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Slide linking apparatus

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  • Patent Application
  • 20080018214
  • Publication Number
    20080018214
  • Date Filed
    July 20, 2006
    18 years ago
  • Date Published
    January 24, 2008
    17 years ago
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Abstract
A slide linking apparatus includes a fixing base of a chassis, a positioning member at the fixing base, an aslant blocking plate on the fixing base, and first and second rails engaged with each other and embedded into the fixing base. The first rail includes a swing member having an extending portion and embedded into a slide groove. The second rail includes a link member pressing the swing member, such that when the second rail slides outward, the link member presses the extending portion of the swing member and drives the first rail to move until the swing member is pressed downward by the aslant blocking plate and separated from the link member and the first rail stops. When the second rail slides inward, the process is reverse. Since the first and second rails are moved synchronously, the pressure exerted on the second rail will be reduced to prevent deformations.
Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The objective, shape, structure, characteristic and effect of the present invention will now be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings that show various embodiments of the invention, in which:



FIG. 1 is an exploded view of the invention;



FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the invention;



FIG. 3 is a schematic view of a slide moving outward according to the invention;



FIG. 3A is a first schematic view of the motions of a slide moving outward according to the invention;



FIG. 3B is a second schematic view of the motions of a slide moving outward according to the invention;



FIG. 3C is a third schematic view of the motions of a slide moving outward according to the invention;



FIG. 4 is a schematic view of a slide moving inward according to the invention;



FIG. 4A is a first schematic view of the motions of a slide moving inward according to the invention;



FIG. 4B is a second schematic view of the motions of a slide moving inward according to the invention;



FIG. 4C is a third schematic view of the motions of a slide moving inward according to the invention; and



FIG. 4D is a fourth schematic view of the motions of a slide moving inward according to the invention.





DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2 for a slide linking apparatus in accordance with the present invention, the apparatus is used for a moving object or a drawer in a chassis, and the apparatus comprises an I-shape fixing base 10 which is an I-shape slice body in this embodiment, and an end of the fixing base 10 has a protruding ear 11, and the protruding ear 11 has a through hole 111 for passing a fixing member to fix the fixing base 10 onto an internal wall (not shown in the figure) of the chassis, and another end has a positioning member 12 which is a stamped slice body perpendicular to the fixing base 10 in this embodiment, and the fixing base 10 has an aslant blocking plate 13 with a specific inclination and disposed at a specific position, and the aslant blocking plate 13 keeps a specific distance from both ends of the fixing base 10.


Further, the fixing base 10 has a first rail 20 and a second rail 30 embedded thereon, and the first and second rails in this embodiment are I-shape slice bodies and engaged with each other, wherein an end of the first rail 20 has an embedding groove 21 embedded with a swing member 22, and an end of the swing member 22 has a disc base 221 embedded into the embedding groove 21, such that the swing member 22 will not be separated from the first rail 20, and another end of the disc base 221 has an extending portion 222 extended outward from the disc base 221. A groove 223 is built and sunken at a connecting position of the extending portion 222 and the disc base 221, and the extending portion 222 has an embedding portion 224 protruded from an end away from the disc base 221, and the embedding portion 224 is embedded precisely into a slide groove 23 which is an arc groove hole in this embodiment, such that the extending portion 222 can be latched by the embedding portion 224 and will not be separated from the slide groove 23, but the extending portion 22 can slide in the slide groove 23. Further, another end of the first rail 20 has a protruding plate 24 and two symmetric extending plates 25 extended outward from the first rail 20.


Another end of the second rail 30 has a stamped link member 31 extended towards the first rail 20, and the link member 31 is a slice body in this embodiment and contained in the groove 223 of the swing member 22 and presses against the extending portion 222 of the swing member 22, and the second rail 30 has a slice body 32 disposed at a specific position corresponding to the protruding plate 24, and the second rail 30 has symmetric side stopping plates 33 disposed on a lateral side and corresponding to the first rail 20.


Referring to FIGS. 3, 3A, 3B, and 3C, the first rail 20 and second rail 30 are embedded onto the fixing base 10 first, and then the fixing base 10 is fixed onto an internal side of the chassis, and an object is fixed onto the second rail 30, such that when the object is pulled outward, the link member 31 will move all the way into the groove 223 of the swing member 22 to prop the extending portion 222, and the second rail 30 is moved outward accordingly with the object, and the first rail 20 is also moved accordingly (as shown in FIG. 3A). In the process of sliding the second rail 30, the weight of the object is supported by the first rail 20 instead of being supported solely by the second rail 30, and thus the invention can prevent possible deformations of the rails 20, 30. If a user wants to pull out the object completely and the first rail 20 moves outward accordingly with the second rail 30, the extending portion 222 of the swing member 22 of the first rail 20 will touch the aslant blocking plate 13 of the fixing base 10. With a force at a specific inclination pressing onto the aslant blocking plate 13, the extending portion 222 moves from an end of the slide groove 23 to another end (as shown in FIGS. 3B and 3C), and thus the first rail 20 will stop at that position, and the link member 31 of the second rail 30 will be separated from the swing member 22, and will continue to move outward until the slice body 32 touches the protruding plate 24 (not shown in the figure) and then will stop moving further.


Referring to FIGS. 4, 4A, 4B, 4C and 4D, the second rail 30 will move back synchronously if a user wants to push the object back into the chassis, and the side stopping plate 33 on the second rail 30 will be moved to press the first rail 20 on the extending plate 25, and further drive the first rail 20 to move back (as shown in FIG. 4). While the first rail moves back into the chassis, the swing member 22 of the first rail 20 will be in contact with the positioning member 12 of the fixing base 10 (as shown in FIGS. 4A, 4B and 4C), such that the swing member 22 moves from an end of the slide groove 23 to another end. In the meantime, the embedding portion 224 of the swing member 22 also moves upward along the slide groove 23, such that the extending portion 222 of the swing member 22 is lifted, and the link member 31 is returned into the groove 223, so as to resume the second rail 30 to its original position.


In summation of the description above, the object, shape, structure of the present invention are novel and improve over the prior art and thus is duly submitted for the patent application. While the invention has been described by means of specific embodiments, modifications and variations could be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention set forth in the claims.

Claims
  • 1. A slide linking apparatus, comprising: a fixing base, having an aslant blocking plate disposed at a specific position of said fixing base, and said aslant blocking plate keeping a specific distance from both ends of said fixing base;a first rail, engaged with said fixing base, and having an end embedded into a movable swing member, and an end of said swing member having an extending portion extended outward, and said extending portion having a groove; anda second rail, engaged with said first rail, and an end of said second rail having a link member protruded towards said first rail and pressing against said swing member of said first rail;thereby, when said second rail slides outward, said link member presses against said swing member to drive said first rail to move simultaneously until said swing member is pressed downward by said aslant blocking plate to swing and separate from said link member, so as to stop said first rail from moving forward.
  • 2. The slide linking apparatus of claim 1, wherein said link member is a slice body.
  • 3. The slide linking apparatus of claim 1, wherein said fixing base has a positioning member disposed at an end of said fixing base, such that when said first rail slides, said positioning member is stopped and will not slide outward.
  • 4. The slide linking apparatus of claim 1, wherein said first rail and said second rails include a protruding plate and a slice body respectively, so that said second rail will not be separated from said first rail by means of said protruding plate and said slice body.