2‧‧‧ width

H1, H2‧‧‧ height

L1, L2‧‧‧ length

P1, P3‧‧‧Predetermined location

P2, P4‧‧‧ position

1 is a perspective view showing a slide rail mounting mechanism according to a first embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing a slide rail mounting mechanism according to a first embodiment of the present invention; and FIG. 3 is a view showing a slide rail mounting mechanism according to a first embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the structure of the rail member, the auxiliary member, and the elastic member; FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the rail mounting mechanism of the first embodiment of the present invention for mounting a carrier; FIG. Schematic diagram of the mounting operation state of the rail mounting mechanism and the carrier of an embodiment; FIG. 5B is a schematic view showing the mounting state of the rail mounting mechanism and the carrier of the first embodiment of the present invention, showing the first mounting member of the carrier entering the first mounting slot of the rail member; FIG. 5C shows the first embodiment of the present invention; A schematic diagram of a mounting state of the rail mounting mechanism and the carrier of the embodiment for displaying that the first mounting member of the carrier is mounted to the positioning portion of the first mounting slot, and the auxiliary member is displaced by the first mounting member and displaced to FIG. 5D is a schematic view showing the mounting state of the rail mounting mechanism and the carrier of the first embodiment of the present invention for displaying the carrier to be mounted to the rail member; FIG. 6 is a view showing the rail mounting of the first embodiment of the present invention; Figure 7A is a perspective view showing the mounting state of the slide rail mounting mechanism and the other carrier according to the first embodiment of the present invention; and Figure 7B is a view showing the rail mounting of the first embodiment of the present invention; Schematic diagram of the mounting action state of the mechanism and another carrier for displaying the mounting member of one of the other carriers into the second mounting groove of the rail member; FIG. 7C shows the sliding of the first embodiment of the present invention Schematic diagram of the mounting operation state of the rail mounting mechanism and another carrier for displaying that the mounting member of the other carrier is mounted to the positioning portion of the second mounting slot, and the extension of the second portion of the auxiliary member blocks the mounting member; 7D is a schematic view showing the mounting state of the rail mounting mechanism and the other carrier according to the first embodiment of the present invention for displaying another carrier to the rail member; FIG. 8 is a view showing the rail mounting of the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 9 is a schematic view showing a slide rail mounting mechanism according to a third embodiment of the present invention; and FIG. 10 is a view showing a first mounting slot and a second mounting slot of the slide rail mounting mechanism according to the third embodiment of the present invention. A schematic view of a mounting member and a second mounting member; and FIG. 11 is a schematic view showing a mounting member of the second mounting slot of the rail mounting mechanism of the third embodiment of the present invention.

A more detailed understanding of the structure, features, functions and objects of the present invention is provided. The embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

1 and 2 show a rail mounting mechanism 20 according to an embodiment of the present invention including a rail A member 22, an auxiliary member 24, and an elastic member 26.

The rail member 22 has a first end portion 28a and a second end portion 28b opposite to the first end portion 28a, and the rail member 22 includes a first mounting slot 30 and a second mounting slot 32. Between the end 28a and the second end 28b. In this embodiment, the rail member 22 further includes other mounting slots. The first mounting slot 30 and the second mounting slot 32 may be located adjacent to the first end portion 28a of the rail member 22; the other mounting slot, such as the third mounting slot 34, may be located adjacent to the rail member 22. Second end portion 28b. Preferably, the second and third mounting grooves 32, 34 are of a trough shape which may be a similar trough shape and different from the first mounting groove 30. On the other hand, in practice, the location of these mounting slots is not limited. In addition, any two installation slots may have a predetermined separation distance according to actual needs.

