CN113876129B - Bracket device - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a bracket device, which includes a bracket, a mounting part and a locking part. The bracket has a side plate and an end plate connected to the side plate; the mounting part is arranged on the end plate of the bracket; one of the bracket and the lock has a displacement interval, and the lock is used by the displacement interval It can be displaced between a first position and a second position relative to the bracket.

Description

Bracket device

This application is a divisional application of the invention patent application with the application number "201610255878.9" and the invention name "bracket device" submitted by the applicant on April 22, 2016.

technical field

The invention relates to a bracket device, in particular to a bracket device capable of installing a slide rail to a column of a frame.

Background technique

In a rack system, a slide rail assembly is typically mountable to a rack post by means of a bracket. For example, US Patent Publication No. US 8,770,528 B2 discloses a bracket assembly for a rack. The frame has a plurality of holes. The bracket device includes a bracket and a fastening member pivotally connected to the bracket. Wherein, the bracket can be inserted into the hole of the frame by means of a plurality of connecting pieces, and the fastener can provide an elastic force and be fastened to the frame by means of a fastening portion to connect the bracket to the frame. frame.

However, sometimes due to the different specifications or sizes of the racks, it is necessary to develop a bracket product that can meet different rack types so that the bracket product can be used in different rack types as much as possible. Contribute to the efficiency of the use of bracket products.

Contents of the invention

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a bracket device, so that a locking part of the bracket device can be displaced relative to a bracket.

According to an aspect of the present invention, a bracket device includes a bracket, a mounting part and a locking part. Its characteristics are: the bracket has a side plate and an end plate connected to the side plate; the mounting part is arranged on the end plate of the bracket; wherein, one of the bracket and the lock has a displacement interval, the The lock member can be displaced relative to the bracket between a first position and a second position by means of the displacement section.

Wherein, the bracket device further includes a pivot member passing through a part of the displacement section, and the lock member can pivot relative to the bracket by means of the pivot member.

Wherein, the bracket device further includes an elastic member providing an elastic force to the lock member, and the lock member responds to the elastic force of the elastic member to be located at a predetermined position.

Wherein, the end plate of the bracket is approximately vertically connected to the side plate, and the lock includes a lock portion. When the lock is in the first position relative to the bracket, the lock portion of the lock is opposite to the bracket. The end plate of the bracket has a first distance; when the lock part is in the second position relative to the bracket, the locking part of the lock part has a second distance relative to the end plate of the bracket.

Wherein, the bracket has at least one ear portion connected to the side plate, the at least one ear portion has the displacement zone, the lock member further includes a base portion, the base portion has a protruding section bent relative to the base portion, and the pivot joint It is placed in the displacement interval between the protruding section of the lock piece and the at least one ear.

Wherein, the side plate of the bracket has an opening corresponding to the base of the lock piece.

Wherein, the elastic member includes a first part, a second part and a coiled part disposed between the first part and the second part, the coiled part allows a part of the pivot member to pass through, and the first One part is used to contact the bracket, and the second part is used to contact the lock piece.

Wherein, the lock portion of the lock has an installation hole, and the bracket device includes a lock that can be locked to the end plate of the bracket through the installation hole.

Wherein, the displacement interval is a long hole or a long groove.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a bracket device includes a bracket, a mounting part and a locking part. Its characteristics are: the bracket has a side plate and an end plate; the installation part is arranged on the end plate of the bracket; the lock part includes a lock part. Wherein, one of the bracket and the lock has a displacement interval, and the lock can be displaced relative to the bracket between a first position and a second position by means of the displacement interval; wherein, when the lock When the bracket is in the first position, the lock portion of the lock has a first distance relative to the end plate of the bracket; wherein, when the lock is in the second position relative to the bracket, the lock The lock portion has a second distance relative to the end plate of the bracket.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a bracket device can be installed to a machine column, the machine column has a hole, the bracket device includes a bracket, a mounting part, a locking part, a pivoting part and a elastic piece. Its characteristics are: the bracket has a side plate and an end plate, the end plate of the bracket and the side plate are approximately vertically connected; the mounting part is arranged on the end plate of the bracket, and the mounting part is used for Through the hole of the machine column; the lock is installed on the bracket, and one of the lock and the bracket has a displacement interval, and the lock can be relative to the bracket in a first position by means of the displacement interval. position and a second position, and the lock includes a lock portion, when the lock is in the first position, the lock has a first distance relative to the end plate of the bracket, when the lock When in the second position, the lock portion has a second distance relative to the end plate of the bracket; the pivot member passes through a part of the displacement range, and the lock member can pivot relative to the bracket by means of the pivot member ; The elastic member provides an elastic force to the lock member.

