CN104000405A - Support structure of bracket and slide rail - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a support structure of a bracket and a slide rail, which comprises a first rail, a second rail, a first bracket and a support piece. The second rail is slidably connected to the first rail, and the second rail includes a pair of second sidewalls and a second sidewall extending between the pair of second sidewalls. The first bracket is connected with the first rail and comprises a pair of supporting parts, and a channel is defined between the supporting parts. The supporting member is disposed on one of the pair of supporting portions of the first bracket and corresponds to one of the pair of second sidewalls of the second rail. When the second rail is pulled out relative to the first rail and is displaced into the channel of the first bracket to be contacted with the supporting piece, the supporting piece provides sliding support for the second rail.

Description

Support structure of bracket and slide rail

technical field

The present invention relates to a support structure, in particular to a support structure of a bracket and a slide rail.

Background technique

Regarding the supporting structure of the bracket and the slide rail, it is known that "Adjustable side rails and method of attaching same tomounting rails of cabinet racks" in U.S. Patent No. 7,188,916 invented by Silvestro et al., and Dubon et al. Invented U.S. Patent Publication No. US2006/0152115 "Adjustable reinforcing bracket for telescoping sliderail assembly" and U.S. Patent Publication No. US2008/0036347 invented by Liang "Raildevice for extracting computer equipment", incorporated herein, It is provided for reference.

Generally speaking, the slide rail includes several rails that can be relatively stretched and a front and a rear bracket are respectively connected to the front and rear ends of the slide rail, and the rear bracket is usually movably connected to the slide rail. , in order to adjust its connection length. When the slide rail containing the bracket is applied to the rack system (rack system) of the server, it is installed on a rack (rack) by means of the front and rear brackets, and a server (server) can be installed on The slide rail, and a cable management arm (cable management arm) is connected to the rear end of the slide rail to organize the cables of the server.

FIG. 7 shows a conventional slide rail assembly, including a first rail 100 , a second rail 102 , a third rail 104 and a front bracket 106 . Wherein, the second rail 102 is slidably connected to the first rail 100, the third rail 104 is slidably connected to the second rail 102, and the front bracket 106 is fixedly connected to the first rail 100, wherein, based on the The middle section of the front bracket 106 has a structure for setting mechanism components, and the first rail 100 is fixedly connected to the rear section of the front bracket 106 by the front end. FIG. 8 shows that when the second rail 102 is pulled out from the first rail 100 and passes through the front bracket 106, the middle section of the front bracket 106 is relative to the upper and lower rail sections of the second rail 102. Suspended and uncontacted, so that the suspended and uncontacted part lacks the strength of an interconnection, so its supporting ability is not good. When the load is overweight, the bracket and the stretched slide rail are easily deformed, which affects the stability of the support.

Therefore, it is necessary to provide a solution to improve the aforementioned problems.

Contents of the invention

The object of the present invention is to provide a support structure for a bracket and a slide rail, so as to achieve: a structure that is simple and can provide stable support between the bracket and the slide rail.

According to the viewpoint of the present invention, the supporting structure of the bracket and the slide rail includes a first rail, a first bracket, a second rail and a support member, and the first bracket includes a first side portion and a first end plate, and the first end plate is bent from the first side portion, wherein the first side portion includes a first connecting section and a first extending section, and the first connecting section is connected to The first rail, the first extension section includes a pair of brackets, and a channel is defined between the pair of brackets, the first end plate includes at least one front mounting part; the second rail is slidably connected to the first A rail, the second rail includes a pair of second side walls and a second side wall, and the second side wall is extended and connected between the pair of second side walls, wherein the second rail is opposite to the first The rail can be pulled out to displace along the channel of the first bracket, and the feature is that: the support member is arranged on one of the pair of bracket parts of the first bracket, and corresponds to the pair of the second rail. One of the second side walls, when the second rail is pulled out and displaced into the channel of the first bracket to contact with the support member, the support member provides sliding support for the second rail.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a slide rail assembly includes a first rail, a first bracket, a second bracket, a second rail, a third rail and a support member, the first A bracket includes a first side portion and a first end plate, wherein the first side portion is connected to the front end portion of the first rail, and the first side portion includes a pair of brackets, and the pair of brackets A channel is defined between, the first end plate includes at least one front mounting piece; the second bracket includes a second side portion and a second end plate, wherein the second side portion is connected to the first rail The rear end portion of the second end plate includes at least one rear mounting member; the second rail is slidably connected to the first rail, the second rail includes a pair of second side walls and a second side wall, and The second side wall is extended and connected between the pair of second side walls, wherein the second rail can be pulled out relative to the first rail to displace along the channel of the first bracket; the third rail The second rail is slidably connected, the third rail includes several positioning holes, and its characteristic is that the support member is arranged on one of the pair of brackets of the first bracket, and corresponds to the second rail. For one of the pair of second side walls, when the second rail is pulled out and displaced into the channel of the first bracket to contact with the support member, the support member provides sliding support for the second rail.

