Patent Application
20220196067
The present invention relates to the field of furniture, and in particular to a steel ball concealable three-section slide rail structure and a cabinet comprising the same.
Slide rails, also known as guide rails or slide ways, refer to hardware interconnecting parts that are fixed to a cabinet body of furniture and are used for drawers of the furniture or cabinet boards moving in or out. The slide rails are suitable for connection of wooden and steel drawers and cabinets, furniture, filing cabinets, bathroom cabinets, and the like.
At present, in the installation of a drawer, slide rails are mostly used in order to facilitate sliding of the drawer. With the improvement of people's living standards, more and more items need to be stored, and therefore the storage space of the drawer needs to be increased. The existing drawer usually adopts roller type slide rails, and rollers must have a certain height in order to ensure smoothness of sliding. Because the rollers are located at the bottom of the drawer, the drawer is raised and the installation space for the drawer is reduced, which results in a smaller drawer size that cannot meet higher storage requirements. For this purpose, a steel ball concealable three-section slide rail structure is provided to overcome the above problem.
An objective of the present invention is to provide a steel ball concealable three-section slide rail structure and a cabinet comprising the same, the steel ball concealable three-section slide rail structure is stable in sliding and beautiful in appearance, and takes up less space, which improves the space utilization rate.
In order to achieve the aforementioned objective, a steel ball concealable three-section slide rail structure is provided in the present invention, which comprises a top rail, a middle rail, a bottom rail and sliding members; the top rail and the middle rail are connected slidably and a sliding member is provided between the top rail and the middle rail, and the middle rail and the bottom rail are connected slidably and a sliding member is provided between the middle rail and the bottom rail; the top rail is provided with a first insertion opening, the bottom rail is provided with a second insertion opening, and the first insertion opening and the second insertion opening are arranged opposite to each other; the middle rail comprises a first insertion portion, a transition portion and a second insertion portion connected in sequence; the first insertion portion is inserted into the first insertion opening to connect slidably with the top rail, the second insertion portion is inserted into the second insertion opening to connect slidably with the bottom rail; between the first insertion portion and the top rail and between the second insertion portion and the bottom rail are each provided at least three groups of sliding members, and the at least three groups of sliding members are arranged in an isosceles triangle viewed from a cross-section direction of the middle rail.
In a preferred embodiment, a top surface of the top rail is a mounting surface which is substantially parallel to a horizontal plane; the first insertion portion and the second insertion portion have the same structure and each comprise a first positioning plate, a second positioning plate, and a third positioning plate that are connected in sequence; the second positioning plate is substantially parallel to the mounting surface; the middle rail comprises a sliding cavity; the first positioning plate and the third positioning plate are both inclined toward the sliding cavity; the first positioning plate, the second positioning plate and the third positioning plate define a first mounting groove for mounting the sliding member, a second mounting groove for mounting the sliding member is defined on an outer side of the first positioning plate, and a third mounting groove for mounting the sliding member is defined on an outer side of the third positioning plate; a first accommodating cavity is defined in the top rail, a second accommodating cavity is defined in the bottom rail, and the first accommodating cavity and the second accommodating cavity each have a fourth mounting groove, a fifth mounting groove, and a sixth mounting groove that are respectively matched with the first mounting groove, the second mounting groove and the third mounting groove.
In a preferred embodiment, the steel ball concealable three-section slide rail structure further comprises ball supports slidably disposed in the first accommodating cavity and the second accommodating cavity, the ball support is provided an opening for inserting the middle rail, an edge of the ball support is provided with a plurality of installing grooves for installing the sliding members along an extension direction of the ball support, and the sliding elements are rotatably installed in the installing grooves.
In a preferred embodiment, the top rail is provided with a positioning assembly which comprises a first positioning member located at a front end of the top rail and a second positioning member located at a rear end of the top rail; the first positioning member comprises a first connecting portion connected to the top rail and substantially perpendicular to the mounting surface of the top rail; an end of the first connecting portion is provided with a second connecting portion which is substantially perpendicular to the first connecting portion and extends toward an inner side of the top rail; an end of the second connecting portion is provided with a first insertion positioning portion which is perpendicular to the second connecting portion and extends upward; and a top end of the first insertion positioning portion is provided with a first positioning portion which forms a first angle α with the first insertion positioning portion, where 90°<α<180°.
