CN111356322B

CN111356322B - Bracket device

Info

Publication number: CN111356322B
Application number: CN201811569950.0A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 陈庚金; 杨顺和; 何俊毅; 王俊强
Original assignee: King Slide Works Co Ltd; King Slide Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: King Slide Works Co Ltd; King Slide Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2018-12-21
Filing date: 2018-12-21
Publication date: 2021-03-26
Anticipated expiration: 2038-12-21
Also published as: CN111356322A

Abstract

The invention relates to a bracket device, which comprises a bracket and a connecting piece. The bracket comprises a longitudinal wall having an end; the connecting piece can be located at one of a first position and a second position relative to the longitudinal wall, and comprises a connecting feature for connecting a fixing piece; when the connector is in the first position, the connector is away from the end of the longitudinal wall of the bracket; when the connector is in the second position, the connector is proximate to the end of the longitudinal wall of the bracket.

Description

Bracket device

Technical Field

The present invention relates to a bracket structure, and more particularly, to a bracket device for a slide rail.

Background

Generally, in a rack (cabinet) system, a bracket is usually used to provide a column for mounting a slide rail to the rack. Wherein the bracket may be mounted to the post by means of a pin or screw or the like. For example, U.S. patent publication No. US7,357,362B2 discloses a bracket positioning structure. As can be seen from fig. 5 and 6 of the patent, the bracket can be mounted to the mounting hole of the column by means of a pin or bolt in cooperation with the connecting portion.

As can be seen from the above, in the prior art, the connecting portion of the bracket is fixed, and with the market demand, how to develop a different bracket product becomes an issue worth discussing.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims to provide a bracket device, and a connecting mechanism of the bracket device is not fixed.

According to one aspect of the present invention, a bracket device includes a bracket, a mounting member, and a connecting member. The bracket comprises a longitudinal wall; the mounting member is adjacent to one end of the longitudinal wall; the connecting piece is movably arranged on the longitudinal wall and can be positioned at one of a first position and a second position; wherein, when the connector is in the first position, the connector is away from the end of the longitudinal wall of the bracket; wherein, when the connector is in the second position, the connector is proximate to the end of the longitudinal wall of the bracket.

Preferably, the bracket further comprises an end wall bent relative to the longitudinal wall, and the mounting member is disposed on the end wall.

Preferably, the mounting member is adapted to be mounted to a column.

Preferably, the connector includes a connecting feature and a fastener is capable of passing partially through a second side of the mast from a first side of the mast to threadably engage the connecting feature, such that the connector is retained in the second position against the second side of the mast.

Preferably, the connector is longitudinally displaceable from the first position to the second position during screwing of the fastener with the connecting feature.

Preferably, the bracket device further comprises an elastic member for providing an elastic force to the connecting member.

Preferably, the connecting member and the bracket have a first limit feature and a second limit feature that are matched with each other.

Preferably, the bracket device further comprises a stopper pivotally connected to the longitudinal wall of the bracket, and a stopper portion of the stopper is adjacent to the mounting member when the stopper is in a stopping position.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a bracket device includes a bracket and a connecting member. The bracket comprises a longitudinal wall having an end; the connecting piece can be located at one of a first position and a second position relative to the longitudinal wall, and the connecting piece is provided with a connecting feature for connecting a fixing piece; wherein, when the connector is in the first position, the connector is away from the end of the longitudinal wall of the bracket; wherein, when the connector is in the second position, the connector is proximate to the end of the longitudinal wall of the bracket.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a bracket apparatus for mounting a rail to a column, the column including a plurality of mounting holes, the bracket apparatus includes a bracket, a mounting member and a connecting member. The bracket comprises a longitudinal wall and an end wall, the longitudinal wall is connected with the slide rail, and the end wall is substantially vertically connected with the longitudinal wall; the mounting piece is arranged on the end wall; the connecting piece can be located at one of a first position and a second position relative to the longitudinal wall, and the connecting piece is provided with a connecting feature; wherein, the mounting part is used for being mounted to a first mounting hole of the machine column; when the connecting piece is at the first position, the connecting piece is far away from the machine column; when the connecting piece is at the second position, the connecting piece is close to the machine column; wherein a screw partially passes through a second mounting hole of the column and can be screwed with the connecting feature of the connecting piece.