Wherein, the support includes a pair, and each support is respectively arranged on each support portion of the first bracket.

Wherein, the supporting member is extended from the first bracket, and the supporting member has a supporting surface with an arc profile corresponding to the second side wall of the second rail.

Wherein, the supporting member is a separate component from the first bracket, the supporting member is fixedly connected to the first bracket, and the supporting member has a supporting surface with an arc-shaped profile to correspond to the first rail of the second rail. Two side walls.

Wherein, the manner in which the support member is disposed on the first bracket is any one selected from welding, riveting, or snapping.

Description of drawings

To further illustrate and confirm the above-mentioned purpose, structural features and effects of the present invention, the present invention will be described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein:

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a combined cross-sectional schematic diagram of an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of the support between the slide rail pullout and the bracket according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of a structural configuration of a second embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 5 is a schematic diagram of a structural configuration of a third embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 6 is a structural configuration diagram of the fourth embodiment of the present invention

Fig. 7 is a schematic diagram of the arrangement between a conventional slide rail and a bracket.

Fig. 8 is a schematic diagram of a conventional slide rail pulled out and a bracket.

Detailed ways

1 and 2 show that the slide rail assembly according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a first rail 10 , a first bracket 12 , a second bracket 14 , a second rail 16 , and a third rail 18 .

The first rail 10 includes a pair of first side walls 20 and a first side wall 22 , wherein the first side wall 22 is extended and connected between the pair of first side walls 20 .

The first bracket 12 includes a first side portion 24 and a first end plate 26, and the first end plate 26 is bent from the first side portion 24, wherein the first side portion 24 includes a first A connection section 28 and a first extension section 30, the first connection section 28 is connected to the first rail 10, the first extension section 30 includes a pair of brackets 32, and a channel is defined between the pair of brackets 32 34. The first end plate 26 includes at least one front mounting part 36 for being mounted on the front end of a rack (not shown in the figure).

The second bracket 14 includes a second side portion 38 and a second end plate 40, and the second end plate 40 is bent from the second side portion 38, wherein the second side portion 38 is connected to the The rear end portion of the first rail 10 , the second end plate 40 includes at least one rear mounting part 42 for being mounted on the rear end of the rack.

The second rail 16 is slidingly connected to the first rail 10, the second rail 16 includes a pair of second side walls 44 and a second side wall 46, and the second side wall 46 is extended and connected to the pair of second side walls. Between the two side walls 44 .

The third rail 18 is slidably connected to the second rail 16 , and the third rail 18 includes a plurality of positioning holes 48 for hanging an external device such as a chassis (not shown in the figure).

It should be noted that the present invention includes at least one support member 50 disposed on one of the pair of support portions 32 of the first bracket 12 and located in the channel 34 of the first bracket 12, and the support member 50 corresponds to One of the pair of second side walls 44 of the second rail 16 .

FIG. 3 shows that when the second rail 16 is pulled out and moved into the channel 34 of the first bracket 12 to contact the support member 50, the support member 50 can provide the second side wall 44 of the second rail 16. touch and support. Therefore, when applied to a rack system (rack system) such as a server, when the slide rail of the present invention and its carrying case (chassis) are pulled out from the rack to the outside of the rack, by means of the support member 50, it can A supporting state is provided to ensure that the first bracket 12 and the second rail 16 maintain a connection and interference, thereby strengthening the load supporting capacity between the bracket and the slide rail.

In a preferred embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2 , the supporting member 50 includes a pair, and each supporting member 50 is respectively disposed on each supporting portion 32 of the first bracket 12 .

In a preferred embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 , the support member 50 extends directly from the bracket portion 32 of the first bracket 12 , and the support member 50 faces the second side of the second rail 16 . The side wall has an arc-shaped supporting surface 52 for the second side wall 44 of the second rail 16 to fit and contact.

Fig. 4 shows that in the second preferred embodiment, the support 50a is a separate member from the first bracket 12, and the support 50a can be fixed on the support 50a by means of fastening such as welding. The first bracket 12, such a supporting member 50a can be a metal piece, or a reinforcing member of other weldable materials. Preferably, such a supporting member 50a also has a supporting surface 52a with an arcuate profile for engaging and contacting with the second side wall 44 of the second rail 16 .