In a preferred embodiment, the second positioning member comprises a third connecting portion substantially perpendicular to a top end of the top rail, a top end of the third connecting portion is provided with a second insertion positioning portion along an extension direction of the top rail; an end of the second insertion positioning portion is provided with a second positioning portion which is disposed along the extension direction of the top rail; and the second positioning portion and the second insertion positioning portion form a second angle β, where 90°<β<180°.
In a preferred embodiment, the front end of the top rail is further provided with a limiting member, and a top surface of the limiting member is substantially flush with the mounting surface.
In a preferred embodiment, the limiting member comprises a baffle, a clamping portion adapted to the first accommodating cavity is provided on a rear side of the baffle, and the clamping portion is inserted into the first accommodating cavity of the top rail from the front end of the top rail to realize connection between the limiting member and the top rail.
In a preferred embodiment, an outer side of the bottom rail is provided with a connecting member in a bent shape, the connecting member comprises a first mounting portion and a second mounting portion connected in the bent shape; one side of the first mounting portion is connected to the outer side of the bottom rail, and the second mounting portion is provided with a plurality of connecting holes.
In a preferred embodiment, a first limiting protrusion and a second limiting protrusion protruding toward the first accommodating cavity are at intervals provided in the first accommodating cavity of the top rail, and a third limiting protrusion and a fourth limiting protrusion protruding toward the second accommodating cavity are at intervals provided in the second accommodating cavity of the bottom rail; a top of the middle rail is at intervals provided with a fifth limiting protrusion and a sixth limiting protrusion, and a bottom of the middle rail is at intervals provided with a seventh limiting protrusion and an eighth limiting protrusion; and the fifth limiting protrusion, the sixth limiting protrusion, the seventh limiting protrusion and the eighth limiting protrusion all protrude away from the sliding cavity and extend from the middle rail.
Another objective of the present invention is to provide a cabinet which comprises:
one or more steel ball concealable three-section slide rail structures described above;
a cabinet body, installed with the one or more steel ball concealable three-section slide rail structures;
one or more drawers installed on the one or more steel ball concealable three-section slide rail structures, the drawer being provided with an opening groove for storing items.
The steel ball concealable three-section slide rail structure provided in the present invention has the following advantages compared with the prior art.
In the steel ball concealable three-section slide rail structure, the top rail, the middle rail and the bottom rail are configured to connect slidably, so that the top rail and the middle rail slide relative to each other, and the middle rail and the bottom rail slide relative to each other, which can meet the requirements of drawing out and pushing in a drawer. The top rail is provided with a first insertion opening, and the bottom rail is provided with a second insertion opening, and the first insertion opening and the second insertion opening are arranged opposite to each other; the middle rail comprises a first insertion portion, a transition portion and a second insertion portion connected in sequence; the first insertion portion is inserted into the first insertion opening to connect slidably with the top rail, the second insertion portion is inserted into the second insertion opening to connect slidably with the bottom rail; the first insertion portion and the second insertion portion are respectively inserted in the top rail and the bottom rail, so that a height of the entire slide rail structure is reduced, which reduces a space under a drawer occupied by the steel ball concealable three-section slide rail structure when the drawer is installed, thereby increasing the available space of the drawer and improving space utilization rate. In this way, the drawer can store more items. Furthermore, between the first insertion portion and the top rail and between the second insertion portion and the bottom rail are each provided at least three groups of sliding members which are arranged in an isosceles triangle viewed from a cross-section direction of the middle rail. The three groups of sliding members are arranged in an isosceles triangle, so that the steel ball concealable three-section slide rail structure can be stressed evenly and the sliding stability of the drawer can be improved.
List of reference numerals: 1, cabinet body; 2, drawer; 21, side plate; 22, first drawer positioning hole; 3, steel ball concealable three-section slide rail structure; 4, top rail; 41, fourth top rail mounting groove; 42, fifth top rail mounting groove; 43, sixth top rail mounting groove; 44, regulating screw; 45, first limiting protrusion; 46, second limiting protrusion; 5, middle rail; 51, first positioning plate; 52, second positioning plate; 53, third positioning plate; 54, transition portion; 55, sliding cavity; 56, fifth limiting protrusion; 57, sixth limiting protrusion; 58, seventh limiting protrusion; 59, eighth limiting protrusion; 6, bottom rail; 61, fourth bottom rail mounting groove; 62, fifth bottom rail mounting groove; 63, sixth bottom rail mounting groove; 7, ball support; 71, steel ball installing groove; 8, steel ball; 9, first positioning member; 91, first connecting portion; 92, second connecting portion; 93, first insertion positioning portion; 94, first positioning portion; 10, second positioning member; 10a, positioning connecting plate; 10b, third connecting portion; 10c, second insertion positioning portion; 10d, second positioning portion; 11, limiting member; 12, connecting element; 121, second mounting portion; and 122, first mounting portion.