As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, the auxiliary member 24 is mounted on the rail member 22 and includes a first portion 36 and a second portion 38. The first portion 36 and the second portion 38 respectively have an extension 40, 42. . Preferably, the auxiliary member 24 further includes a guiding groove 44 and a long groove 46. For example, the two guiding slots 44 are combined with the two connecting members 48, and the long slots 46 are located between the two guiding slots 44. The auxiliary member 24 is movably coupled to the rail member 22 by the two connecting members 48. In detail, each connector 48 has a body portion 50 and a head portion 52 that connects the body portion 50. The body portion 50 has a width W1 that is smaller than the width W2 of each of the guiding slots 44. The head portion 52 has a height H1 that is larger than the aperture height H2 of each of the guiding slots 44, whereby each connection is configured. The body 50 of the member 48 can be connected to the rail member 22 through the guiding groove 44, and the head 52 of each connecting member 48 can be blocked outside the guiding groove 44, so that The auxiliary member 24 is movably displaced relative to the rail member 22 within the limited space of the guide groove 44. The elastic member 26 is used to provide an elastic force to the auxiliary member 24. Here, the elastic member 26 is installed between the rail member 22 and the auxiliary member 24. For example, the rail member 22 and the auxiliary member 24 further comprise a connecting portion 54 respectively, and the elastic member 26 is hooked thereon. Between the two connecting portions 54 and in the long groove 46 of the auxiliary member 24. Through the above-described structural configuration, the stability of the auxiliary member 24 with respect to the movable displacement of the rail member 22 is facilitated.

As shown in FIG. 3, the auxiliary member 24 can be held at a predetermined position P1 with respect to the rail member 22 by the elastic force of the elastic member 26. When the auxiliary member 24 is in the predetermined position P1, the first portion 36 of the auxiliary member 24 is located adjacent to the first mounting groove 30, and the second portion 38 of the auxiliary member 24 is located adjacent to the second mounting groove 32. In a preferred embodiment, the extension 40 of the first portion 36 of the auxiliary member 24 extends to a portion of the first mounting slot 30, and the extension 42 of the second portion 38 of the auxiliary member 24 extends to the portion A portion of the second mounting groove 32.

Preferably, the first mounting slot 30 includes an access portion 56 and a positioning portion 58. The access portion 56 extends downward from the top of the rail member 22 to form an inlet. The positioning portion 58 is substantially self-contained. The bottom of the entry portion 56 extends vertically a distance D, and the entry portion 56 and the positioning portion 58 together form a similar J-shaped slot. In detail, the extension 40 of the first portion 36 of the auxiliary member 24 is a portion of the positioning portion 58 that extends to the first mounting slot 30. On the other hand, the second mounting slot 32 includes an access portion 60 and a positioning portion 62. The access portion 60 also extends downward from the top of the rail member 22 to form an inlet. The positioning portion 62 is located at the entrance. At the bottom of the portion 60, the entry portion 60 and the positioning portion 62 together form a similar U-shaped groove. The extension 42 of the second portion 38 of the auxiliary member 24 extends between the entry portion 60 of the second mounting slot 32 and the positioning portion 62.

FIG. 4 shows that the rail mounting mechanism 20 is adapted for use with a carrier 64. The carrier 64 (eg, a chassis of an electronic device, or a drawer or the like) has a length L1, and the carrier 64 can be mounted to the rail member 22.

5A and 5B show an operational state of the rail member 22 to which the carrier 64 is attached to the rail mounting mechanism 20. When the carrier 64 is to be mounted to the rail member 22, the bearing can be used A side wall 66 of the load 64 is mounted with a plurality of mounting members including a first mounting member 68, a second mounting member 70 and a third mounting member 72 respectively corresponding to the first mounting slot 30 of the rail member 22, and the second mounting The groove 32 and the third mounting groove 34. When assembled, the first mounting member 68 of the carrier 64 can be first accessed from the entry portion 56 of the first mounting slot 30, and the first mounting member of the carrier 64 can be made as shown in Figures 5C and 5D. 68 is further mounted from the entry portion 56 of the first mounting slot 30 to the positioning portion 58, during which the first mounting member 68 pushes against the first portion 36 of the auxiliary member 24 and overcomes the spring force of the resilient member 26, The auxiliary member 24 is thereby movably displaced relative to the rail member 22 from the predetermined position P1 to the other position P2. On the other hand, the carrier 64 is lowered, and the second mounting member 70 of the carrier 64 can be inserted into the entry portion 60 of the second mounting slot 32 of the rail member 22 to be mounted on the second mounting slot 32. The positioning portion 62; the third mounting member 72 can also be mounted into the third mounting groove 34, and finally the carrier 64 is mounted on the rail member 22. It is worth mentioning that, although the auxiliary member 24 is displaced to the other position P2, the extension 40 of the first portion 36 of the auxiliary member 24 can be abutted against the first mounting member 68 by the elastic force of the elastic member 26, and Through the groove shape of the first mounting groove 30, the first mounting member 68 can be restricted from being vertically displaced upward. In practice, the third mounting member 72 can also be provided with a latching mechanism (not shown) between the rail member 22 to ensure that the mounting of the carrier 64 is more stable. If the carrier 64 is to be detached from the rail member 22, it is only necessary to release the latching state of the third mounting member 72 relative to the rail member 22, and then apply a force to the bearing near the position of the third mounting member 72. The object 64 is lifted upwards, and the first mounting member 68 and the second mounting member 70 of the carrier 64 are respectively self-contained from the first mounting of the rail member 22 by the inclination angle of the carrier 64 relative to the rail member 22. The slot 30 and the second mounting slot 32 are disengaged to facilitate removal of the carrier 64 from the rail member 22.