Drawings

For further explanation of the above objects, structural features and effects of the present invention, the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

fig. 1 is a perspective view of a carriage assembly for mounting a rail assembly to a frame according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a schematic perspective view of a slide rail assembly according to an embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 3 is an exploded view of a carriage device and a slide rail according to an embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 4 is a schematic view of a bracket device according to an embodiment of the present invention, which can provide a slide rail to be mounted to a rack of the first type, and a fixing member is not connected to a connecting member of the bracket device.

Fig. 5 is a schematic view of a bracket device according to an embodiment of the present invention, which can provide a slide rail to be mounted to a rack of the first type, and the fixing member is partially connected to the connecting member of the bracket device.

Fig. 6 is a schematic view of a bracket device according to an embodiment of the present invention, which can provide a slide rail mounted to a rack of the first type, and the fixing member has been completely connected to the connecting member of the bracket device.

Fig. 7 is a schematic view of a carriage assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention, which provides a slide rail mounted to a frame of a second type, and the fixing member is fully connected to the connecting member of the carriage assembly.

Detailed Description

As shown in fig. 1 and 2, a track assembly 20 of the present embodiment can be mounted to a rack 25(rack) by a bracket device 22 and another bracket device 24. In order to present the features of the embodiment of the present invention, only the bracket device 22 will be described hereinafter.

As shown in fig. 3 and 4, the bracket device 22 includes a bracket 26 and a connecting member 28, and preferably, a mounting member 30. Here, two mounting members 30 are taken as an example, but the number is not limited in the embodiment.

The bracket 26 includes a longitudinal wall 32 that is connected (e.g., fixedly secured) to a rail 20a of the rail assembly 20. The longitudinal wall 32 has an end 32 a. Preferably, the bracket 26 further includes an end wall 34 bent with respect to the end 32a of the longitudinal wall 32. Preferably, the end walls 34 are substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal walls 32.

The mounting member 30 is adjacent an end 32a of the longitudinal wall 32. Here, the mounting member 30 is disposed on the end wall 34 as an example. Preferably, a base 38 is disposed on one side (e.g., front side) of the end wall 34, and the mounting member 30 is coupled to the base 38 and partially extends out to the other side (e.g., rear side) of the end wall 34. Preferably, the end wall 34 has a through hole 36 communicating with the two sides of the end wall 34.

The connector 28 is movable relative to the longitudinal wall 32 of the bracket 26. Here, the connecting member 28 is movably mounted on the longitudinal wall 32 as an example. The connector 28 includes a connecting feature 39. Preferably, the connector 28 is a threaded socket and the connecting feature 39 is a thread.

Preferably, the bracket device 22 further comprises an elastic member 40 for providing elastic force to the connecting member 28. Preferably, the two ends of the elastic member 40 are connected to a first connection portion 41a and a second connection portion 41b of the connecting member 28 and the longitudinal wall 32, respectively. The first connecting portion 41a and the second connecting portion 41b are, for example, hooks, but the implementation is not limited thereto. Preferably, the connector 28 and the longitudinal wall 32 have a first stop feature 42 and a second stop feature 44 that mate with each other. The first and second retention features 42 and 44 are longitudinal holes (or longitudinal grooves) and protrusions, respectively. For example, the connector 28 has the longitudinal bore and the protrusion extends through a portion of the longitudinal bore to connect to the longitudinal wall 32 such that the protrusion is located between the two end walls of the longitudinal bore.

Preferably, the bracket device 22 further includes a stopper 46 pivotally connected to the longitudinal wall 32 of the bracket 26, and a resilient arm 47 for providing resilient force to the stopper 46 to keep the stopper 46 in a stopping position. For example, the stopper 46 is pivotally connected to a lug 50 of the longitudinal wall 32 by a shaft 48.

As shown in fig. 4, the slide rail 20a is mounted to a first column 52 of the rack via the bracket device 22. Further, the first mast 52 includes a plurality of mounting holes arranged from top to bottom, and a first mounting hole 52a and a second mounting hole 52b are illustrated.