Hereafter, embodiments of the present invention will be further described in conjunction with the drawings. The following embodiments are used to illustrate the present invention, but not to limit the scope of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, rather than all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative work shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.
It should be understood that the terms “first”, “second”, etc. are used in the present invention to describe various information, but the information should not be limited to these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish the same type of information from each other. For example, without departing from the scope of the present invention, “first” information may also be referred to as “second” information, and similarly, “second” information may also be referred to as “first” information.
In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms “connected” and “connecting” should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it may refer to fixed connection, detachable connection, or integral connection; it may also refer to mechanical connection or electrical connection; it may also refer to direct connection or indirect connection through an intermediate medium; and it may refer to internal communication between two elements. For those of ordinary skill in the art, the specific meanings of the above-mentioned terms in the present invention can be understood in specific situations. In addition, the orientations such as “top”, “bottom”, “inside”, and “outside” in the present invention are all descriptions based on the orientation of a slide rail assembly installed on a cabinet.
It should be understood that the orientations or position relationships indicated by the terms “top”, “lower”, “left”, “right”, “top”, “bottom”, and the like, in the description of the present invention, are based on the orientations or position relationships of a steel ball concealable three-section slide rail structure installed in a cabinet.
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With the aforementioned technical solution, the top rail 4, the middle rail 5 and the bottom rail 6 are configured to connect slidably, so that the top rail 4 and the middle rail 5 slide relative to each other, and the middle rail 5 and the bottom rail 6 slide relative to each other, which can meet the requirements of drawing out and pushing in a drawer 2. The top rail 4 is provided with the first insertion opening, and the bottom rail is provided with the second insertion opening, and the first insertion opening and the second insertion opening are arranged opposite to each other; the middle rail 5 comprises the first insertion portion, the transition portion 54 and the second insertion portion connected in sequence; the first insertion portion is inserted into the first insertion opening to connect slidably with the top rail 4, the second insertion portion is inserted into the second insertion opening to connect slidably with the bottom rail 6; the first insertion portion and the second insertion portion are respectively inserted in the top rail 4 and the bottom rail 6, so that a height of the entire slide rail structure is reduced, which reduces a space under the drawer 2 occupied by the steel ball concealable three-section slide rail structure when the drawer 2 is installed, thereby increasing the available space of the drawer 2 and improving space utilization rate. In this way, the drawer 2 can store more items. Furthermore, between the first insertion portion and the top rail 4 and between the second insertion portion and the bottom rail 6 are each provided at least three groups of sliding members which are arranged in an isosceles triangle viewed from a cross-section direction of the middle rail. The sliding members are arranged in an isosceles triangle, so that the steel ball concealable three-section slide rail structure can be stressed evenly and the sliding stability of the drawer 2 can be improved.
Further, a top surface of the top rail 4 is a mounting surface which is substantially parallel to a horizontal plane, which facilitates the sliding of the drawer 2. The first insertion portion and the second insertion portion have the same structure and each comprise a first positioning plate 51, a second positioning plate 52, and a third positioning plate 53 that are connected in sequence, and the second positioning plate 52 is substantially parallel to the mounting surface, which facilitates the sliding of the drawer 2. The middle rail 5 comprises a sliding cavity 55, the first positioning plate 51 and the third positioning plate 52 are both inclined toward the sliding cavity 55. The first positioning plate 51, the second positioning plate 52 and the third positioning plate 53 define a first mounting groove for installing the sliding member. A second mounting groove for installing the sliding member is defined on an outer side of the first positioning plate 51, and a third mounting groove for installing the sliding member is defined on an outer side of the third positioning plate 53. A first accommodating cavity is defined in the top rail 4, and a second accommodating cavity is defined in the bottom rail 6. A fourth top rail mounting groove 41, a fifth top rail mounting groove 42, and a sixth top rail mounting groove 43 that are respectively matched with the first mounting groove, the second mounting groove and the third mounting groove are provided in the first accommodating cavity. A fourth bottom rail mounting groove 61, a fifth bottom rail mounting groove 62, and a sixth bottom rail mounting groove 63 that are respectively matched with the first mounting groove, the second mounting groove and the third mounting groove are provided in the second accommodating cavity.
