Supporting assembly for rack system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10646040-B2
Application number	US-201815956085-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 18, 2018
Priority date	Dec 18, 2017
Publication date	May 12, 2020
Grant date	May 12, 2020

Abstract

A rack system includes a rack, a supporting assembly, an object to be carried, and a blocking kit. The rack includes a front post and a rear post. The supporting assembly is mounted on the front post and the rear post. The object is carried by the supporting assembly. The blocking kit includes a connecting base and a blocking member. The connecting base is mounted on the front post, and the blocking member is arranged at the connecting base. When the object reaches a second position after displacement from a first position, the blocking member is at a locked position to block the object and thereby prevent the object from displacement from the second position in a certain direction.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A rack system, comprising:
a rack including a plurality of posts;
a first supporting assembly mounted on a first side of the rack;
a second supporting assembly mounted on a second side of the rack;
an object supported between the first supporting assembly and the second supporting assembly; and
a blocking kit coupled to the rack and including:
a connecting base detachably mounted on one of the posts;
a blocking member movable to either one of a locked position and an unlocked position with respect to the connecting base; and
a first feature and a second feature, the first feature provided at one of the first supporting assembly and the object and at least being an elastic member, and the second feature provided at the other of the first supporting assembly and the object and being a longitudinal space with a border;
wherein when the object reaches a second position from a first position after displacement in a first direction, the blocking member is at the locked position to block the object and thereby prevent the object from displacement from the second position in the first direction;
wherein when the blocking member is at the unlocked position, the object is no longer blocked by the blocking member and is therefore allowed to leave the second position; and
wherein the first feature and the second feature are configured to work with each other to prevent a rear portion of the object from tilting up with respect to a front portion of the object while the object is being displaced from the first position toward the second position.

2. The rack system of claim 1 , wherein the blocking member is arranged at the connecting base and is movable by being operated.

3. The rack system of claim 2 , wherein the connecting base includes a mounting portion and a side portion substantially perpendicularly connected to the mounting portion, the mounting portion is detachably connected to the one of the posts, and the blocking member is located at the side portion.

4. The rack system of claim 1 , wherein the object includes a first sidewall and a second sidewall, the first sidewall and the second sidewall correspond in position to the first supporting assembly and the second supporting assembly respectively, at least one of the first sidewall and the second sidewall has a front end portion and a rear end portion, and there is a structural feature between the front end portion and the rear end portion of the at least one of the first sidewall and the second sidewall so that, when the object is at the second position and the blocking member is at the locked position, the blocking member blocks the object through the structural feature.

5. The rack system of claim 1 , wherein the first feature is provided at the first supporting assembly, and the second feature is provided at the first sidewall of the object as the longitudinal space with the border.

6. The rack system of claim 5 , wherein the longitudinal space with the border has a first end and a second end opposite the first end.

7. The rack system of claim 1 , A rack system, comprising:
a rack including a plurality of posts;
a first supporting assembly mounted on a first side of the rack;
a second supporting assembly mounted on a second side of the rack;
an object supported between the first supporting assembly and the second supporting assembly; and
a blocking kit coupled to the rack and including:
a connecting base detachably mounted on one of the posts; and
a blocking member movable to either one of a locked position and an unlocked position with respect to the connecting base;
wherein when the object reaches a second position from a first position after displacement in a first direction, the blocking member is at the locked position to block the object and thereby prevent the object from displacement from the second position in the first direction;
wherein when the blocking member is at the unlocked position, the object is no longer blocked by the blocking member and is therefore allowed to leave the second position; and
wherein one of the first supporting assembly and the second supporting assembly includes a first supporting frame and a second supporting frame, the first supporting frame and the second supporting frame are connected and are extensible and retractable with respect to each other, there are a front mounting member arranged at the first supporting frame and a rear mounting member arranged at the second supporting frame, the front mounting member and the rear mounting member are mounted on a front post and a rear post of the rack respectively, and the connecting base of the blocking kit is detachably mounted on the front post.

8. The rack system of claim 7 , wherein the first supporting frame includes a vertical portion and a horizontal portion substantially perpendicularly connected to the vertical portion, and the horizontal portion is configured for supporting a bottom portion of the object.

9. The rack system of claim 8 , further comprising an auxiliary frame arranged at the second supporting frame, wherein the auxiliary frame is displaceable, and thus adjustable, along a length direction of the second supporting frame, the auxiliary frame includes a vertical portion and a horizontal portion substantially perpendicularly connected to the vertical portion of the auxiliary frame, and the horizontal portion of the auxiliary frame is configured for supporting the bottom portion of the object.

10. The rack system of claim 7 , further comprising a retaining member detachably mounted on the rear post so that, when the object is at the first position, a retaining portion of the retaining member corresponds in position to a top portion of the object.

11. A rack system, comprising:
a rack including a front post and a rear post;
a supporting assembly mounted on the front post and the rear post via a front mounting member and a rear mounting member respectively;
an object carried by the supporting assembly; and
a blocking kit coupled to the rack and including:
a connecting base mounted on the front post; and
a blocking member arranged at the connecting base;
wherein when the object reaches a second position from a first position after displacement in a first direction, the blocking member is at a locked position to block the object and thereby prevent the object from displacement from the second position in the first direction;
wherein when the blocking member is at an unlocked position, the object is allowed to leave the second position; and
wherein the supporting assembly further includes a first feature, the object includes a second feature, and the first feature and the second feature are configured to work with each other to prevent a rear portion of the object from tilting up with respect to a front portion of the object while the object is being displaced from the first position and displaced in the first direction.

12. The rack system of claim 11 , wherein the blocking kit further includes an operating member for operating the blocking member and thereby moving the blocking member from the locked position to the unlocked position.

13. The rack system of claim 12 , wherein the connecting base includes a mounting portion and a side portion bent with respect to the mounting portion, the mounting portion is connected to the front post, and the blocking member is pivotally connected to the side portion.

14. The rack system of claim 11 , wherein one of the first feature and the second feature is an elastic member, and the other of the first feature and the second feature is a longitudinal space with a border.

Assignees

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

Inventors

• Chen Ken-Ching
• Yang Shun-Ho
• Chang Wei-Chen
• Wang Chun-Chiang

Classifications

• A47B96/1441 Primary

  Horizontal struts · CPC title

• A47B47/024

  with shelves between uprights without separate horizontal shelf supports (A47B47/022 takes precedence) · CPC title

• A47B47/0058

  Horizontal connecting members without panels · CPC title

• H05K7/1489 Primary

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