Patent Application
20140186106
1. Technical Field
The disclosure relates to mounting apparatuses, and more particularly to a mounting apparatus for mounting a slide rail.
2. Description of Related Art
A slide rail is used between two objects that can move relative to each other, such as between a desk and a drawer, or a server and a rack. A conventional slide rail assembly for a drawer and a desk includes an outer slide rail mounted to the desk, an inner slide rail mounted to the drawer, and an intermediate slide rail mounted between the outer and inner slide rails. The intermediate slide rail is extendable relative to the outer slide rail, and the inner slide rail is extendable relative to the intermediate slide rail, thus the drawer can be extended a short distance out from the desk. A plurality of screws is used for mounting the outer slide rail to the desk. Therefore, installing or uninstalling the outer slide rail to or from the desk is inconvenient and time-consuming.
Many aspects of the present embodiments can be better understood with reference to the following drawings. The components in the drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale, the emphasis instead being placed upon clearly illustrating the principles of the present embodiments. Moreover, in the drawings, all the views are schematic, and like reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the several views.
The disclosure, including the accompanying drawings, is illustrated by way of examples and not by way of limitation. It should be noted that references to “an” or “one” embodiment in this disclosure are not necessarily to the same embodiment, and such references mean at least one.
The first bracket 100 defines a plurality of rectangular through holes 102 from top to bottom.
The retaining member 20 is substantially L-shaped, and includes a main wall 21, and a sidewall 23 substantially perpendicularly extending from one end of the main wall 21. The main wall 21 includes a first surface 212 and a second surface 214 opposite to the first surface 212. The main wall 21 defines a plurality of mounting holes 211, for mounting the retaining member 20 to an end of the slide rail 10. The main wall 21 defines a first fixing hole 213 and a second fixing hole 215 in a middle of the main wall 21. An L-shaped first limiting portion 216 and a columnar second limiting portion 217 respectively protruding from the first surface 212 adjacent to the lower edge and the upper edge of the main wall 21,. An H-shaped projection 218 is formed on the first surface 212 and adjacent to the first limiting portion 216. A plurality of positioning poles 27 extend inward from the sidewall 23. Each positioning pole 27 is substantially stepped and includes a round first positioning portion 272 extending from the sidewall 23, and a round second positioning portion 274 axially extending from a distal end of the first positioning portion 272. A diameter of the first positioning portion 272 is greater than a diameter of the second positioning portion 274.
The first locking member 30 is substantially L-shaped and defines a pivot hole 31 in a corner of the first locking member 30 and an arc-shaped slide slot 32 around the pivot hole 31. An operation portion 33 is formed on a first side of the first locking member 30 above the pivot hole 31. A bridge shaped raised portion 34 protrudes on the first locking member 30 adjacent to the operation portion 33. A first abutting portion 35 is formed on a second side of the first locking member 30 opposite to the pivot hole 31. A connecting hole 36 is defined in the first locking member 30, adjacent to the first abutting portion 35. An L-shaped tab 37 is formed on the first locking member 30, between the connecting hole 36 and the slide slot 32.
The second locking member 40 includes a pivot portion 42 and a second abutting portion 44. The pivot portion 42 defines a pivot hole 421 in a center. A blocking portion 423 is formed at a bottom of the pivot portion 42. A cutout 441 is defined in a bottom edge of the second abutting portion 44. A through hole 443 is defined the second abutting portion 44 adjacent to the pivot portion 42.
In this embodiment, the first resilient member 50 is a coil spring. The second resilient member 60 is a resilient metal wire.
In mounting the slide rail 10 to the first bracket 100, the operation portion 33 is operated to rotate the first locking member 30. The first abutting portion 35 moves up. The first positioning portions 272 engage in the corresponding through holes 102 of the first bracket 100 from a first side of the first bracket 100. The sidewall 23 abuts against the first side of the first bracket 100. The operation portion 33 is released. The first resilient member 50 is restored, and the first locking member 30 is rotated back, until a bottom of the first locking member 30 engages with the first limiting portion 216. The second resilient member 60 biases the second resisting portion 44 to abut against a second side of the first bracket 100 opposite to the first side of the first bracket 100, to avoid the first positioning portions 272 releasing from the though holes 102 of the first bracket 100.
In releasing the slide rail 10 from the first bracket 100, the operating portion 33 is operated to rotate up the first abutting portion 35. The first abutting portion 35 moves up the second abutting portion 44, until the second abutting portion 44 is disengaged from the second side of the first bracket 100. The positioning poles 27 of the retaining member 20 are readily removed from the through holes 102 of the first bracket 100, to release the retaining member 20 from the first bracket 100.
In releasing the slide rail 10 from the first bracket 100, the operation portion 33 is operated to rotate up the first abutting portion 35, until the first abutting portion 35 is disengaged from the second side of the second bracket 200. The second positioning poles 274 of the retaining member 20 are readily removed from the through holes 202 of the second bracket 200, to release the retaining member 20 from the second bracket 200.
It is to be understood, however, that even though numerous characteristics and advantages of certain embodiments have been set forth in the foregoing description, together with details of the structures and functions of the embodiments, the disclosure is illustrative only, and changes may be made in detail, especially in matters of shape, size, and arrangement of parts within the principles of the disclosure to the full extent indicated by the broad general meaning of the terms in which the appended claims are expressed.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012105891484 | Dec 2012 | CN | national |