Preferably, ball supports 7 slidably disposed in the first accommodating cavity and the second accommodating cavity are further comprised. The ball support 7 is provided an opening for inserting the middle rail 5, an edge of the ball support 7 is provided with a plurality of installing grooves along an extension direction of the ball support 7 for installing the sliding members, and the sliding elements are rotatably installed in the installing grooves, which facilitates installation of the sliding members and ensures that the sliding members can be matched simultaneously when the sliding rail is sliding, thereby achieving a better sliding effect and ensuring smooth sliding of the drawer. In this embodiment, the sliding member is a steel ball 8, and the installing groove for the sliding member is a steel ball installing groove 71. Alternatively, the sliding member may be a steel column or other rolling members.
In this embodiment, the top rail 4 is provided with a positioning assembly which comprises a first positioning member 9 located at a front end of the top rail 4 and a second positioning member 10 located at a rear end of the top rail 4, which facilitates installation and positioning of the drawer 2. The first positioning member 9 comprises a first connecting portion 91 connected to the top rail 4 and substantially perpendicular to the mounting surface of the top rail 4. An end of the first connecting portion 91 is provided with a second connecting portion 92 which is substantially perpendicular to the first connecting portion 91 and extends toward an inner side of the top rail 4. An end of the second connecting portion 92 is provided with a first insertion positioning portion 93 which is perpendicular to the second connecting portion 92 and extends upward. A top end of the first insertion positioning portion 93 is provided with a first positioning portion 94 which forms a first angle α with the first insertion positioning portion 93, where 90°<α<180°. In this way, when the first insertion positioning portion 93 and the first positioning portion 94 are inserted into a corresponding socket of the drawer 2, the drawer 2 can be better positioned to ensure that the drawer 2 can move with the sliding rail. In addition, an arc-shaped connecting portion is provided on a side of the first connecting portion 91 connected with the upper rail 4, and the arc-shaped connecting portion is adapted to the first accommodating cavity, which facilitates connection between the first positioning member 9 and the upper rail 4, thereby facilitating connection between the upper rail 4 and the drawer 2. In this embodiment, a top surface of the first insertion positioning portion 93 is lower than the mounting surface, and two sides of the first insertion positioning portion 93 are provided with fixed connection holes, which further facilitates connection between the first positioning member 9 and the drawer 2.
Further, the second positioning member 10 comprises a third connecting portion 10b substantially perpendicular to a top end of the top rail 4, a top end of the third connecting portion 10b is provided with a second insertion positioning portion 10c along an extension direction of the top rail 4, and a bottom end of the third connecting portion 10b is provided with a position connecting plate 10a, which facilitates connection between the second positioning member 10 and the top rail 4. In this embodiment, an end of the second insertion positioning portion 10c is provided with a second positioning portion 10d which is disposed along the extension direction of the top rail 4; and the second positioning portion 10d and the second insertion positioning portion 10c form a second angle β, where 90°<β<180°. In this way, when the second insertion positioning portion 10c and the second positioning portion 10d are inserted into a corresponding socket of the drawer 2, the drawer 2 can be better positioned to ensure that the drawer 2 can move with the sliding rail.
Preferably, the front end of the top rail 4 is further provided with a limiting member 11, and a top surface of the limiting member 11 is substantially flush with the mounting surface. In this way, the limiting member 11 can cover the first accommodating cavity to prevent foreign substances such as dust and debris from entering the top rail 4 and from affecting sliding of the slide rail structure, at the same time the limiting member 11 make the slide rail structure have more beautiful appearance.
Specifically, the limiting member 11 comprises a baffle, a clamping portion matched with the first accommodating cavity is provided on a rear side of the baffle, and the clamping portion is inserted into the first accommodating cavity of the top rail 4 from the front end of the top rail 4 to realize connection between the limiting member 11 and the top rail 4, thereby realizing more reliable installation of the limiting member 11 to the top rail 4.
