TWI572302B - Slide rail assembly - Google Patents

Description

Slide rail assembly

The present invention relates to a slide rail assembly, and more particularly to a lateral displacement of a movable member relative to a stop member by a stop member when a second rail is engaged with respect to a first rail.

In general, in a servo track system, corresponding sides of the server are mounted to the frame by a slide rail assembly and a bracket respectively mounted at both ends of the slide rail assembly. The bracket typically has at least one mounting member that can be correspondingly mounted to a mounting aperture of the chassis and a movable member that can be blocked or retained in a forward position of the chassis. Wherein, with the movable member, the slide rail assembly is not detached from the frame. Related patents are disclosed in U.S. Patent No. 7,357,362 B2 and U.S. Pat.

It can be seen from the specification of the US Patent Publication No. 7,357,362 B2, FIG. 3, and FIG. 5 that the slide rail assembly is mounted to the mounting hole of the frame (7) by means of the mounting member (2) of the bracket (1). 71) and further blocked or held in front of the frame (7) (as in Figure 5 of the case) by means of a stop (431) of a movable member (42). Accordingly, the slide rail assembly is prevented from falling off from the frame (7).

It is known from the related art disclosed in the above-mentioned U.S. Patent Publication No., in the prior art, the bracket is usually blocked or held in the front position of the frame by means of a stop of a movable member. Therefore, in order for the movable member to be surely in this predetermined working state, the related product needs to be further developed.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention is directed to a slide rail assembly for restraining or blocking displacement of a movable member of a bracket relative to the first rail when the second rail is engaged with respect to a first rail.

In accordance with the teachings of the present invention, a slide rail assembly includes a first rail, a second rail, a stop, and a bracket. The second rail is longitudinally displaceable relative to the first rail to a folding position; the blocking member is coupled to the second rail; the bracket includes a side panel, an end panel, and a movable member movably connecting the side panel, wherein The side plate is substantially perpendicular to the end plate, and the side plate is connected to the first rail, and the movable member has at least one blocking portion corresponding to the end plate at a predetermined interval; wherein, when the second rail is opposite to the first rail When the rail is in the retracted position, the movable member is faced by at least a portion of the blocking member to limit or block the lateral displacement of the movable member relative to the blocking member.

Preferably, the stop member is integrally formed on the second rail.

Preferably, the blocking member is coupled to the second rail by a connecting means.

Preferably, the blocking member and the second rail have corresponding assembly portions respectively, so that the blocking member and the second rail are connected to each other.

Preferably, the movable member is pivotally connected to the side panel by a connecting member.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a slide rail assembly is adapted to provide a chassis mount to a rack, the slide rail assembly being mounted to the rack by at least one bracket, the rack including a hole, the bracket The rack comprises a side panel, an end panel, a mounting member connecting the end panel and mounted to the frame, and a movable member movably connecting the side panel, the side panel being substantially perpendicular to the end panel, the movable member Having a stop portion, the movable member can be moved to a closed position or an open position, and when the movable member is operated to move to the closed position, the blocking portion of the movable member blocks the frame, the slide rail assembly A first rail, a second rail, and a stop are included. The first rail is connected to the side plate of the bracket; the second rail is longitudinally movable relative to the first rail, and the chassis is mounted on the second rail; The blocking member is disposed at least one of the chassis and the second rail; wherein when the second rail is engaged with the first rail, the blocking member is used to restrict or block the movable member from moving from the closed position to the Open position.

Preferably, the stop member is integrally formed on the second rail.

Preferably, the blocking member is coupled to the second rail by a connecting means.

Preferably, the blocking member and the second rail have corresponding assembly portions respectively, so that the blocking member and the second rail are connected to each other.

Preferably, the movable member is pivotally connected to the side panel by a connecting member.

One of the features of embodiments of the present invention is that when the second rail is engaged with respect to the first rail, the stop is used to limit or block lateral displacement of the movable member of the bracket relative to the stop.