Wherein, the lock portion of the lock piece has a mounting hole, and the bracket device includes a locking piece that can lock the end plate of the bracket to the machine column through the mounting hole.

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 shows a schematic diagram of a bracket device according to an embodiment of the present invention that can install a slide rail assembly to a rack, and the slide rail assembly is mounted with a load.

FIG. 2 shows an exploded view of a bracket device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged schematic diagram of area A in FIG. 2 , showing that a displacement zone can be used to provide a lock member that can move relative to a bracket.

FIG. 4 is a schematic perspective view of a bracket device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 shows a schematic perspective view of a slide rail that can be displaced in a direction toward a column by means of a bracket device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the bracket device in FIG. 5 , where the lock member can be in an unlocked state relative to the bracket, and the mounting part on the bracket is aligned with the hole of the machine column.

FIG. 7 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the bracket device in FIG. 6 installed on the machine column, and the bracket can be locked to the machine column by a locking member.

FIG. 8 shows a schematic diagram of a bracket device displaced toward the machine column for installing a slide rail to a machine column according to an embodiment of the present invention, and the machine column has a first thickness.

FIG. 9 is an enlarged schematic view of area A in FIG. 8 , showing that the locking member is in a first position relative to the bracket.

FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram showing that the bracket device of FIG. 8 is installed on the machine column, and there is a first distance between the lock portion of the lock member and the end plate of the bracket to correspond to the first thickness of the machine column.

FIG. 11 shows a schematic diagram of the bracket device of the embodiment of the present invention being displaced to a machine post for mounting the slide rail to another type of machine post, and the machine post has a second thickness.

FIG. 12 is an enlarged schematic view of area A in FIG. 11 , used to show that the locking member is in the first position relative to the bracket.

Fig. 13 is a schematic view of the mounting part on the bracket of the bracket device of Fig. 11 aligning with the hole of the machine post.

FIG. 14 is a schematic diagram showing that the bracket device of FIG. 11 is installed on the machine column, and there is a second distance between the lock portion of the lock member and the end plate of the bracket to correspond to the second thickness of the machine column.

FIG. 15 is an enlarged schematic view of area A of FIG. 14 , used to show the second position of the locking member relative to the bracket.

Detailed ways

FIG. 1 shows a pair of slide rail assemblies 20 installed on a rack 22 (rack) according to an embodiment of the present invention. Wherein, two parts of each slide rail assembly 20, such as the front part and the rear part, are mounted to a first column of the frame 22 by means of a first bracket device 24 and a second bracket device 26 respectively. 28a and a second machine column 28b. Specifically, each sliding rail assembly 20 includes a first rail 30 , and a second rail 32 can be displaced longitudinally relative to the first rail 30 . Preferably, each sliding rail assembly 20 further includes a third rail 34 for increasing the displacement stroke of the second rail 32 relative to the first rail 30 . Wherein, the second rail 32 can be used to install a carrier 36 . The carrier 36 is, for example, a chassis or a drawer of an electronic device.

As shown in FIGS. 2 , 3 and 4 , the first bracket device 24 (hereinafter referred to as the bracket device 24 ) includes a bracket 38 , at least one mounting part 40 and a locking part 42 .

The bracket 38 has a side plate 44 and an end plate 46 connected to the side plate 44 . Wherein, the end plate 46 is approximately vertically connected to the side plate 44 . Preferably, the side panel 44 of the bracket 38 has an opening 48 , and the bracket 38 has at least one ear connected to the side panel 44 . Here, it is taken that the bracket 38 has a pair of ear portions 50 connected to the side plate 44 and adjacent to the opening 48 as an example. Wherein, one of the pair of ear portions 50 has an extension section 54 having a length.

The at least one mounting part 40 , such as a pair of mounting parts 40 , can be disposed on the end plate 46 of the bracket 38 . Since this part is a technical category that can be understood by those who are familiar with the field, for the sake of brevity, details are not repeated here.

The lock 42 is mounted on the bracket 38 . The lock 42 includes a base 56 and a lock 58 . Wherein, the position of the base portion 56 is corresponding to the opening 48 of the bracket 38 for an operator to operate; the lock portion 58 has a mounting hole 59 . Preferably, the lock member 42 further includes a middle portion 60 located between the base portion 56 and the lock portion 58 , the middle portion 60 has a first side 62 and a second side 64 opposite to the first side 62 . The first side 62 is inclined relative to the base portion 56 , and the lock portion 58 is approximately vertically connected to the second side 64 . Furthermore, the base portion 56 of the lock member 42 has at least one protruding section 66 bent relative to the base portion 56 . Here, take a pair of protruding sections 66 bent relative to the base portion 56 as an example. The pair of protruding segments 66 are adjacent to the pair of ear portions 50 .

