Rack-stop structure for door

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9273500-B2
Application number	US-201314062895-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 25, 2013
Priority date	Dec 29, 2012
Publication date	Mar 1, 2016
Grant date	Mar 1, 2016

Abstract

A rack-stop structure of a frame and a door includes a bracket, a bar, and a pull spring. A positioning slideway and an escaping slideway are defined in the bracket. A plurality of positioning portions and a plurality of escaping tabs are located on the positioning slideway. Each of the plurality of positioning portions is spaced by each of the plurality of escaping tabs. An engaging cutout is defined in each of the plurality of positioning portions. One end of the bar is slidable in the bracket. A pin is located at the end of the bar. The pull spring is mounted to the bar for pulling the bar away from the bracket.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A rack-stop structure for a frame and a door, comprising:
a bracket mounted to the door and defining a positioning slideway and an escaping slideway;
a bar mounted to the frame and having one end slidable in the positioning slideway and the escaping slideway of the bracket;
a pin located at the end of the bar; and
a pull spring mounted to the bar for pulling the bar away from the bracket,
wherein the bracket comprises a plurality of positioning portions and a plurality of escaping tabs located on the positioning slideway; each of the plurality of positioning portions is spaced by each of the plurality of escaping tabs; an engaging cutout is defined in each of the plurality of positioning portions, the pin is movable from an engaged state to an escaped state; when the pin is in the engaged state, the bar is unfolded relative to the bracket at a fixed angle, and the pin is engaged with one of the engaging cutouts along a first direction; when the pin is in the escaped state, the pin is movable to the escaping slideway from the positioning slideway through one of the plurality of the escaping tabs along the first direction, and the bar is movable to be folded relative to the bracket,
wherein the bracket further comprises a plurality of flaps, each of the plurality of flaps is configured to prevent the pin from moving from the escaping slideway back to the positioning slideway.

2. The rack-stop structure of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of flaps, is configured to be biased from the positioning slideway to the escaping slideway.

3. The rack-stop structure of claim 1 , wherein a connecting surface is defined in one side of each of the positioning portions and extends to each of the plurality of engaging cutouts, and the connecting surface is slanted relative to the first direction.

4. The rack-stop structure of claim 3 , wherein a free end of each of the plurality of the escaping tab abuts the connecting surface, when the pin moves on the connecting surface along a second direction, the escaping tab is configured to resiliently rotate away from the connecting surface urged by the pin, and the second direction is substantially opposite to the first direction.

5. The rack-stop structure of claim 1 , wherein an extending direction of the escaping slideway is substantially parallel to an extending direction of the positioning slideway, and an end of the escaping slideway communicates with an end of the positioning slideway.

6. The rack-stop structure of claim 1 , wherein the bracket comprises a body, the body is substantially U-shaped, and the escaping slideway and the positioning slideway are defined in the body.

7. The rack-stop structure of claim 6 , wherein the body comprises a sidewall and Two positioning walls, the two positioning walls are substantially parallel to each other and are substantially perpendicular to the sidewall, a positioning slot is defined in each of the two positioning walls, and the positioning slideway comprises the two positioning slots.

8. The rack-stop structure of claim 6 , wherein the body comprises a pair of escaping rails, the escaping slideway is defined between the pair of escaping rails, and a cross-section of each of the pair of the escaping rails is substantially L-shaped.

9. The rack-stop structure of claim 8 , wherein the bar includes a rod, and two opposite ends of the pin protrudes from the rod to engage with the plurality of engaging cutouts.

10. A rack-stop structure for a frame and a door, comprising:
a bracket mounted to the door and defining a positioning slideway;
a bar mounted to the frame and having one end slidable in the positioning slideway of the bracket;
a pin located at the end of the bar; and
a pull spring mounted to the bar for pulling the bar to abut against the bracket,
wherein the bracket comprises a plurality of positioning portions and a plurality of escaping tabs located on the positioning slideway; each of the plurality of positioning portions is spaced by each of the plurality of escaping tabs; an engaging cutout is definedin each of the plurality of positioning portions; a connecting surface is defined in one side of each of the positioning portions and extends to each of the plurality of engaging cutouts; the pin is configured to engage with a first engaging cutout of the plurality of engaging cutouts along a first direction; the pin is configured to move along the connecting surface and a second direction from the first engaging cutout of the plurality of engaging cutouts to a second engaging cutout of the plurality of engaging cutouts; the second direction is substantially opposite to the first direction; and the plurality of escaping tabs prevent the pin from moving back to the first cutout along the first direction on the connecting surface when the pin goes over each of the plurality of escaping tabs.

11. The rack-stop structure of claim 10 , wherein an escaping slideway is defined in the bracket, and the pin is movable to the escaping slideway from the positioning slideway through one of the plurality of the escaping tabs along the first direction.

12. The rack-stop structure of claim 10 , wherein the connecting surface is slanted relative to the first direction.

13. The rack-stop structure of claim 12 , wherein a free end of each of the plurality of the escaping tabs abuts the connecting surface, when the pin moves on the connecting surface along the second direction, the escaping tab is configured to resiliently rotate away from the connecting surface urged by the pin.

14. The rack-stop structure of claim 10 , wherein the bracket further comprises a plurality of flaps, is configured to be biased from the positioning slideway to the escaping slideway.

15. The rack-stop structure of claim 14 , wherein an extending direction of the escaping slideway is substantially parallel to an extending direction of the positioning slideway, and an end of the escaping slideway communicates with an end of the positioning slideway.

16. The rack-stop structure of claim 15 , wherein the bracket comprises a body, the body is substantially U-shaped, and the escaping slideway and the positioning slideway are defined in the body.

17. The rack-stop structure of claim 16 , wherein the body comprises a sidewall and two positioning walls, the two positioning walls are substantially parallel to each other and are substantially perpendicular to the sidewall, a positioning slot is defined in each of the two positioning walls.

18. The rack-stop structure of claim 16 , wherein the body comprises a pair of escaping rails, the escaping slideway is defined between the pair of escaping rails, and a cross-section of each of the pair of the escaping rails is substantially L-shaped.

19. The rack-stop structure of claim 18 , wherein the bar includes a rod, and two opposite ends of the pin protrudes from the rod to engage with the plurality of engaging cutouts.

Assignees

• Hongfujin Prec Ind Wuhan
• Hon Hai Prec Ind Co Ltd

Inventors

• Fan Yong-Chang

Classifications

• E05C17/26

  with braking, clamping or securing means at the pivot of the rod · CPC title

• E05C17/28 Primary

  with braking, clamping or securing means at the connection to the guide member · CPC title

• E05C17/085

  automatic release by further opening · CPC title

• E05C17/22

  with braking, clamping or securing means in the guide {(E05C17/203 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• Y10T16/61

  Cross-Sectional Technologies · mapped topic