# US 10,865,831 B1 · Slide rail

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- Number: US 10,865,831 B1
- Document ID: US10865831B1
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B1
- Application number: 16/747,104
- Filed: 2020-01-20
- Granted: 2020-12-15
- Earliest claimed: 2019-11-18
- Assignees: Hongfujin Precision Electronics (Tianjin) Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Hongfujin Precision Electronics(Tianjin)Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Chen-Sheng Tang
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10865831B1

## CPC

- F16C 29/005: {Guide rails or tracks for a linear bearing, i.e. adapted for movement of a carriage or bearing body there along}
- F16C 29/02: Sliding-contact bearings
- F16C 29/002: {Elastic or yielding linear bearings or bearing supports}
- F16C 29/008: {Systems with a plurality of bearings, e.g. four carriages supporting a slide on two parallel rails}
- F16C 33/06: Sliding surface mainly made of metal (F16C33/24 - F16C33/28 take precedence; {casting metal bearing surfaces B22D15/02, B22D19/08})
- F16C 2226/70: with complementary interlocking parts
- F16C 2226/76: with tongue and groove or key and slot
- F16C: SHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS

## Abstract

A slide rail includes a first rail, a second rail, a third rail, a first resilient member, a second resilient member, and a locking member. When the first rail is pulled out, the first resilient member drives the second resilient member to move along with the first resilient member to pull the second rail. When a receiving slot is aligned with a through slot, a spring piece and the locking member fall into the through slot, the spring piece separates from the first resilient member, the locking member latches onto a first step surface of the through slot to limit movement of the second rail, and the first rail continues to move.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A slide rail comprising:
a first rail;
a second rail, the first rail being slidably mounted on the second rail;
a third rail, the second rail being slidably mounted on the third rail;
a first resilient member mounted on the first rail;
a second resilient member comprising a fixing plate and a spring piece coupled to the fixing plate; and
a locking member rotationally mounted on the second resilient member; wherein:
the fixing plate is fixedly mounted on the second rail;
an end of the spring piece is latched with the first resilient member;
the second rail defines a receiving slot;
the spring piece and the locking member are received in the receiving slot;
the third rail defines a through slot;
when the first rail is configured to be pulled out, the first resilient member drives the second resilient member to move along with the first resilient member to pull the second rail, when the receiving slot is configured to be aligned with the through slot, the spring piece and the locking member fall into the through slot, the spring piece separates from the first resilient member, the locking member latches onto a first step surface of the through slot to limit movement of the second rail, and the first rail continues to move.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The slide rail of claim 1, wherein:
the locking member comprises hooks located on sides of the spring piece; and
the hooks are rotationally coupled to an end of the fixing plate adjacent to the spring piece by a pin;
when the receiving slot is configured to be aligned with the through slot, the hooks latch onto the first step surface of the through slot.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The slide rail of claim 2, further comprising a third resilient member located between the locking member and the spring piece, wherein:
one end of the third resilient member abuts against base ends of the hooks, and another end of the third resilient member abuts against an end of the spring piece adjacent to the fixing plate.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The slide rail of claim 3, wherein:
the locking member comprises at least two hooks;
the at least two hooks are respectively located on two sides of the spring piece;
the base ends of the hooks are coupled together by a connecting plate; and
the one end of the third resilient member abuts against the connecting plate.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The slide rail of claim 4, wherein:
when the first rail is configured to be retracted, the first rail presses the connecting plate to cause the hooks to separate from the first step surface, the first rail drives the second rail to move, the receiving slot is offset from the through slot, the spring piece and the hooks slide out of the through slot, and the first resilient member is latched with the spring piece.

### Claim 6 (depends on 3)

The slide rail of claim 3, wherein:
an end of the fixing plate coupled to the spring piece comprises support arms located on two sides of the spring piece; and
the hooks are rotationally coupled to the support arms by the pin.

### Claim 7 (depends on 3)

The slide rail of claim 3, wherein:
the third resilient member is sleeved on the pin.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The slide rail of claim 1, wherein:
the first resilient member defines latching slots;
an end of the spring piece away from the fixing plate comprises first protrusions; and
the first protrusions are configured to latch in the latching slots.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The slide rail of claim 8, wherein:
the end of the spring piece away from the fixing plate comprises a resisting portion;
a side of the resisting portion facing the first protrusion comprises second protrusions;
the second protrusions are located on sides of the spring piece;
the through slot comprises a second step surface;
when the spring piece is configured to enter the through slot, the second protrusion falls into the through slot from a front end of the second step surface.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The slide rail of claim 9, wherein:
an end of the resisting portion away from the spring piece is bent toward the first rail.

### Claim 11 (depends on 10)

The slide rail of claim 10, wherein:
an end of the third rail comprises a stopping block for blocking the second rail to prevent the second rail from falling out of the third rail during a retracting process.

### Claim 12 (depends on 11)

The slide rail of claim 11, wherein:
the first rail comprises a first buckle;
an end of the first resilient member comprises a second buckle corresponding to the first buckle; and
the first resilient member is mounted on the first rail, the first buckle abuts against the second buckle.

### Claim 13

A slide rail comprising:
a first rail;
a second rail, the first rail being slidably mounted on the second rail;
a third rail, the second rail being slidably mounted on the third rail;
a first resilient member mounted on the first rail;
a second resilient member comprising a fixing plate and a spring piece coupled to the fixing plate;
a third resilient member; and
a locking member rotationally mounted on the second resilient member; wherein:
the fixing plate is fixedly mounted on the second rail;
an end of the spring piece is latched with the first resilient member;
the second rail defines a receiving slot;
the spring piece and the locking member are received in the receiving slot;
the third rail defines a through slot;
the locking member comprises hooks located on sides of the spring piece;
the hooks are rotationally coupled to an end of the fixing plate adjacent to the spring piece by a pin;
when the first rail is configured to be pulled out, the first resilient member drives the second resilient member to move along with the first resilient member to pull the second rail, when the receiving slot is configured to be aligned with the through slot, the spring piece and the locking member fall into the through slot, the spring piece separates from the first resilient member, the hooks latch onto a first step surface of the through slot to limit movement of the second rail, and the first rail continues to move.

### Claim 14 (depends on 13)

The slide rail of claim 13, wherein:
an end of the fixing plate coupled to the spring piece comprises support arms located on two sides of the spring piece; and
the hooks are rotationally coupled to the support arms by the pin.

### Claim 15 (depends on 13)

The slide rail of claim 13, wherein:
the first resilient member defines latching slots;
an end of the spring piece away from the fixing plate comprises first protrusions; and
the first protrusions are configured to latch in the latching slots.