The mounting member 30 of the bracket device 22 is adapted to be mounted to the first mounting hole 52a of the first mast 52. For example, the mounting member 30 of the bracket device 22 passes through the first mounting hole 52a, wherein the end wall 34 of the bracket 26 abuts against the first column 52. Preferably, the base 38 has a through hole 54, and the through hole 54 is located corresponding to the through hole 36 of the end wall 34 and the second mounting hole 52b of the first column 52. Preferably, the inner wall of the through hole 54 has a corresponding connection feature 54a, such as a thread. A fastener 56, such as a screw, can be partially inserted through the second mounting hole 52b of the first mast 52 and can be used to threadably engage the coupling feature 39 of the coupling member 28. Preferably, the fastener 56 has a head portion 56a and a body portion 56 b. The head 56a is larger in size than the body 56b, and the body 56b is a threaded rod. Wherein, as shown in fig. 4, the connecting member 28 is located at a first position P1 relative to the longitudinal wall 32 of the bracket 26, and preferably, the elastic member 40 provides elastic force to the connecting member 28 to keep the connecting member 28 at the first position P1. Wherein, when the connecting member 28 is at the first position P1, the connecting member 28 is far away from the end 32a of the longitudinal wall 32 of the bracket 26 or far away from the first column 52.

As shown in fig. 4, 5 and 6, the size of the head 56a of the fixing member 56 is larger than the through hole 54 of the base 38, the through hole 36 of the end wall 34 or the second mounting hole 52b of the first column 52, and here, the size of the head 56a of the fixing member 56 is larger than the through hole 54 of the base 38 (this portion can refer to fig. 4), but the embodiment is not limited thereto; on the other hand, the body 56b of the fixing member 56 can pass through the through hole 54 of the base 38, the through hole 36 of the end wall 34, and the second mounting hole 52b of the first column 52, and the body 56b of the fixing member 56 is screwed with the connecting feature 39 of the connecting member 28. Wherein, during the screwing process of the fixing member 56 and the connecting feature 39, the connecting member 28 can be longitudinally displaced from the first position P1 to a direction D relative to the bracket 26 until the connecting member 28 is displaced to a second position P2.

As shown in fig. 6, when the connecting member 28 is in the second position P2, the connecting member 28 is near the end 32a of the longitudinal wall 32 of the bracket 26 or near the first mast 52. It can be seen that the body portion 56b of the fastener 56 can be threaded through the second mounting hole 52b from a first side S1 (e.g., but not limited to) of the first mast 52 partially through a second side S2 (e.g., but not limited to) of the first mast 52 to engage the engagement feature 39 of the connector 28, such that the connector 28 is held in the second position P2 against the second side of the first mast 52. Preferably, when the mounting member 30 is mounted to the first mounting hole 52a of the first mast 52 and the stopper 46 is in the stopping position by the elastic force of the elastic arm 47, a stopping portion 46a of the stopper 46 is adjacent to the mounting member 30 for locking the first mast 52, which helps the mounting reliability of the bracket 26 to the first mast 52. It should be noted that when the connecting member 28 is at the second position P2, the elastic member 40 is in a state of accumulating an elastic force.

It will be appreciated that the connector 28 is movable relative to the longitudinal wall 32 of the bracket 26 to accommodate different mast thicknesses for the bracket device 22, such as the first mast 52 having a first thickness T1 for the bracket device 22 shown in fig. 6. When the mounting member 30 is mounted on the first mast 52, the end wall 34 of the bracket 26 is located at the first side S1 of the first mast 52, and the connecting member 28 can abut against the second side S2 of the first mast 52, so that the bracket device 22 can be stably mounted on the first mast 52.

As shown in fig. 7, the bracket device 22 can be adapted to the second mast 58 having a second thickness T2 by the connecting member 28 being movable relative to the longitudinal wall 32 of the bracket 26. For example, the second thickness T2 is thicker (or wider) than the first thickness T1. When the mounting member 30 is mounted on the second mast 58, the end wall 34 of the bracket 26 is located on the first side S1 of the second mast 58, and the connecting member 28 can abut against the second side S2 of the second mast 58, thereby providing a stable mounting of the bracket device 22 to the second mast 58.

