The present invention relates to an adjustment device, and more particularly, to an adjustment device applied for a slide rail mechanism.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,333,949 discloses a drawer interlock mechanism, which is used for a cabinet including a plurality of drawers. The interlock mechanism prevents multiple drawers from being pulled-open at the same time, thereby preventing the cabinet from toppling over. The interlock mechanism includes a plurality of control rods; when one of the drawers is pulled-open, the control rods are activated to prevent the other drawers from being pulled out of the cabinet. In addition, the control rods achieve a tightening effect in a specific direction through at least one spring.
However, design of a different product of satisfying diversified needs of the consumer market is an important issue in the mechanical design industry.
The present invention provides an adjustment device applied for a slide rail mechanism and having advantages of simple structure and easy operation for solving above drawbacks.
According to the claimed invention, an adjustment device includes a base, a driving member and an adjusting member. The adjusting member is arranged on the base and configured to adjust a movement of the driving member.
According to another claimed invention, a slide rail mechanism is provided to have an interlock function, and the interlock function has an adjustment mechanism.
According to another claimed invention, a slide rail mechanism includes a first slide rail assembly, a second slide rail assembly, an adjustment device, an auxiliary device and a working member. The first slide rail assembly includes a first rail and a second rail, and the second rail is shiftable with respect to the first rail. The second slide rail assembly includes a third rail and a fourth rail, and the fourth rail is shiftable with respect to the third rail. The adjustment device is movably mounted on the first slide rail assembly. The auxiliary device is movably mounted on the second slide rail assembly. The working member is arranged between the adjustment device and the auxiliary device. When the second rail is shifted with respect to the first rail in an actuation direction, the adjustment device and the working member and the auxiliary device are linked for utilizing the auxiliary device to block the fourth rail, so as to prevent the fourth rail from being shifted with respect to the third rail in the actuation direction. One of the adjustment device and the auxiliary device comprises an adjusting member, and the working member is drivable in response to adjustment of the adjusting member.
These and other objectives of the present invention will no doubt become obvious to those of ordinary skill in the art after reading the following detailed description of the preferred embodiment that is illustrated in the various figures and drawings.
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Preferably, the base 22 can include a space configured to accommodate the driving member 24 and the adjusting member 26. For example, the space can include a first space portion S1 and a second space portion S2 communicated with each other. The first space portion S1 can be used to accommodate the driving member 24 and a part of the working member 28, such as an end portion or a first end portion 28a of the working member 28. The second space portion S2 can be used to accommodate a part of the adjusting member 26.
Preferably, the first end portion 28a of the working member 28 can correspond to or align with the driving member 24; moreover, the first end portion 28a of the working member 28 can abut against the driving member 24. In other possible embodiment, the first end portion 28a of the working member 28 can be connected with the driving member 24 (such as in a fixed manner). Application of the first end portion 28a of the working member 28 and the driving member 24 is not limited to the foresaid embodiments, and depends on the design demand.
Preferably, the adjusting member 26 can be screwed to the driving member 24. For example, the adjusting member 26 can include a connecting portion 30 and an adjusting portion 32, and the adjusting portion 32 can be connected to the connecting portion 30; besides, the driving member 24 can include a corresponding portion 34 configured to be screwed to the connecting portion 30 of the adjusting member 26. For example, the corresponding portion 34 of the driving member 24 and the connecting portion 30 of the adjusting member 26 can have screwed features that can be engaged with each other. The adjusting portion 32 of the adjusting member 26 can be accommodated inside the second space portion S2, and the connecting portion 30 of the adjusting member 26 can be accommodated inside the first space portion S1.
Preferably, the base 22 can further include a mounting portion 29, and the adjusting member 26 can further include a stretching portion 33 configured to pierce through the mounting portion 29. The adjusting portion 32 can be located between the stretching portion 33 and the connecting portion 30.
Preferably, the first space portion S1 can be a channel with a predefined length, and the first space portion S1 can be formed by a first preset wall 36, a second preset wall 38 and a middle wall 40 of the base 22. The middle wall 40 can be located between the first preset wall 36 and the second preset wall 38, and the first preset wall 36 and the second preset wall 38 can be substantially connected to the middle wall 40 in a vertical manner.