FIG. 6 shows that the rail mounting mechanism 20 is adapted for use with another carrier 200 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. The carrier 200 has a length L2 (this length L2 is different from the length of the carrier 64 in FIG. 4) Degree L1), and the carrier 200 can be mounted on the rail member 22.

7A and 7B show a schematic state of the action of the carrier 200 mounted to the rail member 22 of the rail mounting mechanism 20. When the carrier 200 is to be mounted to the rail member 22, one of the mounting members 202 of one of the side walls of the carrier 200 can correspond to the second mounting slot 32 of the rail member 22. In detail, the mounting member 202 of the carrier 200 can be accessed from the entry portion 60 of the second mounting slot 32, and as shown in Figures 7C and 7D, the mounting member 202 of the carrier 200 can be further The entry portion 60 of the second mounting slot 32 is mounted to the positioning portion 62 such that the mounting member 202 abuts the extension 42 of the second portion 38 of the auxiliary member 24, after which the carrier 200 is placed down, the carrier 200 Another mounting member 204 can be mounted into the third mounting slot 34 of the rail member 22. The mounting member 202 can be abutted by the extension 42 of the second portion 38 of the auxiliary member 24 by the elastic force of the elastic member 26, so that the carrier 200 can be mounted on the rail member 22. Similarly, through the mounting member 202 and the extension 42 of the second portion 38 of the auxiliary member 24, the mounting member 202 of the carrier 200 can be restrained from being vertically displaced upward to ensure stable installation of the carrier 200. Sex. The operation mode of the unloading operation is also substantially the same as the foregoing, and therefore will not be repeated.

Figure 8 shows the rail mounting mechanism 300 of another embodiment of the present invention. The difference between the embodiment and the above embodiment is that the rail member 302 of the rail mounting mechanism 300 includes a contact portion 304. The elastic member 306 is coupled to the auxiliary member 308, and the elastic member 306 is abutted against the contact portion 304. Accordingly, the auxiliary member 308 can be displaced relative to the rail member 302 when it is pushed against an article (e.g., a mounting member of the carrier).

Figure 9 shows a rail mounting mechanism 400 in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention. The difference between the embodiment and the above embodiment (for example, FIG. 3) is that the first portion 404 of the auxiliary member 402 further includes an extending portion 406 located at the positioning portion 410 adjacent to the first mounting groove 408. one of side. On the other hand, the second portion 412 of the auxiliary member 402 further includes an extending portion 414 located between the entrance portion 418 adjacent to the second mounting groove 416 and the positioning portion 420. The auxiliary member 402 is located at a predetermined position P3 with respect to the rail member 430.

As shown in FIG. 10, the first mounting member 424 of a carrier includes a head section 426 coupled to the body section 426, wherein the head section 426 has a head diameter dimension greater than a body diameter of the body section 428, and The body section 428 can enter the first mounting slot 408. When the body portion 428 of the first mounting member 424 of the carrier is mounted to the positioning portion 410 of the first mounting slot 408, the first mounting member 424 can be pushed against the first portion of the auxiliary member 402 by the head portion 426. The extension 406 of the 404 moves the auxiliary member 402 relative to the rail member 430 from the predetermined position P3 to a further position P4. On the other hand, a second mounting member 432 of the carrier can be correspondingly mounted to the second mounting slot 416 of the rail member 430.

