TWI554232B - Slide rail assembly - Google Patents

Description

Slide rail assembly

The present invention relates to a slide rail, and more particularly to a slide rail assembly for mounting a chassis to a rack.

The design of the associated rack system is disclosed in U.S. Patent No. 8,371,454, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference.

The construction disclosed in the foregoing publication includes a bracket assembly for a rack. The frame has a plurality of perforations. The bracket assembly includes a bracket, a base, and a fastener. The bracket has a plurality of bracket holes; the base is firmly mounted to the bracket, and the base has a plurality of connecting components corresponding to the bracket holes; the fastener is pivoted to the bracket, and the fastener comprises a resilient leg and a latching arm The latching arm has at least one buckle; wherein one of the connecting components of the base passes through one of the through holes of the frame; the buckle of the fastener is fastened to the frame but is not secure The device secures the chassis to the rack, causing the chassis to slide out of the rack at will, potentially causing equipment damage or danger.

The present invention relates to a slide rail assembly that enables a chassis to be securely positioned within a rack.

According to a first aspect of the present invention, a slide rail assembly for providing a chassis The chassis is mounted on a rack. The rack includes at least a first chassis and a second chassis. The first and second chassis each have a plurality of holes, and the chassis includes at least one hook. The slide rail assembly includes a first rail, a second rail, a first bracket and a second bracket. The first rail has a first end and a second end opposite the first end, and a first longitudinal passage is defined between the first end and the second end; the second rail is opposite to the first rail The first longitudinal passage is a movable displacement; the first bracket is coupled to the first end adjacent to the first rail, the first bracket is mounted to the first pillar of the frame; the second bracket is connected Adjacent to the second end of the first rail, the second bracket is mounted on the second column of the frame; wherein at least the first bracket and the second bracket comprise a pallet, a The card member and an elastic member. The pallet includes a first portion and a second portion, the second portion is bent and extended from an end of the first portion; the latching member is pivotally connected to the pallet, and the latching member The first buckle portion is bent and extends from one end of the body portion, and the second buckle portion extends from one end of the body portion. The first buckle portion extends from one end of the body portion. Exceeding the first fastening portion, the second fastening portion forms a latching space with respect to the first fastening portion; the elastic member is configured to provide a spring force to the latching member, so that the first fastening portion of the latching member is Resilience to maintain one of the first column and the second column; wherein at least one hook portion of the chassis allows the card portion to protrude into the latching space of the card member to abut the second button portion to maintain When the chassis is in the rack, it is not arbitrarily pulled out from the rack.

Preferably, the slide rail assembly further includes a third rail slidingly connected between the first rail and the second rail, so that the first rail, the second rail and the third rail form a three-section slide rail .

Preferably, the slide rail assembly further includes a back plate fixedly coupled to the first end adjacent to the first rail, the back plate defining a second longitudinal passage for the pallet movement of the first bracket The connection is on the backing plate to enable the pallet to move along the longitudinal direction of the backing plate.

Preferably, the slide rail assembly further includes at least one insert disposed on the second portion of the pallet, the at least one insert being for inserting one of the plurality of holes in the first and second posts.

Preferably, the latching member further comprises an operating portion coupled to the body portion, the pallet further comprising a recess located between the first portion and the second portion for operating the latching member The recess is for receiving the operating portion when the operating portion is operated.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, a slide rail assembly includes a first rail, a second rail, a third rail, a first bracket, and a second bracket. The first rail has a first end and a second end positioned opposite the first end; the third rail is slidably coupled between the first rail and the second rail; the first bracket is coupled to the phase Adjacent to the first end of the first rail; the second bracket is connected to the second end adjacent to the first rail; wherein at least the first bracket and the second bracket comprise a pallet, at least one A plug, a card, and an elastic member. The pallet includes a first portion and a second portion, the second portion is bently extended from one end of the first portion; at least one insert is disposed on the second portion of the pallet; The latching member is pivotally connected to the pallet, the latching member includes a body portion, a first buckle portion, and a second buckle portion, wherein the first buckle portion is bent and extended from one end of the body portion The second fastening portion extends from the main body portion beyond the first fastening portion, and the second fastening portion forms a locking space with respect to the first fastening portion; the elastic member is configured to provide an elastic force to the clamping member. The first buckle of the latch member is held close to the at least one insert by the elastic force.

