The invention belongs to the technical fields of rack, and particularly relates to a protective rack mechanism used for small-load machinery. The protective rack mechanism comprises a friction wheel,a drive gear, a first trapezoidal slide rail, a drive rack, a protective mechanism, a first trapezoidal slide block, a first spring and a limiting block, wherein after the drive gear drives the driverack to move to a limit position, i.e., when a limiting plate on the drive rack is on a position limited by the limiting block, the drive gear cannot continuously pull a tooth at the tail end of the drive rack while the design that the limiting plate is limited by the limiting block enables the drive rack to keep on a position to be reached after being driven by the drive rack, and further can enable the drive rack to pull to a precise position by the drive gear. The limiting plate is matched with the limiting block for limiting, so that the drive gear is prevented from continuously pulling the tooth at the tail end of the drive rack, and mechanical abrasion, caused when the tooth at the tail end of the drive rack is continuously pulled, is avoided, and therefore, a condition that the drive rack cannot be precisely pulled to an accurate position by the drive gear is avoided.