Fixing device for a slide assembly
AssigneesKing Slide Works Co., Ltd., King Slide Technology Co., Ltd.
InventorsKen-Ching Chen, Shun-Ho Yang, Chien-Li Huang, Chun-Chiang Wang
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Abstract
A fixing device of a slide assembly has a bracket. The fixing device includes an insertion member, an engaging member and a resilient member. The insertion member is connected to the bracket and has a slot. The engaging member is pivotally connected relative to the bracket and has an operation portion and an arm which extends through the slot of the insertion member. The arm has a first protrusion. The resilient member provides a force to the engaging member to extend the first protrusion beyond the slot of the insertion member. By moving the operation portion, the first protrusion is controlled to be retracted toward the slot of the insertion member.
Claims8
A slide assembly comprising:
- a support member;
- a bracket connected to the support member, the bracket having a side wall and an end wall, the side wall having a window, the end wall having a through hole formed therein and being substantially perpendicularly connected to the side wall;
- at least one installation member connected to the end wall of the bracket;
- an insertion member extending through the through hole in the end wall of the bracket and having a slot defined therein, the insertion member having a body and a head connected with the body, the body of the insertion member having a recessed area and a first locking portion which is located in the recessed area and adjacent to the head;
- an engaging member pivotally connected relative to the bracket and having an operation portion and an arm, the operation portion located corresponding to the window of the side wall of the bracket, the arm extending through the slot of the insertion member and having a first protrusion;
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- a resilient member providing a force to the engaging member to extend the first protrusion beyond the slot of the insertion member.
A slide assembly comprising:
- a support member;
- a bracket connected to the support member, the bracket having a side wall and an end wall, the end wall having two installation holes and a fixing member, the side wall having a window, the end wall substantially perpendicularly connected to the side wall;
- a pair of installation members connected to the fixing member, the fixing member is fixed to the bracket, and each of the installation members extend through a respective one of the installation holes of the end wall of the bracket, each installation member having a movable rectangular portion, a cylindrical portion and a spring, the rectangular portion being slidably connected to the cylindrical portion, the spring applying a force to the rectangular portion so that the rectangular portion extends beyond the fixing member and located at a pre-set position;
- an insertion member connected to the end wall of the bracket and having a slot defined therein;
- an engaging member pivotally connected relative to the bracket and having an operation portion and an arm, the operation portion located corresponding to the window of the side wall of the bracket, the arm extending through the slot of the insertion member and having a first protrusion;
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- a resilient member providing a force to the engaging member to extend the first protrusion beyond the slot of the insertion member.
A slide assembly for being installed to a rack which has multiple columns, each column having multiple holes which comprises a first hole, a second hole and a third hole located between the first and second holes, a chassis connected to the rack by two slide assemblies, the chassis has a locking device, each slide assembly comprising:
- a first rail;
- a second rail being slidable relative to the first rail;
- a bracket connected to the first rail, the bracket having a side wall and an end wall, the side wall having a window, the end wall substantially perpendicularly connected to the side wall, the end wall having two installation holes and a through hole;
- a fixing member fixed to the bracket;
- a third rail slidably connected between the first and second rails;
- an insertion member connected to the end wall of the bracket and partially extending through the through hole of the end wall of the bracket, the insertion member having a slot and a locking portion which is located corresponding to the locking device of the chassis;
- an engaging member pivotally connected to one of the bracket and the fixing member, the engaging member having an operation portion and an arm, the operation portion located corresponding to the window of the side wall of the bracket, the arm extending through the slot of the insertion member and having a first protrusion;
- a resilient member providing a force to the engaging member to extend the first protrusion beyond the slot of the insertion member;
- two installation members connected to the fixing member, and extending through the installation holes of the end wall of the bracket respectively;
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- the two installation members installed through to the first and second holes of the column of the rack respectively, the insertion member inserted into the third hole of the column of the rack, the arm of the engaging member extending through the slot of the insertion member, the first protrusion of the engaging member extending beyond the slot of the insertion member and engaged with the column of the rack by the force of the resilient member applied to the engaging member, when the slide assembly is installed to the rack, the first locking portion of the insertion member is engaged with the locking device of the chassis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.