As shown in FIG. 11, when the rail mounting mechanism 400 is adapted for another carrier, one of the mounting members 434 of the other carrier can be correspondingly mounted to the second mounting slot 416 of the rail member 430. In detail, the mounting member 434 includes a head section 436 coupled to the body section 436, wherein the head section 436 has a head diameter dimension greater than the body diameter of the body section 438, and the body section 438 can enter the first section 438. Two mounting slots 416. When the body section 438 of the mounting member 434 of the other carrier is mounted to the positioning portion 420 of the second mounting slot 416, a portion of the head section 436 of the mounting member 434 can be utilized by the second portion 412 of the auxiliary member 402. The extension 414 blocks.

While the present invention has been disclosed in the foregoing preferred embodiments, it is not intended to limit the invention, and the scope of the invention is defined by the scope of the appended claims.

20‧‧‧Slide rail mounting mechanism

22‧‧‧ rail parts

24‧‧‧Auxiliary parts

26‧‧‧Flexible parts

28a‧‧‧First end

28b‧‧‧second end

30‧‧‧First installation slot

32‧‧‧Second installation slot

34‧‧‧3rd mounting slot

Claims (7)

A rail mounting mechanism includes: a rail member including a first mounting slot and a second mounting slot, the first mounting slot includes an access portion and a positioning portion, the access portion is from the top of the rail member And extending downwardly to form an inlet, the positioning portion extending substantially perpendicularly from a bottom of the inlet portion; an auxiliary member movably mounted on the rail member, the auxiliary member comprising a first portion and a second portion, The first portion of the auxiliary member further includes an extending portion extending to the positioning portion of the first mounting groove; and an elastic member providing an elastic force to the auxiliary member; wherein the auxiliary member is biased by the elastic member And maintaining the rail member at a predetermined position, wherein 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 slide rail mounting mechanism of claim 1, wherein the second mounting slot comprises an entry portion and a positioning portion, the access portion extends downward from the top of the rail member to form an entrance, and the positioning portion is located The bottom portion of the access portion further includes an extension portion extending between the entrance portion of the second mounting groove and the positioning portion. The slide rail mounting mechanism of claim 1, wherein the rail member and the auxiliary member respectively comprise a connecting portion, and the elastic member is hooked between the two connecting portions. The slide rail mounting mechanism of claim 3, wherein the auxiliary member further comprises a long slot in which the elastic member is located. The rail mounting mechanism of claim 1, wherein the rail member further comprises a contact portion, the elastic member is coupled to the auxiliary member, and the elastic member is abutted against the contact portion. A slide rail mounting mechanism is applicable to a carrier, the carrier includes a first mounting member and a second mounting member, the first mounting member includes a head segment coupled to the body segment, the rail mounting mechanism includes The first rail includes a first mounting slot and a second mounting slot, the first mounting slot includes an access portion and a positioning portion, and the access portion extends downward from the top of the rail member to form an inlet. The positioning portion extends substantially vertically from the bottom of the inlet portion; an auxiliary member is movably mounted on the rail member, the auxiliary member including a first portion and a second portion, the first portion being adjacent to the first portion a mounting groove, the second portion is adjacent to the second mounting groove, the first portion of the auxiliary member includes an extending portion located on a side adjacent to the positioning portion of the first mounting groove; and an elastic member providing Applying an elastic force to the auxiliary member; wherein, when the body portion of the first mounting member of the carrier is mounted to the positioning portion of the first mounting groove of the rail member, the first mounting member is pushed against the head portion by the head portion The first part of the accessory Extending section, and against the elastic force of the elastic member, so that the aid accordingly displaced to a position of the second mounting member is mounted to the carrier material of the second mounting groove track member. The slide rail mounting mechanism of claim 6, wherein the second mounting slot comprises an entry portion and a positioning portion, the access portion extends downward from the top of the rail member to form an entrance, and the positioning portion is located At the bottom of the entry portion, the second portion of the auxiliary member further includes an extension portion located between the entrance portion adjacent to the second mounting groove and the positioning portion.