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US 6,854,816 B2Granted
Three member thin drawer slide
AssigneeAccuride International, Inc.
InventorCharles A. Milligan
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Abstract
A drawer slide assembly with an outer slide member with an elongate planar web including a parallel offset portion, having upper and lower bearing raceways along the length of the web, an intermediate slide member with a elongate planar web, having inner and outer upper and lower bearing raceways along the length of the web, and an inner slide member having an elongate planar web with upper and lower bearing raceways along the length of the web, with bearings disposed between and in rolling engagement with the respective outer and intermediate slide members, and intermediate and inner slide members.
Claims34
A drawer slide assembly comprising:
- an outer slide member, comprising
- a central vertical web portion;
- an upper vertical portion, substantially parallel to and offset from the central vertical web portion;
- an upper arm extending generally horizontally from the upper vertical portion, having a generally flat longitudinal bearing raceway for receiving bearings therein;
- a lip extending generally downward vertically from the upper arm;
- a lower vertical portion, substantially parallel to and offset from the central vertical web portion, wherein the upper and lower vertical portions are substantially aligned;
- a lower arm extending generally horizontally from the lower vertical portion having a generally flat longitudinal bearing raceway for receiving bearings therein;
- a lip extending generally upward vertically from the lower arm;
- an intermediate slide member, comprising
- a central vertical web portion;
- an upper vertical portion, substantially parallel to and offset from the central vertical web portion;
- an upper arm extending generally horizontally away from the upper vertical portion to form a first upper bearing raceway, the arm further extending at an angle from the raceway, then extending generally horizontally toward the upper vertical portion to form a second upper bearing raceway;
- a lower vertical portion, substantially parallel to and offset from the central vertical web portion, wherein the upper and lower vertical portions are substantially aligned;
- a lower arm extending generally horizontally away from the lower vertical portion to form a first lower bearing raceway, the arm further extending at an angle from the raceway, then extending generally horizontally toward the lower vertical portion to form a second lower bearing raceway;
- an inner slide member, comprising
- a vertical web portion;
- an upper arm extending generally horizontally from the vertical web;
- a lower arm extending generally horizontally from the vertical web;
- and
- a plurality of ball bearings disposed within and in rolling engagement with the bearing raceways, wherein each bearing raceway of the outer slide member includes a linear gusset to receive the ball bearings.
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A drawer slide assembly comprising:
- an outer slide member having an elongate planar web, bounded by and substantially perpendicular to an upper bearing raceway and a lower bearing raceway that are each generally longitudinally flat along the length of the planar web, the profile of the planar web defining offset end portions bounding and substantially parallel to a central portion;
- an intermediate slide member having an elongate planar web, bounded by and substantially perpendicular to upper inner and outer bearing raceways and lower inner and outer bearing raceways along the length of the planar web, the profile of the planar web defining end portions bounding a substantially parallel offset central portion;
- an inner slide member having an elongate planar web bounded by an upper bearing raceway and a lower bearing raceway along the length of the planar web,
- a plurality of bearings disposed between and in rolling engagement with the respective outer and intermediate slide members, and intermediate and inner slide members, wherein the bearing raceways of the outer slide member each include an invention therein that receives the bearings and provides lateral stability to the bearings;
- and
- further comprising at least one mounting bracket attached to the outer slide member, wherein the at least one mounting bracket includes wrapping flanges which receive the outer slide member.
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A drawer slide assembly comprising:
- an outer slide member having an elongate planar web, bounded by and substantially perpendicular to an upper bearing raceway and a lower bearing raceway that are each generally longitudinally flat along the length of the planar web, the profile of the planar web defining offset end portions bounding and substantially parallel to a central portion;
- an intermediate slide member having an elongate planar web, bounded by and substantially perpendicular the upper inner and outer bearing raceways and lower inner and outer bearing raceways along the length of the planar web, the profile of the planar web defining end portions bounding a substantially parallel offset central portion;
- an inner slide member having an elongate planar web bounded by an upper bearing raceway and a lower bearing raceway along the length of the planar web, and
- a plurality of bearings disposed between and in rolling engagement with the respective outer and intermediate slide members, and intermediate and inner slide members, wherein the bearing raceways of the outer slide member each include an invention therein that receives the bearings and provides lateral stability to the bearings;
- further comprising at least one mounting bracket attached to the outer slide member;
- further comprising at least one pin adapted to secure the mounting bracket to another structure;
- wherein the pin is substantially cylindrical;
- and
- wherein the pin includes an enlarged section about its middle.
