Patent Application
20150182023
The subject matter herein generally relates to a slide assembly.
A slide assembly is used to a drawer with a cupboard or a server with a rack, movable relative to each other. Generally, a sliding assembly comprises an inner sliding member, a middle sliding member, and an outer sliding member. The outer sliding member is secured to a bracket of the rack, the inner sliding member is secured to a side surface of the server, and the middle sliding member is connected between the inner sliding member and the outer sliding member. The middle sliding member adds to the range of movement of the server. The middle sliding member and the inner sliding member are slidable relative to the outer sliding portion, and the server is slidable relative to the rack by the sliding assembly.
Implementations of the present technology will now be described, by way of example only, with reference to the attached figures.
It will be appreciated that for simplicity and clarity of illustration, where appropriate, reference numerals have been repeated among the different figures to indicate corresponding or analogous elements. In addition, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the embodiments described herein.
However, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that the embodiments described herein can be practiced without these specific details. In other instances, methods, procedures and components have not been described in detail so as not to obscure the related relevant feature being described. Also, the description is not to be considered as limiting the scope of the embodiments described herein. The drawings are not necessarily to scale and the proportions of certain parts have been exaggerated to better illustrate details and features of the present disclosure.
Several definitions that apply throughout this disclosure will now be presented.
The term “coupled” is defined as connected, whether directly or indirectly through intervening components, and is not necessarily limited to physical connections. The connection can be such that the objects are permanently connected or releasably connected. The term “substantially” is defined to be essentially conforming to the particular dimension, shape or other word that substantially modifies, such that the component need not be exact. For example, substantially cylindrical means that the object resembles a cylinder, but can have one or more deviations from a true cylinder. The term “comprising,” when utilized, means “including, but not necessarily limited to”; it specifically indicates open-ended inclusion or membership in the so-described combination, group, series and the like.
The present disclosure is described in relation to a slide assembly. The slide assembly includes a frame, a first slide, a second slide and a clipping member. The frame comprises a retaining panel. A securing panel is coupled to the retaining panel and secured to the retaining panel. The second slide is slidably attached to the first slide. The clipping member is attached to the second slide and extends out of the second slide. The clipping member is engaged with the retaining panel for prevent the second slide from first slide.
The clipping member 10 can be secured to the second slide 20 and comprises a main body 12, two clipping portions 14 and an operating portion 16. The main body 12 defines two fixing holes 120. In at least one embodiment, each clipping portion 14 is a clipping piece that is substantially perpendicular to the main body 12, and the operating portion 16 is curved.
The first slide 20 defines a through hole 21 and a coupling hole 22. The through hole 21 is configured for exposing the second slide 30. A securing panel 60 is coupled to the first slide 20. In at least one embodiment, the securing panel 60 is substantially perpendicular to the first slide 20. Two securing posts 61 are located on the securing panel 60.
The second slide 30 is exposed by the through hole 21 and two mounting posts 33 are located on the second slide 30. The two mounting posts 33 can be engaged in the two fixing holes 120 to mount the clipping member 10 to the second slide 30.
The frame 50 comprises a retaining panel 52. The retaining panel 52 defines a plurality of retaining holes 520.
The securing panel 60 abuts the retaining panel 52, and the two securing posts 61 are engaged in the two retaining holes 520 to secure the securing panel 60 to the frame 50. The second slide 30 is slid relative to the first slide 20 in a first direction towards the retaining panel 52, until the two clipping portions 14 are engaged with the retaining panel 52. Therefore, the second slide 30 cannot be slid in a second opposite direction with the clipping portions 14 engaging with the retaining panel 52.
When the second slide 30 needs to be slid relative to the first slide 20, the operating portion 16 is operated to disengage the clipping portions 14 from the retaining panel 52. Therefore, the second slide 30 can be slid relative to the first slide 20.
The embodiments shown and described above are only examples. Many details are often found in the art such as the other features of a frame. Therefore, many such details are neither shown nor described. Even though numerous characteristics and advantages of the present technology have been set forth in the foregoing description, together with details of the structure and function of the present disclosure, the disclosure is illustrative only, and changes may be made in the detail, especially in matters of shape, size and arrangement of the parts within the principles of the present disclosure up to, and including the full extent established by the broad general meaning of the terms used in the claims. It will therefore be appreciated that the embodiments described above may be modified within the scope of the claims.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 201310729573.3 | Dec 2013 | CN | national |
