A sliding support assembly using retaining strips
AssigneeAccuride International, Inc.
InventorMichael David Harvey
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Abstract
An elongate rail (2) for use in a sliding support assembly (1), the sliding support assembly comprising a slide member (3) slidable in a longitudinal direction relative to the elongate rail and first (4a) and second locating assemblies, the elongate rail comprising a channel section defined by a first web, a first flange, and a second flange; a first wall (7a); and a second wall; wherein the first flange and the first wall (7a) define a first channel for retaining the first locating assembly (4a) and the second flange and the second wall define a second channel for retaining the second locating assembly.
Claims42
An elongate rail for use in a sliding support assembly, the sliding support assembly comprising a slide member slidable in a longitudinal direction relative to the elongate rail and first and second locating assemblies, the elongate rail comprising:
- a channel section defined by a first web, a first flange, and a second flange;
- a first wall;
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- a second wall;
- wherein the first flange and the first wall define a first channel for retaining the first locating assembly and the second flange and the second wall define a second channel for retaining the second locating assembly.
The elongate rail of any preceding claim, wherein the first web extends in a first plane, the first flange extends in a second plane, and the second flange extends in a third plane, wherein the second and third planes are parallel to each other and perpendicular to the first plane.
The elongate rail of any preceding claim, wherein in the longitudinal direction of the elongate rail:
- the first wall does not extend to an end of the elongated rail, and the second wall does not extend to an end of the elongated rail.
The elongate rail of any preceding claim, wherein an end of the elongated rail, in the longitudinal direction of the elongate rail, has a limiting feature for limiting the movement of the slide member.
The elongate rail of any preceding claim, wherein the first flange has a first groove shaped to locate the first locating assembly therein, and the second flange has a second groove shaped to locate the second locating assembly therein.
An elongate rail or a sliding support assembly substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to and as shown in the accompanying drawings.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.