Bracket device and slide rail assembly comprising the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10278498-B2
Application number	US-201715627402-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 19, 2017
Priority date	Nov 10, 2016
Publication date	May 7, 2019
Grant date	May 7, 2019

Abstract

A bracket device includes a supporting frame, a bracket, an elastic member and a fastening member. The bracket is movably connected to the supporting frame. The elastic member is mounted to the supporting frame. The fastening member is connected to the elastic member. When the bracket is located at a first position relative to the supporting frame, the fastening member is in a locking state. When the bracket is located at a second position relative to the supporting frame, the fastening member is in an unlocking state.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A slide rail assembly, comprising:
a rail member having a first end part and a second end part opposite to the first end part;
a supporting rail fixedly connected to the rail member;
a first bracket connected to the rail member and adjacent to the first end part of the rail member; and
a bracket device located adjacent to the second end part of the rail member, the bracket device comprising:
a supporting frame movably mounted to the supporting rail;
a second bracket movably connected to the supporting frame;
a fastening member arranged at one side of the second bracket; and
an elastic member comprising a first elastic part and a connecting part, the first elastic part connecting the connecting part with the fastening member and being bent relative to the connecting part to accumulate an elastic force, the connecting part being slidably mounted to the supporting frame in a longitudinal direction of the supporting frame;

wherein when the connecting part of the elastic member is slid away from the support frame in the longitudinal direction, the fastening member is deflected in response to the elastic force of the first elastic part of the elastic member.

2. The slide rail assembly of claim 1 , wherein the supporting rail is arranged with a first blocking part, the supporting frame is arranged with a second blocking part configured to abut against the first blocking part to allow the supporting rail to drive the supporting frame to move.

3. The slide rail assembly of claim 1 , wherein the supporting frame comprises a first engaging feature, the elastic member further comprises a second elastic part connected to the connecting part, an end of the second elastic part is arranged with at least one second engaging feature, the second engaging feature is configured to be engaged with the first engaging feature of the supporting frame.

4. The slide rail assembly of claim 3 , further comprising an auxiliary elastic member connected between the supporting frame and the elastic member.

5. The slide rail assembly of claim 3 , wherein the supporting frame is arranged with an unlocking part adjacent to the first engaging feature, the unlocking part has an inclined surface or an arc surface.

6. The slide rail assembly of claim 3 , further comprising an operating member movably mounted to the supporting frame, wherein the operating member comprises an unlocking part corresponding to the second engaging feature of the elastic member, when the operating member is operatively moved, the second engaging feature of the elastic member is disengaged from the first engaging feature of the supporting frame by the unlocking part of the operating member.

7. The bracket device for slide rail of claim 1 , wherein the supporting frame comprises a limiting feature, the limiting feature is a bounded elongated hole having a first boundary end and a second boundary end, a connecting member is configured to connect the elastic member to the supporting frame to allow the elastic member to move within a limited range defined by the first and second boundary ends of the limiting feature and the connecting part.

8. The slide rail assembly of claim 1 , further comprising an auxiliary elastic member mounted to the supporting frame, wherein the auxiliary elastic member comprises a supporting leg and an elastic leg, the elastic leg has a bending part, the second bracket is arranged with a stopping part, the fastening member comprises an auxiliary feature; when the fastening member of the bracket device is in a locking state, the bending part of the elastic leg of the auxiliary elastic member is configured to abut against the stopping part of the second bracket to hold the fastening member in the locking state, the fastening member is adjacent to or configured to abut against a top face of the supporting leg of the auxiliary elastic member in the locking state; when the supporting frame is applied by a force to move, the auxiliary elastic member is driven to move by the supporting frame, so as to allow the bending part of the elastic leg of the auxiliary elastic member to be disengaged from the stopping part, and allow the top face of the supporting leg of the auxiliary elastic member to face the auxiliary feature of the fastening member, such that the fastening member is driven to switch from the locking state to an unlocking state by the elastic force of the elastic member and held in the unlocking state.

9. The slide rail assembly of claim 1 , wherein an end part of the supporting frame is arranged with a first stopping feature, an end part of the elastic member is arranged with a second stopping feature; when the fastening member is in a locking state, the first stopping feature is configured to abut against the second stopping feature to hold the fastening member in the locking state.

10. A slide rail assembly, configured to be mounted to a first post and a second post of a rack, the slide rail assembly comprising:
a rail member having a first end part and a second end part opposite to the first end part;
a first bracket connected to the rail member and adjacent to the first end part of the rail member, the first bracket being configured to be mounted to the first post; and
a bracket device adjacent to the second end part of the rail member, the bracket device comprising:
a supporting frame;
a second bracket movably connected to the supporting frame;
an elastic member mounted to the supporting frame and comprising a first elastic part and a connecting part; and
a fastening member connected to the elastic member, the first elastic part connecting the connecting part with the fastening member and being bent relative to the connecting part to accumulate an elastic force, the connecting part being slidably mounted to the supporting frame in a longitudinal direction of the supporting frame;

wherein when the second bracket is located at a second position relative to the supporting frame, the fastening member is in an unlocking state to allow the second bracket to be mounted to the second post; when the second bracket is moved from the second position to a first position relative to the supporting frame, the fastening member is deflected and the connecting part is slid relative to the supporting frame in the longitudinal direction of the supporting frame, which drives the fastening member to switch from the unlocking state to a locking state, in order to lock the second bracket to the second post.

11. The slide rail assembly of claim 10 , further comprising an auxiliary elastic member connected between the supporting frame and the elastic member, wherein the supporting frame comprises a first engaging feature, the elastic member further comprises a second elastic part, and the connecting part is connected between the first elastic part and the second elastic part, an end of the second elastic part is arranged with at least one second engaging feature, the second engaging feature is configured to be engaged with the first engaging feature of the supporting frame.

12. The bracket device for slide rail of claim 11 , further comprising an operating member movably mounted to the supporting frame, wherein the operating member comprises an unlocking part corresponding to the second engaging feature of the elastic member; when the operating member is operatively moved, the second engaging feature of the elastic member is disengaged from the first engaging feature of the supporting frame by the unlocking part of the operating member.

Assignees

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

Inventors

• Chen Ken-Ching
• Yang Shun-Ho
• Yu Kai-Wen
• Wang Chun-Chiang

Classifications

• A47B2088/4235

  having a latch mechanism coupling or disconnecting a drawer with drawer side slide from the rest of the slide members · CPC title

• H05K7/1489 Primary

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

• H05K7/1488

  Cabinets therefor, e.g. chassis or racks or mechanical interfaces between blades and support structures · CPC title

• A47B88/483

  with single extensible guides or parts · CPC title

• A47B88/43 Primary

  at cabinet side · CPC title