One of the locking element 42 and the bracket 38 has a displacement section 67. Here, the displacement section 67 is an example of a longitudinal configuration, and the locking element 42 can be relative to the bracket by means of the displacement section 67 38 longitudinally displaced. In this embodiment, the bracket 38 has the displacement section 67 , for example, the pair of ears 50 of the bracket 38 has the displacement section 67 . Wherein, the displacement section 67 may be a long hole or a long groove. It should be noted that although this embodiment takes the bracket 38 as an example having the displacement section 67 , in practice, the locking element 42 may also have the displacement section 67 . In simple terms, the lock member 42 can be provided with a longitudinal displacement relative to the bracket 38 by means of the displacement section 67 .

Preferably, the bracket device 24 further includes a pivot member 68 and an elastic member 70 . The pivoting member 68 passes through a part of the displacement section 67 . Specifically, the pivoting member 68 passes through a part of the displacement section 67 of the bracket 38 and the pair of protruding sections 66 of the locking member 42 . The elastic member 70 is used for providing an elastic force to the lock member 42 , and the lock member 42 is located at a predetermined position in response to the elastic force of the elastic member 70 . Further, the elastic member 70 includes a first portion 72 , a second portion 74 and a winding portion 76 disposed between the first portion 72 and the second portion 74 . The winding portion 76 has a space 78 through which a part of the pivot member 68 passes; the first portion 72 is used to contact the bracket 38 ; the second portion 74 is used to contact the lock member 42 . Here, the first portion 72 abuts against the extension 54 of the bracket 38 , and the second portion 74 abuts against the base 56 of the lock 42 .

As shown in FIG. 5, the first column 28a has a plurality of holes. For example, a first hole 80a, a second hole 80b and a third hole 80c. On the other hand, the bracket device 24 is in a locked state. For example, the locking member 42 of the bracket device 24 responds to the elastic force of the elastic member 70 to be in a locked position L1 (closed position) relative to the end plate 46 of the bracket 38 .

As shown in FIG. 6 , the first rail 30 of the above-mentioned slide rail assembly 20 can approach the first machine post 28 a in a direction D by means of the bracket device 24 to be installed on the first machine post 28 a. During the installation process, a part of the lock piece 42 of the bracket device 24, such as a guide portion 82 (a guide structure such as an inclined plane or an arc surface), can abut against the side of the first machine column 28a, The locking member 42 can be pivoted from the locking position L1 relative to the bracket 38 by an angle through the pivoting member 68 to be in an unlocked state, such as an unlocked position L2 (open position). Since this part is a technical category that can be understood by those who are familiar with the field, for the sake of brevity, details are not repeated here. The elastic member 70 can accumulate an elastic force in response to the lock member 42 being at the unlocking position L2. On the other hand, the operator can pass the pair of mounting parts 40 of the bracket device 24 through the first hole 80a and the second hole 80b of the first column 28a.

As shown in FIG. 7, when further displaced in the direction D, the pair of mounting members 40 of the bracket device 24 can be mounted to the first hole 80a and the second hole 80b of the first machine column 28a, and the elastic Part 70 can release the elastic force, so that the lock part 42 responds to the elastic force of the elastic part 70 and returns to the locked position L1 from the above-mentioned unlocked position L2 to lock the first machine column 28a. At this time, the lock of the lock part 42 The portion 58 locks the first mast 28a. In short, the bracket device 24 can be mounted to the first machine column 28a. Wherein, when the lock member 42 locks the first machine column 28a, the position of the installation hole 59 of the lock portion 58 of the lock member 42 is corresponding to the third hole 80c of the first machine column 28a. Preferably, the bracket device 24 further includes a locking member 84 for locking the end plate 46 of the bracket 38 to the first machine column 28 a through the mounting hole 59 .

As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9 , the first column 28 a has a first thickness W1 . On the other hand, the lock 42 of the bracket device 24 can be in a first position P1 relative to the bracket 38 by means of the displacement section 67 . When the locking component 42 is at the first position P1 relative to the bracket 38 , the locking portion 58 of the locking component 42 has a first distance X1 relative to the end plate 46 of the bracket 38 . As shown in FIG. 10 , the pair of mounting parts 40 of the bracket device 24 can be mounted to the first hole 80a and the second hole 80b of the first machine column 28a in the direction D, and the locking part 42 responds to the elastic The elastic force of the member 70 can lock the first column 28a. Wherein, the first distance X1 between the lock portion 58 of the lock member 42 and the end plate 46 of the bracket 38 can be used to correspond to the first thickness W1 of the first machine post 28a. Specifically, the first distance X1 is greater than the first thickness W1 of the first machine column 28a, so that the locking portion 58 of the locking member 42 can lock the first machine column 28a.