Preferably, the first bracket and the second bracket further comprise a backing plate fixedly connected to the first rail, the pallet being movably connected to the backboard so that the pallet can be along The longitudinal movement of the back panel.

Preferably, the latching member further includes an operating portion coupled to the body portion, the pallet further comprising a recess, the recess being coupled between the first portion and the second portion for operation The The recess is for receiving the operating portion of the operating portion of the latching member.

One of the features of the slide rail assembly according to the embodiment of the present invention is that the slide rail assembly enables the chassis to be stably positioned in the rack so that the chassis is not arbitrarily pulled out from the rack.

13‧‧‧first column

14‧‧‧Second column

12‧‧‧Slide rail assembly

16‧‧‧ hole

18‧‧‧First track

20‧‧‧ first end

22‧‧‧ second end

24‧‧‧First longitudinal channel

26‧‧‧second track

29‧‧‧ Third track

30‧‧‧second bracket

32‧‧‧ Backboard

34‧‧‧ pallet

36‧‧‧Connecting parts

38‧‧‧ side panels

40‧‧‧Upper wall

42‧‧‧Under the wall

44‧‧‧Second longitudinal channel

46‧‧‧ first part

48‧‧‧ second part

50‧‧‧ plugin

52‧‧‧Riveting

54‧‧‧ pivotal department

56‧‧‧Apartment

58‧‧‧ Cards

60‧‧‧ Body Department

62‧‧‧First buckle

64‧‧‧Second buckle

66‧‧‧Card space

68‧‧‧Operation Department

70‧‧‧ Groove

72‧‧‧Flexible parts

74‧‧‧Chassis

80‧‧‧Card institutions

82‧‧‧Control Department

84‧‧‧ hook

10‧‧‧Rack

D‧‧‧Distance

F1, F2, F3, F4‧‧‧ power

1 is a schematic view showing a slide rail assembly mounted on a frame according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing a slide rail assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention; and FIG. 3 is a view showing a slide rail assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4A is a partially enlarged schematic view showing the first bracket of FIG. 1 coupled to the first chassis; FIG. 4B is a partially enlarged schematic view showing the first bracket of FIG. 1 coupled to the first chassis; 5A is a schematic view showing the operation of the slide rail assembly of the embodiment of the present invention in which the pallet of the first bracket is mounted to the first machine pillar; FIG. 5B shows the first bracket of the slide rail assembly of the embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 5C is a schematic view showing the operation of installing the pallet of the first bracket of the slide rail assembly of the embodiment of the present invention to the first machine column (3); FIG. 6 FIG. 7 is a side view showing the installation of the chassis in the rack according to the embodiment of the present invention; and FIG. 8 is a side view showing the operation of the chassis in the 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.

Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing the mounting of the slide rail assembly in a frame according to an embodiment of the present invention; and FIG. 2 is a schematic exploded view of the slide rail assembly according to the embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the embodiment of the present invention includes a rack 10 and a slide rail assembly 12. The slide rail assembly 12 is used to provide a chassis to be mounted to a rack 10. The frame 10 includes at least a first column 13 and a second column 14 . The first column 13 and the second column 14 each have a plurality of holes 16 . The slide rail assembly 12 is mounted between the first post 13 and the second post 14 of the frame 10. The slide rail assembly 12 includes a first rail 18, a second rail 26, a first bracket 28 and a second bracket 30.