From the above description, it can be seen that the enhanced efficacy and advantages of the present invention are:

a. the connecting member 28 of the bracket arrangement is movable relative to the bracket 26. With this arrangement, the bracket device 22 can be adapted to different thicknesses of the column.

b. When the bracket device 22 is mounted to a mast via the mounting member 30, the end wall 34 of the bracket 26 is located on the first side S1 of the mast (52, 58), and the connecting member 28 can abut against the second side S2 of the mast (52, 58), thereby providing a stable mounting of the bracket device 22 to a mast.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to the present specific embodiments, it will be recognized by those skilled in the art that the above embodiments are illustrative only, and various equivalent changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention, and therefore, it is intended to cover in the appended claims all such changes and modifications as fall within the true spirit of the invention.

Claims

1. A bracket assembly comprising a bracket and a mounting member, wherein the bracket comprises a longitudinal wall and the mounting member is adjacent an end of the longitudinal wall, the assembly comprising:

a connecting member movably mounted on the longitudinal wall and capable of being in one of a first position and a second position;

wherein, when the connector is in the first position, the connector is away from the end of the longitudinal wall of the bracket;

wherein, when the connector is in the second position, the connector is proximate to the end of the longitudinal wall of the bracket;

the bracket also comprises an end wall which is bent relative to the longitudinal wall, and the mounting piece is arranged on the end wall;

the mounting member is configured to be mounted to a column;

the connector comprises a connection feature and a fastener can partially penetrate through a second side of the column from a first side of the column to be in threaded connection with the connection feature, so that the connector is kept at the second position and can abut against the second side of the column;

the connector is longitudinally displaceable from the first position to the second position during threading of the fastener with the connection feature.

2. The tray device according to claim 1, further comprising an elastic member for providing an elastic force to the connecting member.

3. The bracket device of claim 1, wherein the connecting member and the bracket have a first and a second limiting feature that mate with each other.

4. The tray device according to claim 1, further comprising a stop member pivotally connected to the longitudinal wall of the tray, a stop portion of the stop member being adjacent to the mounting member when the stop member is in a blocking position.

5. A carrier device, characterized in that:

a bracket including a longitudinal wall having an end; and

a connector capable of being in one of a first position and a second position relative to the longitudinal wall, the connector including a connection feature for connection by a fastener;

the bracket device also comprises an installation piece arranged on the end wall, and the end wall is bent relative to the end part of the longitudinal wall;

said connector being movably mounted to the longitudinal wall for longitudinal displacement relative to the bracket;

said securing member being capable of being threaded with the connecting feature from a first side of a mast partially through a second side of the mast so that the connecting member is held in the second position against the second side of the mast;

6. The tray device according to claim 5, further comprising a resilient member for providing a resilient force to said connecting member to keep said connecting member in said first position.

7. The bracket device according to claim 5, wherein the connecting member and the bracket have a first and a second limiting feature that mate with each other.

8. The tray device according to claim 5, further comprising a stopper pivotally connected to the longitudinal wall of the tray, a stop portion of the stopper being adjacent to the mounting member when the stopper is in a blocking position.

9. The tray device according to claim 5, wherein said connecting feature is a thread and said fixing member is a screw by which said screw can be connected to said connecting member.

10. A bracket device is suitable for mounting a slide rail to a machine column, the machine column comprises a plurality of mounting holes, the bracket device comprises a bracket comprising a longitudinal wall and an end wall, the longitudinal wall is connected with the slide rail, and the end wall is connected with the longitudinal wall substantially vertically; an installed part sets up in this headwall, its characterized in that:

a connector capable of being in one of a first position and a second position relative to the longitudinal wall, the connector including a connection feature;

wherein, the mounting part is used for being mounted to a first mounting hole of the machine column;

when the connecting piece is at the first position, the connecting piece is far away from the machine column;

when the connecting piece is at the second position, the connecting piece is close to the machine column;

wherein, a screw partially passes through a second mounting hole of the machine column and can be in threaded connection with the connecting feature of the connecting piece;

the connector is capable of being longitudinally displaced from the first position to the second position during threading of the screw with the connecting feature of the connector.

11. The tray device according to claim 10, further comprising an elastic member for providing an elastic force to the connecting member.

12. The bracket device of claim 10, wherein the connecting member and the bracket have a first and a second limiting feature that mate with each other.

13. The tray device according to claim 10, further comprising a stopper pivotally connected to the longitudinal wall of the tray, the stopper being adapted to lock the mast when the mounting member is mounted to the first mounting hole of the mast and the stopper is pivoted to a blocking position.