Supporting device and slide rail assembly using the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10701829-B2
Application number	US-201715637667-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 29, 2017
Priority date	May 23, 2017
Publication date	Jun 30, 2020
Grant date	Jun 30, 2020

Abstract

A slide rail assembly includes a sliding rail and a supporting device. The supporting device includes a supporting bracket and a sliding bracket. The supporting bracket defines at least one sliding slot along an extending direction of the supporting bracket, and the sliding bracket defines at least one sliding portion corresponding to the at least one sliding slot. The sliding bracket is slidably connected to the supporting bracket through the at least one sliding portion and the at least one sliding slot, the sliding bracket is mounted to the sliding rail. The supporting device is also disclosed.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A supporting device comprising:
a supporting bracket defining at least one first sliding slot along an extending direction of the supporting bracket; and
a sliding bracket defining at least one sliding portion corresponding to the at least one first sliding slot;
wherein the sliding bracket is slidably connected to the supporting bracket through the at least one sliding portion and the at least one first sliding slot; the sliding bracket comprises a sliding plate, the at least one sliding portion is a flange connected to a side of the sliding plate; the sliding bracket further comprises a first bending portion, the flange is connected to the side of the sliding plate through the first bending portion; the supporting device further comprises a connecting bracket; the supporting bracket comprises:
a cover plate;
two third bending portions connected to two opposite sides of the cover plate, wherein the two third bending portions and the cover plate form a second sliding slot; and
two second folding edges respectively connected to the two third bending portions and parallel to the cover plate;
wherein the connecting bracket comprises a supporting plate defining a guiding slot parallel with the second sliding slot, and the supporting plate is mounted to the two second folding edges, and the sliding plate is connected to a sliding rail by passing through the guiding slot; and
wherein the connecting bracket comprises two third folding edges, the two third folding edges are respectively connected to two opposite sides of the supporting plate, the sliding rail comprises a rail body and two fourth folding edges, the two fourth folding edges are respectively connected to two opposite sides of the rail body, and the two fourth folding edges are parallel with the two third folding edges.

2. The supporting device of claim 1 , wherein the sliding plate defines at least one locking member.

3. The supporting device of claim 1 , wherein each of the supporting bracket and the sliding bracket comprises a latching unit corresponding to each other; and when the supporting bracket slides along the sliding bracket to a predetermined position, the supporting bracket is latched by the latching unit.

4. The supporting device of claim 3 , wherein the latching unit comprises:
a clamping member defined on the supporting bracket; and
a clamping groove defined on an end of the sliding bracket;
when the supporting bracket slides along the sliding bracket and to a predetermined position protruding out of the sliding bracket, the clamping member is clamped by the clamping groove.

5. The supporting device of claim 3 , wherein the latching unit further comprises:
a first stopping member defined on an end of the supporting bracket; and
a second stopping member defined on the other end of the sliding bracket;
when the supporting bracket slides along the sliding bracket and to a predetermined position aligning with the sliding bracket, the first stopping member is stopped by the second stopping member.

6. The supporting device of claim 1 , wherein the supporting bracket comprises:
a cover plate;
two second bending portions connected to two opposite sides of the cover plate; and
two first folding edges respectively connected to the two second bending portions;
wherein each of the two second bending portions and corresponding one of the two first folding edges form a sliding slot; each of two opposite sides of the sliding plate defines a flange slidably connected to the sliding slot.

7. The supporting device of claim 1 , wherein the flange is slidably connected to the second sliding slot.

8. A slide rail assembly comprising:
a sliding rail; and
a supporting device comprising:
a supporting bracket defining at least one first sliding slot along an extending direction of the supporting bracket; and
a sliding bracket defining at least one sliding portion corresponding to the at least one first sliding slot;
wherein the sliding bracket is slidably connected to the supporting bracket through the at least one sliding portion and the at least one first sliding slot; the sliding bracket is mounted to the sliding rail; the sliding bracket comprises a sliding plate, the at least one sliding portion is a flange connected to a side of the sliding plate; the sliding bracket further comprises a first bending portion, the flange is connected to the side of the sliding plate through the first bending portion; the supporting device further comprises a connecting bracket; the supporting bracket comprises:
a cover plate;
two third bending portions connected to two opposite sides of the cover plate, wherein the two third bending portions and the cover plate form a second sliding slot; and
two second folding edges respectively connected to the two third bending portions and parallel to the cover plate;
wherein the connecting bracket comprises a supporting plate defining a guiding slot parallel with the second sliding slot, and the supporting plate is mounted to the two second folding edges, and the sliding plate is connected to the sliding rail by passing through the guiding slot; and
wherein the connecting bracket comprises two third folding edges, the two third folding edges are respectively connected to two opposite sides of the supporting plate, the sliding rail comprises a rail body and two fourth folding edges, the two fourth folding edges are respectively connected to two opposite sides of the rail body, and the two fourth folding edges are parallel with the two third folding edges.

9. The slide rail assembly of claim 8 , wherein the sliding plate defines at least one locking member, the sliding rail defines at least one locking hole corresponding to the at least one locking member, the sliding bracket is mounted to the sliding rail through the at least one locking member and the at least one locking hole.

10. The slide rail assembly of claim 8 , wherein each of the supporting bracket and the sliding bracket comprises a latching unit corresponding to each other;
and when the supporting bracket slides along the sliding bracket to a predetermined position, the supporting bracket is latched by the latching unit.

11. The slide rail assembly of claim 10 , wherein the latching unit comprises:
a clamping member defined on the supporting bracket; and
a clamping groove defined on an end of the sliding bracket;
when the supporting bracket slides along the sliding bracket and to a predetermined position protruding out of the sliding bracket, the clamping member is clamped by the clamping groove.

12. The slide rail assembly of claim 10 , wherein the latching unit further comprises:
a first stopping member defined on an end of the supporting bracket; and
a second stopping member defined on the other end of the sliding bracket;
when the supporting bracket slides along the sliding bracket and to a predetermined position aligning with the sliding bracket, the first stopping member is stopped by the second stopping member.

13. The slide rail assembly of claim 8 , wherein the supporting bracket comprises:
a cover plate;
two second bending portions connected to two opposite sides of the cover plate; and
two first folding edges respectively connected to the two second bending portions;
wherein each of the two second bending portions and corresponding one of the two first folding edges form a sliding slot; each of two opposite sides of the sliding plate defines a flange slidably connected to the sliding slot.

14. The slide rail assembly of claim 8 , wherein the flange is slidably connected to the second sliding slot; the sliding pl

Assignees

• Hongfujin Prec Electronics Tianjin Co Ltd

Inventors

• Tang Chen-Sheng
• Liao Ting-Ya

Classifications

• H05K7/183

  support rails therefor · CPC title

• H01R12/89

  acting manually by moving connector housing parts linearly, e.g. slider · CPC title

• H05K7/1474

  Mounting of modules, e.g. on a base or rail or wall · CPC title

• H01R4/646

  for cables or flexible cylindrical bodies · CPC title

• H05K7/1489 Primary

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