Slide rail assembly and bracket thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9986828-B2
Application number	US-201615053069-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 25, 2016
Priority date	Aug 31, 2015
Publication date	Jun 5, 2018
Grant date	Jun 5, 2018

Abstract

A slide rail assembly includes a rail, a first bracket, a second bracket, an elastic member, and a hook. The second bracket is movably mounted to the rail and has a first contact portion. The hook is movably connected to the second bracket and has a second contact portion. The hook remains at a locked position in response to the elastic force of the elastic member. The first contact portion is pressed against the second contact portion in response to displacement of the second bracket such that the hook is moved relative to the second bracket and away from the locked position.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A slide rail system comprising:
a rail;
a first bracket detachably attached to a first post;
a second bracket detachably attached to a second post and movably mounted to the rail, the second bracket having a first contact portion;
a hook movably connected to the second bracket, the hook having a second contact portion; and
an elastic member applying an elastic force to the hook, the hook staying at a locked position in response to the elastic force of the elastic member;
wherein after the first bracket is detached from the first post, the second bracket is displaceable in a first direction so that the first contact portion is pressed against the second contact portion in response to displacement of the second bracket, thereby tilting the hook by an angle with respect to the second bracket and moving the hook away from the locked position.

2. The slide rail system of claim 1 , wherein one of the first contact portion and the second contact portion includes an inclined guide surface.

3. The slide rail system of claim 1 , wherein the second bracket has a first pressing portion, the hook has a second pressing portion, one of the first pressing portion and the second pressing portion includes an inclined guide section, and the first pressing portion is configured to be pressed against the second pressing portion so that the hook is tilted back in place with respect to the second bracket by the angle.

4. The slide rail system of claim 1 , wherein the second bracket includes a projecting section and a recessed section, and a portion of the hook abuts the projecting section when the hook is at the locked position.

5. The slide rail system of claim 1 , wherein the second bracket has a first mounting feature and a second mounting feature opposite the first mounting feature, and the elastic member is mounted between the first mounting feature and the second mounting feature.

6. The slide rail system of claim 1 , wherein the second bracket has a guiding portion, the guiding portion has a predetermined length, and the hook is connected to the guiding portion via a connector.

7. The slide rail system of claim 1 , wherein the hook has a guiding portion, the guiding portion has a predetermined length, and the second bracket is connected to the guiding portion via a connector.

8. A bracket, comprising:
a side plate;
an end plate substantially perpendicularly connected to the side plate;
at least one attaching member mounted to the end plate;
a hook movably connected to the side plate; and
an elastic member applying an elastic force to the hook, the hook staying at a locked position in response to the elastic force of the elastic member;
wherein the side plate has a first contact portion, the hook has a second contact portion, and one of the first contact portion and the second contact portion includes an inclined guide surface, the hook being angularly displaced between locked and unlocked positions with respect to the side plate responsive to engagement of the first and second contact portions, the hook being tilted farther away from the side plate when displaced from one of the locked and unlocked positions to the other.

9. The bracket of claim 8 , wherein the side plate has a first pressing portion, the hook has a second pressing portion, and one of the first pressing portion and the second pressing portion includes an inclined guide section for guiding the hook to tilt back in place with respect to the side plate by the angle.

10. The bracket of claim 8 , wherein the side plate includes a projecting section and a recessed section, and a portion of the hook abuts the projecting section when the hook is at the locked position.

11. The bracket of claim 8 , wherein the side plate has a guiding portion, the guiding portion has a predetermined length, and the hook is connected to the guiding portion via a connector.

12. The slide rail system of claim 8 , wherein the hook has a guiding portion, the guiding portion has a predetermined length, and the side plate is connected to the guiding portion via a connector.

13. A slide rail device for use with a first post and a second post comprising:
a rail;
a first bracket configured for detachable coupling to the first post;
a second bracket configured for detachable coupling to the second post, the second bracket being movably mounted to the rail, the second bracket having a first contact portion;
a hook movably connected to the second bracket, the hook having a second contact portion; and
an elastic member applying an elastic force to keep the hook at a locked position in response to the elastic force of the elastic member;
wherein the first bracket is configured to be detached from the first post, the second bracket is displaceable in a first direction so that the first contact portion is pressed against the second contact portion in response to displacement of the second bracket, thereby tilting the hook by an angle with respect to the second bracket and moving the hook away from the locked position.

14. The slide rail device of claim 13 , wherein one of the first contact portion and the second contact portion includes an inclined guide surface.

15. The slide rail device of claim 13 , wherein the second bracket has a first pressing portion, the hook has a second pressing portion, one of the first pressing portion and the second pressing portion includes an inclined guide section, and the first pressing portion is configured to be pressed against the second pressing portion so that the hook is tilted back in place with respect to the second bracket by the angle.

16. The slide rail device of claim 13 , wherein the second bracket includes a projecting section and a recessed section, and a portion of the hook abuts the projecting section when the hook is at the locked position.

17. The slide rail device of claim 13 , wherein the second bracket has a first mounting feature and a second mounting feature opposite the first mounting feature, and the elastic member is mounted between the first mounting feature and the second mounting feature.

18. The slide rail device of claim 13 , wherein the second bracket has a guiding portion, the guiding portion has a predetermined length, and the hook is connected to the guiding portion via a connector.

19. The slide rail system of claim 13 , wherein the hook has a guiding portion, the guiding portion has a predetermined length, and the second bracket is connected to the guiding portion via a connector.

Assignees

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

Inventors

• Chen Ken-Ching
• Yang Shun-Ho
• Huang Chien-Li
• Wang Chun-Chiang

Classifications

• A47B88/0407 Primary

  Human Necessities · mapped topic

• A47B88/43

  at cabinet side · CPC title

• A47B88/407 Primary

  Adjustably or detachably mounted drawers (A47B88/423 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H05K7/1489 Primary

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