The first rail 18 has a first end 20 and a second end 22 opposite to the first end 20, and a first longitudinal passage 24 is defined between the first end 20 and the second end 22 of the first rail 18. . The second rail 26 is movable relative to the first longitudinal passage 24 of the first rail 18. Preferably, the slide rail assembly 12 further includes a third rail 29 slidably coupled between the first rail 18 and the second rail 26 such that the first rail 18, the second rail 26, and the third The rail 29 forms a three-section slide for extending the deployment stroke.

The first bracket 28 is coupled adjacent the first end 20 of the first rail 18. In use, the first bracket 28 can be mounted to the first post 13 of the frame 10. The second bracket 30 is coupled to the second end 22 of the first rail 18, and the second bracket 30 is mountable to the second post 14 of the frame 10.

The first bracket 28 includes a bracket 34, a connecting member 36, and at least one insert 50 And a card member 58. Preferably, a backing plate 32 is further mounted to the first rail 18 for the first bracket 28 to be coupled. In a preferred embodiment, the backing plate 32 is fixedly coupled to the first end 20 adjacent the first rail 18. The back plate 32 has an upper wall 40, a lower wall 42 and a side plate 38 connected between the upper wall 40 and the lower wall 42. The side plate 38, the upper wall 40 and the lower wall 42 together define a second A longitudinal passage 44 for movably attaching the pallet 34 of the first bracket 28 to the backing plate 32 enables the pallet 34 to move longitudinally along the backing panel 32.

Specifically, the tray 34 includes a first portion 46 and a second portion 48 that extends from one end of the first portion 46. The first portion 46 is movably coupled to the second longitudinal passage 44 of the back plate 32 such that the first bracket 28 can move longitudinally along the back plate 32; the connecting member 36 has a rivet 52, A pivoting portion 54 and an abutting portion 56. The connector 36 is fixedly coupled to the second portion 48 of the pallet 34 by the rivet 52.

Please refer to FIG. 3 at the same time. FIG. 3 is a partially enlarged schematic view showing the pallet of the slide rail assembly of the embodiment of the present invention. The at least one insert 50 is longitudinally disposed on the second portion 48 of the tray 34 such that the tray 34 can be placed through the insert 50 in one of the plurality of holes 16 of the first column 13 to One end of the rail assembly 12 is connected to the first column 13; similarly, one end of the second bracket 30 may be configured with one of a plurality of holes 16 inserted into the second column 14 . The other end of the slide rail assembly 12 is coupled to the second bobbin 14.

Please refer to FIG. 4A and FIG. 4B. 4A is a partially enlarged schematic view showing the first bracket of FIG. 1 coupled to the first chassis; FIG. 4B is a partially enlarged perspective view showing the first bracket of FIG. 1 coupled to the first chassis.

As shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B, the latch member 58 can be pivotally positioned adjacent the second portion 48 of the pallet 34. For example, the latching member 58 can be pivotally connected to the pivoting of the connecting member 36. The portion 54 is located adjacent the second portion 48 of the pallet 34. The latching member 58 includes a body portion 60, a first button portion 62 and a second button portion 64. The first fastening portion 62 extends from one end of the body portion 60. The second fastening portion 64 extends from the one end of the main body portion 60 beyond the first fastening portion 62 by a distance D, so that the second fastening portion 64 forms a latching space 66 with respect to the first fastening portion 62.

The latch member 58 further includes an operating portion 68 coupled to the body portion 60. The tray 34 further includes a recess 70 between the first portion 46 and the second portion 48. According to this, when the operation portion 68 of the latching member 58 is operated (for example, when pressed), the recess 70 can serve as an operation space for accommodating the operation portion 68.

In a preferred embodiment, an elastic member 72 is further connected to the latching member 58 at one end and to the abutting portion 56 of the connecting member 36 at the other end. The elastic member 72 can provide a spring force to the latching member 58 such that the first fastening portion 62 of the latching member 58 is held close to the at least one insert 50 by the elastic force of the elastic member 72 and remains facing the first Machine column 13.