Fig. 5 shows that in the third preferred embodiment, the support 50b and the first bracket 12 are also separate components, and the support 50b can be fixed to the first bracket 12 by means of riveting, for example. There are several perforations 54, and the supporting member 50b is fixed on the first bracket 12 by means of riveting by means of the positioning protrusion 56 corresponding to the perforating holes 54. Such a supporting member 50b can be a plastic part or a metal part . Preferably, such a supporting member 50b also has a supporting surface 52b with an arcuate profile for fitting contact with the second side wall 44 of the second rail 16 .

FIG. 6 shows that in the fourth preferred embodiment, the support member 50c and the first bracket 12 are also separate components, and the support member 50c can connect the first bracket 12 to the first bracket 12 by means of fastening, such as snap-fit means. Several perforations 54 are provided, and the support member 50c includes a tenon 58 corresponding to the perforation 54, so that the support member 50c can pass through the perforation 54 by the tenon 58 and be fixed on the first bracket 12, such support The member 50c is preferably made of a flexible material for the tenon structure, such as a plastic material. Preferably, such a supporting member 50c also has a supporting surface 52c with an arcuate profile for fitting contact with the second side wall 44 of the second rail 16 .

As mentioned above, the present invention can achieve a structure that is simple and can provide a stable support between the bracket and the slide rail.

Although the present invention has been disclosed by the aforementioned preferred embodiments, they are not intended to limit the present invention. Therefore, the scope of protection of the present invention is defined by the appended claims.

Claims (10)

1. the support structure of a bracket and slide rail, comprise one first rail, one first bracket, one second rail and a support member, wherein, described the first bracket comprises one first sidepiece and one first end plate, and this first end plate is from this first sidepiece bending, wherein, this first sidepiece comprises one first linkage section and one first extension, this first linkage section is to connect this first rail, this first extension comprises a pair of holder portion, and this is to defining a passage between holder portion, this first end plate comprises several front installed parts; Described the second rail this first rail that is slidably connected, this second rail comprises a pair of the second abutment wall and one second side wall, and this second side wall is to extend to be connected to this between the second abutment wall, wherein, this second rail relatively this first rail can be drawn out and along the passage displacement of this first bracket, it is characterized in that:

Described support member be arranged on this first bracket this to one of holder portion, and corresponding to this of this second rail to one of second abutment wall, when this second rail is drawn out while being in contact with one another with this support member in the passage that is moved to this first bracket, this support member provides sliding the supporting of this second rail to support.

2. the support structure of bracket according to claim 1 and slide rail, is characterized in that, described support member is to comprise a pair ofly, and each support member is each the holder portion that is separately positioned on this first bracket.

3. the support structure of bracket according to claim 2 and slide rail, is characterized in that, described support member is to extend from this first bracket, and this support member has the supporting surface of curved profile, with the second abutment wall to should the second rail.

4. the support structure of bracket according to claim 2 and slide rail, it is characterized in that, described support member is the member separating with this first bracket, and this support member is to be fixed in this first bracket, and this support member has the supporting surface of curved profile, with the second abutment wall to should the second rail.

5. the support structure of bracket according to claim 4 and slide rail, is characterized in that, the mode that described support member is arranged on this first bracket is any that is selected from welding, rivets or engages.

6. a slide rail assembly, comprise one first rail, one first bracket, one second bracket, one second rail, one the 3rd rail and a support member, wherein, described the first bracket comprises one first sidepiece and one first end plate, wherein, this first sidepiece is to connect the fore-end of this first rail, and this first sidepiece comprises a pair of holder portion, this is to defining a passage between holder portion, this first end plate comprises at least one front installed part; Described the second rail is this first rail that is slidably connected, this second rail comprises a pair of the second abutment wall and one second side wall, and this second side wall is to extend to be connected to this between the second abutment wall, wherein, this second rail relatively this first rail can be drawn out and along the passage displacement of this first bracket; Described the 3rd rail is this second rail that is slidably connected, and the 3rd rail comprises several locating holes, it is characterized in that:

Described support member be arranged on this first bracket this to one of holder portion, and corresponding to this of this second rail to one of second abutment wall, when this second rail is drawn out while being in contact with one another with this support member in the passage that is moved to this first bracket, this support member provides sliding the supporting of this second rail to support.

7. slide rail assembly according to claim 6, is characterized in that, described support member is to comprise a pair ofly, and each support member is each the holder portion that is separately positioned on this first bracket.

8. slide rail assembly according to claim 7, is characterized in that, described support member is to extend from this first bracket, and this support member has the supporting surface of curved profile, with the second abutment wall to should the second rail.

9. slide rail assembly according to claim 7, it is characterized in that, described support member is the member separating with this first bracket, and this support member is to be fixed in this first bracket, and this support member has the supporting surface of curved profile, with the second abutment wall to should the second rail.

10. slide rail assembly according to claim 7, is characterized in that, the mode that described support member is arranged on this first bracket is any that is selected from welding, rivets or engages.