FIG. 11 shows that the bracket device 24 is applied to a first column 200 of another embodiment. Specifically, the first column 200 has a second thickness W2 that is thicker than the first thickness W1 of the first column 28 a. On the other hand, referring to FIG. 12 , the locking member 42 of the bracket device 24 can be in the first position P1 relative to the bracket 38 by means of the displacement section 67 . When the locking component 42 is at the first position P1 relative to the bracket 38 , the locking portion 58 of the locking component 42 has the first distance X1 relative to the end plate 46 of the bracket 38 .

As shown in FIG. 13 , when the first rail 30 of the slide rail assembly 20 approaches the first machine column 200 in the direction D by means of the bracket device 24 , the locking member 42 can pivot by means of the pivoting member 68 And it is in the unlocked state (since this part is a technical category that can be understood by those who are familiar with this field, for the sake of brevity, no further details are given here). On the other hand, the operator can align and insert the pair of mounting parts 40 of the bracket device 24 into a first hole 202 and a second hole 204 of the first column 200 .

As shown in FIG. 14 and FIG. 15, when the pair of mounting parts 40 of the bracket device 24 are mounted to the first machine column 200, the locking part 42 can return from the unlocked state to the locked state, wherein, due to The first column 200 has the second thickness W2, so when the lock 42 returns to the locked state, the lock 42 can move longitudinally from the above-mentioned first position P1 relative to the bracket 38 by means of the displacement section 67 The ground is moved to a second position P2. When the lock 42 is in the second position P2 relative to the bracket 38, the lock portion 58 of the lock 42 has a second distance X2 relative to the end plate 46 of the bracket 38 (that is, the lock 42 The lock portion 58 changes from the first distance X1 to the second distance X2 relative to the end plate 46 of the bracket 38 , and the second distance X2 can be used to correspond to the second thickness W2 of the first machine column 200 . Specifically, the second distance X2 is greater than the second thickness W2 of the first machine column 200 , so that the locking portion 58 of the locking member 42 can lock the first machine column 200 .

According to the above description, it can be seen that the improved efficacy and advantages of the present invention are: the lock 42 can be displaced longitudinally between the first position P1 and the second position P2 relative to the bracket 38 by means of the displacement section 67, so that This allows the bracket assembly 24 to be used to mount to machine posts having different thicknesses.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to the current specific embodiments, those of ordinary skill in the art should recognize that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the present invention, and other modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention. Various equivalent changes and modifications, therefore, as long as the changes and modifications to the above embodiments are within the true spirit of the present invention, they will all fall within the scope of the claims of the present application.

Claims (3)

1. A bracket device, comprising: a bracket having a side panel and an end panel connected to the side panel; a mounting part configured on the end plate of the bracket; a pivot member interspersed with a portion of a displacement zone; and A lock, comprising a base, a protruding section formed on the base and bent relative to the base, wherein the lock is relatively rotatable with the bracket through the pivot joint; Wherein, the bracket has a pair of ears connected to the side plate, and the pair of ears provides the displacement interval; Wherein, the displacement section is a long hole or a long slot, and the displacement section is longitudinally configured so that the lock can be longitudinally displaced between a first position and a second position relative to the bracket; The pivoting member is disposed in the displacement interval between the protruding section of the lock member and the pair of ears; Wherein, the end plate and the side plate are vertically connected, and the lock part also includes a lock part. When the lock part is in the first position relative to the bracket, the lock part of the lock part is opposite to the bracket. The end plate of the frame has a first distance; when the lock is in the second position relative to the bracket, the lock portion of the lock has a second distance relative to the end plate of the bracket: The bracket device also includes an elastic member providing an elastic force to the locking member, and the locking member responds to the elastic force of the elastic member and is located at a predetermined position; Wherein, the elastic member includes a first part, a second part and a winding part, the winding part is arranged between the first part and the second part, and the winding part has a space for the pivot A part of the connector passes through; the bracket has an extension, the first part of the elastic member is used to abut against the extension of the bracket, and the second part of the elastic member is used to abut against the lock . 2. The bracket device according to claim 1, wherein the lock portion of the lock has a mounting hole, and the bracket device also includes a locking member that can be locked to the bracket by means of the mounting hole end plate. 3. The bracket device according to claim 1, wherein the bracket device can be mounted to a machine column, the machine column has a hole, and the mounting member is used to pass through the hole of the machine column , and the lock is mounted on the bracket.

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