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A drawer slide assembly comprising:
- an outer slide member, comprising
- a central vertical web portion;
- an upper vertical portion, substantially parallel to and offset from the central vertical web portion;
- an upper arm extending generally horizontally from the upper vertical portion, having a generally flat longitudinal bearing raceway for receiving bearings therein;
- a lip extending generally downward vertically from the upper arm;
- a lower vertical portion, substantially parallel to and offset from the central vertical web portion, wherein the upper and lower vertical portions are substantially aligned;
- a lower arm extending generally horizontally from the lower vertical portion having a generally flat longitudinal bearing raceway for receiving bearings therein;
- a lip extending generally upward vertically from the lower arm;
- an intermediate slide member, comprising
- a central vertical web portion;
- an upper vertical portion, substantially parallel to and offset from the central vertical web portion;
- an upper arm extending generally horizontally away from the upper vertical portion to form a first upper bearing raceway, the arm further extending at an angle from the raceway, then extending generally horizontally toward the upper vertical portion to form a second upper bearing raceway;
- a lower vertical portion, substantially parallel to and offset from the central vertical web portion, wherein the upper and lower vertical portions are substantially aligned;
- a lower arm extending generally horizontally away from the lower vertical portion to form a first lower bearing raceway, the arm further extending at an angle from the raceway, then extending generally horizontally toward the lower vertical portion to form a second lower bearing raceway;
- an inner slide member, comprising
- a vertical web portion;
- an upper arm extending generally horizontally from the vertical web;
- a lower arm extending generally horizontally from the vertical web;
- a plurality of bearings disposed within and in rolling engagement with the bearing raceways;
- and
- a mounting bracket that includes a front flange, adapted for engaging a structure, wherein the front flange includes embossed mounting holes.
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A drawer slide assembly comprising:
- an outer slide member, comprising
- a central vertical web portion;
- an upper vertical portion, substantially parallel to and offset from the central vertical web portion;
- an upper arm extending generally horizontally from the upper vertical portion, having a generally flat longitudinal bearing raceway for receiving bearings therein;
- a lip extending generally downward vertically from the upper arm;
- a lower vertical portion, substantially parallel to and offset from the central vertical web portion, wherein the upper and lower vertical portions are substantially aligned;
- a lower arm extending generally horizontally from the lower vertical portion having a generally flat longitudinal bearing raceway for receiving bearings therein;
- a lip extending generally upward vertically from the lower arm;
- an intermediate slide member, comprising
- a central vertical web portion;
- an upper vertical portion, substantially parallel to and offset from the central vertical web portion;
- an upper arm extending generally horizontally away from the upper vertical portion to form a first upper bearing raceway, the arm further extending at an angle from the raceway, then extending generally horizontally toward the upper vertical portion to form a second upper bearing raceway;
- a lower vertical portion, substantially parallel to and offset from the central vertical web portion, wherein the upper and lower vertical portions are substantially aligned;
- a lower arm extending generally horizontally away from the lower vertical portion to form a first lower bearing raceway, the arm further extending at an angle from the raceway, then extending generally horizontally toward the lower vertical portion to form a second lower bearing raceway;
- an inner slide member, comprising
- a vertical web portion;
- an upper arm extending generally horizontally from the vertical web;
- a lower arm extending generally horizontally from the vertical web;
- a plurality of bearings disposed within and in rolling engagement with the bearing raceways;
- and
- a mounting bracket that includes a front flange, adapted for engaging a structure and wherein the mounting bracket includes wrapping flanges, adapted to receive the outer slide.
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A drawer slide assembly comprising:
- an outer slide member, comprising
- a central vertical web portion;
- an upper vertical portion, substantially parallel to and offset from the central vertical web portion;
- an upper arm extending generally horizontally from the upper vertical portion, having a generally flat longitudinal bearing raceway for receiving bearings therein;
- a lip extending generally downward vertically from the upper arm;
- a lower vertical portion, substantially parallel to and offset from the central vertical web portion, wherein the upper and lower vertical portions are substantially aligned;
- a lower arm extending generally horizontally from the lower vertical portion having a generally flat longitudinal bearing raceway for receiving bearings therein;
- a lip extending generally upward vertically from the lower arm;
- an intermediate slide member, comprising
- a central vertical web portion;
- an upper vertical portion, substantially parallel to and offset from the central vertical web portion;
- an upper arm extending generally horizontally away from the upper vertical portion to form a first upper bearing raceway, the arm further extending at an angle from the raceway, then extending generally horizontally toward the upper vertical portion to form a second upper bearing raceway;
- a lower vertical portion, substantially parallel to and offset from the central vertical web portion, wherein the upper and lower vertical portions are substantially aligned;
- a lower arm extending generally horizontally away from the lower vertical portion to form a first lower bearing raceway, the arm further extending at an angle from the raceway, then extending generally horizontally toward the lower vertical portion to form a second lower bearing raceway;
- an inner slide member, comprising
- a vertical web portion;
- an upper arm extending generally horizontally from the vertical web;
- a lower arm extending generally horizontally from the vertical web;
- a plurality of bearings disposed within and in rolling engagement with the bearing raceways;
- a mounting bracket that includes a front flange, adapted for engaging a structure;
- and
- a pin adopted to couple the front flange to a structure.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.