Referring to FIG. 5A, FIG. 5B and FIG. 5C, FIG. 5A is a schematic view showing the operation of the first bracket of the slide rail assembly of the embodiment of the present invention mounted to the first machine column (1); FIG. 5B shows the implementation of the present invention. The slide rail assembly of the first bracket is mounted to the first machine column (2); FIG. 5C shows the slide rail assembly of the embodiment of the present invention, the first bracket of the bracket is mounted to the first Schematic diagram of the operation of a machine column (3).

As shown in FIG. 5A and FIG. 5B, a force F1 is applied to the operating portion 68 of the latching member 58 during mounting, so that the first fastening portion 62 and the second fastening portion 64 of the latching member 58 are opposite to the insert 50. Leaving a distance; simultaneously applying a force F2 to the pallet 34 to insert the insert 50 into one of the plurality of holes 16 of the first column 13, and simultaneously releasing the force F1 and the force F2, as shown in FIG. 5C. The first fastening portion 62 and the second fastening portion 64 of the latching member 58 are then released by the elastic force released by the elastic member 72. The first fastening portion 62 and the second fastening portion 64 of the latching member 58 are returned to the inserting mechanism 50. The first fastening portion 62 and the second fastening portion 64 of the latching member 58 face the first pillar 13 so that The first bracket 28 can be mounted and positioned on the first column 13.

Please refer to Figure 6 and Figure 7. 6 is a top plan view showing the mounting of the chassis in the rack according to the embodiment of the present invention; and FIG. 7 is a side view showing the mounting of the chassis in the rack according to the embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 6 and FIG. 7 , in this embodiment, one side of the chassis 74 is connected to the slide rail assembly 12 . Preferably, the housing 74 includes a latching mechanism 80 corresponding to the second latch 64 of the latching member 58 of the first bracket 28. The latch mechanism 80 includes a control portion 82 and at least one hook portion 84. When the chassis 74 is received in the rack 10 with the slide rail assembly 12, the hook portion 84 can extend into the card of the latch member 58. The space 66 is abutted against the second fastening portion 64 of the latching member 58 and is confined in the latching space 66, so that the chassis 74 is fixed without being arbitrarily pulled from the chassis 10. Out.

Please refer to FIG. 8. FIG. 8 is a schematic side view showing the operation of the chassis in the embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 8, when a force F3 is applied to the control portion 82, the hook portion 84 is disengaged from the latching space 66 of the latching member 58 while a force F4 is applied to the chassis 74, so that the chassis 74 can be self-contained. The frame 10 is pulled out.

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

18‧‧‧First track

20‧‧‧ first end

22‧‧‧ second end

24‧‧‧First longitudinal channel

26‧‧‧second track

28‧‧‧First bracket

29‧‧‧ Third track

30‧‧‧second bracket

32‧‧‧ Backboard

34‧‧‧ pallet

36‧‧‧Connecting parts

38‧‧‧ side panels

40‧‧‧Upper wall

42‧‧‧Under the wall

44‧‧‧Second longitudinal channel

46‧‧‧ first part

48‧‧‧ second part

50‧‧‧ plugin

52‧‧‧Riveting

54‧‧‧ pivotal department

56‧‧‧Apartment

58‧‧‧ Cards

60‧‧‧ Body Department

62‧‧‧First buckle

64‧‧‧Second buckle

66‧‧‧Card space

68‧‧‧Operation Department

70‧‧‧ Groove

72‧‧‧Flexible parts

Claims (7)