Preferably, an outer side of the bottom rail 6 is provided with a connecting member 12 in a bent shape, the connecting member 12 comprises a first mounting portion 122 and a second mounting portion 121 connected in the bent shape; one side of the first mounting portion 122 is connected to the outer side of the bottom rail 6, and the second mounting portion 121 is provided with a plurality of connecting holes, so that the weight of the slide rail structure is reduced, thereby facilitating connection between the slide rail structure and the cabinet body 1. Optionally, refer to
Further, a first limiting protrusion 45 and a second limiting protrusion 46 protruding toward the first accommodating cavity are at intervals provided in the first accommodating cavity of the top rail 4, and a third limiting protrusion and a fourth limiting protrusion protruding toward the second accommodating cavity are at intervals provided in the second accommodating cavity of the bottom rail 6; a top of the middle rail 5 is at intervals provided with a fifth limiting protrusion 56 and a sixth limiting protrusion 57, and a bottom of the middle rail is at intervals provided with a seventh limiting protrusion 58 and an eighth limiting protrusion 58. The fifth limiting protrusion 56, the sixth limiting protrusion 57, the seventh limiting protrusion 58 and the eighth limiting protrusion 59 all protrude away from the sliding cavity 55 and extend from the middle rail 5, which is convenient to limit the position of the ball supports 7 when the slide rail structure is pulled.
In this embodiment, the middle rail 5 comprises a transition portion 54, and a middle of the transition portion is provided with a reinforcement groove recessed to the sliding cavity, which optimizes the stress state of the middle rail 5, makes the sliding of the slide rail structure more stable, reduces the height of the middle rail 5, and further improves the space utilization rate.
In addition, a regulating screw 44 is provided at the front end of the upper rail 4 to facilitate regulation of the installation position of the drawer 2.
In another aspect, a cabinet is also provided in the present invention, which comprises one or more steel ball concealable three-section slide rail structures 3 described above, a cabinet body 1, and one or more drawers 2. The cabinet body 1 is installed with the steel ball concealable three-section slide rail structure 3 and comprises two lateral plates disposed opposite to each other, and the steel ball concealable three-section slide rail structure 3 is connected to the lateral plate via the connecting member 12. The drawer 2 is installed on the steel ball concealable three-section slide rail structure 3, and the drawer 2 is provided with an opening groove for storing items. The drawer 2 comprises two side plates 21. A bottom of the side plate 21 is provided with a first drawer positioning hole 22 that matches with the first positioning member 9, and a rear of the side plate 21 is provided with a second drawer positioning hole (not shown) that matches with the second positioning member 10.
In summary, in the steel ball concealable three-section slide rail structure 3 and the cabinet, the top rail 4, the middle rail 5 and the bottom rail 6 are configured to connect slidably, so that the top rail 4 and the middle rail 5 slides relative to each other, and the middle rail 5 and the bottom rail 6 slides relative to each other, which can meet the requirements of drawing out and pushing in a drawer 2. The top rail 4 is provided with the first insertion opening, and the bottom rail 6 is provided with the second insertion opening, and the first insertion opening and the second insertion opening are arranged opposite to each other. The middle rail 5 comprises the first insertion portion, the transition portion 54 and the second insertion portion connected in sequence. The first insertion portion is inserted into the first insertion opening to connect slidably with the top rail 4, the second insertion portion is inserted into the second insertion opening to connect slidably with the bottom rail 6; and the first insertion portion and the second insertion portion are respectively inserted in the top rail 4 and the bottom rail 6, so that a height of the entire slide rail structure is reduced, which reduces a space under the drawer 2 occupied by the slide rail structure when the drawer 2 is installed, thereby increasing the available space of the drawer 2 and improving the space utilization rate. In this way, the drawer 2 can store more items. Furthermore, between the first insertion portion and the top rail 4 and between the second insertion portion and the bottom rail 6 are each provided at least three groups of sliding members which are arranged in an isosceles triangle viewed from a cross-section direction of the middle rail 5. The three groups of sliding members are arranged in an isosceles triangle, so that the steel ball concealable three-section slide rail structure can be stressed evenly and the sliding stability of the drawer 2 can be improved.
In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that the orientations or position relationships indicated by the terms “top”, “lower”, “left”, “right”, “top”, “bottom”, and the like, are based on based on the orientations or position relationships shown in the drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, rather than indicating or implying that the described devices or elements must have specific orientations, are constructed and operated in specific orientations. Therefore, these terms cannot be understood as a limitation of the present invention.
The above are only the preferred embodiments of the present invention. It should be pointed out that for those of ordinary skill in the art, several improvements and substitutions can be made without departing from the technical principle of the present invention, which improvements and substitutions should also fall within the protection scope of the present invention.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 202010638729.7 | Jul 2020 | CN | national |
| Filing Document | Filing Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| PCT/CN2020/134735 | 12/9/2020 | WO | 00 |
