US 8,282,176 B1Granted

Slide assembly having locking mechanism

AssigneeKing Slide Works Co., Ltd.

InventorsKen-Ching Chen, Hsueh-Lung Liu, Chun-Chiang Wang

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Abstract

A locking mechanism of a slide assembly is connected between a first rail and a second rail, and includes a top, a locking member, a release member and a resilient member. The stop is connected to the first rail and the locking member is pivotably connected to the second rail. The release member has a window to accommodate the locking member. The window includes an inclined surface which is located corresponding to the locking member. The resilient member contacts between the locking member and the inside of the window to keep the locking member to be located corresponding to the stop. When the second rail is retracted relative to the first rail, the locking member is engaged with the stop. When the operation portion of the release member is pulled outward, the locking member is guided by the inclined surface and pivoted toward another direction to disengage from the stop.

Claims7

Dependent claims

A slide assembly, comprising:

a first rail;
a second rail longitudinally movable relative to the first rail;
a locking mechanism comprising a stop connected to the first rail;
a locking member pivotably connected to the second rail;
a release member longitudinally and movably connected to the second rail, the release member having an operation portion and a window which accommodates the locking member, an inside of the window having an inclined surface located corresponding to the locking member;
and a resilient member contacting between the locking member and an inner edge of the window so as to keep the locking member to be located corresponding to the stop;
wherein, when the second rail is retracted relative to the first rail, the locking member is engaged with the stop and the resilient member contacts the locking member;
wherein, when the operation portion of the release member is pulled outward, the locking member is guided by the inclined surface of the window and pivoted toward another direction so as to disengage from the stop.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.