Slide rail assembly

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10274009-B2
Application number	US-201715684954-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 24, 2017
Priority date	Jan 19, 2017
Publication date	Apr 30, 2019
Grant date	Apr 30, 2019

Abstract

A slide rail assembly includes a first rail, a second rail and a working member. The first rail includes a blocking feature. The second rail is movable relative to the first rail. The working member is configured to be switched between a first state and a second state and includes a first blocking part and a second blocking part. When the second rail is located at an extension position and the working member is in the first state, the first blocking part corresponds to the blocking feature. When the working member is operated to be in the second state, the second blocking part corresponds to the blocking feature, to allow the second rail to be moved from the extension position to a predetermined position, in order to keep a distance between a front part of the second rail and a front part the first rail.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A slide rail assembly, comprising:
a first rail comprising a blocking feature;
a second rail movable relative to the first rail between a retracted position and an extension position;
a first working member configured to be operated between a first state and a second state relative to the second rail, the first working member comprising a main body, a first blocking part and a second blocking part, the first blocking part and the second blocking part being arranged at two opposite ends of the main body and along a longitudinal direction of the main body;
a first operating member configured to be operated to switch the first working member from the first state to the second state, the first operating member having a first extending part arranged along a longitudinal direction of the second rail;
a second working member pivoted to the second rail, the second working member comprising a third blocking part, wherein when the second rail is located at the extension position, the third blocking part of the second working member and the first blocking member of the first working member are respectively located at two opposite sides of the blocking feature; and
a second operating member configured to be operated to rotate the second working member relative to the second rail; and
a base comprising a first elastic part and a second elastic part, respectively configured to provide an elastic force to a portion of the first working member adjacent to the first blocking part and to provide an elastic force to a portion of the second working member adjacent to the third blocking part;
wherein the second blocking part protrudes from the main body toward the first extending part in a height direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the main body;
wherein the base, the first elastic part and the second elastic part are a one-piece member, and the one-piece member is arranged between the first working member and the second working member;
wherein the second working member is independently rotatable relative to the first working member;
wherein when the second rail is located at the extension position and the first working member is in the first state, the first blocking part of the first working member is located a position corresponding to the blocking feature of the first rail and configured to abut against the blocking feature, in order to prevent the second rail from being moved from the extension position toward the retracted position;
wherein when the first working member is operated in the second state, the first blocking part of the first working member is located at a position not corresponding to the blocking feature of the first rail to allow the second rail to be moved from the extension position toward the retracted position, and the second blocking part of the first working member is located at a position corresponding to the blocking feature of the first rail and configured to abut against the blocking feature, in order to prevent the second rail from being moved from a predetermined position toward the retracted position, the predetermined position is between the extension position and the retracted position;
wherein when the second rail is located at the predetermined position and the first working member is in the first state, the second blocking part of the first working member is located at a position not corresponding to the blocking feature of the first rail to allow the second rail to be retracted from the predetermined position to the retracted position.

2. The slide rail assembly as claim 1 , wherein the first working member is pivoted to the second rail by a shaft member, and the shaft member is located between the first blocking part and the second blocking part.

3. The slide rail assembly as claim 1 , further comprising a first recovery elastic member configured to provide an elastic force to the first operating member.

4. The slide rail assembly as claim 1 , further comprising a second recovery elastic member configured to provide an elastic force to the second operating member.

5. The slide rail assembly as claim 1 , further comprising a third rail, wherein the first rail is arranged between the third rail and the second rail.

6. A slide rail assembly, comprising:
a first rail comprising a blocking feature;
a second rail movable relative to the first rail;
a first working member pivoted to the second rail by a pivoting feature, the first working member comprising a main body, a first blocking part and a second blocking part, the pivoting feature located between the first blocking part and the second blocking part, the first blocking part and the second blocking part being arranged at two opposite ends of the main body and along a longitudinal direction of the main body;
a first operating member configured to be operated to rotate the first working member relative to the second rail, the first operating member having a first extending part arranged along a longitudinal direction of the second rail;
a second working member pivoted to the second rail, the second working member comprising a third blocking part, wherein when the second rail is located at an extension position, the third blocking part of the second working member and the first blocking member of the first working member are respectively located at two opposite sides of the blocking feature;
a second operating member configured to be operated to rotate the second working member relative to the second rail; and
a base comprising a first elastic part and a second elastic part, respectively configured to provide an elastic force to the first working member and to provide an elastic force to the second working member;
wherein the second blocking part protrudes from the main body toward the first extending part in a height direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the main body;
wherein the base, the first elastic part and the second elastic part are a one-piece member, and the one-piece member is arranged between the first working member and the second working member;
wherein the second working member is independently rotatable relative to the first working member;
wherein when the second rail is located at the extension position relative to the first rail, the first blocking part of the first working member is located at a position corresponding to the blocking feature of the first rail in response to the elastic force of the first elastic part of the base and configured to abut against the blocking feature, in order to prevent the second rail from being retracted from the extension position toward a retracted position;
wherein when the first working member is operated to move the first blocking part of the first working member to a position not corresponding to the blocking feature of the first rail, the elastic force of the first elastic part of the base is suppressed, and the second blocking part of the first working member is located at a position corresponding to the blocking feature of the first rail and configured to abut against the blocking feature, in order to prevent the second rail from being retracted from a predetermined position toward the retracted position, the predetermined position is between the extension position and the retracted position.

7. The slide rail assembly of claim 6 , wherein the pivoting feature is a shaft member, the first working member is pivoted to the second rail by the shaft member.

8. The slide rail assembly of claim 6 , further comprising a first recovery elastic member configured to provide an elastic force to the first operating member to hold the first operating member at a predetermined operating position.

9. The slide rail assembly of claim 6 , further

Assignees

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

Inventors

• Chen Ken-Ching
• Yang Shun-Ho
• Ho Chun-Yi
• Wang Chun-Chiang

Classifications

• H05K7/183

  support rails therefor · CPC title

• H05K7/1489 Primary

  characterized by the mounting of blades therein, e.g. brackets, rails, trays (H05K7/1491 takes precedence) · CPC title

• F16C2380/00

  Electrical apparatus · CPC title

• F16C29/10 Primary

  Arrangements for locking the bearings · CPC title