Furniture part assembly

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10100972-B2
Application number	US-201715412400-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 23, 2017
Priority date	Jul 1, 2016
Publication date	Oct 16, 2018
Grant date	Oct 16, 2018

Abstract

A furniture part assembly includes a first furniture part, a second furniture part, and a vibration detection device. The second furniture part is movable with respect to the first furniture part. The vibration detection device is arranged on one of the first furniture part and the second furniture part and includes a linking member. When a force is applied to the vibration detection device, the linking member is brought from a first state to a second state to prevent the second furniture part from moving with respect to the first furniture part in a certain direction.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A furniture part assembly, comprising:
a first furniture part;
a second furniture part movable with respect to the first furniture part; and
a vibration detection device arranged on one of the first furniture part and the second furniture part, the vibration detection device including a detecting member and a linking member;
wherein when a force is applied to the vibration detection device, the detecting member drives the linking member from a first state to a second state in response to the force, thereby preventing the second furniture part from moving with respect to the first furniture part in a direction;
wherein the vibration detection device includes a first component and a second component movably mounted to the first component, and the second component is movable with respect to the first component in response to the force in order for the detecting member to drive the linking member in response to movement of the second component; and
wherein the linking member is movably mounted on the first component and has a contact portion, the detecting member is configured to drive the linking member via the contact portion, and the contact portion is an inclined or curved surface.

2. The furniture part assembly of claim 1 , further comprising an auxiliary member movably mounted on the second furniture part and a slide rail component connected to the second furniture part, the vibration detection device being arranged on the first furniture part, wherein when the linking member is in the second state and the auxiliary member is brought from a first predetermined state to a second predetermined state, the auxiliary member is blocked between the slide rail component and the linking member.

3. The furniture part assembly of claim 2 , further comprising a base attached to the second furniture part, the auxiliary member being pivotally connected to the base.

4. The furniture part assembly of claim 1 , wherein the vibration detection device is arranged on the first furniture part, and the second furniture part includes a contact feature for bringing the linking member from the second state to the first state.

5. The furniture part assembly of claim 2 , wherein the first furniture part includes a disengaging feature for bringing the auxiliary member from the second predetermined state to the first predetermined state.

6. The furniture part assembly of claim 2 , wherein the second furniture part includes a positioning groove, and the auxiliary member has a positioning portion configured to be positioned in the positioning groove.

7. The furniture part assembly of claim 1 , wherein the first component has a position-limiting feature, and the linking member has a position-limiting feature matching the position-limiting feature of the first component.

8. The furniture part assembly of claim 7 , wherein the position-limiting feature of the first component is a protruding portion, and the position-limiting feature of the linking member is a furrow matching the protruding portion.

9. The furniture part assembly of claim 1 , wherein the first component includes a space for receiving the second component, and the second component has a smaller size than the space.

10. The furniture part assembly of claim 1 , wherein the vibration detection device includes a rolling member to facilitate movement of the second component with respect to the first component.

11. The furniture part assembly of claim 1 , wherein the detecting member is a ball.

12. The furniture part assembly of claim 1 , wherein the detecting member is located between the first component and the second component.

13. The furniture part assembly of claim 12 , wherein the second component includes a supporting structure for supporting a portion of the detecting member.

14. The furniture part assembly of claim 13 , wherein the supporting structure includes a bottom portion and an inner wall, the inner wall is tilted with respect to the bottom portion, and the first component includes a wall portion adjacent to the supporting structure.

15. The furniture part assembly of claim 1 , wherein the vibration detection device includes a cable element whereby the second component is suspended from the first component, and the cable element is flexible.

Assignees

• King Slide Works Co Ltd
• King Slide Technology Co Ltd

Inventors

• Chen Ken-Ching
• Liang Hsiu-Chiang
• Wang Chun-Chiang

Classifications

• F16M2200/028

  by positive interaction, e.g. male-female connections · CPC title

• A47B88/49

  with double extensible guides or parts · CPC title

• A47B88/473

  Braking devices, e.g. linear or rotational dampers or friction brakes; Buffers; End stops · CPC title

• A47B88/463

  self-opening · CPC title

• F16M13/02 Primary

  for supporting on, or attaching to, an object, e.g. tree, gate, window-frame, cycle · CPC title