Preferably, the base 22 can include at least one constraining portion 42 configured to constrain a movement of the driving member 24, and the at least one constraining portion 42 can be located on one of the first preset wall 36, the second preset wall 38 and the middle wall 40. In one possible embodiment, the at least one constraining portion 42 is located on middle wall 40; however, application of position of the at least one constraining portion 42 is not limited to the foresaid embodiment, and depends on the design demand. The at least one constraining portion 42 can be a protrusion; moreover, the at least one constraining portion 42 can be the protrusion of a resilient arm 43, and the resilient arm 43 can be arranged on the middle wall 40; application of the resilient arm 43 is not limited to the foresaid embodiment, and depends on the design demand.
Preferably, the resilient arm 43 can further include a guiding section 45, and the guiding section 45 can be an inclined surface or an arc surface, which can be shown in
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Preferably, the driving member 24 can be shifted in a linear manner.
Preferably, when the driving member 24 is shifted from the first preset position P1 (which can be shown in
It should be mentioned that the first preset position P1 and the second preset position P2 can be two extreme positions of the driving member 24; moreover, the first preset position P1 and the second preset position P2 can be any two possible positions within an activity range of the driving member 24. Application of the first preset position P1 and the second preset position P2 is not limited to the foresaid embodiment, and depends on the design demand.
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According to foresaid description, the user can adjust the working member 28 to move in the first direction D1 or in the second direction D2 via the adjustment device 20 (or the adjusting member 26) arranged on the first end portion 28a of the working member 28; further, the user can adjust the working member 28 to move in the first direction D1 or in the second direction D2 via the auxiliary device 44 (or the adjusting member 46) arranged on the second end portion 28b of the working member 28, so that the adjustment device 20 and the auxiliary device 44 can have an advantage of convenient operation.
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The first slide rail assembly 50 can include a first rail 54 and a second rail 56, and the second rail 56 can be shiftable with respect to the first rail 54 in a longitudinal direction; preferably, the first slide rail assembly 50 can further include a first middle rail 58 movably mounted between the first rail 54 and the second rail 56.
The second slide rail assembly 52 can include a third rail 60 and a fourth rail 62, and the fourth rail 62 can be shiftable with respect to the third rail 60 in the longitudinal direction; preferably, the second slide rail assembly 52 can further include a second middle rail 64 movably mounted between the third rail 60 and the fourth rail 62.
The adjustment device 20 can be movably mounted on the first slide rail assembly 50. For example, the first rail 54 can include a first wall 66a, a second wall 66b and a vertical wall 68. The vertical wall 68 can be connected between the first wall 66a and the second wall 66b of the first rail 54. The first rail 54 can have a first end 54a and a second end 54b, such as a front end and a rear end, and application of the foresaid ends can depend on the design demand. The first rail 54 can further include a first accommodating space K1 configured to accommodate the adjustment device 20. In one possible example, the first accommodating space K1 can be arranged by the first wall 66a, the second wall 66b and the vertical wall 68 of the first rail 54, the first accommodating space K1 can be adjacent to the first end 54a of the first rail 54, and the adjustment device 20 can be adjacent to the first wall 66a of the first rail 54. Preferably, the base 22 of the adjustment device 20 can include a first constraining feature 70 configured to correspond to the first wall 66a of the first rail 54, and further to constrain the movement of the adjustment device 20 with respect to the first rail 54 at an extreme position. Preferably, one of the second rail 56 and the adjustment device 20 can include a guiding feature, such as the inclined surface or the arc surface, and application of the guiding feature can depend on the design demand. Therefore, in one possible example, a first guiding feature 72 can be arranged on the second rail 56, and the base 22 of the adjustment device 20 can include a second guiding feature 74.