10,402‧‧‧Chassis

12,404‧‧‧Slide rail assembly

14,410‧‧‧Rack

16,406‧‧‧First bracket

18‧‧‧second bracket

20a‧‧‧first column

20b‧‧‧second column

22‧‧‧ holes

24‧‧‧ side panels

26‧‧‧End board

28‧‧‧Installation

30,408‧‧‧ activities

32‧‧‧ wall

34,412‧‧ ‧ blocking

36‧‧‧Connecting parts

38‧‧‧First track

40,202,302‧‧‧second track

42,200,300,400‧‧‧ §

44‧‧‧ third track

46‧‧‧End

48‧‧‧Auxiliary parts

50‧‧‧Installation

304,308‧‧‧Assembly Department

306‧‧‧Assemblies

T‧‧‧predetermined spacing

1 is a perspective view showing a slide rail assembly of a first embodiment of the present invention applied to a servo system; FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the slide rail assembly of FIG. 1 being mounted to a rack by a bracket; FIG. 3 is a view of FIG. An exploded view of the slide rail assembly and the bracket; FIG. 4A shows that the first rail and the third rail of the slide rail assembly of the first embodiment of the present invention are mounted to the first post by the first bracket, and the movable member is a state diagram of operation to a closed position; FIG. 4B shows that the first rail and the third rail of the slide rail assembly of the first embodiment of the present invention are mounted to the first post by the first bracket, and the movable member is operated And a state diagram of the activity to an open position; FIG. 5 shows that the first rail and the third rail of the slide rail assembly of the first embodiment of the present invention are mounted to the first post by the first bracket, and the second rail is FIG. 6A is a schematic view showing the second rail of the slide rail assembly of the first embodiment of the present invention in a folded position with respect to the first rail; FIG. 6B is a view showing the total rail of the first embodiment of the present invention; The second rail is in an extension relative to the first rail FIG. 7 is a schematic view showing the stopper of the second embodiment of the present invention integrally formed on the second rail; FIG. 8 is a view showing the stopper of the third embodiment of the present invention connected to the second rail by means of assembly. FIG. 9 is a schematic view showing the arrangement between the stopper and the movable member according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention.

A more detailed understanding of the structure, features, functions and objects of the present invention is provided. The embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

1 shows a slide rail assembly of a first embodiment of the present invention for use in a server system. The server system includes a server chassis 10, the opposite sides of which are mounted to a rack 14 by a slide rail assembly 12, respectively.

2 shows that two opposing portions (e.g., front and rear) of each of the rail assemblies 12 of FIG. 1 are mounted with a first bracket 16 and a second bracket 18, respectively. By means of the first bracket 16 and the second bracket 18, the two opposite portions of the slide rail assembly 12 can be correspondingly mounted to a first column 20a and a second column of the frame 14 respectively. 20b. The first column 20a and the second column 20b respectively include at least one hole 22.

As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, in a preferred embodiment, the first bracket 16 includes a side plate 24, an end plate 26 is bent from the side plate, at least one mounting member 28 is coupled to the end plate 26, and The movable member 30 is movably coupled to the side panel 24.

The side plate 24 and the end plate 26 are in a substantially vertical configuration; the at least one mounting member 28 is correspondingly mounted to the hole 22 of the first column 20a; the movable member 30 has a wall portion 32 and at least one The blocking portion 34 is bent from the wall portion 32, and the at least one blocking portion 34 corresponds to the end plate 26 at a predetermined interval t (this portion can be referred to Fig. 6A). Here, the wall portion 32 and the at least one stop portion 34 are substantially Vertical configuration type. The movable member 30 can be correspondingly and movably connected to the side panel 24 by means of a connecting member 36. Here, the movable member 30 is pivotally connected to the side plate 24 by the connecting member 36.

The slide rail assembly 12 includes a first rail 38, a second rail 40, and a stop member 42. Here, the slide rail assembly 12 further includes a third rail 44.

The first rail 38 includes an end portion (for example, a front portion) connected to the side panel 24; the second rail 40 is longitudinally movable relative to the first rail 38, wherein the second rail 40 is The third rail 44 is longitudinally movably coupled to the first rail 38. By means of the third rail 44, the length at which the second rail 40 is pulled out relative to the first rail 38 can be lengthened. However, in another embodiment, not shown, the slide rail assembly 12 can also be a two-section slide rail type, and is not limited to the three-track slide rail type disclosed in this embodiment.

