Slide rail assembly and slide rail thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12408750-B2
Application number	US-202318479517-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 2, 2023
Priority date	Mar 27, 2023
Publication date	Sep 9, 2025
Grant date	Sep 9, 2025

Abstract

A slide rail assembly includes a first rail and a second rail. The first rail includes a first wall, a second wall and a first middle wall connected between the first and second walls. The second rail includes a first side wall, a second side wall and a second middle wall connected between the first and the second side walls. The first middle wall is arranged with a first ball groove, and the second rail further includes an extension wall including a first extension section, a second extension section and a first middle section connected between the first and second extension sections. The first extension section is extended from the first side wall, the second extension section is extended toward the second middle wall, and the first middle section is formed with a second ball groove. At least one rolling member is located between the first and second ball grooves.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A slide rail assembly, comprising:
a first rail comprising a first wall, a second wall and a first middle wall connected between the first wall and the second wall, a passage being defined by the first wall, the second wall and the first middle wall;
a slide assisting device arranged in the passage of the first rail, and the slide assisting device comprising a first rolling member; and
a second rail movable relative to the first rail, the second rail comprising a first side wall, a second side wall and a second middle wall connected between the first side wall and the second side wall;
wherein the first middle wall of the first rail is formed with a first ball groove, the second rail further comprises a first extension wall, the first extension wall comprises a first extension section, a second extension section and a first middle section connected between the first extension section and the second extension section, the first extension section is extended from the first side wall of the second rail, the second extension section is extended toward the second middle wall of the second rail, and the first middle section is formed with a second ball groove;
wherein the first rolling member is located between the first ball groove and the second ball groove;
wherein the first extension section is reversely folded from the first side wall of the second rail, and the second extension section is configured to abut against the second middle wall of the second rail.

2. The slide rail assembly of claim 1 , wherein the first wall of the first rail comprises a first supporting section and a second supporting section bent relative to the first supporting section, and the second supporting section is configured to hold the first side wall of the second rail.

3. The slide rail assembly of claim 2 , wherein the second middle wall of the second rail has a first end part, and the first end part is extended toward the second supporting section of the first rail and beyond a center position of the first rolling member.

4. The slide rail assembly of claim 1 , wherein the first rail further comprises a first arc part bent relative to the first middle wall, the first arc part is formed with the first ball groove, and the first middle section of the second rail has an arc contour.

5. The slide rail assembly of claim 1 , wherein the second wall of the first rail comprises a third supporting section and a fourth supporting section bent relative to the third supporting section, and the fourth supporting section is configured to hold the second side wall of the second rail.

6. The slide rail assembly of claim 5 , wherein the slide assisting device further comprises a second rolling member; wherein the first middle wall of the first rail is further formed with a third ball groove, the second rail further comprises a second extension wall, the second extension wall comprises a third extension section, a fourth extension section and a second middle section connected between the third extension section and the fourth extension section, the third extension section is extended from the second side wall of the second rail, the fourth extension section is extended toward the second middle wall of the second rail, and the second middle section is formed with a fourth ball groove; wherein the second rolling member is located between the third ball groove and the fourth ball groove.

7. The slide rail assembly of claim 6 , wherein the second middle wall of the second rail has a second end part, and the second end part is extended toward the fourth supporting section of the first rail and beyond a center position of the second rolling member.

8. The slide rail assembly of claim 7 , wherein the third extension section is reversely folded from the second side wall of the second rail, and the fourth extension section is configured to abut against the second middle wall of the second rail.

9. The slide rail assembly of claim 7 , wherein the first rail further comprises a second arc part bent relative to the first middle wall, the second arc part is formed with the third ball groove, and the second middle section of the second rail has an arc contour.

10. A slide rail assembly, comprising:
a first rail comprising a first wall, a second wall and a first middle wall connected between the first wall and the second wall, a passage being defined by the first wall, the second wall and the first middle wall;
a slide assisting device arranged in the passage of the first rail, and the slide assisting device comprising a first rolling member; and
a second rail movable relative to the first rail, the second rail comprising a first side wall, a second side wall and a second middle wall connected between the first side wall and the second side wall;
wherein the first middle wall of the first rail is formed with a first ball groove, the second rail further comprises a first extension wall, the first extension wall comprises a first extension section, a second extension section and a first middle section connected between the first extension section and the second extension section, the first extension section is extended from the first side wall of the second rail, the second extension section is extended toward the second middle wall of the second rail, and the first middle section is formed with a second ball groove;
wherein the first rolling member is located between the first ball groove and the second ball groove;
wherein the second wall of the first rail comprises a third supporting section and a fourth supporting section bent relative to the third supporting section, and the fourth supporting section is configured to hold the second side wall of the second rail;
wherein the slide assisting device further comprises a second rolling member; wherein the first middle wall of the first rail is further formed with a third ball groove, the second rail further comprises a second extension wall, the second extension wall comprises a third extension section, a fourth extension section and a second middle section connected between the third extension section and the fourth extension section, the third extension section is extended from the second side wall of the second rail, the fourth extension section is extended toward the second middle wall of the second rail, and the second middle section is formed with a fourth ball groove; wherein the second rolling member is located between the third ball groove and the fourth ball groove.

Assignees

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

Inventors

• Chen Ken-Ching
• Yang Shun-Ho
• Yeh Chih-Hsin
• Wang Chun-Chiang

Classifications

• F16C29/04

  Ball or roller bearings · CPC title

• F16C29/005

  Guide rails or tracks for a linear bearing, i.e. adapted for movement of a carriage or bearing body there along · CPC title

• A47B2210/0032

  Balls · CPC title

• A47B88/493

  with rollers, ball bearings, wheels, or the like · CPC title

• B60N2/06

  slidable (B60N2/12 {, B60N2/2209} take precedence) · CPC title