A slide rail assembly for mounting a chassis on a rack, the rack includes at least a first chassis and a second chassis, the first and second chassis each having a plurality of holes, the chassis Included in the at least one hook portion, the slide rail assembly includes: a first rail having a first end and a second end positioned opposite the first end, the first end and the second end defining a first a longitudinal passage; a second rail, the first longitudinal passage relative to the first rail is a movable displacement; a first bracket connected to the first end adjacent to the first rail, the first bracket is mounted a first column of the frame; a second bracket connected to the second end adjacent to the first rail, the second bracket being mounted to the second column of the frame; wherein, at least the One of the brackets and the second bracket includes: a pallet including a first portion and a second portion, the second portion extending from one end of the first portion; The latching member is pivotally connected to the pallet, the latching member includes a body portion, a first buckle portion, and a second buckle portion, wherein the first buckle portion is from the body portion The second fastening portion extends from one end of the main body portion beyond the first fastening portion, the second fastening portion forms a locking space with respect to the first fastening portion, and an elastic member is configured to Providing a spring force to the latching member, such that the first buckle portion of the latching member is held by the elastic force to face one of the first chassis and the second chassis; wherein at least one hook of the chassis allows Extending into the cassette space of the card and the first When the two buckles are in contact with each other to keep the chassis in the rack, it is not arbitrarily pulled out from the rack. The slide rail assembly of claim 1, further comprising a third rail slidingly connected between the first rail and the second rail to form the first rail, the second rail and the third rail Three-section slide rails. The slide rail assembly of claim 1, further comprising a back plate fixedly coupled to the first end adjacent to the first rail, the back plate defining a second longitudinal passage for the first bracket The pallet activity is coupled to the back panel such that the pallet can move longitudinally along the back panel. The slide rail assembly of claim 1, further comprising at least one insert disposed on the second portion of the tray, the at least one insert being for inserting a plurality of holes in the first and second chassis one. The slide rail assembly of claim 1, wherein the latching member further comprises an operating portion coupled to the body portion, the pallet further comprising a recess in the first portion and the second portion The recess is adapted to receive the operating portion when the operating portion of the latch member is operated. A slide rail assembly includes: a first rail having a first end and a second end positioned opposite the first end; a second rail; a third rail slidably coupled to the first rail and Between the second rails; a first bracket connected to the first end adjacent to the first rail; a second bracket connected to the second end adjacent to the first rail; wherein at least the first One of the bracket and the second bracket includes: a pallet including a first portion and a second portion, the second portion extending from one end of the first portion; at least one a plug-in disposed in the second portion of the pallet; a latching member pivotally connected to the pallet, the latching member comprising a body portion, a first buckle portion, and a second buckle portion, wherein the first buckle portion is bent from one end of the body portion Extendingly, the second fastening portion extends from the body portion beyond the first fastening portion, the second fastening portion forms a latching space with respect to the first fastening portion, and an elastic member for providing an elastic force to the The latching member is configured to hold the first buckle portion of the latching member close to the at least one insert by the elastic force; wherein the first bracket and the second bracket further comprise a backing plate fixedly connected thereto In the first rail, the pallet is movably coupled to the back panel to enable movement of the pallet along the longitudinal direction of the back panel. A slide rail assembly includes: a first rail having a first end and a second end positioned opposite the first end; a second rail; a third rail slidably coupled to the first rail and Between the second rails; a first bracket connected to the first end adjacent to the first rail; a second bracket connected to the second end adjacent to the first rail; wherein at least the first One of the bracket and the second bracket includes: a pallet including a first portion and a second portion, the second portion extending from one end of the first portion; at least one An inserting portion is disposed on the second portion of the pallet; a latching member pivotally connected to the pallet, the latching member comprising a body portion, a first buckle portion, and a second buckle portion, wherein The first fastening portion extends from the one end of the main body portion, and the second fastening portion extends from the main body portion beyond the first fastening portion, and the second fastening portion is opposite to the first fastening portion The buckle portion forms a latching space; and an elastic member for providing a spring force to the latching member, so that the first buckle portion of the latching member is held close to the at least one insert by the elastic force; wherein the latching member Further comprising an operating portion coupled to the body portion, the pallet further comprising a recess connected between the first portion and the second portion to operate the operating portion of the latching member The groove is for receiving the operating portion.