The stop member 42 is coupled to the second rail 40. Preferably, the second rail 40 includes an end portion 46 that is connectable to an end portion 46 adjacent the second rail 40 by a connecting means. The connecting means may be riveting, welding or other connection means, but is not limited thereto.

The second bracket 18 is attachable to the other end (e.g., the rear portion) of the first rail 38 by means of an auxiliary member 48. Similarly, the second bracket 18 includes at least one mounting member 50 that is correspondingly mounted to the aperture 22 of the second post 20b.

It can be seen from the above that the slide rail assembly 12 can be mounted on the first column of the frame 14 by means of at least one mounting member 28 of the first bracket 16 and at least one mounting member 50 of the second bracket 18. 20a and second column 20b.

4A and 4B show that the first rail 38 and the third rail 44, which are longitudinally movably coupled to each other, are mounted to the first post 20a by the first bracket 16. In this state, the first column 20a is located within the predetermined distance t (see FIG. 6A for this part), and at least one of the stops of the movable member 30 is 34 longitudinally facing the first post 20a or against the first post 20a to prevent the first bracket 16 from escaping from the first post 20a.

After the first bracket 16 is mounted to the first post 20a, since the movable member 30 is movably coupled to the side panel 24 by the connecting member 36, the movable member 30 can be operated by an operator with respect to the side panel 24. The operation is moved to a closed position (as in Figure 4A) or an open position (Figure 4B). Wherein, when the movable member 30 is moved to the closed position, at least one stop portion 34 of the movable member 30 is blocked by the first post 20a (for example, the at least one stop portion 34 is blocked from the front position of the first post 20a) ) to ensure that the first bracket 16 does not fall off from the first post 20a.

As shown in FIG. 5, since the movable member 30 is pivotally connected to the side plate 24 by the connecting member 36, the movable member 30 is easily or may be split by an impact of an external force, so that the at least one of the movable member 30 is at least one. The blocking portion 34 cannot reliably block the first post 20a of the frame, so when the first rail 38 and the third rail 44 are mounted to the first post 20a by the first bracket 16, and the movable member After the at least one stop 34 of the block 30 is blocked by the first post 20a, the lateral movement of the movable member 30 can be restricted by the stopper 42 attached to the second rail 40. That is, the pivoting of the movable member 30 can be restricted or blocked by the stopper 42.

In detail, as shown in FIG. 5, FIG. 6A, and FIG. 6B, when the second rail 40 is folded with respect to the first rail 38 (for example, as shown in FIG. 6A, the second rail 40 is opposite to the first rail 38). In a state of being in a folded position, the second rail 40 faces the movable member 30 by a portion of the blocking member 42 to limit or block the lateral displacement of the movable member 30 relative to the blocking member 42, that is, such a The design can limit or block movement of the movable member 30 from the closed position to the open position such that the at least one stop 34 of the movable member 30 can be surely blocked from the first post 20a.

According to this, the movable member 30 is not opened from the closed position due to the impact of the external force. Open position. And when the second rail 40 is longitudinally displaced relative to the first rail 38 from the retracted position to an extended position (as shown in FIG. 6B), the blocking member 42 is also followed by the second rail 40 in the extended position. . Alternatively, when the second rail 40 is longitudinally displaced from the extended position to the retracted position relative to the first rail 38 (as shown in FIG. 6A), the blocking member 42 is again positioned along with the second rail 40. The folding position.

It can be seen that the blocking member 42 does not interfere with the tensile displacement or the folding displacement between the sliding rails.

FIG. 7 shows that the stopper 200 of the second embodiment of the present invention is integrally formed on the second rail 202. For example, the stopper 200 is integrally formed at an end portion adjacent to the second rail 202.

FIG. 8 shows that the blocking member 300 and the second rail 302 of the third embodiment of the present invention have corresponding assembly portions respectively, so that the blocking member 300 and the second rail 302 can be assembled and connected to each other. For example, the blocking member 300 has at least one assembly portion 304 and is correspondingly coupled to the at least one assembly portion 308 of the second rail 302 by an assembly member 306, so that the blocking member 300 and the second rail 302 have a more convenient assembly. Or the function of disassembly.