The auxiliary device 44 can be movably mounted on the second slide rail assembly 52. For example, the third rail 60 can include a first wall 76a, a second wall 76b and a vertical wall 78. The vertical wall 78 can be connected between the first wall 76a and the second wall 76b of the third rail 60. The third rail 60 can have a first end 60a and a second end 60b, such as the front end and the rear end, and application of the foresaid ends can depend on the design demand. The third rail 60 can further include a second accommodating space K2 configured to accommodate the auxiliary device 44. In one possible example, the second accommodating space K2 can be arranged by the first wall 76a, the second wall 76b and the vertical wall 78 of the third rail 60, the second accommodating space K2 can be adjacent to the first end 60a of the third rail 60, and the auxiliary device 44 can be adjacent to the second wall 76b of the third rail 60. Preferably, the base 80 of the auxiliary device 44 can include a second constraining feature 82 configured to correspond to the second wall 76b of the third rail 60, and further to constrain the movement of the auxiliary device 44 with respect to the third rail 60 at the extreme position. Preferably, one of the fourth rail 62 and the auxiliary device 44 can include the guiding feature, such as the inclined surface or the arc surface, and application of the guiding feature can depend on the design demand. Therefore, in one possible example, a third guiding feature 84 can be arranged on the fourth rail 62, and the base 80 of the auxiliary device 44 can include a fourth guiding feature 86.
When the first slide rail assembly 50 and the second slide rail assembly 52 are both set in the retracted mode, the interlock mechanism can be located at a first position J1. Further, when the second rail 56 is set in the retracted position with respect to the first rail 54, and the fourth rail 62 is set in the retracted position with respect to the third rail 60, the interlock mechanism can be located at the first position J1; in the meantime, the fourth rail 62 of the second slide rail assembly 52 is not blocked by the auxiliary device 44.
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Moreover, when the second rail 56 is shifted with respect to the first rail 54 from the retracted position in the actuation direction E, the first guiding feature 72 of the second rail 56 can abut against the adjustment device 20 (such as abutting against the second guiding feature 74) to generate a force for driving the adjustment device 20, the working member 28 and the auxiliary device 44 from the first position J1 (which can be shown in
Preferably, the second rail 56 (or a wall 88 of the first middle rail 58) can be configured to hold the adjustment device 20 and further to keep the interlock mechanism at the second position J2 (which can be shown in
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Moreover, the working member 28 can be drivable in response to the movement of the adjusting member 26 of the adjustment device 20. For example, the user can apply the force to the adjusting portion 32 of the adjusting member 26, for adjusting the movement of the driving member 24 with respect to the base 22. In one possible embodiment, the driving member 24 can be shifted from the first preset position P1 (which can be shown in
It should be mentioned that when the second rail 56 of the first slide rail assembly 50 is shifted from the retracted position in the actuation direction E, the fourth rail 62 of the second slide rail assembly 52 can be blocked by the auxiliary device 44, so as to prevent the fourth rail 62 from being shifted with respect to the third rail 60 from the retracted position in the actuation direction E. Moreover, when the first slide rail assembly 50 and the second slide rail assembly 52 are both set in the retracted mode (which can be shown in
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The adjustment device 20, the working member 28 and the auxiliary device 44 can be located between the first slide rail assembly 50 and the second slide rail assembly 52 for operation of the interlock mechanism, and one of the adjustment device 20 and the auxiliary device 44 can be configured to adjust the movement of the working member 28; principle of the foresaid members is disclosed in
The adjusting member 26 of the adjustment device 20 (or the adjusting member 46 of the auxiliary device 44) can be configured to adjust the movement of the working member 28, so as to avoid functional quality of the interlock mechanism from being affected by the length tolerance of the working member 28, or further to adjust the tightness between the interlock mechanism and the slide rail assembly that is blocked by each other; it is to say, product quality of the interlock mechanism and the slide rail assembly can be improved accordingly.
In conclusion, the slide rail mechanism and the adjustment device provided by the embodiment of the present application can have following advantages:
Those skilled in the art will readily observe that numerous modifications and alterations of the device and method may be made while retaining the teachings of the invention. Accordingly, the above disclosure should be construed as limited only by the metes and bounds of the appended claims.
Number | Date | Country | Kind |
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112110145 | Mar 2023 | TW | national |