FIG. 9 shows that the blocking member 400 of the fourth embodiment of the present invention is disposed in a chassis 402. The embodiment of the blocking member 400 may be a bump, a bump, or the like formed from the chassis 402, or Additional means may be installed on the chassis 402, and implementation is not limited. In general, the chassis 402 is mounted between a pair of rail assemblies 404 in use, only one of the rail assemblies 404 is shown, the rail assembly 404 includes a bracket 406 (the first A bracket) and a movable member 408 are movably coupled (e.g., pivotally) to the bracket 406. The slide rail assembly 404 is mounted to a frame 410 by the bracket 406. The movable member 408 has at least one stop 412 that can be clamped to the frame 410 to ensure that the slide rail assembly 404 is mounted on the frame 410 to be stable and secure. Sex. Wherein, when the chassis 402 is displaced relative to the frame 410 to a collapsed position by the slide rail assembly 404, at least a portion of the stop member 400 corresponds to the movable member 408 to limit or block the movable member 408 relative to the movable member 408. The lateral displacement of the stop 400. Therefore, with such an embodiment, it is also ensured that the movable member 408 is maintained in a predetermined working state, that is, when the chassis 402 is pushed into the frame 410, the collision caused by improper force is applied. The vibration or the like may also be utilized to ensure that the movable member 408 does not disengage from the frame 410.

While the present invention has been disclosed in the foregoing preferred embodiments, it is not intended to limit the invention, and the scope of the invention is defined by the scope of the appended claims.

12‧‧‧Slide rail assembly

14‧‧‧Rack

16‧‧‧First bracket

18‧‧‧second bracket

20a‧‧‧first column

20b‧‧‧second column

22‧‧‧ holes

24‧‧‧ side panels

28‧‧‧Installation

30‧‧‧Activities

32‧‧‧ wall

34‧‧ ‧ blocking

38‧‧‧First track

40‧‧‧second track

42‧‧‧ §

44‧‧‧ third track

Claims (10)

A slide rail assembly comprising: a first rail; a second rail longitudinally displaceable relative to the first rail to a collapsed position; a stop member coupled to the second rail; and a bracket including a bracket The side panel, the one end panel, and a movable member are movably connected to the side panel, wherein the side panel is substantially perpendicular to the end panel, and the side panel is connected to the first rail, and the movable member has at least one blocking portion for predetermined a spacing corresponding to the end plate; wherein, when the second rail is in the retracted position relative to the first rail, the second rail faces the movable member by a portion of the blocking member to block the movable member from opposing the blocking member The lateral displacement of the piece. The slide rail assembly of claim 1, wherein the stop member is integrally formed on the second rail. The slide rail assembly of claim 1, wherein the stop member is coupled to the second rail by a connecting means. The slide rail assembly of claim 1, wherein the blocking member and the second rail have corresponding assembly portions respectively, such that the blocking member and the second rail are connected to each other. The slide rail assembly of claim 1, wherein the movable member is pivotally connected to the side panel by a connecting member. A slide rail assembly adapted to provide a chassis mount to a rack, the slide rail assembly being mounted to the rack by at least one bracket, the rack including a hole, the bracket including a side panel, an end panel, a mounting member is coupled to the end plate and mounted to the hole of the frame, and a movable member is movably coupled to the side plate. The side plate is substantially perpendicular to the end plate, and the movable member has a blocking portion, the movable member Being movable to a closed position or an open position, the movable member being operated to move to the closed position When the movable part is blocked by the frame, the slide rail assembly comprises: a first rail connecting the side plates of the bracket; and a second rail movable longitudinally relative to the first rail, the The chassis is mounted on the second rail; and a blocking member is disposed at least in the chassis and the second rail; wherein when the second rail is folded relative to the first rail, the blocking member is used to block the The movable member moves from the closed position to the open position. The slide rail assembly of claim 6, wherein the stop member is integrally formed on the second rail. The slide rail assembly of claim 6, wherein the stop member is coupled to the second rail by a connecting means. The slide rail assembly of claim 6, wherein the blocking member and the second rail have corresponding assembly portions respectively, such that the blocking member and the second rail are connected to each other. The slide rail assembly of claim 6, wherein the movable member is pivotally connected to the side panel by a connecting member.